UMBC versus UMCP - what's the difference?

Dad_o_2
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:11:59 +0000

I’ve worked with a couple of kids who got a good education at UMBC (math, physics). I’ve worked with a couple of really sharp PhDs who “retired” and then taught there. It’s certainly easier to get into then UMCP, and a few of my kids’ friends have ended up going there, not necessarily first choice. UMCP is “too big” for my D, UMBC is “too close.”

I know that they have dorms and all, but it just has that “feel” of a commuter school. I got the same feeling when we visited RIT. I think it’s something to do with creating a ring road and parking lots, then cramming a bunch of buildings into a small space in the middle.

UMBC has a championship chess team, btw.