UMD yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMD has around 75% of MD residents, out of state students aren't keeping your kid out, they just weren't as competitive compared to their peers. That's life, someone is always better than you, no matter how hard you work. Perhaps lobby the MoCo school board to stop with the insane grade inflation so it's easier to tell a top student from a so-so one? College admission process sucks, but it's time to stop blaming everyone else and just accept your kid didn't get in, move on. Transfer if you want to go to UMD, go to one of the other state schools if you can't afford out of state tuition.

UMD hasn't been a safety school for many years, perhaps you are just catching up to this, but it's the truth. My kid is top of his class and I was still nervous about his admission. You just never know!

+100

UMD is a mid college at best. Let us be realistic . DD got in a top 10 out of state with merit scholarship. We did not even look at UMD’s direction from the beginning. Yet she got rejected by UMD LOL. She checked UMD response the next day lol. How funny. Not sure what all the UMD Saga is about. Nobody wants it anyway.

Like many have said, it's a good in-state less costly option for many families. And it is MD's best in-state opportunity. People save the big $$ for MBA, JD, and MD options.

It is what you make of it. My friends' and neighbors' kids have all been successful post-graduation...jobs with top companies, Ivy med school, PhD at top 10 for field, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMD has around 75% of MD residents, out of state students aren't keeping your kid out, they just weren't as competitive compared to their peers. That's life, someone is always better than you, no matter how hard you work. Perhaps lobby the MoCo school board to stop with the insane grade inflation so it's easier to tell a top student from a so-so one? College admission process sucks, but it's time to stop blaming everyone else and just accept your kid didn't get in, move on. Transfer if you want to go to UMD, go to one of the other state schools if you can't afford out of state tuition.

UMD hasn't been a safety school for many years, perhaps you are just catching up to this, but it's the truth. My kid is top of his class and I was still nervous about his admission. You just never know!

+100

UMD is a mid college at best. Let us be realistic . DD got in a top 10 out of state with merit scholarship. We did not even look at UMD’s direction from the beginning. Yet she got rejected by UMD LOL. She checked UMD response the next day lol. How funny. Not sure what all the UMD Saga is about. Nobody wants it anyway.

So glad your family won't be going to UMD with my child.