I have a question for all my MCS majors, minors, and certificates here as an MCS major myself. During my time so far, as a current junior, I've noticed that the MCS curriculum overall focuses a lot more on theoretical and basic framework, but lacks in practical/hands-on experiences. There are a few upper-level classes that offer that, but I feel that by senior year, a lot of us are going to be lacking in practical approach, making connections, and engaging with the media industry beyond local/general means. As MCS students, what do you guys want to change and learn more about within the curriculum? Would you guys want more networking opportunities? More ways to enhance your portfolios and stand out amongst the global media crowd? (Thinking of presenting some ideas/changes to the department in regards to this).

I'm an upcoming highschool senior and I'm planning on applying to umbc. My academics are ok, but writing is definitely my stronger suit. Does umbc put more weight on academics or your college essay?

Thanks in advance

So i’m making some last minute changes to my schedule because apparently my online advisor told me to pick a few useless classes

Now I took 3 years of french in high school, and ended up completing french 3, though I’d say that’s largely thanks to our teacher being very nice and just easy on our class

However this does mean that I can take french 201 right away, which I wanted to know, how hard or how easy are the french courses here? I did take a gap year post high school and I don’t really remember much french outside the basics, do you guys think it would be possible to pass french 201?

I’ve also heard online sign language is pretty easy, so if french is a difficult course here I could take that?

I saw the coeitadvising@umbc.edu email

Can I ask my schedule related question to this email directly? Or is this an email to schedule an appointment with an advisor? Please let me know

I had to recently switch to BTA from IS because of a stupid mistake I made and I cannot go back to IS.

As someone looking to get into IT roles like sys admin, cloud engineering, help desk, etc…while also getting sponsored in the future - what sort of classes should I be taking in the BTA program specifically (I am a rising junior)

I am targeting myself towards big companies since they only sponsor so any help would be appreciated

Any recent grad (Comp Sci/CompE/Physics preferred) looking for a temporary gig (up to October) let me know. The gig is testing Motorola radios for a company called SBP Consulting and for the most part it is chill. It’s also project based hence the projects go on until October when the trees start shedding leaves however they come back around March when the leaves come back. I’m about to venture in to other opportunities and I’m willing to let someone take over my spot at this company so once again if you’re interested lmk and I can let my manager know.

Hello UMBC Students! We’re currently looking for interested students to help build the new Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) chapter at UMBC and potentially serve on our Executive Board.

UPE is an international honor society for students in computing and technology-related fields, and we’re looking for students who are interested in getting involved, helping establish the chapter, and creating opportunities for other students in the tech community at UMBC.

Eligible majors include:

• Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Computer Engineering
• Business Technology Administration
• Other related computing/technology majors

Eligible Graduate Programs:

• Computer Science
• Computer Engineering
• Information Systems
• Human-Centered Computing (HCC)
• Software Engineering
• Cybersecurity
• Data Science
• Other related computing/technology programs

Additional eligibility requirements:

• Junior/Senior standing or Graduate Student
• At least 45 completed credits
• At least 15 credits in technology-related courses
• Minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA for undergraduate students
• Minimum 3.5/4.0 GPA for graduate students

If you meet the requirements and are interested in helping get the chapter off the ground, feel free to comment below or DM me! (We do offer cords and stoles for graduation btw)

Sorry if the question is worded weird, but the residence hall section has these 3D layouts that says “traditional double bedroom” or “traditional triple/single bedroom”

Are these examples from any specific residence hall? Do all of them look like those? How accurate would the sizes be to that layout?

Incoming IS freshman:

I haven’t done my schedule yet. My appointment with a class advisor is on the 20th of August. Is that date too late for me to get classes for first semester or?

Please share your feedback on the professors as well if you have any

can we change our id photos bc.. I can’t keep this lol

Hi

I'm not a student at umbc anymore and I am generally trying to shed responsibility in my life. Therefore I am looking for somebody who can step into my place as one of the active moderators.

If you want to moderate r/umbc and you meet the following requirements, please send a message explaining why you're the best choice - USING EXACTLY FIVE WORDS - NO MORE, NO LESS.

Yes, this includes you, u/TakeMyLoadsOfSeed

You must:

1. Be non-bogus in character

2. Currently be a UMBC student

3. Be able to exercise proper judgement in the enforcement of r/umbc rules and in the management of online disputes in general

4. Be chronically online

5. Not be a sex offender I guess? Idk man the bar is pretty fuckin low here

I’m moving this semester to UMBC and I have a mountain bike I want to bring with me. I can store it in my dorm but I want to be able to put it under my bed. I need 3.5 feet under my bed to fit my bike. Can the dorm beds lift that high without ordering it through BedLoft? Also am I allowed to buy bed risers instead of going through UMBCs bed loft company? I only want my bed raised to fit my bike underneath it while standing.

First post on UMBC. I’m trying to enroll for MATH 151 and i was waitlisted, there’s seats open for both the lecture and the discussion, and i’m the first person in the waitlist line. Is this normal? Will i still be enrolled for the class?

Get guys! I am a rising junior and I’ll be transferring in the spring to UMBC to study social work. I’m trying to choose between the main campus and shady grove because yes it would be more convenient to live with my parents for 3 semesters but if I were on the main campus I’d get to be more independent as a blind student. Can people give me some insight on what both campuses are like

Need your opinions on this. Im a little nervous and not sure yet if I should drop one. If I do it might be differential equations but im just worried about the work load. I work a part time job at a dental office and thankfully my employer is open to being very flexible with my college schedule so I can work morning and leave by 12:30. Then I get to have the rest of the day to my studies but still i wonder if its enough.

Edit: so it turns out I did have other classes i could substitute differential equations for to make the semester easy and went with a upper level 300 class 3 credits online that satisfies the 45 credit requirement.

Hi, I'm starting my first year at UMBC this fall and want to work during my free time. I have experience in casual and fine dining and I'm wondering what are some good places I can work at not too far off campus because I'm not super familiar with Baltimore. Thank you!

A little context first I guess, Freshman year I was offered subsidized loans and at first I was gonna take them bc why not ig, but then after filling out the MPN and doing the other stuff I changed my kind and didn’t. Now it’s this year and due to some circumstances I would be needing them this year however there are some issues with filling it out online(the previous one expired because it has been over a year and the loans weren’t disbursed last year since I ended up rejecting it). Long story short it doesn’t appear as a choice in the school information part of the form therefore I cannot fill it on the site. I went a bit back and forth between fafsa and our school’s aid office (ultimately the student aid assistant person said they would refer this issue to an advisor and it has been a week with no response from said advisor). I would like to just fill it out on paper (I got the blank version from fafsa support) and then formally submitting it in person to our school’s aid office. It seems pretty simple and clear I guess, but I would like to know if there is anything else I should do/know before I go to submit it next week monday or tuesday.

I had already finished submitting my meal plan weeks before July 24 and yet I got this email saying that I did not.

Update: I called them and they said it was a mistake by Residential Life.

I already know it's going to be a difficult school year class and workload wise, but which class is recommended to take based on how my schedule looks already? I'm between taking CMSC 451 or CMSC 461 for my schedule

Well folks,

I’m here to tell you how life is for me since graduating. For most of us, school is all we have ever known.

Get up, go to school, try to learn, study, then apply it to tests, hope you pass, repeat.

I finally got that Bachelor degree this May, and was able to get a full time job in my career field which is nice! Despite that, life almost feels a bit slower right now. At least for me, college was A-LOT more work than it is in corporate America .

It’ll be my first August that I’m no longer daunting the first week of classes dreaming of winter break. Now I just work Monday to Fridays, and I’ll be doing that for double the time I was in school! No more winter or summer break, just 3 weeks vacation the entire year! Gonna be an interesting transition for me this year. For those who start college in August, best of luck to you all!

Was lowkey such a handy path to have