Reviews of Towson

taxguy
Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:51:06 +0000

Let me give an update on my original post.

First, I do like Towson, overall, more than University of Maryland for the reasons noted above. They have particularly strong programs in business, accounting, dance, music, and a few other programs. They are a LOT more nurturing than that of Maryland,which sticks kids with a lot of grad students for their first year or two.

Second, my son loved the school. There were plenty of things to do and see. He thought the programs were demanding and the school’s facilities were great. Towson also has some nice additions to majors that other schools may not have. For example, my son was able to major in accounting and minor in financial planning,which is unusual for an accounting program.

There are, however, things about Towson that I don’t like and didn’t realize.
First, due to their crazy policy of admitting almost 2,000 more kids for the freshmen class, there is a severe housing shortage. Essentially the only kids that are guaranteed on campus housing are freshmen and sophomores. Juniors can get it by lottery. I really, really didn’t like this.

Secondly, Towson is a very hard school especially in business. There is certainly little grade inflation. Many kids, who made honors and received scholarships, failed to maintain their required GPA of a 3.4.

With the advent of the sudden influx of students, Towson isn’t as nurturing as it once was. This is a sad change that I am sorry to see.

Yes, Towson is still a good school and especially good for the money invested. It just doesn’t give me the same “warm furries” that I had when my son started 4 years ago.