Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 23:26     Subject: UMD in-state
Anonymous wrote:

The whole big ten thing is expential. The coast to coast alliance and reasearch titans all United and with the best tv football is elite. UMD identified by the B1G as the most valuable member of the ACC just vaulted it into the stratosphere. Just going to get harder and harder to get in due to multitudes of reasons.


What does any of this mean?
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 22:54     Subject: UMD in-state
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UMD is pretty stats driven and cares about weighted GPA.


I think they recompute GPA using their methods since, in MCPS, every grade level class these days is honors and gets a 5.0. This redners weight GPA meaningless.

I don't think they do. I think they use weighted because it makes their overall GPA of admitted students very high (due to all the full Point honors weightings).

UMD definitely recomputes GPA per their own criteria. That’s why they have you type in your full transcript data. It’s the only way to compare across different districts who calculate WGPA differently. And each LEP will use a subset of the data for their own internal scoring of candidates.

And UMD may be test optional, but that doesn’t mean they ignore test scores. They absolutely prioritize high scores. If you have them, submit them. If you don’t, there needs to be something else outstanding and unique in your application, because again, there are so many high stat applications they don’t have to look hard to fill a class.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 21:36     Subject: UMD in-state


The whole big ten thing is expential. The coast to coast alliance and reasearch titans all United and with the best tv football is elite. UMD identified by the B1G as the most valuable member of the ACC just vaulted it into the stratosphere. Just going to get harder and harder to get in due to multitudes of reasons.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 21:28     Subject: UMD in-state
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UMD is pretty stats driven and cares about weighted GPA.


I think they recompute GPA using their methods since, in MCPS, every grade level class these days is honors and gets a 5.0. This redners weight GPA meaningless.

I don't think they do. I think they use weighted because it makes their overall GPA of admitted students very high (due to all the full Point honors weightings).
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 20:13     Subject: UMD in-state
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
They are going on test scores

It’s gone upper 3rd big ten regarding test scores and the preppy lacrosse DC nonsense hardcore.


Can you translate please?


It’s maxing out on inside the Washington DC beltway, Chesapeake region lacrosse, richest state in the nation, small state with mountains alpine region with high snowfall, piedmont, largest estuary Crabcake central, beach with largest offshore fishing tournament, lacrosse center of the universe hall of fame home. 3rd highest SAT scores in B1G. It’s obnoxious
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 20:02     Subject: UMD in-state
Last year, my WJ graduate was accepted in their Honors college (PPE major) with a 4.67gpa, 35 ACT, 12 APs, thoughtful essays, etc. We visited his Honors dorm, ate at the dining hall, spoke to some of his professors, and found it all pretty solid. He ended up at GW because they had exactly the major he wanted, and UMD didn't.

I know certain of his classmates who were rejected outright even though they had a 4-something gpa and had taken AP courses, which in my mind is outrageous. I don't know what majors they'd picked, though, and as PP said, that makes a difference. Computer Science is in high demand, for instance.

I conclude that the bar is pretty high these days.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 19:56     Subject: UMD in-state
Anonymous wrote:
They are going on test scores

It’s gone upper 3rd big ten regarding test scores and the preppy lacrosse DC nonsense hardcore.


Can you translate please?
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 19:55     Subject: UMD in-state
Anonymous wrote:
They are going on test scores

It’s gone upper 3rd big ten regarding test scores and the preppy lacrosse DC nonsense hardcore.

UMD has been test optional the past few years.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 19:53     Subject: UMD in-state

They are going on test scores

It’s gone upper 3rd big ten regarding test scores and the preppy lacrosse DC nonsense hardcore.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 19:24     Subject: UMD in-state
Anonymous wrote:UMD is pretty stats driven and cares about weighted GPA.


I think they recompute GPA using their methods since, in MCPS, every grade level class these days is honors and gets a 5.0. This redners weight GPA meaningless.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 17:58     Subject: UMD in-state
UMD is pretty stats driven and cares about weighted GPA.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 13:09     Subject: UMD in-state
Anonymous wrote:DD has applied from an W school and as we await the results next month, I have questions! What are they looking for? Do they only want high stats? Are they looking for a well rounded student? I’ve heard over and over again how hard it is to get entry, so I’m not expecting anything (but I am hopeful). I just want to know if there’s any chance for the average/high kid- the one who hasn’t taken the most rigor and has gotten a couple of B’s.

Her chances depend on what major she applied to. If she applied to one of the limited enrollment programs https://admissions.umd.edu/academics/limited-enrollment-programs , she needs very strong academics, great stats, ECs in the field, and a lot of luck. Students who are admitted to UMD but not their preferred LEP major are placed in Letters & Sciences, where they will work with an advisor to meet the gateway requirements to earn admission to that major. As PP said, your school's Naviance will give you some sense based on the scattergrams, but since those don't capture major, it can be misleading.

In my experience with my own kids, neighbors, and as a HS teacher UMD prioritizes rigor over grades and very high test scores over ECs. Although they are test optional now, I still see that pattern with who is accepted and who isn't. MoCo just produces soooo many amazing students, and UMD can't take them all.

The data dashboard is interesting to play around with https://www.usmd.edu/IRIS/?view=UMCP

UMD accepts a lot of transfer students, so sometimes students enroll in a different University of Maryland System school with the intention of transferring. However, kids should be cautious about this because most of the in-state transfers are from the Community College feeder system (60%), and only ~10% from other 4-yr MD universities. https://www.usmd.edu/IRIS/Dashboard/Transfer/

Good luck to your DD and reassure her that she will end up at a great school, even if it isn't UMD-CP.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 10:47     Subject: UMD in-state
Check out Naviance and see where your DD stands among the green for her school.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 08:51     Subject: UMD in-state
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/forums/show/47.page

(Notwithstanding the threat titled "Is Hillsdale the new Harvard?")
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 08:46     Subject: UMD in-state
DD has applied from an W school and as we await the results next month, I have questions! What are they looking for? Do they only want high stats? Are they looking for a well rounded student? I’ve heard over and over again how hard it is to get entry, so I’m not expecting anything (but I am hopeful). I just want to know if there’s any chance for the average/high kid- the one who hasn’t taken the most rigor and has gotten a couple of B’s.