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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UMD 
Full ride [/quote]

Can you tell us your DC's stats? Would love to know what it takes to get a F.R. [/quote

4.2 weighted GPA and 2140 SAT. She took mostly honors and AP classes and in a special honors program for high school. Strong extracurricular activities, leadership, etc. She is a very good student, but there are MANY like her and MANY who are better. She got into some more competitive schools but they are not affordable (no merit aid, no grants). She applied to the honors programs at UMD both College Park and UMBC. CP offered a partial scholarship but UMBC offered full tuition scholarship.  Then an additional award for a specialized program within honors - it winds up covering housing. So ... She will graduate with her college money mostly intact as opposed to huge debt. I think there are a certain amount of scholarship money and the top applicants get it- so it depends how many apply and who they are. College PArk is more popular so more competitive. I think this is how it works?! Forgive me if this is all common knowledge - it isn't to me, I'm a newbie at the college application experience, trying to figure out the big picture. It has been an odyssey... Will hopefully be more of an expert with the next child.[/quote]

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