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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean forget elite schools. The insanity goes beyond the Ivy League.  Flagship state schools are very, very competitive. [/quote]

This is what’s scary to me.  When we are telling kids with basically perfect GPAs who took all the hardest classes at their school “you might not get into Maryland” there is something wrong with the system.  The top state college should be able to accept and educate our state’s top students.  [/quote]
Yup.  Like elite isn’t even in the cards for my kids. I’m not vying to have my kids rub elbows with the 1%.  I just want my above average but not super star kids to get a solid education. And don’t even get me started on the cost of Virginia state schools. I feel like the article (and DCUM) are just tone deaf. Am I supposed to shed tears for the UMC/UC who can afford the best private high schools and colleges bc they might have to settle for Wesleyan? [/quote]

Seems like MD should follow states like TX and guarantee admission for anyone in the top 5% - 10% of the class.  Tell those kids they have to decide to attend by 11/1 (with appropriate FA information) or they lose their guaranteed admission.

The UMD yield rate is only 29%, so the system seems broken for both the applicant and school.[/quote]

That wouldn't solve the problem.  They might guarantee admission, but certainly not to business, CS, Engineering, etc.  And that is what many of the top students aim to major in.  So parents would still complain
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