UMD College Park Results thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rejected. In state, legacy, 1400 SAT, 3.7 uw, 4.3 w
I am so pissed.

I would be, too! I hope your appeal is successful. FYI, she could probably transfer in after first semester. I know they don't like to see C's on report cards, not sure if she got any. I know because one of my kids was rejected a few years back and asked why. They told her she had C's on her transcript. Although her grades were lower than your kid's. They will tell you why they rejected her, but it may be a while before they answer the phone because everyone and his brother will be calling.

Thank you. No, she did not get any Cs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Accepted.
Honors College, CS, Asian-American Male.
MCPS magnet, 1590 SAT/4.0 u/4.8 w/12 APs

ECs, honors, internship, awards, community service etc were also pretty impressive considering the COVID disruption for 10th and 11th grade.
Not athlete, no hooks, in-state.

Congratulations! Isn’t the hook Asian American, or is affirmative action not considered a hook?

Asian-American is not considered URM, especially in STEM. Being Asian-American can be a liability because there are so many qualified Asian-American kids with fantastic stats, ECs etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Accepted.
Honors College, CS, Asian-American Male.
MCPS magnet, 1590 SAT/4.0 u/4.8 w/12 APs

ECs, honors, internship, awards, community service etc were also pretty impressive considering the COVID disruption for 10th and 11th grade.
Not athlete, no hooks, in-state.

Congratulations! Isn’t the hook Asian American, or is affirmative action not considered a hook?

Asian American is basically white. So no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3.6 uw/1520/top private school. In at a top 10 university already. Rejected from Maryland. What a wild ride.

That's astonishing. Makes no sense whatsoever.

Congrats on the T10 acceptance!!

Maybe you can appeal? Seems crazy to be rejected with those stats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 4.7 weighted. 3.98 unweighted. 27 act. Upset.

What???????? Really? OMG! I can't believe it. Are you in-state?

The 27 might have been a problem, if submitted

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 4.7 weighted. 3.98 unweighted. 27 act. Upset.

What???????? Really? OMG! I can't believe it. Are you in-state?

The 27 might have been a problem, if submitted

Right. Definitely should not have submitted a 27.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 4.7 weighted. 3.98 unweighted. 27 act. Upset.

What???????? Really? OMG! I can't believe it. Are you in-state?

The 27 might have been a problem, if submitted

27 is low for UMD, but a 3.98 is impressive! It might depend on the rigor of the high school program/# of APs, etc.

College admissions is a mysterious process. It's so hard to predict these days who will get accepted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3.6 uw/1520/top private school. In at a top 10 university already. Rejected from Maryland. What a wild ride.

That's astonishing. Makes no sense whatsoever.

Congrats on the T10 acceptance!!

Maybe you can appeal? Seems crazy to be rejected with those stats.

I wonder if this is an example of how lower grades at private schools hurt when applying to public universities that are more stat driven and don’t take into account different programs the same way private colleges do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3.6 uw/1520/top private school. In at a top 10 university already. Rejected from Maryland. What a wild ride.

That's astonishing. Makes no sense whatsoever.

Congrats on the T10 acceptance!!

Maybe you can appeal? Seems crazy to be rejected with those stats.

I wonder if this is an example of how lower grades at private schools hurt when applying to public universities that are more stat driven and don’t take into account different programs the same way private colleges do.

Yup. Choose a private for other reasons than college admissions. In this day and age of inclusion, privates reek of privilege. Not a good look these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 4.7 weighted. 3.98 unweighted. 27 act. Upset.

What???????? Really? OMG! I can't believe it. Are you in-state?

The 27 might have been a problem, if submitted

Right. Definitely should not have submitted a 27.

On our W school Scattergrams, still should have been a slam dunk with that score. Solidly green territory. No idea what school this student attends but this is scary!

[Anonymous]

Kids who are Spring admits can join a program called Freshman Connection. That allows students to take freshman classes they would normally take only later in the day with Freshman Connection students.

Thank you! My kid is a spring admit. I didn't see the letter and am trying to digest what this means. Your info on Freshman Connection led me to this - https://oes.umd.edu/current-incoming-former-umd-students/freshmen-connection/program-overview

What are the main differences between Freshmen Connection and the regular fall semester?
Freshmen Connection offers a selection of UMD courses that help fulfill undergraduate major and University general education requirements. Courses meet in campus classrooms, 3-9 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. on Fridays.

My biggest question is what's the goal of this program, what kind of students do it and what classes are offered in the fall? My kid is in a magnet and had 10 APs, so I was assuming would have a lot of credit coming in already. Are these like English 101 classes the kid would already have AP Eng credit for?
On one hand, you could see some advantages to doing this... the kid could work part-time in the morning and take classes later. But if it's all basic classes the kid would not have to take anyway because of AP, that's different. If anyone has experience with this, please share!

[Anonymous]

Rejected. 1420 SAT. 3.85 unweighted grade point average 4.2 weighted. crazy thing is he was accepted at Penn State. I do not want to pay out of state tuition. 😡. Waiting to hear from other schools but they are all out of state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3.6 uw/1520/top private school. In at a top 10 university already. Rejected from Maryland. What a wild ride.

That's astonishing. Makes no sense whatsoever.

Congrats on the T10 acceptance!!

Maybe you can appeal? Seems crazy to be rejected with those stats.

I wonder if this is an example of how lower grades at private schools hurt when applying to public universities that are more stat driven and don’t take into account different programs the same way private colleges do.

Yup. Choose a private for other reasons than college admissions. In this day and age of inclusion, privates reek of privilege. Not a good look these days.

Um, this kid got into a top 10, so I think the private school worked out just fine with respect to college admissions. Maybe MD realized this kid was never going to go there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 1420 SAT. 3.85 unweighted grade point average 4.2 weighted. crazy thing is he was accepted at Penn State. I do not want to pay out of state tuition. 😡. Waiting to hear from other schools but they are all out of state.

Madness. Hard to believe UMDCP is rejecting kids with these stats!

I remember when a 1400 would get you into any college you wanted, including Ivies!

This is nuts, probably caused by the pandemic craziness with kids applying to 15 colleges or more! My kid applied to 12 colleges. I applied to 3.

[Anonymous]

Looks like you can see course selections here:

https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=§ionId=&termId=202108&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=FC&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on

Anonymous wrote:[quo
te]Kids who are Spring admits can join a program called Freshman Connection. That allows students to take freshman classes they would normally take only later in the day with Freshman Connection students.

Thank you! My kid is a spring admit. I didn't see the letter and am trying to digest what this means. Your info on Freshman Connection led me to this - https://oes.umd.edu/current-incoming-former-umd-students/freshmen-connection/program-overview

What are the main differences between Freshmen Connection and the regular fall semester?
Freshmen Connection offers a selection of UMD courses that help fulfill undergraduate major and University general education requirements. Courses meet in campus classrooms, 3-9 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. on Fridays.

My biggest question is what's the goal of this program, what kind of students do it and what classes are offered in the fall? My kid is in a magnet and had 10 APs, so I was assuming would have a lot of credit coming in already. Are these like English 101 classes the kid would already have AP Eng credit for?
On one hand, you could see some advantages to doing this... the kid could work part-time in the morning and take classes later. But if it's all basic classes the kid would not have to take anyway because of AP, that's different. If anyone has experience with this, please share!