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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid has decided he is going to UMD.  He says he will apply, and if he doesn’t get in he will take a gap year and apply again.

If he gets in, I am totally fine with UMD, it’s a great fit for him.  But I am wondering if this is a safe plan, or it I should encourage him to apply to other schools.

His stats are high, his EC’s strong but not tippy top.[/quote]
Of course he should apply to other schools.  If you're in state apply to UMBC as well.   The admission process is so uncertain.  Many high stat prospective engineering students are rejected from UMD.   Virginia Tech, Penn State, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, UMBC have become alternative options for in state students who were rejected from engineering at UMD.

Also, if your child has high stats apply to some other top engineering programs.   I do not recommend a prospective engineering student to take a gap year.  Taking some core math, science, and tech courses at a community college would be better than taking a gap year.

I know far too many Howard and Montgomery County high stat students who were rejected from UMD.   Some of these students are attending Carnegie Mellon, Hopkins, Michigan, Cornell, Georgia Tech etc. for engineering.  UMD is such a crapshoot especially for engineering majors.   [/quote]

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