Student Stories

UMD feels like home to me - the versatility and flexibility of MSE peaked my interest.
MSE stood out to me over all other engineering majors.
Don’t ever give up... a single successful test makes all of the failures worth it!
Hard work and dedication are extremely important and to be valued.
'Excelling' in school is not something given to you, but rather what you work for.
The best thing about the Clark School is the quantity of opportunities available - I've had to learn how to turn...
Classwork isn’t everything - good grades are important, but don’t let this keep you from getting practical experi...
Once I learned about the fascinating work within the field, I knew MSE was for me.
If your plan of attack isn't working, don’t keep doing the same thing expecting a different result... the goal...
Conceptualizing a problem, and being able to visualize it, is the first major thing you can do to try to solve it.
The MSE Department was amazing - I felt a connection to every professor, all of my classmates.
I feel a duty to research topics that will optimally benefit the rest of the population.

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