Class of 2023 - Acceptances/Rejections

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Anonymous wrote:Accepted: Purdue, Case Western, Northeastern, WPI, U of Arizona

Deferred: Ohio State

Rejected: University of Maryland

Still waiting: RPI, Harvey Mudd and U of Washington


Such a strange process. Ohio was a safety and getting rejected from state school was a little shocking. But the acceptances were exciting. It really does seem like a crapshoot.

Congrats. Accepted at Northeastern but denied at UMD - crazy.

UMD is a better school.

Is this a joke?

Many kids are going to state schools due to cost. That doesn't mean they are the better school. It just means more are applying. Every school on there but Arizona and Ohio is better than Maryland in my opinion.

The Common Data sets tell us otherwise.

UMD-CP and Northeastern are very similar vis-a-vis the Common Data Sets.

Many kids are going to state schools because they are good schools with a high-performing student body.

I think many kids are going to state schools because UMD costs $20K and Northeastern costs 65K

Yes. And because UMD is an equal experience in terms of the student body and education, and has a similarly great reputation.

But UMD costs about $27K, not $20K.

It is not an equal experience. Come on now. It is not a terrible school, but it is not UVA or UMich. It is the only decent state school in the whole state. Nothing to compare it to. The only truly smart kids going there are going to due to cost or aid. Most apply for the safety factor.

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Northeastern isn't a particularly good school. I mean, it's fine, but I don't know that it is in any way better than UMD.

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Anonymous wrote:Accepted: Purdue, Case Western, Northeastern, WPI, U of Arizona

Deferred: Ohio State

Rejected: University of Maryland

Still waiting: RPI, Harvey Mudd and U of Washington


Such a strange process. Ohio was a safety and getting rejected from state school was a little shocking. But the acceptances were exciting. It really does seem like a crapshoot.

Congrats. Accepted at Northeastern but denied at UMD - crazy.

UMD is a better school.

Is this a joke?

Many kids are going to state schools due to cost. That doesn't mean they are the better school. It just means more are applying. Every school on there but Arizona and Ohio is better than Maryland in my opinion.

Ohio? No one with a clue calls it that any sooner than they’d say Maryland State. Credibility: zero.

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Anonymous wrote:Accepted: Purdue, Case Western, Northeastern, WPI, U of Arizona

Deferred: Ohio State

Rejected: University of Maryland

Still waiting: RPI, Harvey Mudd and U of Washington


Such a strange process. Ohio was a safety and getting rejected from state school was a little shocking. But the acceptances were exciting. It really does seem like a crapshoot.

Congrats. Accepted at Northeastern but denied at UMD - crazy.

UMD is a better school.

Is this a joke?

Many kids are going to state schools due to cost. That doesn't mean they are the better school. It just means more are applying. Every school on there but Arizona and Ohio is better than Maryland in my opinion.

The Common Data sets tell us otherwise.

UMD-CP and Northeastern are very similar vis-a-vis the Common Data Sets.

Many kids are going to state schools because they are good schools with a high-performing student body.

I think many kids are going to state schools because UMD costs $20K and Northeastern costs 65K

Yes. And because UMD is an equal experience in terms of the student body and education, and has a similarly great reputation.

But UMD costs about $27K, not $20K.

It is not an equal experience. Come on now. It is not a terrible school, but it is not UVA or UMich. It is the only decent state school in the whole state. Nothing to compare it to. The only truly smart kids going there are going to due to cost or aid. Most apply for the safety factor.

Northeastern University:

SAT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
SAT Math 690-770 range of middle 50%
SAT Critical Reading 680-750 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite 32-34 range of middle 50%

Grade Point Average of Enrolled Freshmen (4.0 scale)
Average GPA Not reported

UMD-College Park:

SAT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
SAT Math 650-750 range of middle 50%
SAT Critical Reading 640-720 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite 29-33 range of middle 50%

Grade Point Average of Enrolled Freshmen (4.0 scale)
Average GPA 4.26
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The differences are not meaningful.

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Anonymous wrote:Northeastern isn't a particularly good school. I mean, it's fine, but I don't know that it is in any way better than UMD.

+1

It's an overpriced hype school that has used the UNWRT rankings system over many years.

When I was in high school decades ago, it was where the mediocre local townie students went to school.

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^^^ *USNWR rankings

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Anonymous wrote:Accepted: Purdue, Case Western, Northeastern, WPI, U of Arizona

Deferred: Ohio State

Rejected: University of Maryland

Still waiting: RPI, Harvey Mudd and U of Washington


Such a strange process. Ohio was a safety and getting rejected from state school was a little shocking. But the acceptances were exciting. It really does seem like a crapshoot.

Congrats. Accepted at Northeastern but denied at UMD - crazy.

UMD is a better school.

Is this a joke?

Many kids are going to state schools due to cost. That doesn't mean they are the better school. It just means more are applying. Every school on there but Arizona and Ohio is better than Maryland in my opinion.

The Common Data sets tell us otherwise.

UMD-CP and Northeastern are very similar vis-a-vis the Common Data Sets.

Many kids are going to state schools because they are good schools with a high-performing student body.

I think many kids are going to state schools because UMD costs $20K and Northeastern costs 65K

Yes. And because UMD is an equal experience in terms of the student body and education, and has a similarly great reputation.

But UMD costs about $27K, not $20K.

It is not an equal experience. Come on now. It is not a terrible school, but it is not UVA or UMich. It is the only decent state school in the whole state. Nothing to compare it to. The only truly smart kids going there are going to due to cost or aid. Most apply for the safety factor.

At least as good, by many measures better than UVA. Same for Northeastern.
One measure-- THE world university rankings
UMD 82
UVA 107
Northeastern 184

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Anonymous wrote:Accepted: Purdue, Case Western, Northeastern, WPI, U of Arizona

Deferred: Ohio State

Rejected: University of Maryland

Still waiting: RPI, Harvey Mudd and U of Washington


Such a strange process. Ohio was a safety and getting rejected from state school was a little shocking. But the acceptances were exciting. It really does seem like a crapshoot.

Congrats. Accepted at Northeastern but denied at UMD - crazy.

UMD is a better school.

Is this a joke?

Many kids are going to state schools due to cost. That doesn't mean they are the better school. It just means more are applying. Every school on there but Arizona and Ohio is better than Maryland in my opinion.

The Common Data sets tell us otherwise.

UMD-CP and Northeastern are very similar vis-a-vis the Common Data Sets.

Many kids are going to state schools because they are good schools with a high-performing student body.

I think many kids are going to state schools because UMD costs $20K and Northeastern costs 65K

Yes. And because UMD is an equal experience in terms of the student body and education, and has a similarly great reputation.

But UMD costs about $27K, not $20K.

It is not an equal experience. Come on now. It is not a terrible school, but it is not UVA or UMich. It is the only decent state school in the whole state. Nothing to compare it to. The only truly smart kids going there are going to due to cost or aid. Most apply for the safety factor.

Northeastern University:

SAT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
SAT Math 690-770 range of middle 50%
SAT Critical Reading 680-750 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite 32-34 range of middle 50%

Grade Point Average of Enrolled Freshmen (4.0 scale)
Average GPA Not reported

UMD-College Park:

SAT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
SAT Math 650-750 range of middle 50%
SAT Critical Reading 640-720 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite 29-33 range of middle 50%

Grade Point Average of Enrolled Freshmen (4.0 scale)
Average GPA 4.26
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The differences are not meaningful.

Wasn’t this discussed here on another thread that UMD has a higher GPA average than Harvard, MIT, and all the ivies? We all know that is impossible. Their average test scores show that they very much only look at these inflated GPA’s and not rigor or holistically. I would love to see this average without the MCPS inflated and weighted grades. I doubt anyone at Case, Northeastern have ACT below 29 and that is 50% at UMD.

Either way, this thread is hijacked. For parents who sent their kids to UMD, it is the best school. For those that chose not to, it is subpar.

Moving on...

Can someone else chime in with 2023 acceptances etc...

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I think we have a UMD booster in the house!

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Wasn’t this discussed here on another thread that UMD has a higher GPA average than Harvard, MIT, and all the ivies? We all know that is impossible. Their average test scores show that they very much only look at these inflated GPA’s and not rigor or holistically. I would love to see this average without the MCPS inflated and weighted grades. I doubt anyone at Case, Northeastern have ACT below 29 and that is 50% at UMD.

Either way, this thread is hijacked. For parents who sent their kids to UMD, it is the best school. For those that chose not to, it is subpar.

Moving on...

Can someone else chime in with 2023 acceptances etc...

That is not how middle 50% works. The 25th percentile is 29, so 25% of the kids have that score or lower, same as UVA.

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Anonymous wrote:I think we have a UMD booster in the house!

Nope, just some people not willing to put up with unsupported negativity.

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Anonymous wrote:Accepted: Purdue, Case Western, Northeastern, WPI, U of Arizona

Deferred: Ohio State

Rejected: University of Maryland

Still waiting: RPI, Harvey Mudd and U of Washington


Such a strange process. Ohio was a safety and getting rejected from state school was a little shocking. But the acceptances were exciting. It really does seem like a crapshoot.

Congrats. Accepted at Northeastern but denied at UMD - crazy.

UMD is a better school.

Is this a joke?

Many kids are going to state schools due to cost. That doesn't mean they are the better school. It just means more are applying. Every school on there but Arizona and Ohio is better than Maryland in my opinion.

The Common Data sets tell us otherwise.

UMD-CP and Northeastern are very similar vis-a-vis the Common Data Sets.

Many kids are going to state schools because they are good schools with a high-performing student body.

I think many kids are going to state schools because UMD costs $20K and Northeastern costs 65K

Yes. And because UMD is an equal experience in terms of the student body and education, and has a similarly great reputation.

But UMD costs about $27K, not $20K.

It is not an equal experience. Come on now. It is not a terrible school, but it is not UVA or UMich. It is the only decent state school in the whole state. Nothing to compare it to. The only truly smart kids going there are going to due to cost or aid. Most apply for the safety factor.

Northeastern University:

SAT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
SAT Math 690-770 range of middle 50%
SAT Critical Reading 680-750 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite 32-34 range of middle 50%

Grade Point Average of Enrolled Freshmen (4.0 scale)
Average GPA Not reported

UMD-College Park:

SAT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
SAT Math 650-750 range of middle 50%
SAT Critical Reading 640-720 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite 29-33 range of middle 50%

Grade Point Average of Enrolled Freshmen (4.0 scale)
Average GPA 4.26
...

The differences are not meaningful.

Wasn’t this discussed here on another thread that UMD has a higher GPA average than Harvard, MIT, and all the ivies? We all know that is impossible. Their average test scores show that they very much only look at these inflated GPA’s and not rigor or holistically. I would love to see this average without the MCPS inflated and weighted grades. I doubt anyone at Case, Northeastern have ACT below 29 and that is 50% at UMD.

Either way, this thread is hijacked. For parents who sent their kids to UMD, it is the best school. For those that chose not to, it is subpar.

Moving on...

Can someone else chime in with 2023 acceptances etc...

I do not have a student at UMD, and therefore have no dog in this fight, but inflated GPAs aside, the differences in the standardized test scores are negligible.

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Anonymous wrote:Accepted: Purdue, Case Western, Northeastern, WPI, U of Arizona

Deferred: Ohio State

Rejected: University of Maryland

Still waiting: RPI, Harvey Mudd and U of Washington


Such a strange process. Ohio was a safety and getting rejected from state school was a little shocking. But the acceptances were exciting. It really does seem like a crapshoot.

Congrats. Accepted at Northeastern but denied at UMD - crazy.

UMD is a better school.

Is this a joke?

Many kids are going to state schools due to cost. That doesn't mean they are the better school. It just means more are applying. Every school on there but Arizona and Ohio is better than Maryland in my opinion.

The Common Data sets tell us otherwise.

UMD-CP and Northeastern are very similar vis-a-vis the Common Data Sets.

Many kids are going to state schools because they are good schools with a high-performing student body.

I think many kids are going to state schools because UMD costs $20K and Northeastern costs 65K

Yes. And because UMD is an equal experience in terms of the student body and education, and has a similarly great reputation.

But UMD costs about $27K, not $20K.

It is not an equal experience. Come on now. It is not a terrible school, but it is not UVA or UMich. It is the only decent state school in the whole state. Nothing to compare it to. The only truly smart kids going there are going to due to cost or aid. Most apply for the safety factor.

Northeastern University:

SAT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
SAT Math 690-770 range of middle 50%
SAT Critical Reading 680-750 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite 32-34 range of middle 50%

Grade Point Average of Enrolled Freshmen (4.0 scale)
Average GPA Not reported

UMD-College Park:

SAT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
SAT Math 650-750 range of middle 50%
SAT Critical Reading 640-720 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite 29-33 range of middle 50%

Grade Point Average of Enrolled Freshmen (4.0 scale)
Average GPA 4.26
...

The differences are not meaningful.

Wasn’t this discussed here on another thread that UMD has a higher GPA average than Harvard, MIT, and all the ivies? We all know that is impossible. Their average test scores show that they very much only look at these inflated GPA’s and not rigor or holistically. I would love to see this average without the MCPS inflated and weighted grades. I doubt anyone at Case, Northeastern have ACT below 29 and that is 50% at UMD.

Either way, this thread is hijacked. For parents who sent their kids to UMD, it is the best school. For those that chose not to, it is subpar.

Moving on...

Can someone else chime in with 2023 acceptances etc...

What?

That is not how "middle 50%" works. The 25th percentile is 29, so 25% of the kids have that score or lower.

The standardized test scores are comparable. That is a fact.

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My DC was accepted to U Mich and rejected by Northeastern. Go figure.

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Anonymous wrote:Northeastern isn't a particularly good school. I mean, it's fine, but I don't know that it is in any way better than UMD.

+1

It's an overpriced hype school that has used the UNWRT rankings system over many years.

When I was in high school decades ago, it was where the mediocre local townie students went to school.

You need to get out of the past. There are many many school that were super easy to get into decades ago that are really hard to get into now, like Univ of Southern CA and many others. Decades ago when I was looking at colleges, I laughed out loud at Univ of Richmond. It was literally accepting any and all students that would pay. I knew a guy that got in that didn't even break 1000 on SAT. But now, it's apparently really hard to get into. Can't believe it. I'm not disputing what you're saying was true decades ago about Northeastern, but it doesn't mean the school hasn't changed. I don't have a child there, but I know some really brilliant kids at Northeastern now. I also know some B+ students there. It's a mix. It has been able to attract some top top students with the Boston location, co-op program & great merit aid. And then it has some B students who are just happy to have gotten in. Nothing wrong with that. Bottom line: numbers are numbers. They have a 19% acceptance rate.