<p>-Unweighted GPA:
3.47(Will be ~3.7 after 1st/2nd quarter of senior year)
I had a crappy sophmore/freshman year but junior/senior will be straight A's</p>
<p>GT/AP Classes:</p>
<p>GT geometry
GT Biology
GT Precalc
GT Principles of Accounting
GT Physics
AP Calc AB - 4 on the exam
AP Economics
AP Calc BC
AP Computer sciences
GT C++ Programming</p>
<p>4 AP classes/5 GT classes/7 honors classes</p>
<p>Class rank/size:
Top 25% of my class of 200 people</p>
<p>Taking the SAT again in november, my scores for reading will hopefully go up around 100 points.</p>
<p>EC:
Varsity tennis in 9th grade and played tennis for 8 years
Worked at my dad's pharmacy/medical supply since 8th grade over the summer
Future business leader of america member for 9-12
Worked on my school's website</p>
<p>Where are you from? I have never heard of GT, so I can’t give an honest answer about the rigors of those courses compared to AP or honors. Did you only take the AP for Calc, or is that only one you scored in the 4 range?</p>
<p>Your gpa and CR are low for an OOS, along with class rank. However, if your school is deemed by UMD as a rigorous hs that should help you. </p>
<p>GT is the same quality points as ap in my school and if oos means out of state, then I’m not oos, I live in Maryland. Do you think I have a decent shot if I get straight A’s for my midyear report and bring my cr/math up by 100 points each?</p>
<p>Probably. I would check into the GT part, because I have never heard about them accepting GT credits like AP/IB, thus they me see GT as comparable to honors and not AP, but weight your curriculum as rigorous and that helps.</p>
<p>Don’t put too much weight into me saying that about GT, because we are not from MD, 30 miles over the border in VA, and we don’t have that, but we have ICSE (Cambridge program) and if accepted into that, you do fresh, and soph yrs in those classes, which is comparable to AP for underclassman.</p>
<p>One thing to realize for all that are applying, is my constant reminder, with the economy down turning, IS applicants have risen, thus, it is becoming more competitive. Last yr they had over 29K applicants, I am betting they will break the 30K marker this yr. Not trying to be a downer, just someone saying make the strongest application you can when it comes to being an IS applicant.</p>
<p>I have always heard that they do not count senior grades at all if you are applying as a fall freshman. Many people are offered January admission, and you may get that. It is also important to apply as early as possible. They do emphasize taking challenging courses in high school, and you have done that. As a backup, you should look at UMBC- there is no question in my mind that you would be accepted.</p>
<p>Well, my highschool sends a mid-year report which colleges do look at. I have two questions though.</p>
<p>If my sat score goes up to 1350-1400 in math + cr reading, how do you think my chances will change?</p>
<p>You say I should apply as early as possible; do you mean apply before the priority deadline or apply right after priority deadly but before regular decision? From what I’ve heard, priority deadline does not give you a better chance of being accepted so I’m waiting for my 1st quarter grades and my November sat score before I apply for regular decision.</p>
<p>Apply early, UMD does not have rolling, you will not find out until Feb, especially since that helps for merit. Like other schools RD may pose a risk, there were kids last yr that thought they were a shoe in and didn’t submit in time, to only get a spring admit.</p>
<p>The reality is that to take your uw gpa from 3.4 to 3.7 in one semester is not physically possible. If you show progression, that uwgpa can be overlooked. Along with class rank. The course curriculum and profile will make or break you. If the top 20% go IVY, than your rank is strong. If the top 20% go IS 4 yr, than your rank hurts. In your sealed transcript is their school profile (%'s going IVY, Private, State, CC, none), the AP/IB/Honors programs available (i.e. harder the course curriculum that you take the better for you), the grade scale for weighting (7 pt or 10 pt for an A, 0.5 or 1.0 for AP), class rank, and every class you have ever taken since 9th grade with the grades (progression helps…i.e. honors to AP). It also shows everytime you have taken the PSAT/SAT/ACT/AP and scores, so they see EVERYTHING…at least for NC and VA that is how it works. I know because I paid the money for a sealed transcript to see what was being sent to the school.</p>
<p>It is also not realistic to go from a 1210 to a 1400 on an SAT unless you have some extraordinary reason (sick as a dog). 80-100 points maybe, but 150- 200 is rare.</p>
<p>I think you are in, but general admit, no specialty school/program.</p>
<p>BTW all schools send mid yrs along with final, but that is typically college mandated.</p>
<p>You say apply early, do you mean priority deadline or regular decision? If I apply for priority deadline there is a chance that they will not get my SAT scores from the upcoming November SAT. I planned to apply late November/early December when I have my scores and my 1st quarter grades.</p>
<p>Edit, do you think it matters that I’m Russian and speak Russian at home? I know they care about minorities but I’m not sure if Russians are considered a minority.</p>
<p>so i couldn’t say if you were going to get in or not, but just to say, they may or may not get your november SATs in time, I know they are hoping to, but priority application is recommended thats when you’re considered for money and living-learning programs, and they let in a majority of their applicants from the early pool. and its not binding, so you don’t really have too much to lose, with the exception of wanting to get higher SATs.</p>
<p>I recall last yr that many kids were getting their decisions later than the mass email. I would venture a guess that the school got updates later, so the record was reviewed/updates.</p>
<p>I hope you had the scores sent directly to UMDCP because they would then get immediately notified and it would become a part of your packet.</p>
<p>I would place being Russian and only speak it at home somewhere in your essay.
Russians are not considered a minority, but if you are 1st generation than that will help to explain the weak V SAT</p>