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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Former NCS parent here and I can't stress the importance of weighing the rigor of the curriculum your daughter selects.  My daughter was a B student with great standardized test scores, was right below the NMSF cut off and did great on SATs and ACTs.  She took the very rigorous courses - AP Chem in 11th, AP Physics C in 12th, honors math 9-11 and AP BC in 12th (did not get to HLAVC), AP US and AP Language in 11th grade etc.  She ended up at Notre Dame with other acceptances at great places like Haverford, William & Mary etc.  Her peers who took "easier" APs like AP Statistics, AP Bio, AP and less rigorous courses in general - art over engineering, regular math etc. ended up at places like Virginia Tech, Syracuse, UM College Park.  [/quote]

Ugh all that money at NCS with that reputation for College Park?[/quote]

Would you be saying "Ugh" if it were a full academic scholarship to the University College? [/quote]

I totally would have said "ugh" when my children were younger but now that we have a junior, UMD isn't looking so bad.   He has been in independent schools since pre-k, along with his two siblings, so we've paid a lot of tuition over the years.  While by any measure, we could afford it, I'm kind of tired of paying.  UMD is a great bargain especially for math and science. DS is not going to MIT but the other schools that he is looking at are very expensive and probably won't provide the return on investment that UMD does.  It isn't all about a return on investment, but I think that DS has had a very privileged life and a state school would be a great counterpoint to that.  [/quote]

PP you took the words right out of my mouth! DD is a junior and has spend her entire career in great , but expensive, privates. She has loved every minute and will come away with knowledge, confidence and conviction which is why we chose this path. Can we afford a more expensive college option? Yes, we can. She is drawn to UMD for many reasons and I think the fact that it's the opposite of the privileged life she's had is one reason. If she gets into the honors program I would be thrilled to send her to Maryland and I think she would have a great experience too. I would never have said that even two year ago but she's my oldest and I had no idea how strong UMCP was until we looked.[/quote]

[u]Free Tip[/u][b]: Nobody will care it is honors program.  It will be buried under University of Maryland on the resume forever.  [/quote]

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