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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 don’t understand how this individual did not get into UMD?   What is going on? [/quote]

Several possibilities:

1. Did not take AP exams or report 5s and 4s. For a high stats kid, admissions officers are going to wonder about their absence.

2. Note that MCPS weighs Honors the same as APs in the GPA, unlike some other school systems. Which means MCPS GPA can be inflated and all the colleges recalculate it - but perhaps for PP's kid with 11 APs, that's moot.

3. The personal statement did not show a clear direction and failed to directly reference UMD. Essays are VERY important for mid-level 30-50% acceptance rate colleges, most of which do "holistic" admissions and seek a diversity of student voices. They are deathly afraid of the high stats kid with a generic essay, because they immediately think "yield protection, this kid wants to go elsewhere". Make the college think they are your top choice, always. The Common App allows for a customize personal statement. Save your general statement elsewhere, then tweak it for each college before hitting submit.

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Unless it’s new this year, [b]UMD does not yield protect[/b]. Look at Scattergrams. I would guess one of the following:  the parent meant they were not accepted into a competitive program (but still admitted to university), that the student completely blew off the sentences, there was something unseemly or incomplete in the application, that student intentionally tanked application, that it’s a troll, that student had a disciplinary action, or the LORs were bad. 
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99.99% of high stat kids are accepted [/quote]

Oh really? Citation please. [/quote]

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