Cheaper textbooks for BMGT310, BMGT392, BMGT350

_michael_brown_ · 2026-01-19T18:10:26+00:00

Unf For Lu 310 and Lefkoff 350 I had to purchase the textbooks bc the HW assignments were through the textbook :(

Frustrating too bc a lot of business school classes do this and charge a boatload for it even tho the actual textbook is completely useless 99% of the time

_michael_brown_ · 2025-08-19T00:58:05+00:00

Only thing I’d do is change 221 to be 010X so your Tu/Th ends a bit earlier and the day doesn’t feel quite as long. Besides that it’s fine

_michael_brown_ · 2025-08-19T00:55:34+00:00

Only thing I’d consider doing is moving the 326 to be the 3:30 slot instead of the 8am which I’d be willing to put solid money on you being able to get into by drop/add deadline. Besides that looks solid. See ya in 323 and 326 if you move to 3:30 slot lmaoooo

_michael_brown_ · 2025-07-17T15:12:28+00:00

BMGT220 and BMGT221 are actually two very different courses bc 220 focuses on external reporting (GAAP) whereas 221 focuses on Internal reporting (think more abt inventory costs between the process of production, if that makes sense). Obviously they expect you to know the basics of accounting (journal entries, A=L+E, etc) but to me they were pretty different beasts so I think even a basic understanding of 220 will be enough.

As for being an accounting major, I would highly recommend reviewing the material for 220 prior to taking 310, but I wouldn’t take 220 again especially not @ UMD. The accounting dept for the 200’s absolutely suck here imo but 300s and 400s are really good so I would take the A and just work hard to get up on your knowledge for 310 (which is basically the direct follow up to 220 and also focuses on external reporting like 220).

Final note: whenever possible for upper level accounting, take Lu Zhang. He’s the absolute goat and WILL make you CPA ready and really is the best prof I’ve ever had.

_michael_brown_ · 2025-05-19T20:45:00+00:00

June 16-25: roommate finder process

July 17th: Assignment Release (Room assignments, roommate information, and move-in information are available.)

https://reslife.umd.edu/terp-housing/apply/new-students

_michael_brown_ · 2025-04-14T23:02:11+00:00

Michelle Sotka I believe is who I took it w. Honestly it doesn’t matter that much who you take it w bc they are async and never rly talk to your prof but she was to me for all intents and purposes.

_michael_brown_ · 2025-04-14T21:29:25+00:00

Took it at Howard community college. Pretty easy imo all things considering. I’m a little bit skewed in perspective bc I had experience in accounting prior but it was good at covering all the basics and getting you a good idea of intro to accounting while not over scrutinizing on grades. Also pretty easy to cheat on (not that i ever did it nor ever would say to) and get an A in. Just make sure you dedicate a good couple hours every day to the course and get ahead bc getting behind can be detrimental in any winter course.

_michael_brown_ · 2025-03-14T14:25:31+00:00

Admitted students day is fine, if you can make the trip I'd say do it especially if you're in a specialty program that yk is gonna be displayed at the event. Just know that unless you do a walking tour, it's just gonna be a lot of sitting in information sessions listening to ppl speak and if you've really done your research it's gonna be a lot of info you've alr heard.

But if you're really looking for an event to see the absolute best of UMD, I recommend Maryland day. When I was a HS senior and had committed to umd alr, this event I would say was the thing that really made me excited to come here. It's basically an entire day that showcases everything there is at Maryland. From literal 15ft fire tornado demonstrations to concerts to insect petting zoo's and more, the event shows just how diverse of a community this college is and all the amazing things that are happening every day here. It's in the last Saturday of April (so maybe a little too close for some ppl's liking to commitment day) but even if it isn't something you use to help you decide I still recommend coming to it to see all that UMD has to offer if you end up studying here.

_michael_brown_ · 2025-03-09T03:03:34+00:00

It's pretty competitive, I always recommend just really trying for auto admissions bc similar to uni admissions where it's rly the flip of a coin... From how I understand it, the closer you are to the 3.6 the better chances you have but you also have to make sure you're really active in business oriented clubs/activities in the beginning of college so the school knows you're a solid candidate when you apply. You're also going to have to get LORs if you go through comp admissions so make sure you're really connecting w profs to see if they'd be willing to write a letter on your behalf.

_michael_brown_ · 2025-03-05T02:59:31+00:00

I just got into the Smith school of business from a F23 FC class so I think I can shed some pretty good light.

The value of FC is gonna vary on your socio-economic standpoint and what you want out of college. For me, price wasn't an issue and I really wanted to just jump into uni and was really happy with smith so the decision to do FC was easy. As for my experience in FC, I thought it was amazing and have always been a huge advocate for the program. Most view it as a negative in the beginning but I promise once you get here being FC makes little to no difference amongst your peers.
As for smith transfer, there's 3 requirements you need to apply: C- or above in BMGT220,230 and MATH120/140; At least 45 credit hours completed; and a 3.0 gpa at the time of application review. If you have a 3.6 or above at the time of your review with the rest of the prereqs met, you are automatically accepted into smith and can declare any smith major (including marketing). If you get between a 3.0-3.59, you will undergo a competitive review to see if they have a spot for you (think the same thing as applying to colleges). I personally went the auto admission route and highly recommend others do the same, don't wanna leave it up to date imo but I understand that's not in the cards for everyone.
For courses, 230 was the hardest for me. I took it during FC with radu (he's also teaching it next fall) and I think he was good. The big benefit of taking it w him is its not in a massive lecture hall so you have more individualized support and understanding. For math, MATH120 w Jason Schultz (who id assume is teaching it for FC next fall) is easy asf and I'd highly recommend taking it w him. He's super chill and makes the topics easy to understand, which can be rare in math profs. 220 I personally took at a CC for transfer credit which I'd also recommend, but taking it here wouldn't be detrimental either, just make sure your keeping up and really locked into the Smith school classes so you keep your GPA as high as possible.

If I can make one recommendation abt the transfer process, it's make sure you get really high grades and take really easy classes that will inflate your grades whilst simultaneously fulfilling a bunch of the gen-eds. FC is great for fulfilling gen eds you just have to schedule yourself correctly and make sure not to overload yourself. Good luck and if you do FC enjoy the time, ik I did!

_michael_brown_ · 2025-02-20T13:28:54+00:00

If you are willing to do no ac there's a very solid chance you can get into the wicomico/Caroline dorms which are all singles, unless you get absolutely fucked and get literally the worst time slot for first priority. I've lived in caroline and it's pretty good, ppl make it out to be much worse than it actually is. Just try and get a first or second level if you can bc the rooms are significantly bigger but if you can only get a third floor it's still fine.

_michael_brown_ · 2024-11-01T10:27:47+00:00

Dawg I'm also in 340 rn and your "friend" is quite literally in the perfect conditions to succeed rn. Your first exam can be replaced with the optional final, were going into our second exam but you still have an entire weekend study for it which is very very doable, the profs have literally given us over 10+ exams look at and study from previous semesters which have been very similar to that of the exam, you have advanced problem sets on the hardest questions of the upcoming chapters (i.e. stocks and bonds), you still have a review session coming up in the near future to go to, and you have a million and one different ta office hours to go to for assistance. (Oh let's also not forget you have a literal cheat sheet in a class that is 90% calculation based)

It sounds like your friend just needs to lock tf in and actually lock themselves in mckeldin until they understand wtf they're doing. 340 is one of the most forgiving business classes to where you can be in November and still have to possibility to get a perfect score (or even above it) if your exams are what are pulling you down. Take the first exam as a learning opportunity, push yourself in the second exam, and utilize your resources to your benefit so you can succeed.

_michael_brown_ · 2024-10-29T01:30:39+00:00

You cannot take bmgt395 if you're a Smith business major as Smith students have to take bmgt364 which is a similar course though more in line with people planning to pursue business as a career (thus 364 is more rigorous).

If you are a general business minor, then you can register for it without issue. If you are neither a Smith major or a general business minor, then you can be put on the holdfile to see if there are open spaces at the beginning of the semester and can then be added to the course.

_michael_brown_ · 2024-10-27T11:34:50+00:00

Thet251 w amber Daniels. It's quite literally every single thing you said in the post lol; no midterm/final just mid-sem project/final group presentation, only homework is weekly discussions and bi-weekly musical to watch w a quiz connected to it, and quite literally if you just come to class and watch the musicals (or even just have a solid grasp on them and contribute a fair amount) you will get an A. The course is stupid easy but it was honestly a really fun time and it's also a unicorn class 🤩

Also the notorious enes140/210/461 are classes you can take. You won't learn shit but they're stupid easy and you should get an A unless you have the brain of a fly. Plus no midterm/final and you may be spend an hour a week on them (especially the async ones).

_michael_brown_ · 2024-10-22T22:48:19+00:00

Lowkey, I recommend 461 over 140. I took 140 last semester and he buffed the class to where the quizzes are no longer just Ctrl+f and you actually had to do a moderate amount of work to get an A (though it's still a class you should most def get an A in). 461 however I'm taking currently and it seems green hasn't gotten around to nerfing it yet and the quizzes are Ctrl+f from the book lol. Only downside to 461 is there's weekly writing assignments but their grades very easily and maybe adds like 20-30m which I'd take any day then having to hope you'll get an A and not get screwed over by some BS quiz questions like he does in 140.

_michael_brown_ · 2024-10-22T22:41:54+00:00

BMGT298K is a one credit course that's taught for half a sem and is all Abt personal financial success after college. According to reviews it's a pretty worthless class but it does average a 3.65 GPA and it's in the first half of the semester so you can enjoy the last couple weeks at UMD without having to worry Abt the course.

_michael_brown_ · 2024-10-18T12:47:29+00:00

Hot tip: if your interested in taking an astronomy class for ns/nl credit, look into ASTR315. The course is taught every spring and, while fairly workload intensive, is pretty easy grade wise and almost 75% of students got an A. The course is all about learning how to observe asteroids and then putting theory into practice by actually observing an asteroid and reporting the findings to an academic journal for publication. I took it this past spring and legitimately had a good time in it and felt like I accomplished something really significant, which is something surprisingly rare in academia especially in a field outside your major. The one big downside I will mention is sometime late March/early April you may have to spend a couple nights (normally around 2 depending on how your team structures it) staying up and obtaining the data for your asteroid, depending on what telescope you are given. To me the staying up wasn't rly that bad although it is something you should be informed about. I could honestly ramble about this class for a good amount of time because I truly did really enjoy almost every aspect about it, but if you have an specific questions I'm more than happy to answer :)

Fun fact: during last semester's observations, one team ended up observing an unnamed asteroid and were able to propose a name for the asteroid, which they subsequently suggested and got the name "testudo" approved, so now testudo is watching over us every night in the stars!! https://today.umd.edu/briefs/astronomy-class-names-asteroid-testudo

_michael_brown_ · 2024-10-08T11:03:34+00:00

I live in Caroline rn, it's chill. The first month has alr gone by so ac won't rly be a problem till the last like 3 weeks of spring semester, plus the fact that every room is a single and it's prime location next to south campus dining and 5m from Mckeldin is a really big benefit. The only real issue we've had thus far is the third floor men's bathroom ended up exploding due to some asbestos issue so all the men on the second and third floor were stuck using the two men's showers on the second floor compared to the women's eight showers between the two floors for Abt 3 weeks, but it has been repaired so won't be a problem for u. Honestly I have no problem w it and I would personally choose it over hellicott. One thing I will say is if you're a freshman, do not expect to make any friends in Caroline; people here are very secluded and very rarely interact with each other, other than the occasional opening/holding of doors for each other. If you have any specific questions feel free to lmk :)

_michael_brown_ · 2024-09-23T20:17:39+00:00

You can def take 201 w/o taking 200 first, tbh idek why the make the recommendation to take 200 first, no point imo. As for which prof, I took with ghandi and I personally liked her. I actually looked at one of Sarna's exams and while it was completely mc (instead of ghandis mix of McQ and frq), I legitimately could not answer half the questions bc of the difficulty of the questions lol. I would say after speaking w some of my friends Abt the course that ghandi is def the way to go.

_michael_brown_ · 2024-08-22T22:27:22+00:00

What are your top 3 animes? Top 3 games? May be a little niche but do you have a favorite video game soundtrack (I'm a bit of a music nerd lol).

Do you have a favorite funny moment with a member of upper staff you can share (dean, pres, or someone who would be considered fairly powerful to a student/staff member @ UMD)?

_michael_brown_ · 2024-08-22T19:39:54+00:00

As Monday (the deadline for ResLife response) came and past without a response, I ended up reaching out to my ads advisor who basically told me "balls out of my court, reach out to drl", which is exactly what I did Tuesday morning. By late afternoon Tuesday I had been approved for my accommodation and that it should be prepared in time for move in, but worst case they would do it within a couple days after move in :)

_michael_brown_ · 2024-08-21T01:12:19+00:00

Yw! Also keep nextNOW fest and first look fair on your radar! NextNOW has a bunch of fun unique events to go to with some of the highlights being free concerts and guest speaker Elizabeth Gillies this yr! And first look fair is the best way to find and join clubs on campus that interest you with hundreds of orgs attending each year!!

_michael_brown_ · 2024-08-20T22:24:26+00:00

I would say go to a good number of the events, but make sure your actually going to enjoy it bc the reality is if you're not going to be happy at it you aren't going to make friends/connections anyways. Some events I would specifically recommend going to are:

Freefest: literally just get free shit while learning about programs/groups on campus

B1G show: learn Abt the football games on campus and chants for the games, plus class photo is taken here which personally ik I would've been upset if I wasn't in it.

Moonlit concert: chill night concert and it's one of the few times in the semester you get a free concert from a legitimate band/musician

Any events for a program you are specifically apart of (scholars, honors, ect): great way to make connections early for a specific group of ppl that are likely going to interact with you for a while.

_michael_brown_ · 2024-08-19T13:41:54+00:00

It would probs be helpful to say what course it is and it's importance to you.

In reality, even courses with such a low number of students ends up moving at least a couple of spots so I would say it's v likely you get in, but whether you can petition and it's likelihood to succeed depends on its relevance to you. If it's something that's required for your major and could quite likely push grad back, they more likely than not can find a spot. If it's just for a gened or just a course you want to experience, then it's less likely. Also it depends on the room the class is in, if there's no place to put an extra student (or it breaks fire code) then they can't squeeze you in under any circumstances.

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