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Anonymous wrote:Just noticed DD’s current fave school, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, jumped from #92 in 2020 to #80 this year. Guess US News thinks they’re doing something right.

Interesting. Would a high stats student feel challenged there?

Not an alum but my friends who went there all got a ton out of it

I’ve only met one alumnus of St. Mary’s. He is one of the smartest people I’ve ever known.

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Anonymous wrote:Just noticed DD’s current fave school, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, jumped from #92 in 2020 to #80 this year. Guess US News thinks they’re doing something right.

Interesting. Would a high stats student feel challenged there?

Not an alum but my friends who went there all got a ton out of it

Anonymous wrote:Just noticed DD’s current fave school, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, jumped from #92 in 2020 to #80 this year. Guess US News thinks they’re doing something right.

Awesome! Thrilled to see the MD public schools get bumped

Pedi State.

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Anonymous wrote:Why Univ of Florida is ranked at 30? The average SAT is 1360 while that from UMCP is 1410. And the individual programs (cs, econ, math) look flimsy.

Are you looking at admitted or enrolled scores for both schools? Admitted is always higher.

And remember, the Florida schools have not gone test optional. They can’t prevent “exceptional talents,” like football recruits from bringing down the average.

Florida has the "Bright Futures" scholarship which keeps a lot of strong students in-state at the top schools and also increases the Pell Grant recipients there--that combination works well for USNews even if their students' stats aren't quite as high.

UMD also has attracted many strong in-state students. About slightly less than half of the Blair/RM magnets graduates went to UMD this year.

Another factor is that the in-state tuition for UF and FSU is among the lowest in the country. Compare their tuition to places like Penn State. Plus, they are big football schools which is known to boost applications.

If money isn’t a factor, or you are not in-state, then the calculus changes. But they are great deals for Floridians.