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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, what is your child's weighted GPA and are they in the top 10-20% of the class? Nine AP classes with only 1 B and assuming other classes are honors except art/PE should mean that your child has a high weighted GPA. I suggest taking the SAT one more time or going TO to increase the odds.

Also, as the PP noted, county and major/college do matter. Even though UMD doesn't admit by major, they do consider major in the final admissions process when shaping the final round of acceptances. In other words, AOs make sure all majors are represented. Some majors, such as CS, engineering, and business, are much more competitive, and the competitive students accepted have high stats (SAT/ACT and GPA). [/quote]
? I thought they do admit by major.

In the admissions letter from UMD for DC, it states the major and advising college.

If you don't get into that major, then it won't state the major.[/quote]

This is correct. UMD does admit students to their majors; they'll be placed in Letters & Sciences if the aren't admitted to their majors. For non limited-enrollent programs (LEPs), it's pretty straightforward to get into the major after meeting the gateway requirements, but for LEPs like CS, it's becoming increasingly more difficult to get into that major if not admitted the first time.[/quote]

We are talking about two separate processes. UMD doesn't consider major in the initial admissions process. Students who apply to LEPs are admitted to their major, as you describe. The admissions process is outlined on the website and AOs have explained the process.

[quote]"Prospective students should indicate their preferred major when completing their online application for admission. However, your preferred major does not affect your admissibility to the university. Admitted students who selected an LEP as their major are reviewed by the specific program to determine admission to that major." [/quote] https://admissions.umd.edu/academics/limited-enrollment-programs[/quote]

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