Aw thanks. You are so sweet!

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Was UMD your DC's first choice?


No, it was not, thankfully. A few options are being considering but we were hoping to have UMD in the mix. I guess it makes it that much easier to choose a school. DS was accepted to an honors program in a large OOS school with a lot of merit money. That is looking more attractive now.
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In the end this is a wonderful situation! UMD has lost a great student who will do amazing things elsewhere! He will be so prepared and will shine wherever he lands.

Thank you for sharing your situation. High five to your kid for being such a dedicated student and hard worker.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC was rejected from UMD engineering with 1550 SAT, 4.73 GPA, national merit semifinalist, Blair magnet program, a lot of good ECs although not president of a club or anything like that. In state white male.

I never expected a rejection from UMD.

Can you list a few most rigorous APs taken?

The Blair HS STEM magnet program classes are generally described as higher level than AP. In addition to all the magnet courses, DS took a couple of AP history classes (I believe Government and Modern World, not U.S. History as it was advised that students not take that as a freshman). He took honors English to balance things out in his schedule, which is what is recommended for magnet students - take AP History OR English - some, of course, took both. Believe it or not. I'm not answering anymore questions on this thread. Thanks for the kind words from some of the folks here. Best of luck to your students.

Anonymous wrote:DC was rejected from UMD engineering with 1550 SAT, 4.73 GPA, national merit semifinalist, Blair magnet program, a lot of good ECs although not president of a club or anything like that. In state white male.

I never expected a rejection from UMD.

Can you list a few most rigorous APs taken?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s pretty rude to say I’m a troll. But I actually get it. I feel like it’s a troll post because it’s outrageous that my son didn’t get in. I purposely put his exact stats here because I wanted people to know what is going on. I wish I were a troll. Lol. No big red flags as suggested. I have heard that students are competing against their classmates and because of the STEM magnet program - the majority of whom apply to UMD - they can’t take all of them, especially in the STEM majors. I wish I knew..

Hoping for some good news for your kid from other schools.

Yes it is outrageous. You might have your kid talk to their HS counselor.

My kid loved their time in SMCS but I would say it was not a plus for college admissions.

Yes, I hadn't considered the whole competitive aspect of the college applications process especially being a magnet student!

Not sure what the counselor can do. Thanks for your support. We will be more prepared for child #2. What a racket this whole process is.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC was rejected from UMD engineering with 1550 SAT, 4.73 GPA, national merit semifinalist, Blair magnet program, a lot of good ECs although not president of a club or anything like that. In state white male.

I never expected a rejection from UMD.

Was UMD your DC's first choice?

No, it was not, thankfully. A few options are being considering but we were hoping to have UMD in the mix. I guess it makes it that much easier to choose a school. DS was accepted to an honors program in a large OOS school with a lot of merit money. That is looking more attractive now.

Anonymous wrote:It’s pretty rude to say I’m a troll. But I actually get it. I feel like it’s a troll post because it’s outrageous that my son didn’t get in. I purposely put his exact stats here because I wanted people to know what is going on. I wish I were a troll. Lol. No big red flags as suggested. I have heard that students are competing against their classmates and because of the STEM magnet program - the majority of whom apply to UMD - they can’t take all of them, especially in the STEM majors. I wish I knew..

Hoping for some good news for your kid from other schools.

Yes it is outrageous. You might have your kid talk to their HS counselor.

My kid loved their time in SMCS but I would say it was not a plus for college admissions.

Accepted Biological Science, CP Scholars
1570 SAT
3.95UW, 4.85 W
MCPS Magnet

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC was rejected from UMD engineering with 1550 SAT, 4.73 GPA, national merit semifinalist, Blair magnet program, a lot of good ECs although not president of a club or anything like that. In state white male.

I never expected a rejection from UMD.

This has to be bs, I'm sorry. I hereby id this poster as a troll.

(Caveat, troll says rejected from ENGR not Umd) Did troll get into L&S?

I don't know everything but every resident kid with these stats is admitted. Does this kid have a criminal record or some other black eye on the application?

I don't think this is a troll, unfortunately. UMD Engineering is really difficult to get into. PP's kid probably would've gotten in if they had applied to CMNS instead of Engineering. Or maybe if they had gone to Wheaton Engineering for HS, which is the top feeder to the UMD Engineering program. It is really competitive, though. I feel bad for your DC, PP. I really do. Hopefully with those stats, they will get in somewhere awesome.

My 2023 terp got into engineering/honors with lower stats in 2023. 4.6/1490

It’s pretty rude to say I’m a troll. But I actually get it. I feel like it’s a troll post because it’s outrageous that my son didn’t get in. I purposely put his exact stats here because I wanted people to know what is going on. I wish I were a troll. Lol. No big red flags as suggested. I have heard that students are competing against their classmates and because of the STEM magnet program - the majority of whom apply to UMD - they can’t take all of them, especially in the STEM majors. I wish I knew..

I just posted above. My kid applied and got into a top SLAC for ED. Begging the kid to study CS because they would have been a borderline admit to CS at UMD.

Just makes me realize how lucky we are to be able to apply ED.

This is what I skimmed from College Confidential for engineering and CS majors. In short students who got into UMD for CS could also easily attend MIT or Caltech. It’s also becoming very popular OOS. It’s still easier to get in for the humanities.

1. DD got accepted into Honors College. Instate. Biology major. 4.0, 4.9+,1580+, NMSF, 13 APs+dual. 4 leadership positions. Varsity player , medical research, hospital volunteering and shadowing. She is pursuing PreMed.

2. DS accepted for Aerospace Engineering, Honors College invitation.4.0 UW, 4.7 W 1600SAT. Swimming, orchestra (violin), lifeguard

3. I got accepted into CS OOS, super excited! 4UW/1540 SAT/9 APs.

4. S24 accepted to CS in College of CMNS. Offered invitation to FIRE. OOS. 3.95 UW/4.66 W/35 ACT/9 APs

5. D24 got in College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences with honors invite. OOS, 4UW/4.7W GPA, 1570SAT, 36ACT.

How often does naviance update its data?

Anonymous wrote:Went to another Big 10 University known for its beautiful campus in a great college town. I work near GWU and have also been on the campus of UMD and so prefer my undergrad college town. I just think “ meh” when I look at College Park an GWU campuses. So many nice, beautiful places other than College Park to go to school. It’s easy to get sucked up into this hype about UMD. Unfortunately, Maryland doesn’t have as good of a university system as Virginia.

What's your point? This thread is about who got in/didn't into UMD. Your opinion and comment is irrelevant.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC was rejected from UMD engineering with 1550 SAT, 4.73 GPA, national merit semifinalist, Blair magnet program, a lot of good ECs although not president of a club or anything like that. In state white male.

I never expected a rejection from UMD.

I would not have expected that either. I don’t remember it being so crazy last year.

It is getting crazier every year.