University of Maryland-College Park Top Questions

Any person who is not dedicatyed and motivated towards achieving higher and excelling should not attend this school. Being part of the engineering program at Maryland, i find myself competing and striving for success everyday inside and outside the classroom. A person who is not organized or neat will find themselves drifting aimlessly. Overall, any person who is serious about their academics will fit right into Maryland.

U of M may not be your top choice if you're a small town kind of person. It boasts over 20,000 undergraduate students and to say it can be a bit overwhelming at times is an understatement. I have walked all over the entire campus hundreds of times and still find myself getting lost or happening upon new buildings I'd never seen before. I enjoy walking (not to mention, fast-walking to class wakes me up in the mornings when I'm running late), but for some the twenty minute hike to class is less than ideal.

If you do not like big universities. A lot of students go here!

The kind of person that shouldn't attend the University of Maryland-College Park is the person that is intimidated by a large campus and large group of students. If they are not open to new ideas and cultures then they would have a difficult time living and learning with people that are so different and should not go to UMD.

I feel that everyone and anyone can find something that fits them in this school's atmosphere. Whether you are a straight A student or a student who doesn't care for the academic side of things, there is a group who understands you and even just like you.

Nobody.

The University of Maryland is not a party school, so individuals searching for a school where they can party all the time should not attend this school.

People who like small schools should notr attend this university.

Someone who has a difficult time making friends, doesn't like to drink or party, and isn't good at advocating for themselves. There are many opportunities available on campus, but it is completely up to the students to take advantage of them and to look for them. Making relationships with professors is also very important, and if someone prefers a small class where that relationship happens naturally, Maryland may not be the best fit for them.

This school has a very large campus. Those who feel they require a more personal experience, and would do better in a smaller environment and in smaller classes should probably not attend this school. You need to be ok with being in classes with sometimes over 200 students in them.

Anyone who is after an elite degree and is accepted into a better school. Apart from a more prestigious university, I see no reason I would advise and prospective students not to attend here. The large and diverse population of College Park means that services and activities are provided for people of all interests, sociall as well as academically.

People who are looking for small class sizes, and a small campus should not attent this school.

If you are someone who is lazy and has no thrive to become involved in any activities outside the classroom do not attend this university.

Someone who cares about integrity.

There's no one person that shouldn't. If you dont like larger classes, then you can't apply to many colleges and universities in general because you cant avoid large class sizes. Some thing with the opposite, good and bad food, easy and hard teachers. Everyone goes through it at one point. It's only a matter of "Is college for you?" and, if it isn't, "What should you do instead?"

I would not recommend this school to anyone with non-research based interests, such as those interested in liberal arts should seek elsewhere for their higher education due to the minimal funding, attention, and resources available to students who are in the arts and humanities, behavioral and social sciences, and non-STEM fields. Also, someone who would like intimate and personal engagement with their professors would be more likely to receive this type of attention at a smaller university setting. One receives more attentions from TA's and must inquire and do one's own research for many things.

I do not recommend UMD to students who drifted by in high school- for such students will more likely lose than gain momentum.

It is the perfect college for everyone who needs a bright future, so no one is excluded from attending the school.

If you are a person who really can't handle big lecture halls then this is not the place for you. Also, though not the biggest University space wise, some walks to class will take up 20minutes depending on what part you are on and where you are going.

If the student is lazy and thinks that just because Maryland is a public school they can fly by with there classes, that is not the type of student that wants to come to Maryland. University of Maryland is very challenging even down to the art and communication classes. They trick students by making it seem like the class is easy by giving the class an eye catching name, but usually the class is extremely hard, so no lazy students is what I would suggest.