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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Big face plant first semester.  :roll:

DS was smart but never studious. Pulled easy As on tests but never very good about keeping on top of turning in work on time. Not super concerned about grades - mostly As, some Bs, all advanced courses. At UMD he learned:
- can’t turn in homework late
- missed quizzes during discussion can’t be made up
- it matters that you go to lecture to learn the topic
- if you bomb a midterm with a 37%, it’s a 37%
- you can’t actually cram an entire semester at the end and pull out a passing grade on the final
- there might be a curve, but don’t count on it
- UMD uses +/- grades, so your percentage matters
- if you are off 0.1 from the next grade, it doesn’t get bumped

UMD is very selective. If your MCPS student was a accepted, they are well qualified to be there. Whether or not they are mature enough, is kid dependent.[/quote]

Thanks PP- my DD is a hard worker not super smart. She has to study a lot so that’s what concerns me.[/quote]
What concerns you, that your kid has to study a lot??
Why is that concerning?[/quote]

As an MCPS kid who then went to UMCP and had to study a lot - your DD will be fine. Sure, some of the “hare” students do well in college, generally. UMCP was no exception, particularly in the STEMs. But the “tortoises” like me also thrived. I actually found college easier than high school in that way. I studied hard but that cadence was rewarded in college much more so than high school. I graduated at the top of my class and went on to do very well in grad school too. 
Also, as a side note: don’t take the need to study a lot as an indication of smarts - if you are. [/quote]

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