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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. This discussion has been amazing!  :P

I'd just like there to be a criteria that *guarantees* admission to UMD based on academic achievement, even if it is very hard and only accounts for a small percentage of the in-state students who are admitted to UMD. It can factor in rigor, SAT score, ACT scores - whatever the state wants.

I'd love a state law that publishes the criteria for guaranteed admission. "If you go to an accredited school and get a 4.0, take at least X AP/IB/Honors classes, and score at least X on the SAT or ACT you are guaranteed admission to UMD Other than that, you are evaluated on the wholistic admissions factors."

This doesn't have to exclude anyone who doesn't meet those criteria, but it gives the students a promise that if they hit the targets, even if they are very hard to hit, they get the prize.

Also spoiler alert but DC did in fact get into UMD. This may be really confusing to some of you, but this isn't about me. I feel bad for all the kids who I see right now are posting about their great grades and SAT scores and are upset they didn't get into UMD. All the people saying "I posted the Naviance data and there are only a few outliers with great stats who didn't get in!" Well, the outliers are not just numbers. Those little red marks are hard working kids who put in a lot of time and effort thinking they were doing the right thing and then one day they were told they didn't get in and never given any explanation.

[b]Finally, I'm not misspelling wholistic... I'm just brining a different perspective based on my unique background![/b]  :lol: [/quote]

Can’t spell “bringing” right either. Good thing it was your kid and not you applying to UMD.[/quote]

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