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How about the development concentration? Any info?

The UMD Open House was held today. Did anybody visit MSPP@UMD? Please tell us what you have to say about the program. Thanks a lot!

Hi mgrn68, The UMD Open House will be held tomorrow. I remember someone on this site mentioned that he/she would vist MSPP. We can wait until tomorrow and see what they have to say about the program.

Besides, if you know Cantonese, you won't have much problem reading any material written with Chinese characters, although there are some differences between traditional characters(used in HK & TW) and simplified characters(used in mainland). One interesting thing about Chinese languages is that most Han dialects share the same characters, but the pronunciations of those characters are very different.

English is my second language. My native tongue is an extremely marginal Chinese dialect in Southeastern China. I grew up with Mandarin and I have no problem with it. Guess I can say Mandarin is also my mother tongue. But I speak Mandarin with a very funny accent. I understand some Cantonese and Taiwanese Minnan, which are quite close to my mother tongue.

yeah...that sounds like a turnoff.. but they do have very strong career service...

Hi ertanner, here is something I found on this site: the original post is here: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=13202&p=43861#p44831 Well this was erin's personal idea. And I hope UMD alumni and more perspective students who have attended the open house can share more info and comments here.

hi dngo, I would very much like to go. But I'm an int'l student and not able to make it. Are you going there? Cuz if you are, can you post something here and tell us what you think of it? I think I'm most likely to accept the offer. So hopefully I'll see you in the fall.

I would like to hear what people have to say about MPP@UMD, especially on internship opportunity and job placement. Also, any comment on the university overall and the city of College Park would be much appreciated! Thanks a lot!

Thanks a lot East_of_Eden! This is very helpful! I'm still torn between the two. Guess I need to do more homework before I make a decision.

thanks a lot! Are you going to WM this year?

I was admitted by these 2 MPP programs, both with fundings that can approximately cover the tuitions. I would like to know more about these 2 programs. specifically, location, job placement, professors, connections and so on. I'm an international student and cannot visit the schools myself. Any information about these two programs will be much appreciated! Thanks a lot!

Can anybody tell me how much it costs to live in College Park, Maryland? just got into a program that waives my tuition and fees. I have to pay the living cost myself. any information on this will be much appreciated!!