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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rejected. In state, legacy, 1400 SAT, 3.7 uw, 4.3 w
I am so pissed.[/quote]

To add: applied Arts & Sciences[/quote]

I’m a professor at UMD, a liberal arts department.  This is bonkers to me.  There is no way that some of the students I have in intro courses could have these high school grades and stats.  Some of them can barely write a coherent paragraph.

Not even a Spring admit? [/quote]

I'm sorry, but a 4.3 is not hard to get in MCPS, if that is the school district.[/quote]

She's not in MCPS. What's wrong with those grades? [/quote]

I suspected. Is she in a private? Our kid coming from a Catholic HS could not compete with the GPAs coming out of public schools, and was rejected by UMCP. [/quote]

Yes, Catholic HS[/quote]

OK, that puts the weighted GPA in context. How many AP classes? Did your DD apply to a specific major or just general Arts and Sciences? It's just hard to figure out exactly why your DD didn't get in without more specifics. Many of the Catholic high schools in the D.C. suburbs have highly tracked classes. Was your DD on the highest track? Do you know how many students from DD's class applied? What kind of yield rate does the high school have for UMD? (Do students generally use UMD as a backup or do a high percentage actually attend if admitted?). I'm trying to figure out if your DD is a shining star on the highest track of a big Catholic high school or if DD attends a small Catholic HS with few AP's. If DD had the opportunity to take many AP's but didn't, that's a red flag. Ditto for an IB program, if that's available.[/quote]

PS, I really am not trying to be mean. Your DD obviously has strong intelligence (1400) and a good work ethic (3.7uw), but we don't have enough details to know if your child has been screwed over by UMD or not. She has a lot going for her and will live a productive life, regardless.[/quote]

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