University of Maryland
Reviews

Exactly Where I Want to Be

Really happy with the business program here. I am a supply chain major, #8 in the country is good enough for me. I am getting involved, and I have a great professor who has helped me tremendously and will continue to do so. I want to eventually double major in marketing, and also possibly minor in Chinese. I want to work for a public company that operates globally. At this point, I'm really not concerned with finding a job in my field. Supply Chain Management is growing right now. I wouldn't do it all over again; I'm just getting started, and I'm really happy exactly where I am.

Nice

The campus is gorgeous. Green all year round because millions are spent on landscape. The Rec Center is beautiful and has like 500+ machines and weight thingys. As you can see, athletes to the most unathletic people like me can maneuver through and get a great workout.

There lots of libraries on campus with an endless amount of sources. They're all relatively quiet. However, if you have intense studying to do, steer clear of the 2nd floor of McKeldin and make the trip to the Performing Arts Library instead. It's dead quiet.

Pretty Amazing Compared to Most Places

Chipotle, Dominos, Cold Stone, Applebee's, Starbucks (found everywhere in College Park), Chinese food, wing joints, Burger King, 24-hour McDonalds, Subway... the list goes on. A lot of places deliver to the campus and you can even order food online from pizza and Chinese restaurants which is super convenient but sometimes it takes around an hour so expect to wait.

My Best Choice

My best decision was definitely coming to Maryland. The atmosphere around campus is unbelievable and the atmosphere at sporting events are even better. The academics are top notch and the social life is one of the best in the country. Time management is the key however.

Our Own Little City

Whenever I am on campus, I feel like it is our own little city. It takes me twenty minutes to walk to the farthest class away from my dorm, so that gives you a perspective on the size of the campus. There are always events on campus as well, such as games and plays going on. Campus is also really close to DC, which is access to both fun and career choices.

Very Good Nightlife

The nightlife at Maryland is good if you like to go out to party but if you don't party people will not frown upon you. The University also hosts a wide variety of social events for students.

Population Is Very Diverse

The University of Maryland has a large student population with many different races and religions. The schoool has many different clubs for different religions, lifestyles, and ethnicities. Overall, everyone accepts everyone else. If for some reason a person does not accept you, there are over 25,000 other students who will.

Love It

I would definitely recommend the school for anyone who is serious about academics but also wants to enjoy their four years and have fun. Can be tough to find things to do after 10 pm on weekends if you aren't planning to go out and party.

A Lot of Fun

People always go to support the soccer and football teams and although I have not experienced it yet I have heard that basketball games are even better. Were not very good at football and our basketball team is going through some rebuilding but out soccer team is the best in the nation and all of the games for every sport are a ton of fun.

Great

Lots of great looking girls at parties, very diverse population though.

Good

I would recommend bringing a laptop because a lot of the homework is online through blackboard. Also would recommend bringing a printer although it is not necessary because printing in libraries is available. Network reliability is really good.

Housing

On campus housing is good and I would definitely recommend it to all freshmen just because it is so easy to meet people. Parties do not happen in the dorms, but pregaming is common, price is what you would expect. Haven't gone through the housing process yet but I have heard it can be annoying.

Business Major

Business majors are really treated well. As a freshman admit I was able to join Freshman fellows which has been awesome and is something I recommend to all incoming business majors. We have the nicest academic building on campus and it really seems like the recruiting is excellent. Each business student has an advisor assigned to them and they are very helpful with deciding what classes you should take. Very easy to double major as long as both are business majors because only 18-24 credits are specific to the major.

What You Would Expect

Obviously a ton of drinking, I have not run into anything other than alcohol or marijuana. Drinking in the dorms depends on your RA most won't give you a hard time if you're quiet but they vary.

Good but Repetitive

Food is good for a while but after 2 and a half months I'm starting to get tired of it there are options other than the dining hall such as stamp and route one.

Job

with the classes schedule its very hard to find a job to fit my schedule

Depends

strictness here varys by dorm and RA practically. overall the system is fairly strict with drugs and super strict with weed

No Effect

I've only gone through the fall term so when it rains it is hard to see but in general, it's fine.

Easy!

On the satellite campus, parking is free in most major lots.

Extremely Diverse

I go to the most diverse school. IT has all types of people and this is best seen at the dinning hall. Students are sitting with all types of people.

Dorms!

the dorms give me a great experience. I get to meet a lot of students and I get to be on campus

Great Education

This school offers a great education and curriculum. I love everything about this school and I hope other people come here and enjoy it as much as I do

University of Maryland

University of maryland consists of seven different schools which schools of medicine, dental, pharmacy, nursing, law, social studies and graduate programs. The University is aware of the big diversity of students that make the school. The school also offer many job offers to its students upon graduation since it contains a medical center located in the center of the school.

The Reliability of UMCP Computer System

The computers on campus are in abundance and operate very well. The Maryland network is very reliable and rarely has problems and is 100x faster than my internet at home. Printing you have to pay for. However, while there are a lot of computers on campus, they are frequently being used and most people. including myself, enjoy having your own personal computer to use.

Commons Is the Best

Commons are the apartments on campus for upperclassmen - they are new and big and so close to the business school. You still have RA's but the safety is much better than off campus and you're close to everything