Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 11:09     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The acceptances seem so random. Some lower stats accepted while higher are rejected.


Same feeling. Especially some high-stat rejections are not in engineering/CS, like Biology. Hard to say. Does UMD also value EC more nowadays?


My child knows a kid at her high school with an UNWEIGHTED GPA OF ONLY 3.0, WHO DID "SOME" EC, AND GOT IN! My child and her good friend with WAY better stats, but NO EC, were rejected. I do believe the kid who was accepted with the lower GPA will struggle there.


There may be some other factor at play here. I feel like when I see posts like this I always cringe because it is like parents saying “my kid is FOR SURE better and more valuable than THAT kid.” Why on earth would you think that your personal limited information would be better at evaluating than the admissions office with a full set of information?

Are they a sports recruit? Do they go to a less competitive high school? Were they homeless and had a disastrous freshman year but turned it around sophomore and junior year?

I understand we all think our own kid is great, but don’t make your kid great by tearing other kids down.


It’s obvious when you know GPA and test scores and race. And most kids know this from their peer group.

And high school guidance counselors have an even clearer picture.



Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 11:08     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:UMCP has old, gross housing.

ICYMI: they just shut down the campus due to lack of heat and water in the prehistoric dorms.

And be sure to google recent criminal activity on Route 1. I personally know of two students who were assaulted, and I don’t even have student on campus.

Signed,

Terp alum who still attends sporting events but thinks the campus needs an upgrade


But they have new housing as well
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 11:08     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The acceptances seem so random. Some lower stats accepted while higher are rejected.


Same feeling. Especially some high-stat rejections are not in engineering/CS, like Biology. Hard to say. Does UMD also value EC more nowadays?


Upthread it was mentioned they use 26 factors. Who knows. Maybe those who were accepted and attend can look at their file and report back here to give the rest of us clueless folks what was said in their accepted file.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 11:07     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UMCP has old, gross housing.

ICYMI: they just shut down the campus due to lack of heat and water in the prehistoric dorms.

And be sure to google recent criminal activity on Route 1. I personally know of two students who were assaulted, and I don’t even have student on campus.

Signed,

Terp alum who still attends sporting events but thinks the campus needs an upgrade

They've built 3 dorms since 2010 and staggered installation of AC in the older dorms near the stadium.


It’s shocking that any dorm wouldn’t have a/c.

In fact, it was shocking when we didn’t have a/c in the 90s. This is America, not some third world country.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 11:07     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The acceptances seem so random. Some lower stats accepted while higher are rejected.


Yield protection


I really, really don’t think so. I think people compare apples to oranges and call it yield protection. Our scattergram for our MCPS school has only a few outlier rejections for kids about certain stats, that is out of easily over 1,000 datapoints. It’s hard to imagine that being the case if they were yield protecting.


I assume those outliers are kids that applied RD or didn’t fill in their essays in full. If there is any MCPS school where there is a consistent Naviance trend of highest stats kids being declined, I’d be all ears to hear that schools name and details on the evidence.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 11:07     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The acceptances seem so random. Some lower stats accepted while higher are rejected.


Yield protection

Protecting their 23% yield? Dont think its a priority.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 11:07     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:Rejected, but dc isn’t upset. It was not a top choice and they have much better options elsewhere for their intended major. Only applied because we’re in state.


Same here, but as a tax paying parent it ticks me off. My kid got into Villanova but rejected at umd. It’s ridiculous.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 11:06     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:UMCP has old, gross housing.

ICYMI: they just shut down the campus due to lack of heat and water in the prehistoric dorms.

And be sure to google recent criminal activity on Route 1. I personally know of two students who were assaulted, and I don’t even have student on campus.

Signed,

Terp alum who still attends sporting events but thinks the campus needs an upgrade

They've built 3 dorms since 2010 and staggered installation of AC in the older dorms near the stadium.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 11:04     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The acceptances seem so random. Some lower stats accepted while higher are rejected.


Yield protection


I really, really don’t think so. I think people compare apples to oranges and call it yield protection. Our scattergram for our MCPS school has only a few outlier rejections for kids about certain stats, that is out of easily over 1,000 datapoints. It’s hard to imagine that being the case if they were yield protecting.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 11:01     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The acceptances seem so random. Some lower stats accepted while higher are rejected.


Same feeling. Especially some high-stat rejections are not in engineering/CS, like Biology. Hard to say. Does UMD also value EC more nowadays?


My child knows a kid at her high school with an UNWEIGHTED GPA OF ONLY 3.0, WHO DID "SOME" EC, AND GOT IN! My child and her good friend with WAY better stats, but NO EC, were rejected. I do believe the kid who was accepted with the lower GPA will struggle there.


There may be some other factor at play here. I feel like when I see posts like this I always cringe because it is like parents saying “my kid is FOR SURE better and more valuable than THAT kid.” Why on earth would you think that your personal limited information would be better at evaluating than the admissions office with a full set of information?

Are they a sports recruit? Do they go to a less competitive high school? Were they homeless and had a disastrous freshman year but turned it around sophomore and junior year?

I understand we all think our own kid is great, but don’t make your kid great by tearing other kids down.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 11:00     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:The acceptances seem so random. Some lower stats accepted while higher are rejected.


Yield protection
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 11:00     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:UMCP has old, gross housing.

ICYMI: they just shut down the campus due to lack of heat and water in the prehistoric dorms.

And be sure to google recent criminal activity on Route 1. I personally know of two students who were assaulted, and I don’t even have student on campus.

Signed,

Terp alum who still attends sporting events but thinks the campus needs an upgrade


What about all the new construction they are doing
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 11:00     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Rejected, but dc isn’t upset. It was not a top choice and they have much better options elsewhere for their intended major. Only applied because we’re in state.


So UMD figured that out and protected their yield


No state college should play yield protection for instate applicants. what a shame.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 10:59     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The problem with Maryland is there is no real second uni to fall back on. Towson and um c seem like a big step down. Looks like oos for us.


From an education standpoint UMBC is a close second, especially for STEM. For someone who wants a smaller environment it could be a good fit. However, doesn’t have the big sports and big Greek party life.


It's in a quiet area (not in Baltimore city as some people confuse it with UM Baltimore) and smaller.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2026 10:59     Subject: UMD decision 2026
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Rejected, but dc isn’t upset. It was not a top choice and they have much better options elsewhere for their intended major. Only applied because we’re in state.


So UMD figured that out and protected their yield


There’s no way UMCP can figure that out.

The reality is plenty of Marylanders can’t afford to send their high stats kids out of state and desperately want their kids to get into our flagship.

But the reality is certain kids from mcps are simply shut out.

A college counselor I know very well says UMCP is irrationally unpredictable. Pretty much sums it up.