Anonymous wrote:UMD has made a lot of progress. In 2010, the average SAT was 1290. In 2019, the average SAT score is 1380. In early 2000, the graduation rate was 82%, now it's 86%.

Ouch.

UMD has made a lot of progress. In 2010, the average SAT was 1290. In 2019, the average SAT score is 1380. In early 2000, the graduation rate was 82%, now it's 86%.

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Anonymous wrote:UMD with a 64% acceptance rate. Yikes. Let's keep it out of the "selective" discussion, ok? It's a solid Big State U. But not even close to elite.

Whoever said it was elite?

Exactly.

UMD is clearly not elite. It's not even selective, as these acceptance rates confirm. But there seems to be a large contingent of UMD boosters on DCUM who keep talking about how hard it is to get into now, how it's not a safety anymore, etc. They should stop with the nonsense and shenanigans.

Please stop.

Look at stats for engineering or comp sci. A whole different world.

+1 It's tough to get in for CS/engineering majors.

as well as the Business school (Accting, Finance, Mrkting, IS,....etc), Journalism school, essentially any of the Limited Enrollment Programs.

Ok...but the acceptance rate was 64%, which would include all of those "hard to get into" programs. How easy must the other programs be??? 64% is pretty much everybody getting in.

Yes it is easier to get into UMD. Overall acceptance rate is higher.
it is not easy to get into the UMD Limited Enrollment Programs or their Honors college and these programs are top notch especially in STEM
The high schools listed are the top performers in Montgomery County
So a better comparison would be looking at the percentage of McLean or George Mason seniors who applied and were accepted into UVA. I am sure it will be a high number. The number says more about the caliber of students at these high schools than it does about the selectivity of uva
Also can I just say how sick I am of hearing about uva.

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Anonymous wrote:UMD with a 64% acceptance rate. Yikes. Let's keep it out of the "selective" discussion, ok? It's a solid Big State U. But not even close to elite.

Whoever said it was elite?

Exactly.

UMD is clearly not elite. It's not even selective, as these acceptance rates confirm. But there seems to be a large contingent of UMD boosters on DCUM who keep talking about how hard it is to get into now, how it's not a safety anymore, etc. They should stop with the nonsense and shenanigans.

Please stop.

Look at stats for engineering or comp sci. A whole different world.

+1 It's tough to get in for CS/engineering majors.

as well as the Business school (Accting, Finance, Mrkting, IS,....etc), Journalism school, essentially any of the Limited Enrollment Programs.

Ok...but the acceptance rate was 64%, which would include all of those "hard to get into" programs. How easy must the other programs be??? 64% is pretty much everybody getting in.

Unless you are part of the 36% who don’t get in

Please. Take a look at the acceptance rates of schools that are actually hard to get into. UMD isn't one.

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Anonymous wrote:UMD with a 64% acceptance rate. Yikes. Let's keep it out of the "selective" discussion, ok? It's a solid Big State U. But not even close to elite.

Whoever said it was elite?

Exactly.

UMD is clearly not elite. It's not even selective, as these acceptance rates confirm. But there seems to be a large contingent of UMD boosters on DCUM who keep talking about how hard it is to get into now, how it's not a safety anymore, etc. They should stop with the nonsense and shenanigans.

Please stop.

Look at stats for engineering or comp sci. A whole different world.

+1 It's tough to get in for CS/engineering majors.

as well as the Business school (Accting, Finance, Mrkting, IS,....etc), Journalism school, essentially any of the Limited Enrollment Programs.

Ok...but the acceptance rate was 64%, which would include all of those "hard to get into" programs. How easy must the other programs be??? 64% is pretty much everybody getting in.

Unless you are part of the 36% who don’t get in

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Anonymous wrote:UMD with a 64% acceptance rate. Yikes. Let's keep it out of the "selective" discussion, ok? It's a solid Big State U. But not even close to elite.

Whoever said it was elite?

Exactly.

UMD is clearly not elite. It's not even selective, as these acceptance rates confirm. But there seems to be a large contingent of UMD boosters on DCUM who keep talking about how hard it is to get into now, how it's not a safety anymore, etc. They should stop with the nonsense and shenanigans.

Please stop.

Look at stats for engineering or comp sci. A whole different world.

+1 It's tough to get in for CS/engineering majors.

as well as the Business school (Accting, Finance, Mrkting, IS,....etc), Journalism school, essentially any of the Limited Enrollment Programs.

Ok...but the acceptance rate was 64%, which would include all of those "hard to get into" programs. How easy must the other programs be??? 64% is pretty much everybody getting in.

Anonymous wrote:Lol michigan acceptance rate at woottton is 50%. Easier to get into than UMBC

For the caliber of student who is applying that may be true, but isn’t true across the board for everyobe who might want to apply from Wootton. I think it is a message at how highly regarded Michigan is by top tier students.

Anonymous wrote:Lol michigan acceptance rate at woottton is 50%. Easier to get into than UMBC

Full pay...

Michigan is easier to get into than montgomery college, lol

Anonymous wrote:This thread makes me happy my kid goes to Einstein.

We publish all these kids’ achievements in the paper and argue on the internet about whose kids are better and smarter, and then we wonder why they have anxiety disorders.

No one is getting an anxiety disorder from this. Come down off the ledge

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Anonymous wrote:So as someone looking to potentially buy in MoCo for a kid in elementary, what's the takeaway from this article, in your opinions? Assuming for argument's sake that she won't have grades to get into a magnet program. Which catchment to pick?

The takeaway should be that buying a house based on potential college admissions a decade or more down the line is literally absurd. Not to mention, if she doesn’t have the grades for a magnet program...will she really be a strong contender for a highly selective U?

Such judgment. There isn't a parent on this site who didn't consider strength of schools when purchasing a house (assuming they weren't planning on private). Maybe everyone can't buy where they want, but schools are certainly considered. Plus, I thought the question was about high schools, not college admission.

Just to clarify, I was referring to high schools when I said people consider strength of schools when buying houses.

This thread makes me happy my kid goes to Einstein.

We publish all these kids’ achievements in the paper and argue on the internet about whose kids are better and smarter, and then we wonder why they have anxiety disorders.

Lol michigan acceptance rate at woottton is 50%. Easier to get into than UMBC

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Anonymous wrote:So as someone looking to potentially buy in MoCo for a kid in elementary, what's the takeaway from this article, in your opinions? Assuming for argument's sake that she won't have grades to get into a magnet program. Which catchment to pick?

The takeaway should be that buying a house based on potential college admissions a decade or more down the line is literally absurd. Not to mention, if she doesn’t have the grades for a magnet program...will she really be a strong contender for a highly selective U?

Such judgment. There isn't a parent on this site who didn't consider strength of schools when purchasing a house (assuming they weren't planning on private). Maybe everyone can't buy where they want, but schools are certainly considered. Plus, I thought the question was about high schools, not college admission.

Confirms Michigan is a safety, everyone gets in