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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In: OOS (DCPS); 4.45 W / 3.9 UW; Government & Politics; Extracurriculars centered around scouting; hoping for merit aid![/quote]

Oops, forgot to mention also invited to Honors College [/quote]

SAT? ACT?[/quote]

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well that is irritating because my kid is in state and had a 1560 SAT, 4.7 WGPA / 3.8 W and got spring admit which is fine except it means she could not be considered for the LEP she wants[/quote]
Did you research freshman connections at all? https://exst.umd.edu/current-incoming-and-former-umd-students/freshmen-connection[/quote]

Yes, freshman connection is fine if you don’t want an LEP. Our frustration is that the LP he wants didn’t even get the chance to see his application since he only got freshman connection. If he didn’t want an LEP, we wouldn’t care at all that he only got freshman connection.

FC just means you aren't a direct admit to Engineering. You are making it seem like you have no opportunity to become an engineering student. As others have said - if your student completes the gateway courses within the GPA requirements they will get into Engineering. It honestly is not as bad as you are making it out to be. Your student was accepted to UMD. Many others were not as lucky.

The problem with freshman connection is it means that LEP does not even get to see your application. He is a fantastic applicant for his LEP. It’s frustrating that they didn’t get the chance to review his application. Now we have to decide if he should take the chance of trying to be an internal transfer to his major instate or which is risky, or pay out of state to get his guaranteed major. As Maryland taxpayers, we’d like him to be able to do his major instate and the other Maryland schools don’t offer it (civil engineering).[/quote]
FC does not eliminate you from getting into engineering. I don't know how I can make it any more clear. https://admissions.umd.edu/academics/current-student-lep-admissions[/quote]

Yes, getting FC means you CANNOT get into engineering when you are admitted. It means you must be an internal transfer. GO look at the UMD 2029 Parents Group FB site - Eden Rome Hurley from the admission office has directly confirmed that if you are a spring admit/FC - the engineering school does not even get to school your application. As a spring admit you are automatically put in Letters and Sciences.[/quote]

But you  have to take the gateway classes first and if you pass the threshold you are an automatic admit. Even as a freshman direct admit you have to pass a certain threshold. [b]If your kid got FC the likelihood of them getting engineering even as a fall admit is very low.[/b] It's not the end all be all. They can still take the gateway classes. [/quote][/quote]

I'm not sure the bolded is accurate. My kid shines at math and science - 790 Math SAT, took MVC as a junior, got a 5 on BC Calc as a tenth grader. Took tons of engineering classes in high school. He does, however, have a handful of Bs in English and French. I suspect that is why he got FC - his GPA was brought down by those grades. I suspect the engineering school would have accepted him and not cared about a few Bs in French and English. But I could be wrong. [/quote]

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