Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 11:31     Subject: UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:This is very depressing.
-md grad and mom of an mcps sophomore


All of my friends who went to UMD in the late 80s/90s say they would have never gotten in now...
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 11:29     Subject: UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Last year DS with 3.7 UW/4.1 W/Test optional/9 AP, IB, DE/top 10% of graduating class (not MCPS)/varsity captain didn't get in (undeclared major.) Friends with similar stats didn't get in either.


In state? Which county?


In state. Anne Arundel County (for DS and his friends.)
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 11:16     Subject: Re:UMD College Park
It seems like it is easier OOS than from MCPS/BCC. It's crazy. My kid seems strong with very few Bs in high school but didn't submit her 1390 SAT so she's TO.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 09:51     Subject: UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ditto. My kid got spring admit last year with 3.9W/4.6UW from a W school, 1420 SAT, 11 APs (mostly 4s), good ECs with leadership.


That’s making me nervous. DD has 4.7 wgpa, but seems like kids at our W have 4.9s? How do they even do that?


+1
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 09:42     Subject: UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ditto. My kid got spring admit last year with 3.9W/4.6UW from a W school, 1420 SAT, 11 APs (mostly 4s), good ECs with leadership.


That’s making me nervous. DD has 4.7 wgpa, but seems like kids at our W have 4.9s? How do they even do that?

Crap tons of AP/IB.

My DC had a 4.92 (4.0 unwgpa). Also had 58 credits going into UMD.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 09:39     Subject: UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:Ditto. My kid got spring admit last year with 3.9W/4.6UW from a W school, 1420 SAT, 11 APs (mostly 4s), good ECs with leadership.


That’s making me nervous. DD has 4.7 wgpa, but seems like kids at our W have 4.9s? How do they even do that?
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 09:17     Subject: UMD College Park
sorry, NVM, I think I read elsewhere that UMD admits major blind
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 09:13     Subject: UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:Ditto. My kid got spring admit last year with 3.9W/4.6UW from a W school, 1420 SAT, 11 APs (mostly 4s), good ECs with leadership.


Do you mind sharing what their major was?
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 09:06     Subject: UMD College Park
Ditto. My kid got spring admit last year with 3.9W/4.6UW from a W school, 1420 SAT, 11 APs (mostly 4s), good ECs with leadership.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 09:04     Subject: UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:UMD is my Moco kids first choice and if admitted he will most likely choose it over some OOS and privates with merit that bring the cost pretty close to UMD -low $30ks.

As a parent I am torn. On the one hand, I used to recruit at the Business school and the kids were bright, polished and prepared. On the other hand I'm getting MCPS burnout as a parent and pretty disappointed that UMD created a special position for Monifa after she got her $1M severance for failing at her job. The recent revelation of the president's plagiarism scandal is a bummer too. Our plan has always been to encourage UMD for our kids but I wish I liked more than the price.


And the school's position on free speech is baffling. With that said I am a UMD grad and my DS is a UMD grad (who gradutated with a nice job offer). I love the school but get that there are some serious issues.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 09:00     Subject: UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:Last year a quarter of the admitted students were spring admit (including mine). So that’s also always a possibility. He had something like 3.8/4.6, test optional, 7 APs.


Did your kid take spring admit? Kid has 3.9/4.7, test optional, and 8 APs - so similar stats to your kid. Where did yours end up?
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 08:56     Subject: UMD College Park
Last year a quarter of the admitted students were spring admit (including mine). So that’s also always a possibility. He had something like 3.8/4.6, test optional, 7 APs.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 08:38     Subject: UMD College Park
This is very depressing.
-md grad and mom of an mcps sophomore
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 08:37     Subject: UMD College Park
Anonymous wrote:Last year DS with 3.7 UW/4.1 W/Test optional/9 AP, IB, DE/top 10% of graduating class (not MCPS)/varsity captain didn't get in (undeclared major.) Friends with similar stats didn't get in either.


In state? Which county?
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 08:35     Subject: UMD College Park
Last year DS with 3.7 UW/4.1 W/Test optional/9 AP, IB, DE/top 10% of graduating class (not MCPS)/varsity captain didn't get in (undeclared major.) Friends with similar stats didn't get in either.