Anonymous
01/28/2022 23:03
Subject: Re:UMD College Park Results thread
My child finally got into the portal- He was accepted Mech. Engineering Honors College- HCPS- 3.95 UW GPA 4.8 Weighted GPA, !480 SAT (took one time) We are thrilled.
Anonymous
01/28/2022 22:34
Subject: UMD College Park Results thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:3.6 uw/1520/top private school. In at a top 10 university already. Rejected from Maryland. What a wild ride.
That's astonishing. Makes no sense whatsoever.
Congrats on the T10 acceptance!!
Maybe you can appeal? Seems crazy to be rejected with those stats.
I wonder if this is an example of how lower grades at private schools hurt when applying to public universities that are more stat driven and don’t take into account different programs the same way private colleges do.
This is what we think happened. A 3.6 doesn't look great, but he has taken many APs etc. We were counting on UMD to help us compare financial aid packages. I'm more astonished than upset. I guess we're heading to Philadelphia!
Actually, I think this is what happened to my older DD. She had about a 3.5 at a private, yet she got A+'s in calculus and physics and chemistry, but Bs in English and a few other classes. She was rejected from Clark, which is absolutely astonishing given that she's now in a PhD program at one of the very top engineering schools in the US. She got an 800 on the math part of the SAT, but about a 640 on the language part. I think UMD is so numbers-driven that they didn't see my child and made no allowance for how difficult her classes were at her private. Her GPA and total SAT was all that mattered, and Clark rejected her.
Admissions knows the schools in Maryland very well, and understand the rigor of various courses at each school. Privates are at a disadvantage these days
Anonymous
01/28/2022 22:24
Subject: UMD College Park Results thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:3.6 uw/1520/top private school. In at a top 10 university already. Rejected from Maryland. What a wild ride.
That's astonishing. Makes no sense whatsoever.
Congrats on the T10 acceptance!!
Maybe you can appeal? Seems crazy to be rejected with those stats.
I wonder if this is an example of how lower grades at private schools hurt when applying to public universities that are more stat driven and don’t take into account different programs the same way private colleges do.
This is what we think happened. A 3.6 doesn't look great, but he has taken many APs etc. We were counting on UMD to help us compare financial aid packages. I'm more astonished than upset. I guess we're heading to Philadelphia!
Admissions knows the schools in Maryland very well, and understand the rigor of various courses at each school. Privates are at a disadvantage these days
Actually, I think this is what happened to my older DD. She had about a 3.5 at a private, yet she got A+'s in calculus and physics and chemistry, but Bs in English and a few other classes. She was rejected from Clark, which is absolutely astonishing given that she's now in a PhD program at one of the very top engineering schools in the US. She got an 800 on the math part of the SAT, but about a 640 on the language part. I think UMD is so numbers-driven that they didn't see my child and made no allowance for how difficult her classes were at her private. Her GPA and total SAT was all that mattered, and Clark rejected her.
Anonymous
01/28/2022 22:23
Subject: UMD College Park Results thread
UMD acceptance decisions are algorithmic and they generate some weird results based on mechanic restrictions imposed. Nobody is really trying to understand the human being behind the application.
Anonymous
01/28/2022 22:21
Subject: UMD College Park Results thread
Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 4.7 weighted. 3.98 unweighted. 27 act. Upset.
ACT definitely not in line with GPA....red flag
Anonymous
01/28/2022 22:09
Subject: UMD College Park Results thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:3.6 uw/1520/top private school. In at a top 10 university already. Rejected from Maryland. What a wild ride.
That's astonishing. Makes no sense whatsoever.
Congrats on the T10 acceptance!!
Maybe you can appeal? Seems crazy to be rejected with those stats.
I wonder if this is an example of how lower grades at private schools hurt when applying to public universities that are more stat driven and don’t take into account different programs the same way private colleges do.
This is what we think happened. A 3.6 doesn't look great, but he has taken many APs etc. We were counting on UMD to help us compare financial aid packages. I'm more astonished than upset. I guess we're heading to Philadelphia!
Actually, I think this is what happened to my older DD. She had about a 3.5 at a private, yet she got A+'s in calculus and physics and chemistry, but Bs in English and a few other classes. She was rejected from Clark, which is absolutely astonishing given that she's now in a PhD program at one of the very top engineering schools in the US. She got an 800 on the math part of the SAT, but about a 640 on the language part. I think UMD is so numbers-driven that they didn't see my child and made no allowance for how difficult her classes were at her private. Her GPA and total SAT was all that mattered, and Clark rejected her.
Anonymous
01/28/2022 22:06
Subject: UMD College Park Results thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:3.6 uw/1520/top private school. In at a top 10 university already. Rejected from Maryland. What a wild ride.
That's astonishing. Makes no sense whatsoever.
Congrats on the T10 acceptance!!
Maybe you can appeal? Seems crazy to be rejected with those stats.
I wonder if this is an example of how lower grades at private schools hurt when applying to public universities that are more stat driven and don’t take into account different programs the same way private colleges do.
Yup. Choose a private for other reasons than college admissions. In this day and age of inclusion, privates reek of privilege. Not a good look these days.
Um, this kid got into a top 10, so I think the private school worked out just fine with respect to college admissions. Maybe MD realized this kid was never going to go there.
Nope, they don’t decline you because of fear of not attending, that’s silly. Some schools consider visitations and other interest, but UMD doesn't. In-state is highly collective, especially in business, CS, and engineering. A lot of money spent on tuition, before college, and not able to realize instate tuition savings…kind of backfired.
Anonymous
01/28/2022 22:03
Subject: Re:UMD College Park Results thread
Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 1420 SAT. 3.85 unweighted grade point average 4.2 weighted. crazy thing is he was accepted at Penn State. I do not want to pay out of state tuition. 😡. Waiting to hear from other schools but they are all out of state.
Congrats on Penn State. Unfortunately, in-state UMD is more difficult to get into normally than PSU.
Anonymous
01/28/2022 22:01
Subject: Re:UMD College Park Results thread
Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 1440 SAT. 4.2 WGPA. Full IB diploma.
Total BS!
Anonymous
01/28/2022 21:41
Subject: UMD College Park Results thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:3.6 uw/1520/top private school. In at a top 10 university already. Rejected from Maryland. What a wild ride.
That's astonishing. Makes no sense whatsoever.
Congrats on the T10 acceptance!!
Maybe you can appeal? Seems crazy to be rejected with those stats.
I wonder if this is an example of how lower grades at private schools hurt when applying to public universities that are more stat driven and don’t take into account different programs the same way private colleges do.
This is what we think happened. A 3.6 doesn't look great, but he has taken many APs etc. We were counting on UMD to help us compare financial aid packages. I'm more astonished than upset. I guess we're heading to Philadelphia!
Anonymous
01/28/2022 21:38
Subject: UMD College Park Results thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 4.7 weighted. 3.98 unweighted. 27 act. Upset.
What???????? Really? OMG! I can't believe it. Are you in-state?
The 27 might have been a problem, if submitted
Right. Definitely should not have submitted a 27.
On our W school Scattergrams, still should have been a slam dunk with that score. Solidly green territory. No idea what school this student attends but this is scary!
Really! The given range is 29-34. A 29 is bottom 25 percent
Those solid greens are not relevant anymore as many of those students didn’t submit scores last year even though Naviance lists them. And the admitted student profile has gone up, too. Definitely don’t submit a 27. Sorry.
And for the PP who plans to appeal. It is highly unusual for them to change the decision. Something significant needs to not have been included in the original application.
Anonymous
01/28/2022 21:38
Subject: Re:UMD College Park Results thread
Rejected. 1440 SAT. 4.2 WGPA. Full IB diploma.
Anonymous
01/28/2022 21:35
Subject: UMD College Park Results thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 4.7 weighted. 3.98 unweighted. 27 act. Upset.
What???????? Really? OMG! I can't believe it. Are you in-state?
The 27 might have been a problem, if submitted
Right. Definitely should not have submitted a 27.
On our W school Scattergrams, still should have been a slam dunk with that score. Solidly green territory. No idea what school this student attends but this is scary!
Really! The given range is 29-34. A 29 is bottom 25 percent
Anonymous
01/28/2022 21:27
Subject: Re:UMD College Park Results thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Rejected. In state, legacy, 1400 SAT, 3.7 uw, 4.3 w
I am so pissed.
To add: applied Arts & Sciences
I’m a professor at UMD, a liberal arts department. This is bonkers to me. There is no way that some of the students I have in intro courses could have these high school grades and stats. Some of them can barely write a coherent paragraph.
Not even a Spring admit?
No. I am so upset. I am going to appeal but I realize it will have no impact. I don't know what the issue is. She could have tried test optional, maybe, but what's so wrong with 1400? 720 verbal. This process is a joke.
Too many qualified MoCo kids. Same thing happened last year.
Anonymous
01/28/2022 21:21
Subject: UMD College Park Results thread
For the spring entry with some classes ending at 9 pm, does it feel safe for women walking back alone to your room on weeknights? I’ve never visited in the evening to know how busy things feel or if some areas feel abandoned.