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Anonymous wrote: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.

Thanks for the pertinent info. Does Honors guarantee housing for 4 yrs?

No most of the programs are 2 years. Varies by program. Info on website

That is inaccurate. Even if a program is 2 years, honors students are guaranteed 4 years of housing on campus. However, I don’t know any UMD student that stayed on campus 4 years. They all move off campus.

I made the mistake of checking a UMD Facebook group today. It wasn't even about housing. Except it was. Housing was all it was. Grim, tiny rooms in cheap apartment complexes in Greenbelt. Parking lots and highways. 1,000 a month to live with four roommates like you're in an exurban dystopia. What fun.

Huh? Thousands of student live within a half mile of campus. Something like 10 apartment complexes within walking distance.

Grim tiny rooms next to a highway in College Park? Where do I sign?

Maybe it’s time for your snowflake to live their own life?

Y'all are so defensive about a school no one else in the country cares about. I just think it's sad to see so many highly intelligent kids with so much potential pigeonholed into such narrow boxes in such an ugly provincial place.

DP. Just correcting misinformation. Parts of the campus are beautiful. For many families UMD is an affordable, close option to get an excellent education. No one is pigeonholed. Move your hate to another thread

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Thanks for the pertinent info. Does Honors guarantee housing for 4 yrs?

No most of the programs are 2 years. Varies by program. Info on website

That is inaccurate. Even if a program is 2 years, honors students are guaranteed 4 years of housing on campus. However, I don’t know any UMD student that stayed on campus 4 years. They all move off campus.

I made the mistake of checking a UMD Facebook group today. It wasn't even about housing. Except it was. Housing was all it was. Grim, tiny rooms in cheap apartment complexes in Greenbelt. Parking lots and highways. 1,000 a month to live with four roommates like you're in an exurban dystopia. What fun.

Huh? Thousands of student live within a half mile of campus. Something like 10 apartment complexes within walking distance.

Grim tiny rooms next to a highway in College Park? Where do I sign?

Most of them are brand new buildings. It's a busy commercial road with bars and restaurants next to campus. Not a highway.

We visited many schools and most off campus housing is on highways. Not unique to MD.

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Anonymous wrote:I know University of Maryland has become a pretty tough admit, but I don’t think the general public knows and appreciates that and no one is impressed by anyone who goes to university of Maryland. That’s sad.

Says who?

The rest of America. They know California is nice, and Oregon has hippies, and Washington State has tech, and New York State has many schools, and many of them like Ohio and Florida.

But Maryland? I'm not even convinced most of the country can find it on a map.

It’s true. I’ve met people who don’t even know what region Maryland is in.

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Anonymous wrote:Posters on College Confidential reporting Spring 25 acceptances. Good luck!

My child got in UMD Letters and Science but not in CS directly for fall 2024. Is there a guaranteed admission to CS after a semester?

No. It will be extremely difficult. Look at another school or major

They’ll have an academic advisor that can walk them through the requirements needed to apply, like basic coursework. I know of several in the past years that have done so successfully.

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Anonymous wrote:Posters on College Confidential reporting Spring 25 acceptances. Good luck!

My child got in UMD Letters and Science but not in CS directly for fall 2024. Is there a guaranteed admission to CS after a semester?

No. It will be extremely difficult. Look at another school or major

They’ll have an academic advisor that can walk them through the requirements needed to apply, like basic coursework. I know of several in the past years that have done so successfully.

PP- yes in the past, however now it will be different. Please let this family reach out to UMD and gather their information.

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Is there anyway to participate in a LLC, but live at home? Three of DD’s friends got into LLCs, but are from strict Muslim African families. Living on campus is not an option.

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Anonymous wrote:Posters on College Confidential reporting Spring 25 acceptances. Good luck!

My child got in UMD Letters and Science but not in CS directly for fall 2024. Is there a guaranteed admission to CS after a semester?

No. It will be extremely difficult. Look at another school or major

They’ll have an academic advisor that can walk them through the requirements needed to apply, like basic coursework. I know of several in the past years that have done so successfully.

PP- yes in the past, however now it will be different. Please let this family reach out to UMD and gather their information.

Sorry, I didn’t know it had changed. Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:I know University of Maryland has become a pretty tough admit, but I don’t think the general public knows and appreciates that and no one is impressed by anyone who goes to university of Maryland. That’s sad.

My kids didn’t pick MD because they care what the general public thinks. However, UMD does impress grad schools and employers in the field DD is interested in. More importantly, it offers great opportunities in research in that field as an undergrad, in part because of its location.

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Anonymous wrote:In and accepted to the Honors College. Very excited here tonight!

Congrats!

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Anonymous wrote:Posters on College Confidential reporting Spring 25 acceptances. Good luck!

My child got in UMD Letters and Science but not in CS directly for fall 2024. Is there a guaranteed admission to CS after a semester?

No. It will be extremely difficult. Look at another school or major

They’ll have an academic advisor that can walk them through the requirements needed to apply, like basic coursework. I know of several in the past years that have done so successfully.

Double check this year UMD has decreased CS transfer so it might be hard to get in.

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Anonymous wrote:I know University of Maryland has become a pretty tough admit, but I don’t think the general public knows and appreciates that and no one is impressed by anyone who goes to university of Maryland. That’s sad.

My kids didn’t pick MD because they care what the general public thinks. However, UMD does impress grad schools and employers in the field DD is interested in. More importantly, it offers great opportunities in research in that field as an undergrad, in part because of its location.

That's true!

And one thing that struck me when we moved to Montgomery County is how people never, ever bother to leave it. There are positive reasons for that as well as quite negative ones.

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Anonymous wrote:Posters on College Confidential reporting Spring 25 acceptances. Good luck!

My child got in UMD Letters and Science but not in CS directly for fall 2024. Is there a guaranteed admission to CS after a semester?

No. It will be extremely difficult. Look at another school or major

They’ll have an academic advisor that can walk them through the requirements needed to apply, like basic coursework. I know of several in the past years that have done so successfully.

Double check this year UMD has decreased CS transfer so it might be hard to get in.

Near impossible I would say. Anyone not direct admitted to CS can later apply but it is NO LONGER a simple matter of passing 3 classes, having a 2.7, and getting guaranteed in. You could get As in the classes in question and still get rejected by CS the way its written. There is a hard number cap on major changing to CS now and applications to change to CS will be subjectively evaluated and reviewed not just rubber stamped because you passed CS1/2 and Calc 1. Basically they want students to know that they will probably never be a CS major unless they were direct admit. This applies to everyone enrolling at MD Fall 24 and later.

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Denied.
4.1/3.7 9 AP/IB/DE
NHS
3 years varsity (captain)
plus club sports with leadership roles

He is really bummed since his out of state options didn't give enough to make it feasible for us. So UMBC or Towson it will be (he has taken classes in HS at the CC and hasn't been impressed so doesn't want to go that route.)

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Anonymous wrote:Denied.
4.1/3.7 9 AP/IB/DE
NHS
3 years varsity (captain)
plus club sports with leadership roles

He is really bummed since his out of state options didn't give enough to make it feasible for us. So UMBC or Towson it will be (he has taken classes in HS at the CC and hasn't been impressed so doesn't want to go that route.)

Test scores?

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Anonymous wrote:Denied.
4.1/3.7 9 AP/IB/DE
NHS
3 years varsity (captain)
plus club sports with leadership roles

He is really bummed since his out of state options didn't give enough to make it feasible for us. So UMBC or Towson it will be (he has taken classes in HS at the CC and hasn't been impressed so doesn't want to go that route.)

Test scores?

MCPS?