<p>What would you do if u had to choose between University of Maryland and University of Virginia ? </p>
<p>Before you immediately say UVa here is a few more interesting facts;
IN at Umd's honors program w/ 8K a year
Studying Biomedical Engineering
Want to attend law school </p>
<p>What would u choose and y ?</p>
<p>Are financial issues a concern for you?</p>
<p>What state do you live in now, and where do you plan to live after graduation?</p>
<p>financial is not much of a concern but it could add up w/ law school and im from pa</p>
<p>You'll probably have more research and internship opportunities at UMCP. UVA is a great school but MD's honors program is first rate with very talented profs and students. I think the average SAT of B/K students is over 1500 out of 1600. My s interviewed with a prof that just left Duke for a position in Chemistry and Life Sciences who felt that MD offered a comparable education with better prof contact.</p>
<p>UVA still has a better reputation nationally and is in a great college town. UMCP....not so much, but the campus is lovely and the proximity to DC and all it has to offer is a huge plus. Bottom line, the quality of your education at UMCP is going to be more dependent on your initiative and motivation to make the most out of the opportunities.</p>
<p>thanks maximus anyone else ??</p>
<p>I'd select UMCP. I've visited both, including UMCP's honor's program. I love UMCP's beautiful campus, proximity to D.C. (including the advantages of getting adjunct professors who are tops in their fields), and the various opportunities there, and I also love its honors program, living learning communities and similar things. </p>
<p>U Va. is nice, but I don't like how it's in a relatively small, isolated town. I think that UMCP's location being so close to D.C. and those opportunities would outweigh the fact that U Va. is more highly regarded overall.</p>
<p>If money is not a concern....UVA! First rate education and first rate college experience! Great college town, save DC for the years after college.</p>
<p>I'm not crazy about the South in the first place, but I'm REALLY not that crazy about the College Park campus- I find it rather ugly. Then again, when I think of UVA, I think of a very WASP-y, preppy environment. But then it's also better academically. Hmmm. </p>
<p>I'd go with the third option: another school. :)</p>