Banneker/Key Scholarship

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>I just got my letter today! The idea of going to college absolutely free...man. It feels as good as getting into Stanford.</p>

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<p>Congratulations!!!! Did the letter come by regular mail? And if you don't mind another question: did the B-K scholarship announcement appear on your online status, or only in a letter?</p>

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<p>There was no email, just a thin envelope in my mailbox.</p>

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<p>Thanks! Do you know yet what you plan to major in?</p>

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<p>I'd like to do Mechanical Engineering and English</p>

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<p>I got it too :-) Still debating whether I should take it over CMU and Cornell >.<</p>

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<p>Congratulations!</p>

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<p>congrats to both of you!! :D</p>

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<p>:D somebody wants my Banneker/Key Scholarship? I'm not going to UMD next fall - JHU '10!</p>

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<p>banneker/key for maryland's business school, or undergrad at Georgetown's McDonoughs school of business... what do you guys think?</p>

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<p>Can those of you who got this post your stats? I am trying to see if I have a good shot?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>SAT
CR: 760
W: 690
M: 710</p>

<p>SAT 2:
Literature: 700
Math 1:770
Math 2: 700</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.9 (4.0 every year besides Freshman)</p>

<p>Captain- Speech and Debate
Lead- Drama Club Production, Lady Macbeth
Senior Class Pres.
Soph. Class Vice President
National Honors Society
Honor Committee</p>

<p>4 year, 75% tuition scholarship to private school
Sophmore yr. $500 scholarship
Jr. year, $500 scholarship</p>

<p>Stanford EPGY program
John Hopkins CTY program
Internship at Lobbyist Firm</p>

<p>Comm. Serv.: 26 hrs (really bad)</p>

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<p>In-state. Filipino who attended Georgetown Prep in Bethesda, North Bethesda, Rockville, whatever.</p>

<p>SAT
750 Verbal (old one) 730 CR
710 Math
630 Writing (shame, shame)</p>

<p>ACT
34E/34M/34R/30S--33 Composite</p>

<p>Grades.....we didn't do GPA, but I had a 95 unweighted average over the years.</p>

<p>I ran cross country and track for junior and senior year, I played piano for 9 years, guitar for 4, um, I was in my church youth group for a couple years, I went to World Youth Day...nothign special. NHS, about 200 of community service (i.e. satisfying my school's requirements).</p>

<p>When I went in for my interview, all they wanted to talk about was my essay (about WYD) and vague plans for the future (my response:"I'm pretty sure I want to do engineering, but hell, I could always do a complete 180 and teach high school English, and I would still be happy").</p>

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<p>^aef1988, will you be attending? If so, what orientation did you go/are you going to?</p>