UMBC and ??
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Anonymous
Just to clarify, I didn't mean that UMBC sucks, just that the lack of options sucks. I don't know as much about UMBC as I do about UMCP but it might actually be better for my DS than UMCP in some ways. On the other hand, UMBC doesn't have all the options that UMCP has (I think there is no electrical engineering major, for example). |
Anonymous
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What's so great about a bunch of mediocre engineering options? Seems to me if you want to be an engineer? You want the best. If you can't go to GT, UMD , Hopkins then you need to go to CC, get good grades and transfer in.
Why would anybody go to James Madison engineering ? |
Anonymous
| UMBC is focused on STEM and has a really good rep. Better than JMU ,Odu or VCU |
Anonymous
+1 I think OP's DC will be fine at UMBC - nothing to sneeze at by any means. |
Anonymous
UMBC has the same incoming SATs as VT. |
Anonymous
Because a lot of employers, even very good employers, don't care all that much as long as you have an accredited degree. |
Anonymous
| Morgan State has engineering. It is in Baltimore. Towson State has a dual degree program with UMCP. Frostburg state has engineering |
Anonymous
Because mediocre engineering options beats mediocre english literature options? We can not all be the best. |
Anonymous
| We toured UMBC and liked it. It seemed very friendly, lots to do on campus, the dorms and facilities were nice. About 75% of freshmen live on campus, which seems fine to me. Not a commuter college at all. Not as overwhelming as UMCP, but a solid school. |
Anonymous
+1 I went to a B state univ, and make six figures in IT. A study found that, on average, a STEM grad from a not-so-well regarded school still made more than a non-stem grad from a well known school. Your kid will be fine at UMBC as a stem grad. I hope mine can do UMBC or UMCP. |
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UMBC is a great option for Maryland students, and there are plenty of kids who don't go home on the weekends. There are lots of clubs and organizations your DS can get involved with, and UMBC grants a lot of scholarships to MD students, sometimes quite generous.
The Towson/UMCP's Dual Degree engineering five year program is also an option, but you'd need to consider the cost of an extra year of school (or more -- they even warn you it may be more) that one would need to pay for vs. a four year program at UMBC. |
Anonymous
Google does not care where you went to school. They also found grades are not a great predictor of success. http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/09/technology/google-people-laszlo-bock/ |
Anonymous
St Mary's of Maryland is also a MD state school and you can get a dual major physics and mechanical engineering through the physics department. |
Anonymous
Although I absolutely love St. Mary's, I would not send my kid there for engineering. It is too limiting because of it's size and has no engineering school. How about University of Delaware? Anyone know much about their engineering program? |
Anonymous
DD got accepted into UD, St. Mary's, Mason, Cuse and a few other OOS privates and publics. She applied to UMBC as a safety, but once accepted and after doing research, she will be attending, majoring in Mechanical Eng'. She will be staying on campus, about forty mins from home...lol. Best bang for the buck. 
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