Towson, review

taxguy
Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:08:42 +0000

My son also goes to Towson. I should note that the median SATS for last year’s entering class is around 1150.

My son LOVES Towson. Why?
1, It is a large school that seems like a small school. All of his classes, even introductory classes are small. He has never had any class over 60 kids and most are under 25. In fact, two of his honors classes are under 12 kids!


There is a LOT to do at Towson. Kids can rend videos, see movies, have access to numerous sports leagues from field hocky to ultimate frisbee etc. If a kid is bored there, they haven’t left their dorm room.
Food is good, We have eaten in the Towson cafeteria and loved the daily salid bar and Mongolian Barbecue. Lots of grilled stuff such as chicken and hamburgers etc. They even have a kosher dining room. They also have Subarros on campus too.
No teaching assistants are used: All professors are professors and not graduate students or TAs. Also, my son noted that he has never had a professor that didn’t speak English well. These foreign professors may exist,but they are not that common.
Very diverse majors and thus very diverse kids: Towson not only has a strong humanities program but has strong programs in performing arts, music, voice, and dance and in visual arts. The only customary majors that Towson doesn’t have is engineering. If you want engineering, you go to Univ. of Maryland.
Towson does use a lot of part-time adjunct professors: This is a mixed blessing. Most professors have worked or are currently working in their field. However, they may not be as accessible as what you would find in a small LAC. This does tend to be a problem.
Towson has lots of scholarship money. I don’t know the reason,but Towson, more than that of other Maryland state universites, has a lot of scholarship money. Every kid that gets into the honors college gets some money. Considering that their tuition isn’t bad even for out of state students, this makes Towson a real deal!
Towson is near Baltimore: Baltimore can be a fun city. Lots of stuff to do and see. It also has some terrific restaurants if you want to take advantage of these places.Morover, Towson is very near one of the biggest and best shopping malls in the country for those that want to take advantage of this.
Towson has a very pretty compus. You really get a nice college campus feel at Towson. Frankly, I think it has a nicer campus than that of the University of Maryland. I don’t get that sprawl feel at Towson and many of the buildings are “classically designed.” Univ. of Maryland has all types of buildings that don’t necessarily match.