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Located just eight miles outside of Baltimore, Towson University is the second-largest school in Maryland鈥檚 public university system, offering its nearly 20,000 students more than sixty undergraduate majors. The 鈥減roximity to Baltimore and D.C. are great for job opportunities,鈥� and students find 鈥渕any internships鈥� there too. Since the school offers 鈥渁 never-ending fountain of free resources,鈥� they also have access to tutoring, skills classes, 鈥渆ssay proofreading, [and] laptop repairs鈥� on campus. This support extends beyond the classroom, too: 鈥淭here are a lot of resources at our disposal if we ever need help academically, physically, or emotionally.鈥� This is the result of initiative the school takes in 鈥渃atering to the students鈥� needs.鈥� As another student says, 鈥淭he campus is constantly striving to improve.鈥�

The majority of students agree that faculty are 鈥渨ell-educated and know how to further explain concepts.鈥� Professors ensure that when students sit down in class, it 鈥渋sn鈥檛 just boring slides,鈥� and it 鈥渙ften involves different forms of technology.鈥� If a student can鈥檛 grasp a concept, teachers usually 鈥渁re willing to go the extra mile until it is understood.鈥� And while Towson may be sizable, 鈥渢here are enough professors here [such] that learning is as personalized as it would be on a smaller campus.鈥� That means small class sizes in which 鈥測ou can get to know your professors and classmates鈥�; group work that 鈥渁llows you to replicate the skills that you have been learning in class鈥�; and teachers who 鈥渞elate the material to the real world and show how we will use the material in real-life situations.鈥�

鈥淒iverse and inclusive鈥� Towson consists of 鈥渕ostly in-state and commuting students.鈥� But the school is large, which means there鈥檚 quite a range in the student body. And students find 鈥渉aving people from all over is very eye-opening and is a very valuable experience.鈥� But rest assured that there is still 鈥渁 sense of community even though it is a large campus.鈥� Here, 鈥渂eing yourself is highly encouraged.鈥� Students find they 鈥渃an meet people anywhere on campus and make friends, receive help on homework, or just make casual conversation.鈥� One student says, 鈥淚t's always easy to see old friends and meet new people at the same time.鈥� Overall, people here 鈥渁re open to any and every other person on campus鈥� and most 鈥渁re really energetic and share a lot of school pride.鈥�

Towson offers 鈥減lenty of 鈥� ways to get involved on campus, both academically and socially.鈥� These can range from quirky events like 鈥減etting goats [or] Carnival-like games at the library鈥� to things you might expect like 鈥渢alent shows, dance shows, football games, [and] plays.鈥� For those who live on campus, 鈥渢here are a ton of really unique floor events and building events,鈥� like 鈥淒IYs 鈥� and game nights.鈥� But whether they live on campus or not, students tend to 鈥渇ill their days with class, and the gym is very popular in the evening.鈥� When Friday rolls around, 鈥渟ome students will spend their weekend relaxing as well as completing some homework,鈥� whereas others will head to the bars and 鈥渢he abundance of restaurants in Uptown Towson.鈥� Other pastimes in town include going to the Towson Mall, which 鈥渋s right up the street from campus [and] is also a popular hangout spot.鈥� Those looking for more outdoorsy things to do can rest easy. The school鈥檚 location provides 鈥渂oth natural outdoor beauty and city life,鈥� and 鈥渋n the springtime and 鈥� the fall there鈥檚 lots to do outside on campus.鈥�