<p>U of Maryland College Park is ranked a bit higher than U of Colorado by US News and the like, but there's more to selecting a school than just that. Can anyone provide insight into things like:
1) percentage of physics, math, and engineering courses taught by TAs/Grad students (teaching skill, language barrier, etc.)
2) Quality of counseling and guidance for major, class selection, etc.
3) Quality of career counseling
4) housing quality, issues,
5) Other quality of life issues like safety, student body attitude, competitiveness vs. cooperativeness, etc.
6) Anything else that affects a student's day-to-day life
7) Anything else I should know that affects the overall experience and eventual education that I didn't think of or ask?</p>
<p>I'm looking for first hand insights that go a bit deeper than rankings or what can be found in the Princeton Review type books. </p>
<p>All comments are welcome. The more the better. All the tidbits, when put together, can sometimes form a pretty good picture.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>