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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is very depressing.
-md grad and mom of an mcps sophomore

Agreed.

- also md grad and mom of an mcps sophomore

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is very depressing.
-md grad and mom of an mcps sophomore

All of my friends who went to UMD in the late 80s/90s say they would have never gotten in now...

That's the case pretty much everywhere. My friend who went to Princeton and whose DD was rejected said her daughter is a much better student than she ever was and that she (my friend) wouldn't have gotten in now. College admissions has gone off the rails.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ditto. My kid got spring admit last year with 3.9W/4.6UW from a W school, 1420 SAT, 11 APs (mostly 4s), good ECs with leadership.

Kid has similar stats hoping to get spring admit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is very depressing.
-md grad and mom of an mcps sophomore

All of my friends who went to UMD in the late 80s/90s say they would have never gotten in now...

That's the case pretty much everywhere. My friend who went to Princeton and whose DD was rejected said her daughter is a much better student than she ever was and that she (my friend) wouldn't have gotten in now. College admissions has gone off the rails.

Population is growing and education is improving. You can't keep cramming more people into the same old small boxes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last year DS with 3.7 UW/4.1 W/Test optional/9 AP, IB, DE/top 10% of graduating class (not MCPS)/varsity captain didn't get in (undeclared major.) Friends with similar stats didn't get in either.[/

I’m not holding my breath that my 3.97/4.8 RMIB kid will get in. Geographic diversity matters at UMD, and many kids with similar stats have applied.

[Anonymous]

It varies a lot by high school. Check naviance and ask within your school.