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[quote=Anonymous][quote=ritap19]Rigorous course load in AACo: 8 APs, 5 PLTW (Eng), all honors courses, 2 science courses at AACC. ~3.9 UWGPA (~3.7 WGPA equiv in MoCo). Strong ECs, excellent LORs, presumably well-written essays/responses. Based on school history (Naviance), this student should have been a shoo-in.
Rejected. Not even a spring admission offer.
The acceptance cap for the school is ~60 students. It’s particularly maddening to see OOS students with lower stats posting their acceptances.
The poorly written rejection letter directed us to a page listing 24 holistic review factors, with a note that they are "flexibly applied." These factors seem more like a way to justify rejecting students rather than selecting them for admission. It’s disappointing that there is no real transparency in the process.
Don’t get me started on how UMD uses Spring Admission to manipulate yield, outcomes, and ultimately rankings by pushing highly qualified students into Freshman Connection. Combined with the use of "test optional" policies, it makes the common data set unreliable for determining whether UMD is a target or a reach. As our state flagship, it shouldn’t be this way.
Thankfully, my kid has other options. Unfortunately they come at a significantly higher cost. [/quote]

I’m sorry that your child didn’t get in and yes, those are great stats.  I feel bad that my OOS kid got in now after reading your post :cry: [/quote]

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