UMD Reputation In DC?

astrophysicsmom
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:59:38 +0000

Back to the original question, many of the faculty members have direct ties to several government offices. And, as Gina points out, the sheer numbers are working in the favor of UMD. Far more important than from what school a student came is their GPA and letters of recommendation from faculty or other on-campus representatives (advisors, people they know via programs such as Honors, Scholars, etc.).

FWIW, freshman year DD1 planned to meet an old friend from a previous high school for dinner in Chinatown. They both left their dorms at approximately the same time…DD1 from Denton at UMD, her friend from one of the dorms at Georgetown. DD had to wait for her friend to arrive. Yes, they have bus service, but not at the frequency of the shuttles to the metro station and the metro service itself. Yes, Georgetown is geographically closer, but it is not as convenient in terms of going to the mall area of DC, or even other places in DC. She had the same experience meeting someone else from Georgetown at Union Station. It’s a common gripe among Georgetown students.