Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 17:43     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:Umbc?
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/90/443598.page


Or the other MD public universities
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/30/1312211.page
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 17:36     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
Umbc?
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/90/443598.page
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2026 17:31     Subject: If kid wasn't accepted to UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:If kid wants big rah-rah school with classic American college experience, why not just lower your aim a bit & go to one of the many big publics to the west or south?

There are many public universities that offer that experience, & many offer merit aid that will bring net price down to roughly that of U of MD in-state. And the gpa/test scores you need for such aid don’t have to be sky-high.


There are also public flagships on the east coast. Starting in the north with Maine, NH, Vermont, UMass, UConn, Rhode Island, SUNYs, Rutgers (NJ), Delaware. Most of them have acceptance rates to UMD's and could possibly be similar in cost.