UMD College Park Results thread

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Anonymous wrote:Spring Admission - In state - 32 ACT and 3.8 UW with 7 APs. Internship, sports. Very dissapointed. Trying to decide what to do now.

Congrats! Why disappointed Spring is still a yes just a semester late

There’s a good study abroad program for fall that is for Freshman Spring Admits and Freshman Connection students. That’s one option.

Another is community college in fall then transfer the credits.

A job or internship in area of interest is another way to fill the gap.

+1. If this is your child’s first choice and they want to be on campus in the fall, make sure you enroll in Freshman Connections (FC) after accepting the spring semester admission. Looking online, it looks like March 1st is when the FC form opens. The fact that there is an option to still be on campus in the fall IMO, makes a spring admit easier if the concern is that you don’t start with everyone else. There are some nuances to the FC program - classes are between 3pm-9pm M-Thu and 8-5pm on Friday and get a later registration priority in the spring of that year but the FC classes are smaller and after that semester, it’s the same class schedule as everyone else.

I can see why this might be the best available option for a student....but I don't really appreciate the mindset it suggests. Cramming the bright-eyed new students into a schedule that is convenient for the school. Not really student-centered, more of a business mentality.

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Anonymous wrote:You need to keep in mind most of in/reject posts are true many are not. Have no idea why people troll here though.

And I have no idea why people like you think trolls are so prevalent, on every thread.

Lol you new here?

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, just wow. Good for UMD. I guess I shouldn't be surprised since Maryland consistent tops the league tables for high school academic achievement. For example, Maryland had the highest PSAT threshold this year, higher than California and New York.

Wow. We should have moved to Alabama before kid took the PSAT! Lol!!

yea, I was joking about this with a neighbor. Did we screw our kids by moving into a high performing school? Big fish, little pond and all that.

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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.

This is what we think happened. A 3.6 doesn't look great, but he has taken many APs etc. We were counting on UMD to help us compare financial aid packages. I'm more astonished than upset. I guess we're heading to Philadelphia!

Wait. Your kid got in ED to UPenn, and you're not pulling apps? Aren't you supposed to do that for the binding ED decision?

I was thinking the same thing. Guessing they’re lying about a “t10”

Or they didn’t pull other apps, which apparently some people think is ok to do.

At ED schools my kids’ applied to, you have to pull all apps except for your state flagship. I guess for financial reasons?

I believe if you select ED and are admitted, you application is voided at all other schools if not withdrawn.

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Anonymous wrote:These reports scare me. My straight A junior daughter is taking a few AP classes but not the most rigorous course load. Her PSAT this fall was 1280. I hoped UMD would be a match school for her, but looking at these stats, I’m thinking reach?

It’s gonna be a reach.

Do you think it helps or hurts to be at a PGCPS school? Are most of these posters reporting Montgomery County students?

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if this will prove to be a mistake by umdcp - rejecting very strong MCPS candidates who would have likely attended. The tippy top may be more likely to go elsewhere. Or not - I don’t know these days. Scores have definitely been rising the past couple of years. It’ll be interesting to see.

Average SAT scores at UMD have definitely risen over the past decade. Selectivity has decreased every year as well. It used to be seen as a party school. I don't think that is as accurate any longer.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, just wow. Good for UMD. I guess I shouldn't be surprised since Maryland consistent tops the league tables for high school academic achievement. For example, Maryland had the highest PSAT threshold this year, higher than California and New York.

Wow. We should have moved to Alabama before kid took the PSAT! Lol!!

yea, I was joking about this with a neighbor. Did we screw our kids by moving into a high performing school? Big fish, little pond and all that.

Definitely! Folks need rethink privates if it’s primarily for admissions. Same percentages from top MCPS HS and Big 3 into great and good schools! The privates marketing and sales departments are feeding you a lie. Why did privates eliminate AP courses around the same time studies pointed to better success on AP exams then privates…hmmmm. Save your money and use that account as your “scholarship fund”

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Anonymous wrote:These reports scare me. My straight A junior daughter is taking a few AP classes but not the most rigorous course load. Her PSAT this fall was 1280. I hoped UMD would be a match school for her, but looking at these stats, I’m thinking reach?

It’s gonna be a reach.

Do you think it helps or hurts to be at a PGCPS school? Are most of these posters reporting Montgomery County students?

I think anywhere is better than coming from Montgomery. My guess is that they’re looking out for kids coming from the rural western counties.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if this will prove to be a mistake by umdcp - rejecting very strong MCPS candidates who would have likely attended. The tippy top may be more likely to go elsewhere. Or not - I don’t know these days. Scores have definitely been rising the past couple of years. It’ll be interesting to see.

But schools also get a rankings boost when they demonstrate higher admissions standards for admits. Why would you pass on a higher stat student, regardless of intent? They will fill the fall class regardless.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if this will prove to be a mistake by umdcp - rejecting very strong MCPS candidates who would have likely attended. The tippy top may be more likely to go elsewhere. Or not - I don’t know these days. Scores have definitely been rising the past couple of years. It’ll be interesting to see.

But schools also get a rankings boost when they demonstrate higher admissions standards for admits. Why would you pass on a higher stat student, regardless of intent? They will fill the fall class regardless.

Not at all suggesting they pass on those kids. But it seems like they are passing on the next tier of MCPS kids who still have very strong stats for UMD.

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 1440 SAT. 4.2 WGPA. Full IB diploma.

Total BS!

UMD admission comm has a deep knowledge of area public schools.

It depends on what major the candidate above applied to.

UMD is hard to get in some of the majors. Especially CS. Howard and Montgomery county schools are full of super high performing students and there are huge benefits of getting into UMD for the hard sciences at least.

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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 to your son! He sounds very impressive!

+ 1. Congratulations! It is a popular choice for Blair magnet alum (around 40% choose to attend UMD). He will have a great experience.

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 1440 SAT. 4.2 WGPA. Full IB diploma.

Total BS!

UMD admission comm has a deep knowledge of area public schools.

It depends on what major the candidate above applied to.

UMD is hard to get in some of the majors. Especially CS. Howard and Montgomery county schools are full of super high performing students and there are huge benefits of getting into UMD for the hard sciences at least.

Smith Business and Engineering as well!

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Anonymous wrote:These reports scare me. My straight A junior daughter is taking a few AP classes but not the most rigorous course load. Her PSAT this fall was 1280. I hoped UMD would be a match school for her, but looking at these stats, I’m thinking reach?

As the parent of a freshman who will not be a straight A student it is very eye opening! My perception of UMDCP is clearly 15 years out of date. I guess we’ll stop pointing out how awesome it would be to go there when we drive through on our way to IKEA…maybe we’ll start taking drives and up near UMBC. Or Frostburg? Wowza.

Congrats on your hard working kids, everyone - those who got in and those who didn’t. They are all going to do great, and I admire them!

The stats have definitely gone up over the past 15 years. For the parent of the freshman, you have to cast a wider net when looking at colleges. Within MD, UMBC and then Towson are probably the next tier. Lots of kids look to out of state public schools especially if they want the life of being at a big state college with school spirit etc. and either don’t want to be close to home or may not have the stats for UMD. There are colleges where your child would be considered a strong applicant and where they could get a good education- the challenge is finding one where the money will work out and that works geographically for where your student is willing to go.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if this will prove to be a mistake by umdcp - rejecting very strong MCPS candidates who would have likely attended. The tippy top may be more likely to go elsewhere. Or not - I don’t know these days. Scores have definitely been rising the past couple of years. It’ll be interesting to see.

But schools also get a rankings boost when they demonstrate higher admissions standards for admits. Why would you pass on a higher stat student, regardless of intent? They will fill the fall class regardless.

Not at all suggesting they pass on those kids. But it seems like they are passing on the next tier of MCPS kids who still have very strong stats for UMD.

I've seen lower OOS scores posting acceptances to UMCP on College Confidential. I doubt they are trolls. Those same posters have posted on other school threads.