The University is a multicultural, multi religious center where education meets eye opening cultural differences.
USM goes bent over backwards to meet the needs of each student, so each one can succeed.
USM is located in the heart of one of Maine's biggest cities, where one can join friends for a movie or fellow students for a study session in the near by park or ocean beach.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Take a long look at the offered majors. Find three that call out to you then narrow it down to one or two. To often students try to take on to much at school, knowing what you want to do going in will help keep that from happening.
Complete your fasfa on time every year for that is the best way to get the most financial aid for your year.
Get to know your professors and don't be afraid to ask for help
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
Classes are tough, yet professors are fair. They will help you when you ask, and will support you when your trying.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
I don't live in a dorm , never have. However upon listening to fellow students they like that there are many options for dorm life. You have the athletic dorm, the adventurous dorm, etc...
Describe the food and dining at your college.
USM offers a large variety of food. Healthy, comforting, it's all there. They make a pretty nice soup which for us Mainers, is a good thing.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
USM offers frree activites and tickets weekly. From hockey games to trips to six flags, you will never get bored.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
Tuition like any University is high, however you will notice when you get into your classes with Professor who are passionate about their work, that the money you have spent is worth it.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
Friday's it is a tradition to wear our school colors
Which types of students will excel at your college?
For the serious, hard working, motivated students, this is the place for you.
The University is a multicultural, multi religious center where education meets eye opening cultural differences. USM goes bent over backwards to meet the needs of each student, so each one can succeed. USM is located in the heart of one of Maine's biggest cities, where one can join friends for a movie or fellow students for a study session in the near by park or ocean beach.
Take a long look at the offered majors. Find three that call out to you then narrow it down to one or two. To often students try to take on to much at school, knowing what you want to do going in will help keep that from happening. Complete your fasfa on time every year for that is the best way to get the most financial aid for your year. Get to know your professors and don't be afraid to ask for help
Classes are tough, yet professors are fair. They will help you when you ask, and will support you when your trying.
I don't live in a dorm , never have. However upon listening to fellow students they like that there are many options for dorm life. You have the athletic dorm, the adventurous dorm, etc...
USM offers a large variety of food. Healthy, comforting, it's all there. They make a pretty nice soup which for us Mainers, is a good thing.
USM offers frree activites and tickets weekly. From hockey games to trips to six flags, you will never get bored.
Tuition like any University is high, however you will notice when you get into your classes with Professor who are passionate about their work, that the money you have spent is worth it.
Friday's it is a tradition to wear our school colors
For the serious, hard working, motivated students, this is the place for you.
Boff club, soccer, GLBT groups, multicultural groups, boot camp workouts....
We have some of the hardest working campus officers who truly care about the safety of their students.