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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rejected. In total shock. High stats (4.6 W, 11 APs, 34 ACT), great ECs, MCPS. We're hoping it's a yield thing, and this doesn't bode badly for DCs RD applications  :( [/quote]

I empathize. My kid had basically that same stats, except your ACT was better, and was denied. Ticks me off being an alum and now I'm going to have to shell out more money.

Think that I'll mention that fact the next time the University asks me for donations. [/quote]
You are part of why legacy admissions won't die.  If you only donated to give your kid legacy advantage, you are basically trying to buy your kid's way into college.

Didn't you know that UMD doesn't give a fig about legacy status?  Didn't bother checking that out first before you tried to buy your kid's way in?[/quote]

Listen, bub. I'm not a big firm lawyer, bank manager or GS-15. I'm a middle class (poor by DCUM standards) single parent. Every single dollar that I spend matters.

Now that in state tuition is off the table, I'm going to have adjust my retirement and life plans accordingly while trying to get my kid the best education possible.

This is not some bragging rights issue for me. It's a life impact issue.

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I didn't say you were wealthy. My point was that you assumed that whatever donation you gave to UMD would grant your kid some leg up on other families who aren't legacies and aren't wealthy, either.  If you did, you are no different to those wealthy legacy families who hope that they can buy their kid's way into college with their donations.

Honestly, how did you not know umd doesn't give a fig about legacy before you donated?  Were you hoping some admissions person would give you a nod and wink seeing that you gave donations?[/quote]

Even large donors to UMD kids aren't accepted (ie donate a building etc). UMD might know the name - but if the application can't stand on its own - the kids not getting in. [/quote]

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