Wondering if anyone with stats like this got accepted? Student has good Ec’s but nothing groundbreaking. Trying to figure out if this would be a reach school or not. Kinesiology major.
Sounds about right. Reach. GPA a bit over but TO may or may not hurt. Not sure if they admit by major but that could impact.
You need reaches. You want to get turned down somewhere or you didn’t reach high enough.
Yes, my son applied test optional and was just accepted as a Spring admit, similar UW GPA, his weighted was a little higher. We considered UMD a reach for him since applied test optional. I think what helped was his leadership EC’s and compelling essays.
You should be admitted to the school. Not sure about the major
I assume your student applied RD rather than EA (since EA decisions came out last Friday)?
Kinesiology isn’t a limited major (LEP) which is good. I wouldn’t say Maryland is a reach based on the limited info we have, but his chances would have been higher in EA. Good luck.
Oooh - good point - Maryland only admits 3-5% of RD kids.
But perhaps a Spring admit is possible?
The school got tougher in the past year with acceptance rate way down.
Interested to see the final result. Hope @flprepaidmom share when the time comes.
Actually a king about a current junior so we have lots of time!
OK - with UMD, you definitely want to meet the EA deadline.
Just remember to have reaches, targets and safeties. I think it’s maybe a low reach (your GPA is there) - the others who commented thought a target. So just make sure you have a safety to boot - a UDEL, Christopher Newport, WVU, etc. Well, others who have the major as a just in case.
PS - you said TO - but have you taken a test? Maybe you’ll surprise? And there’s time to prep.
Good luck.
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There is a lot of time to prep for either the SAT or the ACT.