Peter W.
Alumnus at University of Maryland, Baltimore County
They/them/theirs
Class of 2024
Current: Ellicott City, MD
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Major: Economics
Secondary Major: Political Science
Minor: French
Favorite Local Shop or Restaurant
On campus: Halal Shack, off campus would have to be Fire Wok.
During my first semester, I wish I would have known...
that basically any issue you have, academically or otherwise, you can find someone on campus whose job it is to help you. The Career Center is really useful for resume workshopping, for instance, and you can go without an appointment.
My UMBC hack is...
starting work ahead of time if necessary, so I can always get eight hours of sleep a night.
I chose UMBC because...
it has a 5-year masters program that I was interested in, and the Honors College seemed really cool.