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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1- location.  UMD is in College Park

2- many kids want to go away from home, and UMD is too close

3- program of study that UMD does not have

4- receive merit from other OOS flagship to make the costs similar, OR, family is full pay and the extra funds are not a stretch

Is that enough?[/quote]

My kid went to UMD.

1- location.  UMD is in College Park which is 45 minutes from home. The college campus was great and he got dorm for all 4 years. All the benefits of having home close by remained, at the same time he had the freedom and responsibility of staying on his own.

2- many friends from school, MCPS, DMV hat he knew from various programs, ECs, Hackathon etc also went to UMD and since it is a large school, his social circle became huge. He was also not trying to maintain distance from a toxic home enviornment.

3- program of study. CS honors college and UMD is known for it. DC went entirely by ranking of the major and decided not to go to any college that was ranked less than UMD in CS. What would have been the point?

4- received merit scholarship from UMD, and that was an added bonus for my DC. He bought a brand new car for transportation to jobs, trips and internships. We are full pay. Money saved is money earned.

5- Was able to continue with internships in renowned organizations in DMV, where he had interned in HS and left a good impression on PI.

6 - Got a wonderful job out of college in DMV. There was no dearth of jobs in this area  Went to west coast for masters.

7 - Ikea College Park. Need I say more?[/quote]

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