Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 09:25     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some people are doing a year at Prince George's Community College and transferring over. If you maintain a high GPA you are almost guaranteed admission.


Or reapply for the Spring and do 1 semester at cc.


I saw a suggestion somewhere saying that do not reapply a college that rejected you. It is not specifically for UMD. More a general suggestion.


That’s silly … I wouldn’t apply for the fall without some CC but most CC kids reapply and Spring is a different game.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 09:20     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some people are doing a year at Prince George's Community College and transferring over. If you maintain a high GPA you are almost guaranteed admission.


Or reapply for the Spring and do 1 semester at cc.


I saw a suggestion somewhere saying that do not reapply a college that rejected you. It is not specifically for UMD. More a general suggestion.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 08:53     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:Some people are doing a year at Prince George's Community College and transferring over. If you maintain a high GPA you are almost guaranteed admission.


Or reapply for the Spring and do 1 semester at cc.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 08:52     Subject: Re:If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
It wasn’t in the last three years that my nephew was not accepted to college Park so he went to UMBC for accounting -> pwc - > Dartmouth MBA -> Amazon
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 08:35     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
Delaware
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 08:30     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:For my kid's friends/classmates from HS class of 2025 from MCPS:

In Maryland...UMBC, Towson, Montgomery College eventually to UMD

Out of state...Pitt, Wisconsin, Ohio State, other big flagships (some with merit to bring COA closer to UMD)

Wisconsin-Madison actually is considered a higher college than UMD.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 08:06     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
Some people are doing a year at Prince George's Community College and transferring over. If you maintain a high GPA you are almost guaranteed admission.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 08:03     Subject: Re:If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
An increasingly popular (and rising) university is George Mason University, plus its close geographically.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 08:01     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If your kid wasn't accepted to UMD (in past 3 years), what college/university were they accepted to and to what program at that college?


Since UMD became more competitive UMBC seems to be the popular backup.


+1
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 08:00     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:At JMU. Is actually very happy but as MD residents, UMD would obviously have been preferable for financial reasons. But, JMU does offer a lot of the same experience, if not more since DC's more "away." It wasn't upsetting because UMD was a long shot for this particular DC. Tried to get them to consider Towson, but they just did not like it as much as JMU.


JMU is a really good school and the campus is beautiful.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 07:52     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
For my kid's friends/classmates from HS class of 2025 from MCPS:

In Maryland...UMBC, Towson, Montgomery College eventually to UMD

Out of state...Pitt, Wisconsin, Ohio State, other big flagships (some with merit to bring COA closer to UMD)
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 07:27     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
At JMU. Is actually very happy but as MD residents, UMD would obviously have been preferable for financial reasons. But, JMU does offer a lot of the same experience, if not more since DC's more "away." It wasn't upsetting because UMD was a long shot for this particular DC. Tried to get them to consider Towson, but they just did not like it as much as JMU.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 07:26     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
Towson
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 07:21     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:If your kid wasn't accepted to UMD (in past 3 years), what college/university were they accepted to and to what program at that college?


Since UMD became more competitive UMBC seems to be the popular backup.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 21:26     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
If your kid wasn't accepted to UMD (in past 3 years), what college/university were they accepted to and to what program at that college?