Didn’t want UMD
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Anonymous
That's an expensive way to address social issues and not academic issues. |
Anonymous
My kid could not get into UMD College Park because we live in Montgomery County. Because of this we have to pay 4 times more tuition. I have paid tons of Maryland taxes for 3 plus decades and no pay off with UMD. Disgraceful. |
Anonymous
Or you could choose one of the other Maryland public universities and have confidence that your kid will succeed there with far less financial strain. |
Anonymous
Agree and understandable. |
Anonymous
Plenty of kids get into UMD from MCPS--so that can't be the only reason! |
Anonymous
But Montgomery County couples with no children pay taxes too right? They are not just about discounted college. Admission to UMCP is not guaranteed when you move here. You get police services, decent roads, beautiful parks, good public schools K-12, health inspections of restaurants, free and fair elections, a staffed government to manage the county...so let's put this in perspective. |
Anonymous
UMBC, Salisbury, etc. have the same tuition. Should have looked there! |
Anonymous
+1 I understand the frustration. I used to live in CA, 40 years. I paid a gazillion dollars in taxes. We moved to the DC area several years ago, and my kid wanted to apply to UCs, and we'd have to pay OOS. Couldn't we get some credit for having paid so much in taxes in CA? But no. It doesn't work that way. So, UMD it is. |
Anonymous
Yes it can be the only reason! My student is in the top 10% of his class at a top Montgomery County High School. Montgomery County is allocated only a certain number of slots for UMD. But for an "equitable" distribution among the counties, UMD would have 80% Montgomery County students. Frustrating for a student who did all the right things and made good choices. |
Anonymous
My magnet kid got shut out at T15. 4.95 WGPA, 1580 SAT (perfect math score), all 5s on 9+ APs (I lost count), good e.c.s including top honors in a nationally recognized organization. Why did they get shut out of T15 when kids in the same school got in with much lower stats? Because my DC's major is very competitive and the others are not, and the other has DEI that my kid doesn't. There are many reasons why top performing kids don't get in. I'm willing to bet there were kids at your MCPS HS who had lower stats who did get into UMD. Unfortunately, it's not just about test scores and stats. Major matters, too. |
Anonymous
You only inserted "unfortunately" because that limited list of criteria would have favored your kid. Schools get to curate the incoming class they want. Just like kids get to compose their own lists. Great time for kids to learn to cope with the fact that we don't always have control over outcomes. And you move on... |
Anonymous
Yes. I don't blame you for being upset. |
Anonymous
This happens all the time. My kid is going to Utah. I've heard of kids going to Vermont, Cali schools, CU Boulder, Duke, UNC despite being accepted to UMd. Some kids just don't want to go the school that's on the same street as their elementary/middle/high school, even when it's as great and cheap as Maryland. If she's happy with where she's chosen, and you can make it happen without too much financial difficulty - then it's a win. |
Anonymous
Or SMCM—great school |
Anonymous
yes, because DEI has nothing to do with achievement and academics. The color of your skin or what gender pronoun you feel like using that day should have no bearing on college admissions. My kid can't help that they are heterosexual or born with a particular skin color. DC joked that they should say they are racially fluid because they are biracial, sometimes they feel like they are x race, and other times y race. That's how silly these DEI labels have become. |