Should DC apply to UMD? (and does it feel very "big")

[Anonymous]

I just like the name UMD. sounds like U medical Doctor.

UVA sounds like cancer causing radiation and UNC sounds like University of No Cortex .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just like the name UMD. sounds like U medical Doctor.

UVA sounds like cancer causing radiation and UNC sounds like University of No Cortex .

Tsk tsk run along now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just like the name UMD. sounds like U medical Doctor.

UVA sounds like cancer causing radiation and UNC sounds like University of No Cortex .

😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just like the name UMD. sounds like U medical Doctor.

UVA sounds like cancer causing radiation and UNC sounds like University of No Cortex .

LOL. That’s cute.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC is from Long Island. High stats, probably valedictorian. ECs are strong but no national competitions or anything. Wants to be a doctor.

I want her to be a comfortable driving distance away (under 7-8 hrs). She has plenty of reaches-for-all on her list. Lots of NE schools- she loves cooler weather and I love that they're not that far. She doesn't have strong opinions on the size of the school other than small LACs do not appeal to her, and mid-size sounds good.

I think she would be fine with the relatively larger size of UMD... I also think the size on paper doesn't always match how one experiences a campus.

For those whose kids attend(ed)- did it feel very big?
And just more generally... Do you think DC should add UMD to her list as a Target? If your kid went OOS (or was accepted), was merit aid offered? Thank you!

My kid is a rising junior at UMD from junior. He loves it there. Never given us the impression that the school is "too large". He received some merit which makes the cost comparable to the two most expensive in-state schools. Did the honors college thing for a year. Active in club sport and academic club. Moving off campus to a "new-ish" high within walking distance. Hes a CS major which falls into the school of natural sciences and mathematics. College Park is a little rough, but there's a little downtown next to campus which is quite popular. Fake IDs are plentiful! Campus is nice. Can't say enough good things other than perhaps beltway traffic to get there.

**My kid is a rising junior at UMD from VIRGINIA**

What were their stats when they applied to Umd fromVA?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC is from Long Island. High stats, probably valedictorian. ECs are strong but no national competitions or anything. Wants to be a doctor.

I want her to be a comfortable driving distance away (under 7-8 hrs). She has plenty of reaches-for-all on her list. Lots of NE schools- she loves cooler weather and I love that they're not that far. She doesn't have strong opinions on the size of the school other than small LACs do not appeal to her, and mid-size sounds good.

I think she would be fine with the relatively larger size of UMD... I also think the size on paper doesn't always match how one experiences a campus.

For those whose kids attend(ed)- did it feel very big?
And just more generally... Do you think DC should add UMD to her list as a Target? If your kid went OOS (or was accepted), was merit aid offered? Thank you!

My kid is a rising junior at UMD from junior. He loves it there. Never given us the impression that the school is "too large". He received some merit which makes the cost comparable to the two most expensive in-state schools. Did the honors college thing for a year. Active in club sport and academic club. Moving off campus to a "new-ish" high within walking distance. Hes a CS major which falls into the school of natural sciences and mathematics. College Park is a little rough, but there's a little downtown next to campus which is quite popular. Fake IDs are plentiful! Campus is nice. Can't say enough good things other than perhaps beltway traffic to get there.

**My kid is a rising junior at UMD from VIRGINIA**

What were their stats when they applied to Umd fromVA?

FCPS 3.98/4.5, 1560

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UMD is not a target for anyone. It's hard to get into.

It's a target on my DD's list. It is very easy for in state high stats.

I know several in-state straight A high rigor, 1600 SAT kids who did not get accepted to UMD. In Maryland, UMD is now a reach school even for high stats kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UMD is not a target for anyone. It's hard to get into.

It's a target on my DD's list. It is very easy for in state high stats.

I know several in-state straight A high rigor, 1600 SAT kids who did not get accepted to UMD. In Maryland, UMD is now a reach school even for high stats kids.

True, but UMD recently changed the factors that it looks at when making admission decisions. It’s new factors include things like English as a second language, family educational history, gender, socioeconomic background, and extenuating circumstances. It clearly is looking beyond stats when making admissions decisions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UMD is not a target for anyone. It's hard to get into.

It's a target on my DD's list. It is very easy for in state high stats.

I know several in-state straight A high rigor, 1600 SAT kids who did not get accepted to UMD. In Maryland, UMD is now a reach school even for high stats kids.

You know several kids with 1600 SAT and straight As? They disclose their grades, scores and their admission decisions?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMD is not a target for anyone. It's hard to get into.

It's a target on my DD's list. It is very easy for in state high stats.

I know several in-state straight A high rigor, 1600 SAT kids who did not get accepted to UMD. In Maryland, UMD is now a reach school even for high stats kids.

You know several kids with 1600 SAT and straight As? They disclose their grades, scores and their admission decisions?

+1
A sure sign of BS is when posters claim to know all of this information about other people’s kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UMD is not a target for anyone. It's hard to get into.

It's a target on my DD's list. It is very easy for in state high stats.

I know several in-state straight A high rigor, 1600 SAT kids who did not get accepted to UMD. In Maryland, UMD is now a reach school even for high stats kids.

No you don’t. You absolutely do not know “several“ kids with perfect SAT scores who were denied University of Maryland.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMD is not a target for anyone. It's hard to get into.

It's a target on my DD's list. It is very easy for in state high stats.

I know several in-state straight A high rigor, 1600 SAT kids who did not get accepted to UMD. In Maryland, UMD is now a reach school even for high stats kids.

No you don’t. You absolutely do not know “several“ kids with perfect SAT scores who were denied University of Maryland.

The poster might not "know" several kids with perfect SAT scores, but you can see these rejections in the Naviance scattergrams if they do exist.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some of you aren't even thinking of what OP's kid wants. I don't know why W&M is even in discussion here. She said her kid does not want a small LAC. W&M has less than 10K kids and has so many similarities to a liberal arts college. Comparing it to UMD is like comparing apples to oranges.

10K is not SLAC size. Almost all SLACs are about 2-2.5K.

Bottom line, a kid thinking of UMD is not thinking of W&M or vice versa. My kid is looking at places like UMD, Ohio State, Penn State Michigan State, U Conn, Pitt, even VTech. W&M is not even in the conversation.

My kid chose UMD over WM, Lehigh, CWRU, BU, Minnesota, Ohio St. and Pitt. He was all over the place!

Good choice. Go Terps!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UMD is not a target for anyone. It's hard to get into.

It's a target on my DD's list. It is very easy for in state high stats.

I know several in-state straight A high rigor, 1600 SAT kids who did not get accepted to UMD. In Maryland, UMD is now a reach school even for high stats kids.

You know several kids with 1600 SAT and straight As? They disclose their grades, scores and their admission decisions?

Yes- MCPS
Yes- people around here talk
Yes- you can see on naviance

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMD is not a target for anyone. It's hard to get into.

It's a target on my DD's list. It is very easy for in state high stats.

I know several in-state straight A high rigor, 1600 SAT kids who did not get accepted to UMD. In Maryland, UMD is now a reach school even for high stats kids.

You know several kids with 1600 SAT and straight As? They disclose their grades, scores and their admission decisions?

Yes- MCPS
Yes- people around here talk
Yes- you can see on naviance

Approximately 300 out of about 2 million test takers get a 1600. Impressive connections.