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Get the inside scoop on McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College) admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I entered full time grauate student in Deaf Education Program former Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College). I went there for my Sign La...   READ MORE
Current Student
The admissions process involved simply sending in an application and finding out whether or not you were accepted. When I asked what I should do ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The essays were difficult and acceptance was also challeging. They did not offer scholarships outside of academics, and the only way you could get...   READ MORE
Alumni
Didn't actually apply to the school applied late but went to look at the program and meet with some of the advisors. Fell in love with the school...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Graduate courses requirements for Deaf Education are satisfactory. It is very good experience for people who are in Deaf Education Program to impr...   READ MORE
Current Student
Academics at McDaniel are arguably unrivaled by any other school in the state. Small classes allow for a 12 to 1 student/teacher ratio. I know a...   READ MORE
Alumni
Academics were borderline ivy league. Getting the classes that you wanted usually involved knowing the professor or speaking to them directly to g...   READ MORE
Alumni
Great small school to really get some one on one attention. The larger classes will be your intro classes and your Freshmen Seminar classes. How...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
People who graduated from graduate program go to teaching field in deaf school or mainstream program all over the United States. Most of them become ...   READ MORE
Current Student
Posters are plastered all over the student center, academic buildings, and dorm lounges about career opportunities. Emails are sent to the student ac...   READ MORE
Alumni
This was the one weakness that I felt we were made to believe was one of the benefits of choosing that college. Their student services when it came to...   READ MORE
Alumni
Based on your area of study that will determine your employment prospects. The school does offer a Grad School Program which can be helpful since you...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
We live off the campus (graduate students). Westminster is a growing town and people are very friendly. Nice enivornment to live in.   READ MORE
Current Student
Westminster is one of the safest towns a school could be. You could be completely drunk with a .34 BAC, walking down Main Street with $20 in your...   READ MORE
Alumni
90% of the students lived on campus so it was a tight community. The housing could be better, just because the buildings are very old. We always h...   READ MORE
Alumni
Campus housing is just that....campus housing. You can't expect too much your freshman year. You will be in the assigned doorms however by sopho...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
There are wonderful restaurants and bars in Westminster. Also people go to Baltimore, MD and Washington D.C. for fun, social, meeting people etc...   READ MORE
Current Student
Campus life is crazy. Crazy fun, but still wild. Thursday nights start it off. There really isnt any nightlife in Westminster besides one or t...   READ MORE
Alumni
Social life mostly depended on you being Greek. Due to the size of the campus, the Greeks were really the groups that were supporting most of the ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The school is a pretty fun place to be. Sure you'll want to go home on the weekends freshman year but as soon as you find your place you'll enjoy...   READ MORE

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