UMD EA Results
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Anonymous
Do you have to accept if you don't like where they put you? What honors LLC has the best dorms? |
Anonymous
Same for dd with 1450 sat and not captain of sport . |
Anonymous
PP. You don't have to accept and you can also apply to another in year 2 if you desire. Univ Honors or ACES probably. There are also a couple of smaller programs that I think have good dorms too. UMD site has bunch of information |
Anonymous
Mostly but not all get them. Are you in state? Rare to get a scholarship if in state. |
Anonymous
They do sometimes for high stats kids. I know people getting merit scholarships. |
Anonymous
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To answer several persistent questions...
Honors>>>>Scholars>>other stuff Money comes later (Mid-late Feb?) but don't expect a lot in-state, if anything. And Honors is *not* a guarantee of money though probably better chance but some non Honors admits get money too. BK, is, (I think) from Honors admits only however. Honors is worthwhile if just for the housing and you may find it useful generally too. UH and Aces have the best housing and UH housing (PC and JW) is more convenient than ACES (PF Hall). There are other perfectly fine dorms too if you aren't Honors or are in other Honors programs. UH is easily the biggest Honors program, its the default, least specialized) but best housing and most class options. There are also Honors versions of some key classes available only to Honors kids. Calculus, for example, and at least in that, all class hours are with the instructor in smaller classes. No discussion section with a TA, no huge lecture hall. Note, many TAs are fantastic, not trying to be critical. Other programs (Scholars, etc) can be good opportunities but consider the cost (in time/effort): benefit analysis. Consider it even with Honors. Its 15 Credits in Honors. Is the payoff worth it? With the housing, yes, imo. Absent that...maybe. FC is no big deal. In fact, kids I know like it. Don't view it as a failure. Look at some of the kids who didn't get in...its just a way for them to take more of the kids they should have taken in the first place... Comp Sci..it will be much harder to declare CS for anyone not admitted directly. Not impossible but I would say do not count on it. Up til now, changing to CS has been fairly easy. Not easy anymore. Have a plan B or go somewhere else. |
Anonymous
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DS accepted to CS OOS (from DC)
Rejected from UNC 3.98/4.8 1520, varsity sports, other typical ECs |
Anonymous
UH has the best dorms |
Anonymous
If you don't ask, they def don't. Really, if you have legitimate reason to think there was an actual error or blatant oversight, ask. Otherwise, yes, they don't reconsider. Does the 3.97 person know their class rank? Was class rigor high? Calc AB or BC? AP Lang? Lit? If they were just padding the gpa with "honors" classes at some W and are ranked in the 30th percent than justified reject but if they took hard classes (clearly they got all As and maybe 1 or 2 B) then its not so cut and dry.. |
Anonymous
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DC Accepted Park Scholar (CS) OOS FCPS 3.9/4.4 1550 SAT Good ECs 14 APs and Post-AP |
Anonymous
Thanks for the pertinent info. Does Honors guarantee housing for 4 yrs? |
Anonymous
No most of the programs are 2 years. Varies by program. Info on website |
Anonymous
You seem super kind and empathetic. |
Anonymous
Just sayin |
Anonymous
Or, it means that UMD is over-subscribed, and only fools who think it's a brand name like Gucci are sad enough to send their kids there on some half-time, double to a room scheme. I think it's a fine school. Or rather, I did think it was a fine school until I saw with amazement how you people are about it. It's a college. It's a college no one outside of Maryland honestly cares about because to the rest of the US, Maryland is about the size of Delaware or Rhode Island, notable only for being next to Philadelphia and DC. I like Maryland too, but get a grip, provincials. |