UMD Admissions 2024 Is it that selective now?

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I have a student in class of 2025. UMD told our school that the middle 50 percentile of SAT scores for accepted students was 1400-1520 and that their acceptance rate last year was 31 percent. They didn’t say how many applied TO though. They said this is a safety school for no one.

Our kid really wants UMD. Will end up with one B on transcript. As of end of sophomore year had taken 4 AP classes (only 3 exams) and earned 3 s on them. This year is taking 5 APs and senior year 5 more tentatively so plus MV.

SAT score is almost at the “bottom” of their range high 1300’s. Not URM.

Class of 2024 is it really that competitive? Is this a big reach for my kid?

No major ECs or sports.

overall admit is 44%. they are trying to overestimate their selectivity and desirability. yield is terrible

So dumb. Who the heck cares. It's a good school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I have a student in class of 2025. UMD told our school that the middle 50 percentile of SAT scores for accepted students was 1400-1520 and that their acceptance rate last year was 31 percent. They didn’t say how many applied TO though. They said this is a safety school for no one.

Our kid really wants UMD. Will end up with one B on transcript. As of end of sophomore year had taken 4 AP classes (only 3 exams) and earned 3 s on them. This year is taking 5 APs and senior year 5 more tentatively so plus MV.

SAT score is almost at the “bottom” of their range high 1300’s. Not URM.

Class of 2024 is it really that competitive? Is this a big reach for my kid?

No major ECs or sports.

overall admit is 44%. they are trying to overestimate their selectivity and desirability. yield is terrible

So dumb. Who the heck cares. It's a good school.

what’s dumb is when admissions overhypes selectivity and says it is not a safety for anyone.

really? is that what a 21% yield indicates? lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I have a student in class of 2025. UMD told our school that the middle 50 percentile of SAT scores for accepted students was 1400-1520 and that their acceptance rate last year was 31 percent. They didn’t say how many applied TO though. They said this is a safety school for no one.

Our kid really wants UMD. Will end up with one B on transcript. As of end of sophomore year had taken 4 AP classes (only 3 exams) and earned 3 s on them. This year is taking 5 APs and senior year 5 more tentatively so plus MV.

SAT score is almost at the “bottom” of their range high 1300’s. Not URM.

Class of 2024 is it really that competitive? Is this a big reach for my kid?

No major ECs or sports.

overall admit is 44%. they are trying to overestimate their selectivity and desirability. yield is terrible

It's remarkably consistent though at ~23%. It's a public school without ED. What would you expect?

go check ucla and berkeley yield then come back

[Anonymous]

it’s the emory of public schools. overrated

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Excuse my ignorance but has the SATs gotten significantly easier since the late 90s, early 2000? I looked at average scores at various colleges today and they all seem so high! No way back when I took it could that many people get scores in mid-high 1400s. Are we talking about the same test? My kids are nowhere near college age so I haven't paid attention to how the test has changed.

Because testing has been optional, only the best scores get sent in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it’s the emory of public schools. overrated

Don't forge UVA. Any large public that actually does Early Decision plays the yield game. Don't take them seriously when it comes to admission numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I have a student in class of 2025. UMD told our school that the middle 50 percentile of SAT scores for accepted students was 1400-1520 and that their acceptance rate last year was 31 percent. They didn’t say how many applied TO though. They said this is a safety school for no one.

Our kid really wants UMD. Will end up with one B on transcript. As of end of sophomore year had taken 4 AP classes (only 3 exams) and earned 3 s on them. This year is taking 5 APs and senior year 5 more tentatively so plus MV.

SAT score is almost at the “bottom” of their range high 1300’s. Not URM.

Class of 2024 is it really that competitive? Is this a big reach for my kid?

No major ECs or sports.

overall admit is 44%. they are trying to overestimate their selectivity and desirability. yield is terrible

It's remarkably consistent though at ~23%. It's a public school without ED. What would you expect?

go check ucla and berkeley yield then come back

I dont think UMD ever claimed to be UCLA or Berkeley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I have a student in class of 2025. UMD told our school that the middle 50 percentile of SAT scores for accepted students was 1400-1520 and that their acceptance rate last year was 31 percent. They didn’t say how many applied TO though. They said this is a safety school for no one.

Our kid really wants UMD. Will end up with one B on transcript. As of end of sophomore year had taken 4 AP classes (only 3 exams) and earned 3 s on them. This year is taking 5 APs and senior year 5 more tentatively so plus MV.

SAT score is almost at the “bottom” of their range high 1300’s. Not URM.

Class of 2024 is it really that competitive? Is this a big reach for my kid?

No major ECs or sports.

overall admit is 44%. they are trying to overestimate their selectivity and desirability. yield is terrible

It's remarkably consistent though at ~23%. It's a public school without ED. What would you expect?

go check ucla and berkeley yield then come back

I dont think UMD ever claimed to be UCLA or Berkeley.

at a 44% acceptance rate (greater than 50% instate), it is absolutely a safety for many.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I have a student in class of 2025. UMD told our school that the middle 50 percentile of SAT scores for accepted students was 1400-1520 and that their acceptance rate last year was 31 percent. They didn’t say how many applied TO though. They said this is a safety school for no one.

Our kid really wants UMD. Will end up with one B on transcript. As of end of sophomore year had taken 4 AP classes (only 3 exams) and earned 3 s on them. This year is taking 5 APs and senior year 5 more tentatively so plus MV.

SAT score is almost at the “bottom” of their range high 1300’s. Not URM.

Class of 2024 is it really that competitive? Is this a big reach for my kid?

No major ECs or sports.

overall admit is 44%. they are trying to overestimate their selectivity and desirability. yield is terrible

It's remarkably consistent though at ~23%. It's a public school without ED. What would you expect?

go check ucla and berkeley yield then come back

I dont think UMD ever claimed to be UCLA or Berkeley.

at a 44% acceptance rate (greater than 50% instate), it is absolutely a safety for many.

Okay???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Excuse my ignorance but has the SATs gotten significantly easier since the late 90s, early 2000? I looked at average scores at various colleges today and they all seem so high! No way back when I took it could that many people get scores in mid-high 1400s. Are we talking about the same test? My kids are nowhere near college age so I haven't paid attention to how the test has changed.

Yes. And the late 90s early 2000s test was easier than the 80s test. It’s been recentered twice. A ~1500 now is equivalent to a low 1300s from the 80s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on what he is going to major in. CS is hard to get in.

UMD has said many times they are major blind at admission. If you apply to CS you can get into the university but not into CS and be put in letters and sciences.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I have a student in class of 2025. UMD told our school that the middle 50 percentile of SAT scores for accepted students was 1400-1520 and that their acceptance rate last year was 31 percent. They didn’t say how many applied TO though. They said this is a safety school for no one.

Our kid really wants UMD. Will end up with one B on transcript. As of end of sophomore year had taken 4 AP classes (only 3 exams) and earned 3 s on them. This year is taking 5 APs and senior year 5 more tentatively so plus MV.

SAT score is almost at the “bottom” of their range high 1300’s. Not URM.

Class of 2024 is it really that competitive? Is this a big reach for my kid?

No major ECs or sports.

overall admit is 44%. they are trying to overestimate their selectivity and desirability. yield is terrible

It's remarkably consistent though at ~23%. It's a public school without ED. What would you expect?

go check ucla and berkeley yield then come back

I dont think UMD ever claimed to be UCLA or Berkeley.

Perhaps (for now), but it could certainly toot its own horn if it chose to.

Michigan - which has every right to "claim" similarity to those 2 schools - named UMCP as an academic peer (which was reciprocated), as did UVA (which wasn't, interestingly).

Objectively, it's positioned itself as just barely outside of the so-called "Big 5" publics. If you want to convince me that Florida, Texas, and maybe a couple others are right there, too, OK. But UMCP's not taking a back seat to any of those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I have a student in class of 2025. UMD told our school that the middle 50 percentile of SAT scores for accepted students was 1400-1520 and that their acceptance rate last year was 31 percent. They didn’t say how many applied TO though. They said this is a safety school for no one.

Our kid really wants UMD. Will end up with one B on transcript. As of end of sophomore year had taken 4 AP classes (only 3 exams) and earned 3 s on them. This year is taking 5 APs and senior year 5 more tentatively so plus MV.

SAT score is almost at the “bottom” of their range high 1300’s. Not URM.

Class of 2024 is it really that competitive? Is this a big reach for my kid?

No major ECs or sports.

overall admit is 44%. they are trying to overestimate their selectivity and desirability. yield is terrible

So dumb. Who the heck cares. It's a good school.

what’s dumb is when admissions overhypes selectivity and says it is not a safety for anyone.

really? is that what a 21% yield indicates? lol

UMD's in state yield is a very strong 50% according to their CDS. Their OOS yield is low, but comparible to all but the most desirable (UNC, UVA, etc.) major state universities.

[Anonymous]

Umd is selective for cs and electrical engineering. Everything else, I think it’s not as selective. I think for in state kids it’s always been considered safety but in the past few years it’s become difficult for in state. Probably easier for oos. I think all these states should follow the models of tx, unc, ca where top 5% of hs students get guaranteed admission. I have a feeling uva will follow that path soon.

[Anonymous]

Tx, fl ,ca,nc have really set the bar high for other states to follow pursuit UVa and umich always think they are elitist. I bet they will fight the state if they force a guaranteed model