Anonymous wrote:I think the Umd campus is perfect. Generic Georgian architecture, area one of the lowest in violent crime in the ACC ( lower crime than Charlottesville ) , but not comfortable for wussies.

I think it's part of the reason Umd alumni are so unusually accomplished .

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Anonymous wrote:I know there's one poster who is big on College Park's list of alumni contributions, but seriously has anyone ever gone to that campus and said "wow." We just thought it was so generic and forgettable. It looked about as interesting as the state rest stops on 95.

This isn't a thread on colleges that make your jaw drop - I don't think there is one east of the Mississippi. I think UMD-CP is pretty representative (generic if you will) - which is likely one reason it appears in films. I happen to think the alum produced by a school is important, but it has nothing to do with the campus.

Anonymous wrote:I know there's one poster who is big on College Park's list of alumni contributions, but seriously has anyone ever gone to that campus and said "wow." We just thought it was so generic and forgettable. It looked about as interesting as the state rest stops on 95.

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Anonymous wrote:The Umd campus is nice, the surrounding area not so much. Supposedly , 15 projects proposed and started on rt 1 between the school and the beltway are addressing that. A four star 400 room conference center hotel, marriott suites , marriott extended stay, a whole foods and founding farmers center, a new 2nd cvs center, two new apt buildings , a town home community, a new urban outfitters building , 2 office buildings , a new 300 room student apt with university bookstore on first level.

Rumours of a 250 million indoor football facility by Underarmour.

Retention of the university golf course, a new soccer stadium , a new best western , burying all power lines and resurfacing, roads and bricking sidewalks.


The word on the street is , the area will be transformed over the next 10 years.

Wow, an extended stay hotel and another CVS! Then it will be a great campus!

just saying, the area is next on the list of inside the beltway boomtown.

I'll believe it when I see it; for now and the foreseeable future, Maryland is the epitome of a "bad college campus."

Have you even been on the College Park Campus? It is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S - even before the recent upgrades it was used as a filing location by Hollywood.

St Elmo's fire... Rob Lowe on frat row!!
National Treasure, species ,life 101, x files!!
Tons of TV shows.

Georgian architecture. I love it.

Nothing wrong with the style but the execution at Maryland is poor and lacking in imagination. It's not inspiring at all.

Umd did not execute slaves on its campus like UVA , but the plantation look was not the goal.

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Anonymous wrote:The Umd campus is nice, the surrounding area not so much. Supposedly , 15 projects proposed and started on rt 1 between the school and the beltway are addressing that. A four star 400 room conference center hotel, marriott suites , marriott extended stay, a whole foods and founding farmers center, a new 2nd cvs center, two new apt buildings , a town home community, a new urban outfitters building , 2 office buildings , a new 300 room student apt with university bookstore on first level.

Rumours of a 250 million indoor football facility by Underarmour.

Retention of the university golf course, a new soccer stadium , a new best western , burying all power lines and resurfacing, roads and bricking sidewalks.


The word on the street is , the area will be transformed over the next 10 years.

Wow, an extended stay hotel and another CVS! Then it will be a great campus!

just saying, the area is next on the list of inside the beltway boomtown.

I'll believe it when I see it; for now and the foreseeable future, Maryland is the epitome of a "bad college campus."

Have you even been on the College Park Campus? It is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S - even before the recent upgrades it was used as a filing location by Hollywood.

St Elmo's fire... Rob Lowe on frat row!!
National Treasure, species ,life 101, x files!!
Tons of TV shows.

Georgian architecture. I love it.

Nothing wrong with the style but the execution at Maryland is poor and lacking in imagination. It's not inspiring at all.

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Anonymous wrote:The Umd campus is nice, the surrounding area not so much. Supposedly , 15 projects proposed and started on rt 1 between the school and the beltway are addressing that. A four star 400 room conference center hotel, marriott suites , marriott extended stay, a whole foods and founding farmers center, a new 2nd cvs center, two new apt buildings , a town home community, a new urban outfitters building , 2 office buildings , a new 300 room student apt with university bookstore on first level.

Rumours of a 250 million indoor football facility by Underarmour.

Retention of the university golf course, a new soccer stadium , a new best western , burying all power lines and resurfacing, roads and bricking sidewalks.


The word on the street is , the area will be transformed over the next 10 years.

Wow, an extended stay hotel and another CVS! Then it will be a great campus!

just saying, the area is next on the list of inside the beltway boomtown.

I'll believe it when I see it; for now and the foreseeable future, Maryland is the epitome of a "bad college campus."

Have you even been on the College Park Campus? It is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S - even before the recent upgrades it was used as a filing location by Hollywood.

St Elmo's fire... Rob Lowe on frat row!!
National Treasure, species ,life 101, x files!!
Tons of TV shows.

Georgian architecture. I love it.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, but it only ranks blankety blank on some idiot list so they were hoping DC could do better.

Not at all but Maryland exemplifies an ugly campus in a bad location which is the topic of this thread. Too bad it's not a classy urban campus or in a beautiful location in western Maryland, instead of a giant suburban commuter school.

It is a respectable choice for those who can't get into U Va.

Umd is superior to Uva in every subject that is difficult. Uva is better at history and english. Depends on the major.

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Anonymous wrote:The Umd campus is nice, the surrounding area not so much. Supposedly , 15 projects proposed and started on rt 1 between the school and the beltway are addressing that. A four star 400 room conference center hotel, marriott suites , marriott extended stay, a whole foods and founding farmers center, a new 2nd cvs center, two new apt buildings , a town home community, a new urban outfitters building , 2 office buildings , a new 300 room student apt with university bookstore on first level.

Rumours of a 250 million indoor football facility by Underarmour.

Retention of the university golf course, a new soccer stadium , a new best western , burying all power lines and resurfacing, roads and bricking sidewalks.


The word on the street is , the area will be transformed over the next 10 years.

Wow, an extended stay hotel and another CVS! Then it will be a great campus!

just saying, the area is next on the list of inside the beltway boomtown.

I'll believe it when I see it; for now and the foreseeable future, Maryland is the epitome of a "bad college campus."

Have you even been on the College Park Campus? It is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S - even before the recent upgrades it was used as a filing location by Hollywood.

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Anonymous wrote:The Umd campus is nice, the surrounding area not so much. Supposedly , 15 projects proposed and started on rt 1 between the school and the beltway are addressing that. A four star 400 room conference center hotel, marriott suites , marriott extended stay, a whole foods and founding farmers center, a new 2nd cvs center, two new apt buildings , a town home community, a new urban outfitters building , 2 office buildings , a new 300 room student apt with university bookstore on first level.

Rumours of a 250 million indoor football facility by Underarmour.

Retention of the university golf course, a new soccer stadium , a new best western , burying all power lines and resurfacing, roads and bricking sidewalks.


The word on the street is , the area will be transformed over the next 10 years.

Wow, an extended stay hotel and another CVS! Then it will be a great campus!

just saying, the area is next on the list of inside the beltway boomtown.

I'll believe it when I see it; for now and the foreseeable future, Maryland is the epitome of a "bad college campus."

Have you even been on the College Park Campus? It is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S - even before the recent upgrades it was used as a filing location by Hollywood.