Robert H. Smith School of Business — Attraction in College Park

This is a review of the General Business Minor at the RHS School of Business.

For anyone considering adding a business minor, I would not recommend. All the general business minor classes have been moved to an online asynchronous lecture format. That's fine if that is what you are looking for, but there is minimal engagement and involvement as a direct consequence. I enjoyed having the classes be in-person and getting to talk to the faculty.

One would think that the elective requirement is supposed to get one exposure to other interesting in-person classes in the business school, but that couldn't be further from the truth. The "elective" requirement provides an illusion of choice. For most elective classes, one has to sit through a long waitlist or holdfile for the chance of being able to take a class that one would be interested in to advance their career interests. It boils down to a single online asynchronous lecture class about supply chains.

I was excited to start this program and learn in an in-person environment. I did enjoy the time I spent, but with the format of the minor abruptly changing, I don't recognize this program anymore. Most people I talk to in the minor don't seem to care anymore and are simply taking the class to shuffle through a sunk-cost fallacy.

At the end of the day, if you want an online asynchronous class system with minimal involvement with your peers or faculty, then this is the...

I recently graduated from Smith and a scholarship was repealed creating a balance on my account. After reaching out to the financial aid office, they said that it was likely an error on behalf of the Smith school.

I have been calling the Smith school department of accounting and finance for 3 days in a row to resolve the issue. All calls and emails have gone unanswered. Their website says their top "core value" is service.... ironic. Quite a way to treat your new alumni after spending immense amounts on...

One standout aspect of my experience was the exceptional assistance I received from my recruitment advisor, Kelcey Coleman. Kelcey went above and beyond to help me navigate the admissions process and provided me with invaluable insights and guidance. Thanks to her assistance, I am excited to announce that I will be enrolling in the master's program in supply chain management at UMD in the...