Anonymous
02/04/2025 20:37
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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!
I think UMD PUNISHED TO kids more. My TO kids friends with same or lower GPAs with high standardized scores got in. Same exact GPA and ECs her best friend my kid but she got 35 ACT and my kid did TO. So my kid did not get in. My daughters friend is super nice, but she did take SAT like 4 times and bombed. Then did ACT several times with Prep and tutoring got a 35.
So in her case scores helped. UMD should have been clearer how they weight Test scores for SAT and ACT. Some kids may have submitted a lower test score and got peanlized or some kids like my kid did TO and did not realize she should have submitted test. Either way my kid wanted in for bragging rights but was not going to go as she wants to go away to school.
But it seems crazy 4.7-4.85 WGPAs from W schools got straight up rejects cause did TO or submitted a test score they should not have.
The TO kid I advise got in + Honors.
Reject w/ 4.7 does not surprise me. Also, how many 4.85 are getting rejected, and what was the actual rigor of those kids?
Many magnet kids with Weighted GPAs around 4.85 were rejected. 12-14 APs, mostly 5's or 4's
What school?
If this is true, it’s because a 4.85 for a magnet kid puts them at the bottom of the magnet class, and UMD takes kids from all schools and programs. A 4.85 means about 1/8 of your grades are Bs, or one class a semester (my senior had a 5.0 until taking gym this year, the only unweighted class). Not a lot of the magnet kids have that many Bs.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 16:35
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is not High Stats. Most likely squeeked in. Tons of kids those same tats rejected at Churchill.
MCPS high stats is 35 or 1550+, 4.8w+.
So, so glad that my DC will be leaving this toxic rat race where 1 point difference for a 98% ACT is “squeak”ing in. Also, learn how to spell troll.
I think this is probably the case in any suburban area with lots of highly educated parents.
These kids are all capable...UMD can't take them all though.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 15:10
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote: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.
Just wait until little Johnny gets rejected from jobs! Watch out, Boeing and Lockheed and Amazon! The parents of college Facebook groups are coming for you. Elon Musk is quaking in his loafers!
Anonymous
02/04/2025 15:08
Subject: UMD yet?
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.
It's not just about the stats, and there are only so many spaces. Honestly, there are bigger things to worry about than this.
My kid did not get honors, and I am glad. I don't see the point in the extra work.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 15:03
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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!
I think UMD PUNISHED TO kids more. My TO kids friends with same or lower GPAs with high standardized scores got in. Same exact GPA and ECs her best friend my kid but she got 35 ACT and my kid did TO. So my kid did not get in. My daughters friend is super nice, but she did take SAT like 4 times and bombed. Then did ACT several times with Prep and tutoring got a 35.
So in her case scores helped. UMD should have been clearer how they weight Test scores for SAT and ACT. Some kids may have submitted a lower test score and got peanlized or some kids like my kid did TO and did not realize she should have submitted test. Either way my kid wanted in for bragging rights but was not going to go as she wants to go away to school.
But it seems crazy 4.7-4.85 WGPAs from W schools got straight up rejects cause did TO or submitted a test score they should not have.
It's because your kid attended a W and lives in MoCo.
My TO kid with a 4.2 was accepted. Not MoCo. Getting a 4.7 at their school isn't possible, so 4.2 was top 10%.
The MoCo GPAs are very inflated.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 14:55
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:DD got accepted in a top 10 out of state. UMD is not even a consideration for us although she picked it as a safety only. I better pay more for a top 10 than force my kid to stay at an average school just because of the lower tuition. It is not the kid’s fault if the parent can’t afford to pay for a top school.
??
Anonymous
02/04/2025 14:51
Subject: UMD yet?
From what I've gathered from UMD admissions your SAT/ACT isn't as important as people here make them out to be. It's holistic, which means sometimes it's about institutional priorities and maybe your kid doesn't match those.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 14:49
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is not High Stats. Most likely squeeked in. Tons of kids those same tats rejected at Churchill.
MCPS high stats is 35 or 1550+, 4.8w+.
So, so glad that my DC will be leaving this toxic rat race where 1 point difference for a 98% ACT is “squeak”ing in. Also, learn how to spell troll.
Same-- can't imagine why people are flocking South!
Anonymous
02/04/2025 14:03
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is not High Stats. Most likely squeeked in. Tons of kids those same tats rejected at Churchill.
MCPS high stats is 35 or 1550+, 4.8w+.
So, so glad that my DC will be leaving this toxic rat race where 1 point difference for a 98% ACT is “squeak”ing in. Also, learn how to spell troll.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 13:40
Subject: UMD yet?
Don't know about this year, but definitely last year some Blair Magnets were rejected. 2 that were NMSF among them…..
Anonymous
02/04/2025 12:28
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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!
I think UMD PUNISHED TO kids more. My TO kids friends with same or lower GPAs with high standardized scores got in. Same exact GPA and ECs her best friend my kid but she got 35 ACT and my kid did TO. So my kid did not get in. My daughters friend is super nice, but she did take SAT like 4 times and bombed. Then did ACT several times with Prep and tutoring got a 35.
So in her case scores helped. UMD should have been clearer how they weight Test scores for SAT and ACT. Some kids may have submitted a lower test score and got peanlized or some kids like my kid did TO and did not realize she should have submitted test. Either way my kid wanted in for bragging rights but was not going to go as she wants to go away to school.
But it seems crazy 4.7-4.85 WGPAs from W schools got straight up rejects cause did TO or submitted a test score they should not have.
The TO kid I advise got in + Honors.
Reject w/ 4.7 does not surprise me. Also, how many 4.85 are getting rejected, and what was the actual rigor of those kids?
Many magnet kids with Weighted GPAs around 4.85 were rejected. 12-14 APs, mostly 5's or 4's
What school?
My kids who’s a senior says many from Poolesville were rejected. My kid attends a different high school.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 12:21
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anyone NOT heard from UMD yet????
Agriculture
Anonymous
02/04/2025 12:12
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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!
I think UMD PUNISHED TO kids more. My TO kids friends with same or lower GPAs with high standardized scores got in. Same exact GPA and ECs her best friend my kid but she got 35 ACT and my kid did TO. So my kid did not get in. My daughters friend is super nice, but she did take SAT like 4 times and bombed. Then did ACT several times with Prep and tutoring got a 35.
So in her case scores helped. UMD should have been clearer how they weight Test scores for SAT and ACT. Some kids may have submitted a lower test score and got peanlized or some kids like my kid did TO and did not realize she should have submitted test. Either way my kid wanted in for bragging rights but was not going to go as she wants to go away to school.
But it seems crazy 4.7-4.85 WGPAs from W schools got straight up rejects cause did TO or submitted a test score they should not have.
The TO kid I advise got in + Honors.
Reject w/ 4.7 does not surprise me. Also, how many 4.85 are getting rejected, and what was the actual rigor of those kids?
Many magnet kids with Weighted GPAs around 4.85 were rejected. 12-14 APs, mostly 5's or 4's
What school?
Anonymous
02/04/2025 10:00
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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!
I think UMD PUNISHED TO kids more. My TO kids friends with same or lower GPAs with high standardized scores got in. Same exact GPA and ECs her best friend my kid but she got 35 ACT and my kid did TO. So my kid did not get in. My daughters friend is super nice, but she did take SAT like 4 times and bombed. Then did ACT several times with Prep and tutoring got a 35.
So in her case scores helped. UMD should have been clearer how they weight Test scores for SAT and ACT. Some kids may have submitted a lower test score and got peanlized or some kids like my kid did TO and did not realize she should have submitted test. Either way my kid wanted in for bragging rights but was not going to go as she wants to go away to school.
But it seems crazy 4.7-4.85 WGPAs from W schools got straight up rejects cause did TO or submitted a test score they should not have.
The TO kid I advise got in + Honors.
Reject w/ 4.7 does not surprise me. Also, how many 4.85 are getting rejected, and what was the actual rigor of those kids?
Many magnet kids with Weighted GPAs around 4.85 were rejected. 12-14 APs, mostly 5's or 4's
Anonymous
02/04/2025 09:59
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:DD got accepted in a top 10 out of state. UMD is not even a consideration for us although she picked it as a safety only. I better pay more for a top 10 than force my kid to stay at an average school just because of the lower tuition. It is not the kid’s fault if the parent can’t afford to pay for a top school.
I'm sure her kid will be studying underwater basket weaving at an Ivy and then she'll wonder why she can't find a job in 5 years.
If her kid was at an Ivy, she'd have said. Def not HYPSM.