Anonymous
02/05/2025 08:58
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is correct. Some who are perfect on paper were rejected including a senior who published a book, a Robotics club winner and an Olympiad winner. I told my daughter who got in to not whisper anything as it is an emotional time. Many magnet kids are upset as UMd was their safety and now they are unsure about their chances in the T20 that they applied to.
Wow, my kid goes to PHS but is quiet we didn’t realize it was such a bloodbath. He got into UMD Scholars plus Engineering. He does not have amazing stats but had only 1 B on transcript. SAT was a bit low for magnet low 1500s
UMBC is perfectly good in tech
Anonymous
02/05/2025 08:57
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is correct. Some who are perfect on paper were rejected including a senior who published a book, a Robotics club winner and an Olympiad winner. I told my daughter who got in to not whisper anything as it is an emotional time. Many magnet kids are upset as UMd was their safety and now they are unsure about their chances in the T20 that they applied to.
If these "magnet kids" treated UMD as their "safety," then they deserve the deferrals.
Please explain the logic?
I;m a new poster, but I agree.
1. When a high-stats, kid who CAN afford other options (and prefers other options) applies to UMD, they're probably taking a spot of a talented instate kid who CAN'T afford an OOS or private school.
2. UMD is not easy to get into. Even for a well-qualified instate kid, it's a target at best, not a safety.
3. It is the mission of the school to serve the population of the state. MOST other states have at least two state schools that are comparable in rigor, majors, etc. (Auburn/Alabama, Michgan/Michgan State, FSU/UF), but Maryland only has UMD.
If you are a high-stats kid who can afford OOS or private, don't use UMD as a safety.
I would add to that *if you have no intention of attending under any circumstances*
Anonymous
02/05/2025 08:55
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is correct. Some who are perfect on paper were rejected including a senior who published a book, a Robotics club winner and an Olympiad winner. I told my daughter who got in to not whisper anything as it is an emotional time. Many magnet kids are upset as UMd was their safety and now they are unsure about their chances in the T20 that they applied to.
If these "magnet kids" treated UMD as their "safety," then they deserve the deferrals.
Please explain the logic?
I;m a new poster, but I agree.
1. When a high-stats, kid who CAN afford other options (and prefers other options) applies to UMD, they're probably taking a spot of a talented instate kid who CAN'T afford an OOS or private school.
2. UMD is not easy to get into. Even for a well-qualified instate kid, it's a target at best, not a safety.
3. It is the mission of the school to serve the population of the state. MOST other states have at least two state schools that are comparable in rigor, majors, etc. (Auburn/Alabama, Michgan/Michgan State, FSU/UF), but Maryland only has UMD.
If you are a high-stats kid who can afford OOS or private, don't use UMD as a safety.
Anonymous
02/05/2025 08:06
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is correct. Some who are perfect on paper were rejected including a senior who published a book, a Robotics club winner and an Olympiad winner. I told my daughter who got in to not whisper anything as it is an emotional time. Many magnet kids are upset as UMd was their safety and now they are unsure about their chances in the T20 that they applied to.
If these "magnet kids" treated UMD as their "safety," then they deserve the deferrals.
The high rigor magnet school students with good grades and test scores have traditionally had pretty high acceptances to UMD. It's certainly a lesson for the future. No one can take UMD admissions for granted.
Numbers of applications will be even higher for class of 2026. Some are part of the 2007 baby boom year, and with the disastrous co-presidents in the WH, more people will be looking for in-state options.
Anonymous
02/05/2025 07:28
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is correct. Some who are perfect on paper were rejected including a senior who published a book, a Robotics club winner and an Olympiad winner. I told my daughter who got in to not whisper anything as it is an emotional time. Many magnet kids are upset as UMd was their safety and now they are unsure about their chances in the T20 that they applied to.
Wow, my kid goes to PHS but is quiet we didn’t realize it was such a bloodbath. He got into UMD Scholars plus Engineering. He does not have amazing stats but had only 1 B on transcript. SAT was a bit low for magnet low 1500s
Tad extreme.
Anonymous
02/05/2025 07:27
Subject: UMD yet?
Parents are pissed rightly so that MoCo has very high income taxes and people with kids with high GPAs get rejected the only from UMD and need to pay an extra 60k to 100k to another’s states flagship to send their kid to school.
Unlike VA or NY with only one flagship and one with not strict limits like North Carolina etc on mainly excepting in state a ton of spots giving away to OOS students and tax payers are blocked from going.
In my case costing me $80,000 this rejection
Unlike VA or NY with only one flagship and one with not strict limits like North Carolina etc on mainly excepting in state a ton of spots giving away to OOS students and tax payers are blocked from going.
In my case costing me $80,000 this rejection
Anonymous
02/05/2025 07:06
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is correct. Some who are perfect on paper were rejected including a senior who published a book, a Robotics club winner and an Olympiad winner. I told my daughter who got in to not whisper anything as it is an emotional time. Many magnet kids are upset as UMd was their safety and now they are unsure about their chances in the T20 that they applied to.
Wow, my kid goes to PHS but is quiet we didn’t realize it was such a bloodbath. He got into UMD Scholars plus Engineering. He does not have amazing stats but had only 1 B on transcript. SAT was a bit low for magnet low 1500s
Anonymous
02/05/2025 06:07
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is correct. Some who are perfect on paper were rejected including a senior who published a book, a Robotics club winner and an Olympiad winner. I told my daughter who got in to not whisper anything as it is an emotional time. Many magnet kids are upset as UMd was their safety and now they are unsure about their chances in the T20 that they applied to.
If these "magnet kids" treated UMD as their "safety," then they deserve the deferrals.
Please explain the logic?
UMD isn't a safety school.
DP. UMD hasn’t been a safety school for a long time now. My kid had great stats and we considered it a reach. She got spring admission.
Anonymous
02/05/2025 05:31
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is correct. Some who are perfect on paper were rejected including a senior who published a book, a Robotics club winner and an Olympiad winner. I told my daughter who got in to not whisper anything as it is an emotional time. Many magnet kids are upset as UMd was their safety and now they are unsure about their chances in the T20 that they applied to.
If these "magnet kids" treated UMD as their "safety," then they deserve the deferrals.
+1
Anonymous
02/04/2025 23:45
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is correct. Some who are perfect on paper were rejected including a senior who published a book, a Robotics club winner and an Olympiad winner. I told my daughter who got in to not whisper anything as it is an emotional time. Many magnet kids are upset as UMd was their safety and now they are unsure about their chances in the T20 that they applied to.
If these "magnet kids" treated UMD as their "safety," then they deserve the deferrals.
Please explain the logic?
UMD isn't a safety school.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 23:35
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.
The ACT, unlike the ACT, gets exponentially more difficult and rare as you go up in numbers. The difference between 34, 35 abd 36 is significant. https://blog.prepscholar.com/how-many-people-get-a-34-35-36-on-the-act-score-breakdown
Anonymous
02/04/2025 23:33
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is correct. Some who are perfect on paper were rejected including a senior who published a book, a Robotics club winner and an Olympiad winner. I told my daughter who got in to not whisper anything as it is an emotional time. Many magnet kids are upset as UMd was their safety and now they are unsure about their chances in the T20 that they applied to.
If these "magnet kids" treated UMD as their "safety," then they deserve the deferrals.
Please explain the logic?
Anonymous
02/04/2025 23:28
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That is correct. Some who are perfect on paper were rejected including a senior who published a book, a Robotics club winner and an Olympiad winner. I told my daughter who got in to not whisper anything as it is an emotional time. Many magnet kids are upset as UMd was their safety and now they are unsure about their chances in the T20 that they applied to.
If these "magnet kids" treated UMD as their "safety," then they deserve the deferrals.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 23:13
Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote: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.
That is correct. Some who are perfect on paper were rejected including a senior who published a book, a Robotics club winner and an Olympiad winner. I told my daughter who got in to not whisper anything as it is an emotional time. Many magnet kids are upset as UMd was their safety and now they are unsure about their chances in the T20 that they applied to.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 20:50
Subject: UMD yet?
My engineering magnet kid at Wheaton says a lot of the magnet kids were accepted spring semester/freshman connection and thus did not get into the engineering school