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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 3 kids are older (graduated already) but 2 got b/k and 1 got presidential scholarship. All 3 went to MCPS magnets. They all had almost perfect scores.[/quote]

My son is not at a magnet or a W school (think second-tier MCPS), but has 1560 SAT, 4.0 UW GPA and will have 4.82 ish WGPA at time of application. He'll have taken 10 APS total after junior year, has pretty good extracurriculars and has been a varsity athlete since freshman year. Do you think he has any chance at getting merit from UMD?[/quote]

I think so. See the pp above whose kids got about $5k/yr merit from UMD. [/quote]

But $5k/yr is a drop in the college expense bucket. This generation of parents need to let go of the idea their kids are going to be funded by merit aid. It's a different world. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

[b]I don’t think my DD was ever in contention for the BK. She did not go to a magnet school, but one of the W schools. 34 ACT. Her 3.8 UWGPA[/b] put her only in the top 25% of her class. If your DC goes to a less competitive school, he may stand out more to admissions. I forget how many AP classes she took, but she entered UMD with enough credits that she is graduating in 3 years. She was varsity athlete 4 years, in music activities 4 years, president of a club, and had part-time jobs four years. The one kid I know of who got BK turned down Princeton for UMD to give you an idea of how competitive a BK is.

My DS who did not get anything had a 35 ACT and went in with 43 AP credits. Also 4 year varsity athlete and musician who started his own business netting 5 figures a year. 3.7 UWGPA (pretty low at his school).

We actually saved enough in their 529’s for 4 years of out of state public. They knew if they went to private, they would have to take loans; if they went to out-of-state they would have nothing left for grad school, if they went in-state, they would have plenty left for grad school. They chose UMD and are very happy with the education they are receiving and the cost savings.[/quote]

Good stats but probably no for BK consideration  unless URM. [/quote]

PP here. We are not URM. The DD you bolded got the President’s scholarship ($5000 per year). DS had similar stats but did not get anything. It’s a crapshoot what they look for.[/quote]

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