Didn’t want UMD

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Anonymous wrote:Well, DD got in and wanted to go because it was close to home, but ended up choosing Towson.

interesting.. why Towson over UMD if she liked UMD?

She liked that UMD was close to home, but ultimately she liked Towson better (and the campus construction at UMD was a big factor, but the deciding factor was a major she may want at Towson that isn't at UMD).

+1 Good for your DD. Sounds like a great kid. Did you know that Towson has a really good music department? I know because my DH is a musician.

Awww, thanks! I actually didn't know about the music program there, but the potential major that DD is looking at is in the arts department.

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Anonymous wrote:I keep saying that if only they had put UMD in Annapolis it would be much more desirable to my kids and many others. Instead, they put it in College Park...

LOL. Yep. That's true! DH and I both went to schools with really pretty campuses with inviting surroundings.. green, lakes, etc. Neither one of us could get past the College Park thing.

but the proximity to DC makes it great for internships.

There’s this thing called college recruiting and companies (and the government) send their reps to target schools all over the country. UMD does not have.a monopoly on MD/DC/VA internships.

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Anonymous wrote:I keep saying that if only they had put UMD in Annapolis it would be much more desirable to my kids and many others. Instead, they put it in College Park...

LOL. Yep. That's true! DH and I both went to schools with really pretty campuses with inviting surroundings.. green, lakes, etc. Neither one of us could get past the College Park thing.

but the proximity to DC makes it great for internships.

There’s this thing called college recruiting and companies (and the government) send their reps to target schools all over the country. UMD does not have.a monopoly on MD/DC/VA internships.

pretty hard to get an internship during the school year in DC when you are over a hundred miles away. Did you know that there are internships that can occur during the school year, rather than just the summer. I did one of those, and it turned into a job right after school.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, DD got in and wanted to go because it was close to home, but ended up choosing Towson.

interesting.. why Towson over UMD if she liked UMD?

She liked that UMD was close to home, but ultimately she liked Towson better (and the campus construction at UMD was a big factor, but the deciding factor was a major she may want at Towson that isn't at UMD).

It seems like half the teachers went to Towson. Is it an ed school or something?

Yes, it is well known for its teaching program.

It started as a teaching school.

—Towson grad who had nearly all teacher friends there

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What in the world are you talking about??? The Metro stop isn't even on the campus. Besides, name one campus that doesn't have construction taking place and I'll show you one that is about to be shut down.

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UMD provides a great education, but we just didn't like the campus and didn't like the Purple Line upheaval, which is annoying and probably won't lead to an actual Purple Line for 2027 grads (completion projected for 2026, but we'll see). "

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I went to Indiana U over UMD and I am from the DMV.

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Anonymous wrote:What in the world are you talking about??? The Metro stop isn't even on the campus. Besides, name one campus that doesn't have construction taking place and I'll show you one that is about to be shut down.

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UMD provides a great education, but we just didn't like the campus and didn't like the Purple Line upheaval, which is annoying and probably won't lead to an actual Purple Line for 2027 grads (completion projected for 2026, but we'll see). "

The Purple Line is a new metro line that's being built, and it runs directly through campus. They had to move the big M to make way for construction. And I'm sure it will be fine when it's done, but it's incredibly disruptive now, and will impact any students who are starting this year for probably their entire college career.

We didn't visit a ton of colleges, but compare that to, say, Towson, which has a single building under construction now, and you can do almost an entire campus tour without even realizing it. There just isn't a whole campus impact like what's going on with the purple line.

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UMD is not for shrinking violets. That’s why is has such impressive alumni that have huge impact on US and World economy / culture. Inventors / Creators of Google, Underarmour, the Universal Price Code, the Octane System, Pulse Dopplar radar, Fortnight, the Muppets, Seinfeld, the Wire, the Hybrid Engine, Broke Watergate, Linear programming, Sirius Satellite Radio, Oculus VR, FlavoRX, Rechargeable Pacemaker, The birth control pill.

Plus mor Nobels, Emmys, National Championships, Pulitzers, Academy Awards and Fields Medals than all the Virginia colleges put together.

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^^ agree. UMD grads are tough and resilient .

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Indiana? Way lower SAT average than UMD plus no diversity. But … ok.

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Anonymous wrote:I can understand that, and my DC felt the same. However, DC is majoring in CS, plus merit, and with UMDCP being T20 for CS, it was a no brainer. If DC got into MIT or CMU, that would be a different story. But, the otherwise, the cost differential in cost for a CS major for OOS didn't make sense.

Whether it makes sense to go OOS and not UMD depends on the major and your finances.

Exact same situation here. Incoming freshman too?

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Anonymous wrote:I went to Indiana U over UMD and I am from the DMV.

But still on DCUM

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UMD is Steely Dan

IU is shania Twain

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Anonymous wrote:What in the world are you talking about??? The Metro stop isn't even on the campus. Besides, name one campus that doesn't have construction taking place and I'll show you one that is about to be shut down.

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UMD provides a great education, but we just didn't like the campus and didn't like the Purple Line upheaval, which is annoying and probably won't lead to an actual Purple Line for 2027 grads (completion projected for 2026, but we'll see). "

You just proved you know nothing about it.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, DD got in and wanted to go because it was close to home, but ended up choosing Towson.

interesting.. why Towson over UMD if she liked UMD?

She liked that UMD was close to home, but ultimately she liked Towson better (and the campus construction at UMD was a big factor, but the deciding factor was a major she may want at Towson that isn't at UMD).

It seems like half the teachers went to Towson. Is it an ed school or something?

Yes, it is well known for its teaching program.

It started as a teaching school.

—Towson grad who had nearly all teacher friends there

My DD’s favorite teacher from elementary school went to Towson. She was amazing with the kids!