University of Maryland-Baltimore County Top Questions

The campus is completely dead on the weekends. So for the freshmen who don't know anyone yet and are stuck living on campus with no means of transportation (because everything there is to do is at least 20 minutes away by car), you better learn to make friends fast or get used to being bored.

The minimal amount of social activities on campus.

UMBC doesn't offer enough scholarships to its students. There are scholarships for people in certain fields but for the rest of us, we're given the smallest amount possible when we're more qualified than other students.

Sometimes I feel its to liberal

Public relations when it comes to activities that students could do. They also have a problem in distinguishing the difference from College Park and Univeristy of Maryland - Baltimore, which can cause confusion with potentials.

social life... it doesnt exist

over crowded and professors with horrible accents

Classes are hard.

everyone leaves on the weekends.

I enjoy my school overall, but feel that not everyone interacts as much as they could. You see a lot of stratification based on greek life, ethnicity and sometimes religion. We are one of the most diverse schools in the US, but don't embrace it as well as we could.