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Educate Yourself! (like Abe Lincoln did)

Information, insight, and inspiration are everywhere at UMBC

Here you are in college, enrolled in official college courses, earning college credits, fulfilling college requirements for a bachelor’s degree. Sounds serious and impressive, doesn’t it? But...

November 7, 2011 · 6:36 PM

Internship/Research/StudyAbroad Can Help You Post-Graduation

Ward off a scary future with experiential learning!

Are you horrified at the prospect of an uncertain future after graduation? It is not too late to strengthen your application profile with some real world experience. Experiential opportunities at...

November 1, 2011 · 9:22 AM

Visiting Graduate and Professional Schools

Fall is the perfect time!

If you think back to the process you used to choose your college, it might have included collecting factual data on line about costs, majors offered, location, etc., consulting various rating...

October 25, 2011 · 1:48 PM

Use On-Line Tools to Track your Progress Toward Graduation

Set your “academic GPS” to destination: graduation!

UMBC provides two on line tools that are critical to your academic planning: degree audit and what-if degree audit. These tools are available to you in myUMBC under the topic “Advising and...

October 18, 2011 · 9:59 AM

Time to Start Looking at Grad and Professional Schools

Why and how to be the early bird!

If your plans call for heading into a graduate or professional program right after claiming your bachelor’s degree at UMBC, you will be in good company. The majority of UMBC students say they plan...

October 13, 2011 · 8:31 AM

Obtaining Strong Letters of Recommendation

Build rapport! Ask early! Thank often!

The first thing to know is that professors expect to write letters of recommendation for their students. It is part of their role. In fact, they are even happy to do it if you have been a strong...

October 3, 2011 · 4:25 PM

Life Beyond Wikipedia

There's more than coffee available at the AOK Library!

If you wait until you are a junior or senior to check out what is on offer (and included in your UMBC tuition) at the library, you are making a big mistake. You are probably too young to remember...

September 26, 2011 · 8:53 AM

Your Graduation Game Plan

Just do it! Here's how!

Would you build a building without a blueprint? Would you solve a 3,000 piece jigsaw puzzle without seeing the picture on the box? Do the Ravens (Steelers, Redskins, name your favorite team)...

September 22, 2011 · 2:36 PM

Choosing a major!

To be or not to be – a declared major!

Choosing a college major that is suitable for you is part of planning your academic program thoughtfully and getting the most from the college experience. Sometimes students fall readily into a...

August 16, 2011 · 2:42 PM

What is the big deal about academic advising?

A good advisor can help you achieve your goals!

Academic advising is both an important and an enriching component of your academic life at UMBC. Advising provides an opportunity for you to sit down one-on-one with a faculty or professional...

August 16, 2011 · 2:35 PM

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