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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Undecided  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I transferred after one semester. I absolutely detested everything about this university and I wish I didn't waste my time on such a horrible experience. The person who commented below, by the way, captured many of my feelings, so thank you. nyhow, here is what I thought. Honestly, I had the most issues connecting with people. I NEVER felt welcome here. In staters are separated by one or two degrees and did not want friends other than those that they already had from high school. Obviously I cannot speak about literally all in staters, but everybody I personally met wanted nothing to do with new kids. Foreign students (I am not one) were all placed in one dorm and seemed very isolated. I got so depressed...I was far from home, had no friends the majority of my time at UMaine regardless of my great efforts, and I have so many regrets about even attending the one semester I was there. I don't know how out of staters can hack it. The only way I feel that out of staters can make friends is through drinking and, well, I want to remmeber my college experience. I'm not even kidding or exaggerating when I claim that there are very, very few clubs or ways to meet people. People communicate through UM's email server, First Class, and on their message boards. Clubs and events are advertised through First Class and there were about five clubs that extended an open invitation...I attended about three and got fed up after going for the first two months. In spanish club, the first three meetings, we watched a movie. How s this sparking social interactions? No one TALKED. International Relations consisted of a girl talking for about two hours with promises of pizza during the meeting. When the pizza finally arrived at the end of the two hour meeting, all of it had meat on it which I do not consume. Again, no social interactions...just one person doing all the talking. I know there was some religious Christian club, but it was more like the campus cult. In dorms, the RA was a snobby bimbo who didn't give a shit about any of the girls in the hall. She organized a big fat ZERO number of activities and did not even recognize anyone. I would never feel comfortable talking to her about any difficulty I had during my first semester. All she cared about was fitting in...what a wonderful RA she was! I cannot even describe what a miserable time I had at UMaine Orono. The town of Orono itself was a ghost town and Bangor was a pathetic dump. Please. If you are an out of stater and strongly considering UM, take the tour, shadow several students, live in the dorms. Do everything you can to try to get a feel for the place. It may be for some people...I saw one out of stater do very well here once he starting drinking until he passed out almost every night and made great friends this way. But I urge you to consider all your options before coming here. Students are very racist and I have never seen anyone non-Caucasian here. It's so freakin hard to make friends here and be happy. Academics are a joke. I transferred, as well, to a community college to sort out my priorities after fall semester in Maine was done and have met so many cool, friendly people and actually have challenging classes. I am transferring to a different university next year and have talked to some people there and it is nothing like UMaine. It's an amazing place and I need to let go of some of the stereotypes I have about universities now because of such a poor experience at UM. Good luck everyone. Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 24 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=53788&uid=655'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Anthropology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I hated UMaine in Orono! Most professors were snutty and the ones that were nice to your face might be capable of holding you back if they didn't like you. A lot of female professors did too much male bashing. Both the young students and the non-traditional students were arrogant, rude, obnoxious, clique-ish, and very mean spiritied if they didn't like you. Too much drinking, drugs, and crime that the campus purposely sweeps under the carpet to keep it out of the news. A lot of teachers, instructors, and professors all had sloppy teaching skills and sloppy sentence structure so it makes tests difficult. Sorry for my own rambling here but that campus just about ruined me, most students end up on anti-anxiety medications, anti depressants, or end up joinging the pushy self entitled drunk crowd. It's a 4th rate University in a 3rd rate state trying to pose as being bigger than it really is, they spend too much money in all the wrong places, instead of spending money on more education, better teachers, and resorting old buildings, they spend it on expensive monigrammed tile and Rec Centers that they can not afford (then jack up the tuition wether or not you use the Rec Center or fancy Union), meanwhile some parts of campus are crumbling or off limits due to dangerous falling debrees. Also getting help for problems is terrible both academically or emotionally, they don't really councel you at their health center, nor is the Housing Staff helpful, the Resident Directors and Resident Assistants are too busy trying to fit in with the cliques who act as the dominate voice of the dorms/halls. People tend to LIE a lot behind each others backs and can easily turn people against you. When I first returned to college I was a happy person glad to get a better degree, after spending years at UMaine I feel chewed up and fragile, I feel spit out and used up. I actually had to see a therapist due to most the anxiety and stress that people cuased me at that EVIL Two faced school! They act nice at first to new students and then quickly turn on them, people are very two faced and holding tripple standards that's hard to deal with. UMaine might be cheaper over all but you get what you pay for and believe me, you may pay dearly with your mental health if you go to such a horrible University. I'm much happier now that I'm transfering, I am surrounded by much better people, and I feel fantastic now, I'm even sleeping better at night. Leaving UMaine was the best thing I've done in a long time, UMaine Orono is a nightmare school for evil people! Faculty Accessibility: D-, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 23 2008 3rd Year Male -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=53774&uid=655'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average My academic experience was generally positive but not necessarily competitive compared to other programs. The biggest advantage was the relatively very high faculty to student ratio and small number of students per class in the advanced courses. We were able to form relationships with the professors on a scale that would be very difficult in other programs. I was also able to participate in honors level independent research that added to my academic career. However, opportunities and resources at the university were very limited. This became even more apparent once I entered a graduate program at another very large unversity. The State of Maine consistently has underfunded the university. While other state universities were able to make substantial investments in technology and the sciences through the 1980's and 1990's - UMO missed the boat. Faculty research is very UNDER PAR compared to other universities. Other states have been able to establish associated business incubators associated with their state universities - but Maine still struggles with the concept. Why would business interests build in Orono or Old Town. I can see from more recent student comments - that much has changed. The social activities mostly centered on drinking in the dorms. It was a good thing that I got involved with the ROTC program, which helped me to find some other outlets and a ready made social network. The Army ROTC program contributed significantly to my career success - much more than the university. I enjoyed the campus that is located on well preserved forest lands. This virtual park land was a constant source of outdoor fun. Future student - if you want the "big city" entertainments - go some where else. The UMO campus excels for those interested in natural environment, biology, ecology and outdoor activities. Starting Job: Microbiologist, Preparedness: B, Reputation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Jul 10 2008 Alumnus Male -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=52017&uid=655'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save      Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3  4  5    Next

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