Maryland over Wisconsin: Crazy?

mam1959
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:44:03 +0000

Been to College Park lately? The campus itself is OK, but Prince Georges County and the surrounding environs are one of the least attractive and most crime ridden areas in the DC area. Prince Georges schools are one of the worst in the country - meaning that middle class people who live there generally leave. It indeed has that look and feel. Further, College Park has zero ambiance, sitting astride as it does 95 and 495 - it is far from Georgetown or American - if indeed one is looking for schools in a decent urban setting. Yes, I understand that Maryland has an excellent business school (as well as other fine schools), but College Park is just in no way comparable to Madison in terms of a college environment. To each his own, but to me it wouldn’t be a close call, Amtrak or no Amtrak.