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[quote=Anonymous]"I’m the PP with DC who got $5000/year in merit. It is actually half the tuition so I’d say it’s more than a drop in the bucket. Over 4 years it is $20,000. Actually, DC entered with so many AP credits that she is graduating in 3 years. My younger DC, who did not get merit, has 43 AP credits going in and will also graduate in 3.

I’m PP with DC from non-magnet school above. What do you think was the reason your DC didn’t get BK? I know that lots of kids from Blair/RM get
it so I’m guessing it’s more competitive. Also, how were your DCs extracurriculars? We’re really hoping for more than 5k per year b/c my DC will likely be a NMSF (via alt entry) and we told him that if he goes to a school that gives a full ride for NMF (it would probably be U of Florida), he can use his college fund for grad school, but if he got BK, it wouldn’t even be a question about where to go."

BK or not BK almost always comes down to which major DC is applying to.

At least half of the Blair magnets have exactly those stats and solid enough ECs.  UMd only picks the best handful for BK's for say CS.

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