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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UMD doesn’t care about ECs. It’s a numbers game. I know this because DD with no real ECs was admitted to a different LEP. CS is crazy hard since they cut the program size. Here’s my take on any school program that is competitive. Do not make decisions based on the belief it will mean admission. Ask yourself if you/your child would regret decisions for course rigor, tutoring and ECs if rejected. Will they regret the sacrifice? There is a greater chance that you check all the boxes and don’t get in than that you do. Do not, I beg you, put the extra pressure on your child. Make sure they want this for themselves. It’s hard to imagine most kids won’t change their area of interest between middle school and college. My finance major at UMD wanted engineering until senior year of HS. 
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CS isn’t all that rosy these days. CS majors at UMD like many schools are struggling to find internships and jobs. The market has been saturated. And the classes are very difficult even for strong students.[/b]  So don’t push for CS unless this is what your child has said in their own words they want. [/quote]

This. I also have a 7th grader who looked at what I do (I'm a programmer) and said "I think I want to do CS, too!" I've been encouraging her to consider related fields. I think she could absolutely handle the work - so EE and ECE are options - I just think the market for straight CS grads isn't great.[/quote]

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