University of Maryland-College Park Top Questions

The amount of underage drinking is pretty insane.

The lack of sufficient on campus housing is the worst thing about my school. The surrounding area is not safe.

I consider the worst thing about my school would be either the amount of money it costs to go here or the fact that you must be in a fraternity or sorority in order to get the most out of the social scene.

That is is often not enought time to get to your next class on time (10 minutes is sometimes not enough time to go from one building to another on the other side of campus).

The proffessors and their outlook on education. Courses are designed not for you to succeed, but to have a certain drop rate, a certain amount of C's, and a certain amount of A's. Class sizes are horrendous and getting to know your proffessor is almost impossible because they themselves dont really care to see you. Although they may be experts in their field, theyre not effective teachers which makes it all the more difficult to learn calculus or organic chemistry, etc. TA's are generaly better help than the proffessors are.

Not enough minority

There are a lot of people from New York that go here and that a lot of people dont interact outside of their group of friends.

The worst thing about my school was the academic advising. Advisors would remove blocks on classes and give you a list of required courses, but they would not help to figure out what core courses would best fit into your schedule. It was more of an assembly line process than a one-on-one conference.

expensiveness of the dorms, textbooks, meal plans, the way in which the academic workload and pressure causes stress and frustration and puts people in bad moods

Lack of AC in many freshmen dorms