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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For all of the complaining about MD, I am not really seeing much difference with VA, with one exception. Remembering that VA has 85,000 HS seniors compared to MD 60,000:
UMD serves the role that in VA is served by UVA and VT (State Flagship, which UVA is a little small for, and STEM center)
ACT 25-75 
UMD 28-33
UVA 30-34
VT 25-30
Pretty equivalent and could go either way depending on a student's area of interest. 
UMBC 24-29  = GMU 24-30 and serves a similar role with similar strengths.
Towson 20-25 and Salisbury 20-25 are, perhaps a little behind JMU 23-28 and CNU 23-28, but not dramatically different.
For kids wanting a small, liberal arts option SMCM 23-28 = UMW 22-29.
The only real niche that MD can't match is W&M, but that is a pretty unique school that no other state can really match. [/quote]great analysis [/quote]

Would add that I would argue that your numbers show [b]there aren't as many good mid tier options in MD as Towson and Salisbury are well behind JMU and CNU[/b].  A real problem if your kid does not get into UMD.
Also UMBC is such an underrated school.   I hope it gets its props in the coming years.  People in the academic Scientific community are more aware of it than the general public.[/quote]

+1  I think your point of combining UVA and VT to compare to UMD makes sense and is a good point ( but UMD suffers a bit from the GMU problem that there's a large concentration of top students in the MD DC suburban area who don't want to go to school so near home.  MD doesn't have another viable in-state flagship style choice that is also away from home for a concentrated population whereas VA has 3 top options away from dense population centers). The lack of another stellar school like W&M (admittedly rare anywhere) AND the lack of "mid-tier" schools (3 ACT points is a dramatic difference in a 25-75th percentile range) really do limit in-state options for these students looking for a higher end traditional residential college/university away from home.[/quote]

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