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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

7 APs. General Arts & Sciences. Yes, highest track. No, don't know how many others applied. Don't know what yield rate but Naviance made it seem likely. No IB program available. Anyway, I'm over it but no longer interested in cheering for the Terps.[/quote]

I'm sorry, PP. I truly hope that your daughter lands in a place where she really blooms. She has a lot going for her. Anecdotally, it may be helpful for students to actually declare a major at a large public like UMD and to have demonstrated interest in that major. My DD sincerely picked a more unusual major at UMD and had coursework and activities to back up the interest. I really believe that made her a stronger candidate to UMD. When a student doesn't apply with a specific major in mind, UMD might fear that the student is really interested in CS, Engineering, or Business like 90% (I'm exaggerating) of its other applicants.[/quote]

I believe you are mistaken in your assumption. [b]The school doesn’t admit based on major. [/b]They admit to the school and then the major admits. Your chances for admission at UMD don’t increase because of a “unique “ major. Kids change their majors all the time. In fact lots of kids who apply for engineering get admitted for L&S. [/quote]

Did someone in the admissions office tell you that declared major doesn't matter for admissions? Why do you think so many talented, high SAT and high GPA kids interested in engineering or CS get pushed off to Spring Admission? Kids who are clearly academically qualified and don't have SAT scores that will drag UMD's stats down? I think this is UMD's method for decreasing the number of students in those popular majors. The students who are really enthusiastic about UMD will enroll anyway, but some who are not as enthusiastic will enroll elsewhere.[/quote]

They let them into L&S for Fall.[/quote]

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