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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn't the reason why UMD rejects students from Moco is because they think moco kids would go somewhere else instead of UMD? Yield rate?[/quote]

I don't think so. My observation from my county (not MoCo) is UMD attempts to scoop up valedictorians and top ten percent.

In a certain year, I knew of three or four valedictorians who chose UMD. At least one is in honors but I am mot sure that all are.

I’ve also seen evidence they will accept those outside of top ten if student has significant accomplishments, such as national champion.

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What about this who are not vals or don't have national championship related to their resume? [/quote]
Those kids are getting in too. That person is uninformed.   Admits are the “top” 20 to 30% of the class from MCPS.   [/quote]

Nope. And if so that is still a high gpa.  We know a few kids not admitted to UMD this year.  These are kids with 4.2+ gaps, AP/IB classes, good SATs, and no they were not all applying to CS. [/quote]

According to B-CC’s school profile 40% of graduating seniors have GPAs of 4.51+. I expect they are the only school were a 4.2 is not near the top 20-30% of the class.[/quote]

At Poolesville it’s 60% at 4.51+.  So no BCC is not the only school where you need to likely be 4.7 or higher to be in the top 20%.[/quote]

The massive grade inflation and grading policies in MCPS makes it harder for top students to distinguish themselves. Grade inflation results in a lot of average students having the same GPA as very strong students.  This is good for average students and hurts strong students.

Unpopular opinion- if you really want your strong student to go to UMD you should consider a private without grade inflation and a strict grading policy. Your student will have a better chance of separating themselves from the pack there. Yes, you’ll have to pay for tuition in high school but you’ll probably save money overall if your child gets in state tuition at UMD (compared to oos public or private college tuition). [/quote]

Schools can still differentiate between a 4.9, 4.8, 4.7, etc. the point is that a 4.2 just isn’t that great at lots of MCPS schools and parents of kids who have 4.2 GPAs think their kids are being yield protected or their slots are going to OOS students.[/quote]

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