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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious. Tell me about your kid who got into UMD and just didn’t want to go because it is close to home.  As much as I wanted my kid to go there, she wanted to get away.   So she is going to Indiana.  -sigh- [/quote]

My kid could not get into UMD College Park because we live in Montgomery County. Because of this we have to pay 4 times more tuition. I have paid tons of Maryland taxes for 3 plus decades and no pay off with UMD. Disgraceful.[/quote]

Go to UMBC or something. [/quote]

That is an A-Hole statement. My DC is in the top 10% in his class. UMBC is an OK school whereas UMD is a very good school approaching UNC Chapel Hill quality.[/quote]

And just because "you live in MD and paid taxes for 30 years" does not entitle you to admissions to UMD.  There are state schools your kid can get into and you are free to use those if you wish to get something for your tax dollars.  But you are not entitled to anything.

Everyone pays taxes for some services they do not use much or ever at all.  But it's for the general good of society.  there are definately some state schools your kid will get into.  Nobody is stopping you from using those.  Most states have 1-2 schools that are challenging to gain admissions to.  So you apply and give it a shot while having a balanced list of targets, including in state if you need that for finances.  At least 15-20 states have state flagships that are challenging to get into.  Look at California---most of the UCs are impossible to gain admissions.  It's not unique to VA/MD.  [/quote]

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