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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I wonder if this will prove to be a mistake by umdcp - rejecting very strong MCPS candidates who would have likely attended. The tippy top may be more likely to go elsewhere. Or not - [/b]I don’t know these days. Scores have definitely been rising the past couple of years. It’ll be interesting to see.[/quote]

Average SAT scores at UMD have definitely risen over the past decade.   Selectivity has decreased every year as well.   It used to be seen as a party school.  I don't think that is as accurate any longer.[/quote]

Many tippy top ARE attending UMD at least among my neighbors.  Cost is big factor.  If you aren’t qualifying for much or any need based aid, even if you do crack the code on acceptance to a T20, is it worth almost 80K a year X 4 years, by how many kids you have to put through college … especially if your kid wants to be an engineer or STEM field where the outcome would likely be the same no matter the school?  Where they can get merit, the school may not be as strong as UMD for that field so financially it wouldn’t make sense to pick the other school.[/quote]

The other issue is that these very high achieving students can't get into the top 20 schools. It is so incredibly competitive. Kids with the highest stats and amazing ECs are getting rejected from the top schools in the country. To gain admission these days you have to have started your own business that makes lots of money or has somehow become well known, conducted award winning research, achieved social media fame and the like. Ordinary tippy top kids pursuing kid-interests (think high school level sports and clubs) cannot gain admission anymore to the most elite institutions without connections.[/quote]

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