The entitlement of people thinking their kids "deserved" honors over other kids is astounding to be honest. Welcome to the real world. The SAT is but one piece of information and I don't think it's the end all be all people think it is.

More goes into honors than just grades, it's holistic like the rest of it so they are also looking at ECs, how they respond to their questions, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS - and another W school rejection:
3.91 uw
4.54 w
31 ACT
8 APs
2 sport athlete
club founder
other leadership positions
significant hospital volunteer experience (2 years)

Did you submit that score or go TO?

Submitted. And we now realize it may have been a poor decision not to go TO.

My child also submitted at 31 w/ 10 APs and 4.6w GPA and was not admitted. Also think submitting the score was a mistake. My husband is upset because we would have save money w/ UMD but my child didn't want to go so we are moving on.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a member of the UMD parents group and there is almost a revolt among those with high scoring SATs with perfect or near perfect GPAs who didn’t get Honors. My kid is one of them.

It’s irritating to read about all the TO kids who got Honors.

I'd feel the same way, not remotely fair.

It's not all about test scores guys. UMD has published 20+ admissions considerations on their website. Not an exaggeration.

Parents will complain about anything when their kid doesn't get something.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a member of the UMD parents group and there is almost a revolt among those with high scoring SATs with perfect or near perfect GPAs who didn’t get Honors. My kid is one of them.

It’s irritating to read about all the TO kids who got Honors.

I'd feel the same way, not remotely fair.

Why do you want UMD so badly if your stats are that high? You could probably get into a much more competitive school. Is it a cost thing? Because top schools usually have really strong endowments and are MUCH more generous with financial aid.

My kid did get into the Honors College, just empathizing with parents of non-TO kids who didn’t. Wanting UMD is not rocket science. For a donut hole family, elite colleges cost 3x as much!

NP here - UMD is a great school - not everyone on DCUM can afford or wants their kids to go further away than is a reasonable driving distance. My high stats kid - 34 ACT, 4.65 GPA (who got in - not TO, not Honors, not CS) - would be paying 2-3x as much to attend a school out of state. Factor in the fact that alot of these donut hole families have 1 or 2 fed parents who all of a sudden don't know if they'll have a job tomorrow, and a low in-state tuition at a very good public college is incredibly attractive - which is why so many apply. Paying anywhere from $45k to $80k per year OOS vs. paying $30K in-state is a real financial decision that should not be shrugged off so lightly.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a member of the UMD parents group and there is almost a revolt among those with high scoring SATs with perfect or near perfect GPAs who didn’t get Honors. My kid is one of them.

It’s irritating to read about all the TO kids who got Honors.

I'd feel the same way, not remotely fair.

Why do you want UMD so badly if your stats are that high? You could probably get into a much more competitive school. Is it a cost thing? Because top schools usually have really strong endowments and are MUCH more generous with financial aid.

My kid did get into the Honors College, just empathizing with parents of non-TO kids who didn’t. Wanting UMD is not rocket science. For a donut hole family, elite colleges cost 3x as much!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS - and another W school rejection:
3.91 uw
4.54 w
31 ACT
8 APs
2 sport athlete
club founder
other leadership positions
significant hospital volunteer experience (2 years)

Did you submit that score or go TO?

Submitted. And we now realize it may have been a poor decision not to go TO.

Sorry, but what is TO?

Just realize what it is. Please ignore.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a member of the UMD parents group and there is almost a revolt among those with high scoring SATs with perfect or near perfect GPAs who didn’t get Honors. My kid is one of them.

It’s irritating to read about all the TO kids who got Honors.

I'd feel the same way, not remotely fair.

Why do you want UMD so badly if your stats are that high? You could probably get into a much more competitive school. Is it a cost thing? Because top schools usually have really strong endowments and are MUCH more generous with financial aid.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS - and another W school rejection:
3.91 uw
4.54 w
31 ACT
8 APs
2 sport athlete
club founder
other leadership positions
significant hospital volunteer experience (2 years)

Did you submit that score or go TO?

Submitted. And we now realize it may have been a poor decision not to go TO.

Sorry, but what is TO?

When is merit info released? My kid got honors college (and before anyone complains - 1540 SAT).

Anonymous wrote:I’m a member of the UMD parents group and there is almost a revolt among those with high scoring SATs with perfect or near perfect GPAs who didn’t get Honors. My kid is one of them.

It’s irritating to read about all the TO kids who got Honors.

My kid was lucky enough to get into Honors (1530 SAT), but it's infuriating that reading in that group how so many TO kids got in. Their scores were obviously much lower or they would have submitted.

Either get rid of TO or make everybody TO. Comparing a kid that submitted scores to one that didn't doesn't make sense.

It seems that honors/scholars skew towards engineering.

More than 27% of the honors college students are in engineering for the class of 2028.

Total % of first year undergrad engineering students is probably closer to 12%.

From https://eng.umd.edu/facts-figures

Honors College and College Park Scholars

254 (27.8%) first-year enrolled ENGR students are in the Honors College
166 (18.1%) first-year enrolled ENGR students are in College Park Scholars

General numbers
https://research.umd.edu/who-we-are/facts-and-figures

Anonymous wrote:In for CSNS honors!
4.98 at Poolesville SMCS/ MCPS

Congrats!

In for CSNS honors!
4.98 at Poolesville SMCS/ MCPS

Anonymous wrote:I’m a member of the UMD parents group and there is almost a revolt among those with high scoring SATs with perfect or near perfect GPAs who didn’t get Honors. My kid is one of them.

It’s irritating to read about all the TO kids who got Honors.

I'd feel the same way, not remotely fair.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS - and another W school rejection:
3.91 uw
4.54 w
31 ACT
8 APs
2 sport athlete
club founder
other leadership positions
significant hospital volunteer experience (2 years)

Did you submit that score or go TO?

Submitted. And we now realize it may have been a poor decision not to go TO.