UMD yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Congrats to all the admits! Heading to a world-class university with a beautiful campus and great school spirit.

+1 On a random visit to UMD not long ago (not an admissions tour), I thought the students were incredibly NICE. Didn't expected that vibe at a big state school, was very impressed by it.

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Anonymous wrote:that was my dd last year. 3.9 something/4.8 something. 12 APs. Rejected.

I attended a college consultant presentation a few weeks ago at our high school. That college consultant came out and said he saw a lot of W schools, high stat rejections last year because of yield protection, He said the same profile of kid from a school like Watkins Mill would easily get in.

It's not yield protection. UMD doesn't do that. It's because students are compared to their peers in *their* schools. So, a high stat kid in a W school won't stand out, but one in WM would stand out. Big fish; little pond.

That college consultant is stealing people's money with bad info.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:that was my dd last year. 3.9 something/4.8 something. 12 APs. Rejected.

I attended a college consultant presentation a few weeks ago at our high school. That college consultant came out and said he saw a lot of W schools, high stat rejections last year because of yield protection, He said the same profile of kid from a school like Watkins Mill would easily get in.

It's not yield protection. UMD doesn't do that. It's because students are compared to their peers in *their* schools. So, a high stat kid in a W school won't stand out, but one in WM would stand out. Big fish; little pond.

That college consultant is stealing people's money with bad info.

Correct. So many high stats kids applying to the same small group of majors. They are absolutely compared to one another. Relatively small differences in stats or LORs can make or break an application in that context.

[Anonymous]

Think UMD likes the OOS income from NOVA. My kid's FCPS HS probably sends 3-5 each year. He loves it there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know what UMD does for admitted student days? Will there be some soon? Kid accepted and have not yet visited. Trying to see if we can go quickly to rule it in or out.

When DC went 2 years ago they had sessions by majors, some swag, and tours.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know what happens if an Honors College kid doesn't get the program they want? I assume some (aka STEM) are more popular than others. I guess then does University Honors, which sounds like more of a catch-all? I hate how unclear the info and process is.

UH has the best dorms. But, the program is nbd. My kid dropped it second year to focus on their major. They had 58 credits going in, so most of their classes were in their major. Plus, DC is dual majoring in STEM, and the UH classes would've slowed down the 3 year graduation trajectory they wanted to achieve. They are also doing a +1 masters.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know what UMD does for admitted student days? Will there be some soon? Kid accepted and have not yet visited. Trying to see if we can go quickly to rule it in or out.

When DC went 2 years ago they had sessions by majors, some swag, and tours.

I remember sessions in March and April, but DS might not have been quick enough to notice any Feb opportunities.

If your DC is still deciding as the May 1 deadline approaches, I highly recommend Maryland Day in late April. DS wandered campus with a group of high school friends and that sealed the decision.

https://marylandday.umd.edu/

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know what happens if an Honors College kid doesn't get the program they want? I assume some (aka STEM) are more popular than others. I guess then does University Honors, which sounds like more of a catch-all? I hate how unclear the info and process is.

UH has the best dorms. But, the program is nbd. My kid dropped it second year to focus on their major. They had 58 credits going in, so most of their classes were in their major. Plus, DC is dual majoring in STEM, and the UH classes would've slowed down the 3 year graduation trajectory they wanted to achieve. They are also doing a +1 masters.

Very helpful, thank you!

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS admitted for spring 3.7/4.1, 1510 (yes we know this looks low but kid has ADHD and is terrible at languages - language class grades really brought down their GPA and it shows). We are waiting for VT (did not apply to UVA or WM as don't have the kid's major). Not sure freshman connection is worth it if if have a lot of AP and DE credits to transfer. Does anyone know how UMD is with respect to that? TIA

Kid already has a number of OOS acceptances with great merit, so we are really not sure what to do.

? Does UMD state that FC can't transfer APs? Never heard that.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know what UMD does for admitted student days? Will there be some soon? Kid accepted and have not yet visited. Trying to see if we can go quickly to rule it in or out.

When DC went 2 years ago they had sessions by majors, some swag, and tours.

I remember sessions in March and April, but DS might not have been quick enough to notice any Feb opportunities.

If your DC is still deciding as the May 1 deadline approaches, I highly recommend Maryland Day in late April. DS wandered campus with a group of high school friends and that sealed the decision.

https://marylandday.umd.edu/

oh yes, MD day is huge.

[Anonymous]

I think someone mentioned earlier in this thread that merit aid comes later, doors anyone know when? And if DS didn't make honors college, does that mean he won't get any merit aid? TIA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think someone mentioned earlier in this thread that merit aid comes later, doors anyone know when? And if DS didn't make honors college, does that mean he won't get any merit aid? TIA

Not eligible for Baneker/Key but maybe a smaller Dean's Scholarship is possible. Hopefully someone else can weigh in.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS admitted for spring 3.7/4.1, 1510 (yes we know this looks low but kid has ADHD and is terrible at languages - language class grades really brought down their GPA and it shows). We are waiting for VT (did not apply to UVA or WM as don't have the kid's major). Not sure freshman connection is worth it if if have a lot of AP and DE credits to transfer. Does anyone know how UMD is with respect to that? TIA

Kid already has a number of OOS acceptances with great merit, so we are really not sure what to do.

? Does UMD state that FC can't transfer APs? Never heard that.

FC can absolutely use their APs.

— mom of FC kid who started in fall 2023

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS admitted for spring 3.7/4.1, 1510 (yes we know this looks low but kid has ADHD and is terrible at languages - language class grades really brought down their GPA and it shows). We are waiting for VT (did not apply to UVA or WM as don't have the kid's major). Not sure freshman connection is worth it if if have a lot of AP and DE credits to transfer. Does anyone know how UMD is with respect to that? TIA

Kid already has a number of OOS acceptances with great merit, so we are really not sure what to do.

? Does UMD state that FC can't transfer APs? Never heard that.

This is PP - I meant not that can't transfer APs, meant that there really aren't classes in FC to take.

[Anonymous]

So is the joke on all of us for overpaying to live in W school districts when our kids could have gotten in with the same profile if we had paid less for housing and stayed in Darnestown or Olney?