University of Southern Maine

University of Southern Maine

Portland, ME, USA
Public
4 Year

Rinette's Review

Review of University of Southern Maine

from Belfast, Maine

Describe your college in three sentences.

Great friends, great professors and gread administration.

Do you have any tips for prospective students?

Visit the campuses without your parents. Sit in classes during the school years, and participate in a weekend event.

Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?

Very agressive. Very challenging. The right mix of student radio with teacher.

Describe the dorm life at your college.

The dorms are what students make them. The facilities are older and need some uplifting, but the mixture of students and residential life activities is great.

Describe the food and dining at your college.

Need a little more focus on vegetarian type meals, and less fried-food offerings.

What’s there to do for fun at your college?

The local mall and city life as well as campus offerings provides what anyone needs or seeks out, even without a vehicle. Their public transporation for students is the major assett to getting around and experiencing.

Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?

Both in and out of state residential students have expressed the affordability. Just wish there were more scholarship offerings in the area of music.

Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus

Being located near the ocean and beaches, there is ample ability and group offerings to see local semi-professional sporting events, hiking, sea kyaking, astrology, museums, and especially a lot of theater offerings.

Which types of students will excel at your college?

A majority of students do live off campus. It provides ample jobs and housing opportunities for those that prefer to live off campus, but also addresses the needs well for those that prefer to live on campus.

Are you involved in any clubs or activities?

Several different venues. Need to check the student catalog.

Are you involved in any clubs or activities?

Do not participate, so do not know.

How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?

Some of the best. To be commended. They even provide rides to the dorms at night, to avoid students walking alone. Commendable.