<p>Hello! I'm an instate student and would like to be chanced for UMD's honors college or scholars program.
-In the IB program
-an unweighted gpa of 3.86
-SAT superscore of 1900 but I am taking again for a third time
-full year internship at the National Cancer Institute of Frederick and have had summer internships for 2 years at other research facilities.
-Few leadership positions in honors societies.
-been in numerous plays and musicals
-concert choir and chamber esemble
-Great UMD essay.
-Planing to major in nutrition and food sciences. Minor in vocal music. Chance me! </p>
<p>While there is no set cutoff for test scores, honors college students typically average close to 1400+ on CR+M for SAT’s (Maryland does not consider Writing scores) and have taken a LOT of AP classes (and do have some outside activities). Scholars students can have equally high test scores but there is def more flexibility in the average test score so harder to say what the typical average is; scholars also have a LOT of outside activities/leadership positions (and may not have as many AP classes). </p>
<p>Just to be clear, when you say you are taking the SAT for a third time, I hope you understand that if all parts of your application are not received by the priority deadline of November 1st deadline, you will not be eligible to be considered for honors college, college park scholars or any other living-learning programs or merit scholarships…so, if you want to be considered for these, you should submit your application right away since the deadline is this weekend! Best of luck!</p>
<p>@maryversity so I had to have sent my test scores already? Noooo!!!</p>
<p>@BassGuitar, Ok, first thing tomorrow, call the admissions office. Ask them if you request the scores to be sent now (which will be technically “requested” to be sent before the November 1st deadline) if that will be sufficient to include you for consideration as priority application or if that will bump you into regular admission status. I honestly do not know. IF they say that they will accept that and still consider your application for priority consideration, then get the full name of the person you spoke to, their title, document the time and date you spoke to them. Print out a receipt proving you requested the scores to be sent prior to the Nov 1st deadline. Then lock both of those pieces of paper up with that info up in a safety deposit box and say a daily prayer… (I’m half kidding) still no guarantees of course, but at least it’s something to back you up …hope you hear good news from the admissions office! Best of luck…</p>
<p>@maryversity Shoot! I called and they need them on file. All that work and I may not even be considered for merit/Honors… sigh. I’m rushing the scores, it’ll be 2 business days even though it’s electronic. Grr. </p>
<p>Oh dang, I am really sorry to hear that…I was hoping you might hear otherwise…</p>
<p>@maryversity I sent my first two scores but am about to take it a third time. Will they base their decision off of the first two scores? Can I submit my third scores as well? </p>
<p>I believe they will base their admission decision only on what was received by the priority deadline (I would think they would do this to avoid opening a can of worms…) so submitting third scores won’t make a difference one way or other…</p>
<p>Is it easier for an out of state student to get in or in state? ( Or the same?) We are from Ohio.</p>
<p>Easier for in state, I would say.</p>
<p>Technically, it is somewhat “easier” for an in state student to gain admission since, as a public institution, they are required to admit a certain percentage (high number) of in state students for funding purposes or something to that effect…(though it is no “safety” by any means like it used to be for solid in state students).</p>
<p>However, they do want to expand geographic diversity, so being from Ohio rather than being from the typical NY/NJ/PA is definitely to your advantage…not quite a hook in the way being from from somewhere out west like Montana, for example, would be, but definitely better than NJ (then again, anything is better than being from NJ, ha ha, but I’m allowed to say that!!!).</p>
<p>At the end of the day, if you don’t have good enough stats, being from a geographically desirable location is not going to get you in though. </p>
<p>Best of luck</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. My dd has no clue where she wants to go and can’t really think about it until she gets some acceptances. I think I’m more anxious about it than she is. She has a great attitude- she feels wherever she goes she’ll get a great education and will have fun.</p>
<p>I thought OOS was easier if you are a full pay? </p>
<p>A common misconception, but when you realize that there are a finite number of “spots” available, and “x” number have to be awarded to IS students, that technically makes the remaining “spots” available for OOS students far more limited in number and therefore more competitive. </p>
<p>Anyone chance me for honors/ scholars</p>
<p>ACT - 32
Weighted GPA - 4.561
UW GPA 3.96
8 APs - all 5’s
Mostly honors/ AP classes - 4 a year
EC’s
-Technology student association: 3rd place state and chapter officer
-Boy Scouts of America: 300 service hrs &Eagle scout
-Lacrosse: 3 years of HS, JV coach award, JV team leader
-National honor society: 80 service hours
-Lockheed Martin engineering explorers post
-internship at SEAKR engineering firm</p>
<p>Hook: OOS, Colorado (don’t know if matters)</p>