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Yes. Maryland was brutal with college acceptances this year. If you didn't apply Early Action, you got decimated in the RD round.[/quote]

I've got a college junior and a college freshman, and applying to UMD early action (by 11/1) has been *for years* basically required in order to be considered for acceptance. Every HS counselor should be telling their students this. When my kid applied in 2021, she knew there was pretty much no point in applying RD. This is not new.[/quote]

Good for you. My kid never saw his college counselor for meaningful college application advice. When he did meet with the counselor, it was usually to talk about fixing mistakes with his high school schedule.
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My DD didn’t really get college application advice by meeting with the counselor. But our school had tons of resources for kids and mine knew all of the important information by accessing those resources - including to apply to UMD by 11/1.

I was happy with the college
Process and outcome. My DD was able to identify schools that interested her within our budget. D had no issues completing applications to the schools she wanted. Transcripts got there on time. All around it was a pretty easy process and with the MCPS resources I was pretty much on the sideline with my main responsibility being to hand over my credit card.

I am also happy with her pre college prep. She developed great study skills and learned a sport that will continue in college (tryouts completed and team roster announced already). I’m excited for her next steps. [/quote]

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