(UMD/UMaryland-College Park) Positive:

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	B	Faculty Accessibility	A
Useful Schoolwork	B	Excess Competition	A
Academic Success	A	Creativity/ Innovation	B
Individual Value	F	University Resource Use	A
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	C	Friendliness	B
Campus Maintenance	C	Social Life	F
Surrounding City	F	Extra Curriculars	C
Safety	F

Describes the student body as: Snooty, Closeminded Describes the faculty as: Condescending

Female

Bright

Lowest Rating Individual Value	F

Highest Rating Faculty Accessibility	A

She cares more about Social Life than the average student.

Date: Jul 13 2010
Major: Anthropology (This Major's Salary over time)
Positive:

PROFESSORS: Your professors are really helpful if you stalk them into submission. Meaning, you basically have to hunt them down and beg them to answer your questions. Professors of smaller courses are easier to get in touch with but forget it if you need questions answered for orgo, biochem, or cell bio.

RESOURCES: The resources are fantastic! Access to the scientific journals is great when writing 100s of research papers. I've written about 40-ish since I started my freshman year. It's great to have access to numerous publications.

PERSISTENCE: This university will teach you independence. No one has your back here, so suck it up and go after what you need and want. Be persistent!

INTERNSHIPS: Sooooo many jobs on the Career Center page. Plus a lot of places near campus that offer internships. Only thing is, you have to find it yourself. Don't be lazy, search for what you need!

Negative:

JEWS&GUIDOS: There are a lot of jews and guidos here. It's basically University of New Jersey at College Park. If those aren't your kind of people, then don't apply. If you like ugly or freaky Jewish girls and douchebag looking guidos, you'll loooooooove it here.

ADVISING: You are just a number here. Even with mandatory advising, your adviser could still forget your name which is annoying when you're trying to get things done.

REGISTERING FOR CLASSES: It's annoying trying to get into certain classes like BSCI105, BSCI301, BSCI440, CHEM241, PHYS121&122 stuff like that (pre-med courses). Those classes fill up so fast and you could be number 45 on the waiting list!

WORKING: Finding work on campus, if you want, is a little difficult but once you find it the pay is pretty good.

ADMINISTRATION: The administration is ridiculously annoying. A lot of people who give you a hard time are the work study kids. They always have attitudes and tell you incorrect information. Always double check with someone of greater authority.

PARKING: Parking is annoying and the transportation services will ticket you for every single thing. They will stick you with a $75 ticket for some stupid stuff.

POLICE: A lot of people get raped, mugged, shot at, threatened, etc. However, if you run a stop sign you're more likely to see about seven police officers for that than if you report a more serious crime. I think, per semester about 50-65 people are raped and 85-100 people are mugged. However, the people that are raped and mugged are usually drunk kids out in Downtown College Park. So…if you're drunk, be careful!

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