<p>I think it's incredibly pretentious to say that UMD isn't very "good" when there are tons of smart students there <em>several of whom are my friends. In fact one student I know at UMD turned down Columbia's Fu School because he got a free ride at College Park. Saying a school isn't "good" would imply that it is "bad" at doing its job </em>namely educating its students. I'm sure there are a great number of professors at UMD who are exceptionally talented and engaging, just as I'm sure that there are great number of students who are active and intelligent. And correct me if I'm wrong but UMD *College Prk is a flagship public school and probably attracts some of the brightest students in the state.</p>
<p>UMaryland-CP is an excellent school and one of the top publics. It is a national standout in several fields. Being in the honors program only makes it better. Anyone who says that a University ranked as the #18 public in this country still has a "ways to go" before it can be considered good needs to get his head screwed on straight. Even if that is a poster I have agreed with on other matters ;).</p>
<p>"Don't settle for anything short of spectacular" is a ridiculous statement. Unless by spectacular, you mean a college that fits your needs, budget and desires for the type of atmosphere you like. If by "spectacular," you mean that it has to be one of the top 10 USN&WR rankings, you should seriously research how those rankings are calculated and whether any of the items in those rankings means anything to you at all. Those rankings exist to sell magazines. That's it.</p>
<p>lol sounds of rationality begin to appear thx guys.</p>
<p>I don't get it, abemartin.
In your original post you brought up how your school starts to look all crap and you sounded as if you are not satisfied with your school at all. Moreover, you posted this in Transfer Forum, so I assumed that your intention was to transfer out of your school as soon as possible.</p>
<p>But now, you totally changed your view and is trying so hard to defend your school, saying it is a very good school.</p>
<p>I can see our lil "dispute" has changed your view on your school.
I'm glad. Stay there then.</p>
<p>sounds of rationality? you asked people their opinions about their school.. if you only wanted positive opinions you should have said "hi can i only get responses from people who are advocates of the school i attend?"</p>
<p>"seriously if your basing how good a school is by that god damn us newsweek list im gonna have to call you, sorry to say"</p>
<p>also weren't you the one with the most explicit post referencing USNEWS rank while defending your school?</p>
<p>Granted, I am a CC student, but I will say the same a/b my state's flagship school - UT Austin, which is ranked a bit higher than Maryland. True, these schools attract scores of bright students from within the state, but it would be naive to say that they are incredibly good schools. In my opinion, a good school that is worth paying OOS tuition fees (near private) is one where even OOS students are clamoring to get accepted. Maryland simply is not that school...yet. Nor is UT, with the exception of McCombs. </p>
<p>I'm not trying to bad-mouth Maryland or my own state school, and like I said it will always look good to be in the honors program, but these schools are not as outstanding as some are saying they are. </p>
<p>Congrats to the OP...the original post did look like you didn't like your school very much, so I think you got opinions based on that post.</p>
<p>i'm not assuming anything dhl3. I'm going to CC next year. I dont think you get my point. I was attacking you for putting someone else's school down when your school is the least impressive of them all. </p>
<p>Of course not all CC students are rejects, but no matter what, cc students shouldn't go around dissing 4 year universities. its just foolish. wait till you transfer and then make someone feel bad about the school they go to lol</p>
<p>i didnt say its crapp dhl i sayed i wanted to know where its honor program ranked. according to some bood its honors program is one of the top 8 for public schools but i cant attest the verasity of that claim. i didnt say it was crappy, im just confounded by the fact they accepted me because honestly my creds arent that good.</p>
<p>"wait till you transfer and then make someone feel bad about the school they go to lol"</p>
<p>ilovecalifornia, I know you're joking but it's sad that some people really do this. There is seriously something wrong with a person if they attach their sense of self worth to the name of their university and use it as an avenue to bash on others. I mean you are the same person before you got the acceptance letter and the same person afterwards so why let a little piece of paper transform you into a major *******? I will never get it.</p>
<p>To the OP: I think any honors program would be good. Depending on the specifics of the program it can give you benefits like priority registration, closer interaction with professors, and research opportunities. With that in mind, I would suggest by all means you go through with the honors program. Best, Cardinal :)</p>
<p>abemartin, actually you did say your school starts to look like crappy.</p>
<p>"is maryland college park's honors program good? i just got accepted to it, but the more i think about the crappier it looks."</p>
<p>anyone who reads this would surely think that you don't really like your school. Besides, you are the very first one who looked down on college park's honor program. And it's your own school too.</p>
<p>yea cardinal def...once i transfer to whatever UC i decide to go to..i'll definantly stay proud of my community colleges roots lol i HATE IT when people are ashamed of attending a CC, when it was the CC that saved their A S S and gave them a second chance to turn into the douche they are today lol</p>
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<p>oh so the cc students are not entitled to their own opinion?
I know community colleges are "worse" than 4 year universities, but that won't stop me from expressing my opinion on certain schools.</p>
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<p>actually you are assuming quite a few things</p>
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<p>What made you think that I didnt get accepted to any colleges? I never mentioned anything like that all this time, so there was no way you could've known whether I got rejected from all the universities. You only knew one: that I attend a community college, and just based on that one fact, you assumed that I didnt get accepted to any college. Indeed a stereotyping.</p>
<p>Plus you write as if you are a special exception to this:</p>
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<p>Maybe it's time for YOU to change your prejudiced view on community college students and stop looking down on them. And stop with "oh I'm special, I didn't get rejected from all the schools unlike you all, so don't bring me into this. rest of you are sucky reject" kind of behavior cuz that just makes you an even bigger douche than anybody else here.</p>
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<p>Some community colleges actually have smarter students (of the UC bound ones) than do some 4 year universities.</p>
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<p>Well that's pretty stupid. I got into a much better school than the OP did but I forsook it so that I could have a chance at Berkeley. Some people here actually go to community colleges so that they may end up at better schools (like Berkeley or UVA). Not only do they save lots of money (there are pros and cons however to not attending the first two years at a university, depending on the student) but they end up at better schools than the idiots who insult community college students.</p>
<p>I did not get into Business Economics as a freshman at UCLA but even if I did, I would be unhappy now because I don't really like that major anymore. I now want to do Statistics instead and Berkeley is a much better place for Statistics than UCLA is. It probably would have been really difficult to transfer over there and if I did not, I most likely would've ended up severely depressed. In fact, I can't seem to make up my mind about majors (because I learn something about the ones I like every day) so I'm guessing community college really is great for those that can't make up their minds.</p>
<p>right...well this thread may go off into the community college student success direction, but I'll give my two cents.</p>
<p>I was accepted into several universities but decided that I'd prefer spending $1500/yr instead of $15000/yr and that I'd spend the time to find out what I really wanted in life. I also received the 2nd highest score on the SAT in my senior class...so, yeah. Not all CC students can be categorized.</p>
<p>It doesn't take the next Eienstien to point out a college that sucks.</p>
<p>That said I don't think your college sucks.</p>
<p>this is an intresting debate; digressed from the original topic but w/e :). I was a CCC student and im transfering to maryland in the fall. unlike many i attended a CCC at my own discretion. i was admitted to maryland cp and UMBC for freshman year, but i was advised not to attend them by a councler of mine. since at the time i was in a financial predicament, i sought community colleges for help. i stayed at my CCC for two semeter, took all my prerequists ( which i would have taken at maryland) for 1/4 the price of a semeter at maryland. whats even better, at the CCC i attended, i was easily admitted to thier honors programs and several clubs, so when i decided to transfer to maryland the adcoms where reluctant to admitt me in thier honors program. in other words, not only did CCC financily relive my burdens, but it got me a better offer from maryland. and i dont see CCC students as less intelligent. many of the students at my honors program were very very bright. CCC's arent bad if your in the right place, because the rest of the student body is garbage. thats why the CCC applicant must distinguish themselves fromt he crappy school by mentioning that their in the CCC's good program.</p>
<p>well i think everyone just needs to turn off their comps for a second because this all just looks really stupid. people are always quick to put down another person and defend their own paths. so what is is that you want abemartin? and to everyone else answer the question dont attack.</p>
<p>Ummm there is NO reason to say that someone's school sucks. A degree is a degree, and for some people it doesn't matter where they get it. Atleast they're doing good things. Congrats on your acceptance to the honors program, that in itself is something to admire. For a CC student (as am I for this year only), I'm suprised to hear you say something like that. No I don't think it's suprising because I think any school is better than a CC, I just think it's foolish to down someone else's school. It's disrespectful and it only makes you look like an ass hole. Basically.</p>
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<p>Maybe it's time for YOU to change your prejudiced view on community college students and stop looking down on them. And stop with "oh I'm special, I didn't get rejected from all the schools unlike you all, so don't bring me into this. rest of you are sucky reject" kind of behavior cuz that just makes you an even bigger douche than anybody else here.</p>
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<p>Ummm... I really think you're trying to make Ilovecalifornia look like the jerk, when in reality I don't see them being any of the sort. Maybe if you could swallow your pride and realize that you are the reason for this unnecessary arguement.</p>
<p>There are so many things wrong with this thread...</p>