<p>I don’t think anyone really familiar with UMDCP would place UNCCH as an academic equivalent. Let’s be real, UNCCH is in the top 5 in the country for public universities. I think most UMDCP students would say NYU, and PSU are more their equivalent.</p>
<p>UMBC is not a part of UMDCP. which many people think that it is. UMDCP is not like UNC, SUNY or PSU where you can do one application and they accept you to a certain campus. You must apply for both. Baltimore and College Park are their own entities.</p>
<p>UMCP is known for their engineering program, just as NCST is known in NC. They are also known for their Criminal Justice and Political degrees, mainly due to the fact they are so close to DC, and have great internships available.</p>
<p>Yes, certain students should clean up their act, but if you really watch the you tube videos that are 9 minutes, you will walk away with a different perspective and realize that they were having fun. There were reports of kids trying to overturn cars, which made me laugh, because in either of those 9 minute videos (shot by different people) you can see cars honking and speeding down the street. Alot of this was overblown by the media, and buying what PG police was selling, until they saw the you tube videos. Then they were interviewing students showing the bruises they had, and blood stains on RTE 1 from kids being hit by the police. The student at the 8 minute marker has been identified, and he was not arrested, he was left there crawled up in a ball after the police pummeled him. The kids are seen briskly walking away, some even being followed onto sidewalks next to businesses because the police on horseback were aggressive. The most frightening thing to me was the police walking down RTE 1 hitting their shield in unison. It really made me think of a Nazi state. </p>
<p>I also question where the police logic was. They know that Comcast stadium is one side of RTE 1 and some dorms are on the other side, how did they expect them to cross the street? It is easily seen that they were trying to keep the students all on the Comcast side and ASSUMED that kids crossing were trying to cause problems, not trying to get home.</p>