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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've taken some classes on the UMD campus. I treasure my time there. It's a great, relatively affordable public institution with amazing programs especially but not exclusively in STEM, being superior to UVA in many of those respects.

That being said:

If your daughter is looking out of state for a school with a good "classic college experience," be wary. It's obviously not an ivy or SLAC, but it's also unlike a typical Big Football School. [b]Perhaps due to its gritty suburban location[/b], the feel on campus is less bro-y and "together" than somewhere like Ohio State.

Coupled with the fact that some near peer institutions have *much* better pre med advising, I would explore other options.[/quote]

Gritty suburban location?!?

LOL 🤣 [/quote]

I had originally written "dumpy" but "gritty" sounded more positive to me. It's hard to capture in this medium, but College Park is not your cute college town out of central casting.[/quote]
Yep. School on route 1. However, little downtown just off campus flooded with students on weekend nights. I think parents are more bothered about the lack of a traditional college town than students. [/quote]

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