University of Maryland-College Park Top Questions

There is not any much difference about what i should have known or not but the biggest problem for me is the tution. I thought the school was going to aid me with tution money because my EFC was 0 but now i have all this money to pay and the school can't really do much about this problem. I thought I was going to be offered Work Study but that didn't happen. I wish i should have know better so i could better adjust my budget for the school year. All the same hoping for the best

That I could have helped my parents more by being more proactive about applying for scholorship money.

I wish I knew more about the different buildings and about how to manage some academic problems.

Before I attended Maryland, I wish I had known how much more demanding the work load and the academic level were. I had attended a junior college beforehand and considered it relatively easy; thus, I had a somewhat naive perspective when I went to the university. The workload was very demanding, and it threw me off for the first semester I was there. I guess that kind of awareness comes with experience, and I gained mine!

I wish i had known the sheer variety of people that would attend this school. To begin with, i thought it would mostly be in state students, but ive come to know many out of state students also studying at Maryland. It makes for a very diverse community with a wide range of interests and backgrounds.

I wish I had known how important it is to participate in school organizations in groups in order to help you socialize more with other people. In such a large school, sometimes it can be difficult to find people with similar interests, and it is a little hard to find a niche where you can be yourself and people accept you for who you are.

I wish I had known more about the off campus housing options.

I wish I had known that you don't get the same experience if you start during the spring semester. I was admitted for the spring semester which made it difficult to register for classes and get good housing.

It would have been nice to have known the many organizations and fraternities within my engineering major. Typically, students find out because of their friends or from flyers, but the clubs are not widely publicized.

When I was in high school, I was a decent student, but I really didn't know how to study. I would do most of my homework, but I never really studied, mostly because I didn't know how . When I got to college, I had a pretty good start, but things were rocky at times. It wasn't until my 3rd year in college that I learned that I had to read my textbooks. I also took notes on what I read. This skill allowed me to get a 4.0 during my last four semesters of college.

Exactly what I wanted to do.

I wish I had known how to manage my time a little better. I feel like I always have time on my hands and yet I'm extremely busy too. It's such a weird experience for me that I am not used to. It took me about a month into the first semester to really get my footing and prioritize what I was doing whether it studying for classes, going to club meetings, or hanging out with my new friends. I somehow worked everything out nicely, but it would have saved me a few headaches if I were prepared.

I wish I had known how much emphasis they put on having AP credit. Had I known this I would not have done concurrent enrollment in high school because I feel like it hindered my application when applying to this school. Also, I wish I would have moved on campus my second semester freshman year because I feel like I missed out on a huge part of the freshman experience by not living on campus.

THAT BEING HOUSED ON CAMPUS MAY HAVE BEEN CHEAPER BECAUSE OF PARKING.

It would have been helpful to know the intensity in the study standard required at the college level. Throughout high school I had always studied hard, but I did not know that college meant using a majority of your free time to study. Going into college I believed that I had the perfect study habits; however, I learned quickly that I needed to improve my routine. I went from reading notes and memorizing to creating detailed study guides and actually learning the content I was studying. It would have been helpful to practice this technique before moving on to college.

I wish I would?ve known how heavily the campus life gravitated around the bars. And I wish I would?ve come better prepared with what I wanted to accomplish here in my 4 years. The school takes your money and leaves you to fend for yourself which can lead to a lot of unneeded stress. So a well thought out 4 year plan, of where I was getting my funds to pay for school and what classes I needed to take and with whom, would?ve been unfathomably helpful.

I wish I knew that the food on campus was so obnouxiously expensive.

Since this is my first semester, I wish that I could have taken the transfer programs that the University has to offer, thus making my transition easier.

Get good chance of education in this school and good job after graduation

Although I cannot tell that I knew everything, I did a great deal of research before choosing this school. Fortunately, with having access to the web, all information are just some clicks away. So there is almost no question or concern left unanswered.