DS just finished first year at UMD, first semester was FC. His experience was similar in almost every way to his friends who were fall admit - adjusting to a dorm and roommate, structure of college classes versus high school, went to sports events, tested out clubs, made new friends, watched kids who had never had alcohol before test out beer, took the metro into DC on weekends, found a favorite boba place near campus, etc.

In other words, if your DC has the opportunity and wants UMD, FC should not be a deterrent.

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Anonymous wrote:19 APs, 5s in 17, 4s in 2 of them. Unweighted 3.9. Did two high school internships In rockets and engineering. Also created little libraries for elementary and middle schools throughout the county.

In state?

Grades and rigor are great. TO? Did your kid submit the APs instead of SAT/ACT? How does one do that anyway?

OOS, TO did it once while sick with a 1410 and didn't touch the test again. Did submit AP scores, and I think they self reported on the common app.

Anonymous wrote:OOS 3.9/4.4 from a private school. 13 AP exams. SAT 1550. Kid was applying for CS, not admitted to major, and a spring admit. Going elsewhere!

Seems like they might be yield protecting with spring admits for oos kids they know aren’t likely coming.

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure my kid has the stats for fall admission - MoCo W school, 3.9 UW / 4.6 W, 1300 SAT (TO), performing arts major (hopefully strong audition). Would be thrilled with spring admission.

I'm not sure TO is the right approach here.

Why not? A performing arts major is largely admitted based on their audition. As long as their GPA and course rigor is acceptable, the audition is the key factor

OOS 3.9/4.4 from a private school. 13 AP exams. SAT 1550. Kid was applying for CS, not admitted to major, and a spring admit. Going elsewhere!

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Anonymous wrote:4.0 UW gpa, 7 APs, passed all AP tests (4 on AP Calc AB in junior year). 4 year varsity athlete, 200+ hours in person volunteering at two nonprofits, valedictorian at a no rank high school (advisor told him).

Oh, forgot 710 math and 700 ERWB

Major?

Letters and Sciences

Applied undeclared?

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I thought everyone who is offered Spring admission is put in letters and sciences, but I am happy to be wrong. Some majors are easier to transfer into than others. My own kid with a 3.9 UW GPA and 1450 SAT was offered spring admission. He wanted computer science so chose to attend elsewhere.

PP, CS, got it. That was what I was trying to determine when I asked about applied field of study.

As has been stated many, many times, UMD admits major blind. Once you are in then you are competitively considered for your major, if it’s an LEP.

I’ve heard this too, but then also that UMD, like many schools needs to balance the class to ensure all majors are represented. Aren’t those two contrary goals?

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Anonymous wrote:19 APs, 5s in 17, 4s in 2 of them. Unweighted 3.9. Did two high school internships In rockets and engineering. Also created little libraries for elementary and middle schools throughout the county.

In state?

Grades and rigor are great. TO? Did your kid submit the APs instead of SAT/ACT? How does one do that anyway?