What does it take to get merid aid at UMD College Park?
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My teen has straight As in 10th grade so far (a couple of Bs in 9th).
All Honors classes plus 2 APs in 9th grade (score of 3 and 4), 2 APs in 10th grade. He has a disability and doesn't have any extracurriculars - how much will that count against him? What does he need to do to get significant merit aid? Also, because of his disability, we are considering his living at home, at least for the first year. Is that possible? This would be for 2023, so presumably after the pandemic. |
Anonymous
| Thank you! |
Anonymous
| Most of the merit recipients are from MCPS magnet program with strong scores. |
Anonymous
How strong the scores needs to be? Enough for top 30? |
Anonymous
Why MCPS magnet? Howard county has very good schools also right? |
Anonymous
Yes, HoCo schools are better than MoCo, overall. |
Anonymous
How do you know? |
Anonymous
I was asking BK scholarship winners. From my observation it seems most are from magnet high schools. |
Anonymous
Yes |
Anonymous
| The top of class in the science and tech programs in PG County public schools usually get Banneker Key. |
Anonymous
| OP I know this isn’t your question, but if your son plans to live at home anyway for a year, and money is an issue, think about MC for a year or two. It is a great idea for situations just like your son’s. There are a few honors opportunities within MC, and would save a lot of money so that even if he doesn’t get merit aid while at UMD, perhaps it would still be possible without a lot of debt. |
Anonymous
| I think it's harder than you think --- my friends with kids with scholarships have better stats (basically all As, more AP classes with better scores, and good extracurricular activities). It's hard to get into MD these days and even harder to get merit aid. If you want aid, you might need to try UMBC or live at St Mary's or MC. |
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| My 3 kids are older (graduated already) but 2 got b/k and 1 got presidential scholarship. All 3 went to MCPS magnets. They all had almost perfect scores. |
Anonymous
DC has straight As in 9th and 10th grade so far and 2 APs last year (both 5) and in a magnet in MCPS, we think DC would get accepted but we don’t expect scholarship. Only around 20 kids got the scholarship from her program each year |
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DC 2022 got president scholarship 5K per year. 34 ACT 3.8 unweighted
DC 2024 got nothing 35 ACT 3.7 unweighted |