How good is College of Computer, Math & Natural Sci?

terpgirl
Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:15:47 +0000

The Clark School of ENGR, College of Computer, Math, & Nat. Science, College of Ag & Natural Resources are all STEM colleges. There are also other STEM majors in other colleges (like Public Health Science). All are great programs-- Maryland is a great STEM school. What matters more is picking a major you’re happy with and leads you to a career you want.

Also, HUGE misconception that the LEP programs are more prestigious than non-LEP. That’s not the case. Yes, LEP majors are “good” majors on campus, but they’re LEP because of SIZE not prestige. If certain majors weren’t LEP, they’d have tons more people in them (though many have a ton in them now).

Here’s an example of a STEM LEP vs. a non-LEP STEM major— Biology vs. Animal Science
BOTH take very STEM heavy, lab based courses and lead to careers in life science. Animal Science is more applied vs. general life science. There are ~1600 biology majors, and ~240 animal science. So each year a graduate from biol is competing with roughly 400 peers from the same program for jobs and an ANSC major is competing with ~60?

Just my thoughts.

Choose something you have an interest in. Not just STEM because “they get jobs” or an LEP because “they’re the most prestigious” (which is false). Make yourself happy and you’ll succeed.