University of Maryland-College Park Top Questions

My classmates are generally goal-oriented students who come from various backgrounds and ethnic groups looking to find a successful career that they find fulfillment in.

They are extremely brilliant people who are sometimes misunderstood and are not given the true opportunity to show their brilliance because of the University's policies.

My fellow Terps are known nationally for our less than saint-like behavior. Whether it be at sporting events or on the party scene, Terps are unapologetic for our behavior. This has been misinterpreted by most people as simply lewd behavior. The truth is that we are proud of who we are and enjoy a good time. That being said, we also understand that we are at school to learn and build for our futures. All told, you couldn't find a more balanced student than a Maryland Terrapin.

Friendly and supportive.

My classmates come from a wide range of ethnic and racial backgrounds, united together through our passion for knowledge and drive to become involved members of the campus community as well as succeed in all of our life goals.

Most are in for the win. Compition here is feirce but you're also often able to find support and help from those around you. Though the general attitude of those around here is to get ahead at any cost they almost always find ways to help out a peer in need if asked or approched. By making ones self vulnerable here is actually a very productive way in making friends and finding support. Everyone suffers together.

My classmates are just like me: lost; we're all trying to discover ourselves and who we want to be in the future, while relishing in the life as a first year college student.

My classmates at the University of Maryland are engaged, intelligent, competative, hardworking people who inspire and challenge me to do my best.

Timid, yet opinionated

My classmates are generally very hardworking, social people. Most of them will help you out if you miss a class and need notes. It is very easy to meet new people in the classes and become good friends. There is a lot of drinking and partying on campus but if you don't want to participate in that there are plenty of other non-alcohol related activities too. There is a lot of diversity on the campus as well so it's very easy to meet someone from another country or completely different backround than yourself.

Diverse. Everyone here is unique. You hear no less than 3 different languages being spoken each day and meet people from every possible place you could think of and more. There is literally someone from every possible walk of life that goes here.

My classmates consist of people from all over the world.

Friendly, outgoing, helpful.

The students at this university are very diverse (white, hispanic, asian, african american), however everyone tends to be around people that are from a similar background and at times seem affraid to interact more with other cultures.

Students at the University of Maryland are extremely diverse. You will meet people from all walks of life. However, the overwhelming attitude of students here in College Park is either that they are there to work hard and get a degree and a job, or that they are there to just get a degree and party. I feel like anyone more academically inclined, or into the humanities will fit in, but that there are fewer of them around.

My classmates, for the most part, are hard working. Everyone at UMD is very career and goals oriented and people understand the need for education in the career field. Journalism majors work especially hard, because they know they are going into a dying industry. It is a big public school, however, so there are some students who don't put in the effort or the work, but they'll suffer for it later.

KIND, HELPFUL, AND FRIENDLY

They are smart and hardworking.

My college classmates at my institution are a melting pot of ethnicity, race, religion, and social background that have come together seeking a high calliber and quality education that hopefully will result in achieving a common goal shared by my fellow classmates which is to make a difference in this world.

Most students are willing to learn and ambitious.