<p>I am just trying to help out the kids. I am not techno savvy so I am not about to search past threads.</p>
<p>Our DS got President so I am of no help, however I do recall that many people on these threads were interviewing. If anybody can help them out from experience please post.</p>
<p>As parents we all sit on pins and needles to see if their dream comes true, and then we start calculating the cost.</p>
<p>Off topic...UMD stinks at merit IMHO. It was the lowest amount from any college, NYU Stern, U Miami Florida offered 10's of thousands more...Miiami was 88K compared to 8K for UMD. NYU was 44K (I think). We were OOS for all and he is in scholars.</p>
<p>S1 was offered the full B/K. (There are also B/K awards which cover $8k/year, but for purposes of the program and the supports, all B/Ks are treated the same.) Tuition, room, board, fees, book allowance, iTouch, and guaranteed housing all four years. Cost increases are covered by the scholarship. If one is a Maryland Distinguished Scholar (automatic for NMSFs), add another $3k/year. It is a VERY generous package for a flagship university. My recollection is that there are ~275 B/K awards in all.</p>
<p>I do not know what is happening this year in light of the economy and budget cuts.</p>
<p>The invite for a B/K interview comes after the acceptance. Interviews are in mid-March, and notifications are officially in early April, though I think we heard at the very end of March last year. S said the interview was very pleasant and that they really wanted to hear about his extracurricular activities.</p>