Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:33     Subject: UMD yet?
4.0/4.63 top 5% (likely top 3%)
1540 (school ave ~1000)
Baltimore city public school
In for honors college - engineering.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:30     Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:4.65 10APs from W school in state straight up reject


Oh no! So sorry.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:23     Subject: UMD yet?
I’m shocked at how competitive UMD has become. My older high kid stats got in but my younger kid won’t have a prayer.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:20     Subject: UMD yet?
Rejected OOS
4.0/4.6
Top 5 Boarding school
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:14     Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:that was my dd last year. 3.9 something/4.8 something. 12 APs. Rejected.

I attended a college consultant presentation a few weeks ago at our high school. That college consultant came out and said he saw a lot of W schools, high stat rejections last year because of yield protection, He said the same profile of kid from a school like Watkins Mill would easily get in.


How do you explain the high stats MCPS admits on this thread?

let’s see if his theory holds true. if your high stat kid is rejected, list the high school. $5 a high percentage of high stat kids who are rejected will come from W schools/magnet programs. Yes, there will be those with that same profile will get in but a lot of the rejections will be happening to kids with that profile.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:13     Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:There's really no value in saying "10 APs" or "8 APs" without the grades for those and the exam result.

I suspect these kids are getting A's in the class but only 3's or worse in the exam. Which shows bad grade elevation and is unlikely to impress AO's.


You’re quoting my kid’s stats. She got As in all the APs and 4/5s on the exams - submitted. No 3s. Sorry that doesn’t fit your narrative.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:12     Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:In, CS and Honors
MCPS (not magnet or W)
4.0/4.96
35

Nice! Moco and CS in tough.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:11     Subject: UMD yet?
Denied W school, 4.0/4.6, 1450. Wish I was shocked but had heard that past years were similar.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:11     Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Denied: 3.8/4.7 8APs TO MCPS W


Sorry meant 3.9/4.7


Churchill 4.75 or higher I think they wanted
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:10     Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:DS Spring admit. MCPS. Very disappointed DC. 3.9/4.7 33. Great ECs and leadership. What does it take anymore.

Is it freshman connection or literally "spring admission"? Spring would be new process. FC allows classes and dorm in the fall. Just undeclared and limited classes for one semester.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:10     Subject: UMD yet?
Anonymous wrote:that was my dd last year. 3.9 something/4.8 something. 12 APs. Rejected.

I attended a college consultant presentation a few weeks ago at our high school. That college consultant came out and said he saw a lot of W schools, high stat rejections last year because of yield protection, He said the same profile of kid from a school like Watkins Mill would easily get in.


How do you explain the high stats MCPS admits on this thread?
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:10     Subject: UMD yet?
Hit send too soon. Your kid will be fine in the long run. Let them be bummed this week but they aren’t alone in being rejected and they will be fine wherever they end up
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:09     Subject: UMD yet?
There's really no value in saying "10 APs" or "8 APs" without the grades for those and the exam result.

I suspect these kids are getting A's in the class but only 3's or worse in the exam. Which shows bad grade elevation and is unlikely to impress AO's.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:09     Subject: UMD yet?
that was my dd last year. 3.9 something/4.8 something. 12 APs. Rejected.

I attended a college consultant presentation a few weeks ago at our high school. That college consultant came out and said he saw a lot of W schools, high stat rejections last year because of yield protection, He said the same profile of kid from a school like Watkins Mill would easily get in.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 18:08     Subject: UMD yet?
In, CS and Honors
MCPS (not magnet or W)
4.0/4.96
35