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- Likes:
- My coursework was a perfect blend of technical and non-technical subjects, providing students options with various fields to choose their careers in including project management, Business Analysis, product management, Data analysis, Data engineering and even SDE.
Campus Life
The campus is massive about 1400 acres with a lot of interesting activities every now and then, the campus also has a sports culture with a lot of football and soccer tournaments round the year.
Hostel
I stayed in a housing dedicated to graduate students called Graduate Hills which was about a 10-minute walk from the campus. The rent would be around 500-600 $ for a private room including utilities.
- Likes:
- Good curriculum, great ranking, reasonable tuition fees, safe area, good alumni network,
- Easy to blend in, great curriculum, good extra curricular activities present, good accomodation available, community is well knit, health center is available at a cheap rate
- Dislikes:
- Lots of students, so sometimes that becomes an issue, teacher to student ratio is not so high, good accomodation is available but it's limited so one has to be proactive
Campus Life
Free wifi available throughout Libraries are huge, you can get every book available Lots of research opportunities , lots of clubs dance drama singing etc
Hostel
Avg rental would be 600 USD in sharing with another person
Campus Life
There are a zillion clubs in the university, usually exhibited through fairs. There are 4 libraries on campus and free wifi throughout
Hostel
Accommodation is better off-campus. Places ranging from 500-700$ a month
- Likes:
- Good coursework, good facilities in the university, cheaper when compared to other universities, among #10 best CS related schools in the US,
- Campus, recreation center, student jobs, great infrastructure, quiet and peaceful area, full of students, opportunities to work under professors
- Dislikes:
- "the campus is huge. It could take a while to get to certain classes depending on where they are parking can be tough "
Campus Life
2-3 libraries, big recreation center, wifi available throughout the campus, opportunity to play many sports
Hostel
~$20k-25k
- Likes:
- High Ranking, Good course curriculum, Great Alumni network.,
- Huge campus and great work opportunities. Faculty is also nice and approachable so that's a good part.
- Dislikes:
- High cost of living, since the campus is near Washington DC. Diversity is less, more than 60% of students are Indian so that is problematic.
Campus Life
Campus is amazing. Infrastructure is fabulous and there are a lot of extracurricular activities.
Hostel
Graduate students have to opt for off campus housing which is a little expensive. Avg. rent is about $500/month
- Likes:
- Because it has an amazing CS program and has a great location.,
- Everything over here is amazing, from the food to the people, but the best thing is the academics. I really like how professors are so friendly and easy to approach.
- Dislikes:
- I don't dislike anything in particular about my college, but the one thing that could use some improvement is the construction that takes place around campus. There's always some kind of construction going on around campus which can get annoying at times.
Campus Life
The campus life is amazing with excelling infrastructure for almost every activity imaginable.
Hostel
The college provides me housing and this is included in the fee.
- Likes:
- Location, Fees, Courses, Faculty, Internship/Co-Op/Assistantship/FTE opportunities.,
- 1) Flexibility with courses- The course structure is designed in a way that allows you to also take courses from other schools like the CS School/Business School, Engineering School and more without impacting your fee structure 2) Faculty support - You get all the support you need to plan your curriculum the way that fits best with your schedule. The professors are amazing and are always available to help and mentor 3) Career Fair Programs- UMCP offers a lot of career fair opportunities and also provides students with scholarships to attend conferences like Grace Hopper 4) Assistantship opportunities- You will be given multiple chances throughout your program for paid assistantships that offer a stipend which covers your fees and living expenses. With the iSchool you are eligible to get 100% tuition remission 5) Low tuition fee, Minimal living expense, Surrounded around prime locations like Washington DC, Virginia, New York, New Jersey allowing for extended possibility to re-locate if needed for better job opportunities.
- Dislikes:
- The courses can be a little more technical and cover more advanced concepts like Cloud Computing and System Design, Pipeline Management. Adding these topics in their courses will help the students to actually gain skills that are more relevant to their actual work once if their domain is Data oriented. However, with the MIM Program at iSchool where I studied, I had the flexibility to easily learn these concepts from other schools like the prestine Iribe School for CS.
Campus Life
There are a lot of activities that keep happening around the campus which include free goodies and free food too! You will enjoy walking around the beautiful campus in all the weather conditions. You also have free shuttle services that take you around the college town for free.
Hostel
You have student housing options in the range of $1400 to $1700 which is generally shared between 4 people and covers all utilities in the rent including Wi-Fi
- Likes:
- The Robotics program at UMD is one of the top in the US. The fees was also major factor in the decision to study at UMD. The faculty is very good as well as the choice of courses is very appropriate and in accordance with the industry standards.,
- The University has a very reasonable tuition fee for MEngg programs considering it is also know as a “public ivy” because of its rank and reputation. The campus resources are abundant and free to use, ensuring a very active and good work life balance. The Engineering departments in particular have some of the most advanced labs and resources that might not be the case with some of the other universities in the area.
- Dislikes:
- The diversity in some of the programs is quite less. There are many South Asian students in Engineering programs so does not feel like an international program. The nearby areas like Baltimore are notorious for a high crime rate so a precautions are needed if you are going there.
Campus Life
The campus life is quite good, there are plenty of extracurricular activities to choose from, these activities range from trekking to singing and whatnot. If you are interested in an activity there is probably a club for that. I personally am part of the robotics club and affordable prosthetics club. There are also world-class sports facilities available such as the SECU stadium which hosts the football game with a seating capacity of more than 50,000 people. Other facilities include a basketball arena, baseball, swimming pools and a college gym facility. Talking about libraries, there are multiple libraries on campus. The largest of them, the McKeldin Library is really fabulous with lots of books and other facilities such as private and group study rooms, computer systems, printers etc. The whole campus is covered with high-speed WiFi internet accessible via student credentials. There are many research facilities on campus, personally, I have been to the Robotics and Automation Lab and the Neutral Buoyancy Research Facility which host some of the best infrastructure and equipment for research, this is the same for other departments and their research facilities.
Hostel
There are some facilities available for graduate students but they are scarce so most of the grad students stay off-campus in private properties which are abundant and easy to commute from. For undergraduate students the college has many dorms and hostels for accommodation.
- Likes:
- Less fees, one of the top universities, good faculties, not so bad whether, good location.,
- The practical way of teaching all courses. All faculties are highly educated and knowledgeable. Also, the assignments are very practical and very helpful. This university is one of the top institutes in USA. Apart from studies also, we get a lot to do. Events keep happening throughout the year.
- Dislikes:
- We get Too many assignments but they might be common in all universities. Some faculties have a very strict grading system. So, it is not very easy to score good. Some courses are competitive to go get into and charge high fees. Mine is not like that
Campus Life
Everything is top notch. The library is huge. They even provide chargers of all types if you forget. Sports facilities are great. There’s a huge recreational arena including a separate gym just for the players.
Hostel
I have a private room, private bath in a lavish apartment which costs me 900$ per month. But on an average, a private room will cost around 750.
- Likes:
- Comes in the top 15 public universities in USA. Has a great cybersecurity program. A great location as well.
Campus Life
They are a lot of clubs and activities going on in the campus. They have a total of 6 libraries around the campus. They have free wifi coverage all over.
Hostel
For my masters you have to reside off campus and there are a lot of options nearby campus. The range of the rent starts from around $400 and goes up to around 800-1000.
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