<p>I applied the first week of November to University of Maryland - College Park.
My status just updated to "Application Status: Under Review"...
how long will does it take (usually) to receive a decision?!</p>
<p>Maryland sends out their decisions for people who applied before the priority deadline at the end of January around the 31st. So do not expect a decision until that date.</p>
<p>Son received an acceptance yesterday to a university with January 20 posted as their decision date. Would love to see UMD do the same unexpected release. Has anyone ever known them to?</p>
<p>No do not believe they are known to do so since they send out them all at the same time if you apply by priority deadline which most of the application pool does. I was in the admissions cycle two years ago and I received an email around 5pm on the 30th or 31st. Last few years have been similar dates. I think they normally stick to those dates because it usually takes them that long with the amount of applications they receive annually. Since most people apply for the priority deadline because of honors and scholarships, Maryland basically takes their time to craft out the whole class.</p>
<p>UMD always releases their decisions around Jan 31, pretty much a guarantee</p>