Chance me- University of Maryland College Park

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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I’m currently a senior in high school and really want to go to UMD College Park, but I’m not sure if I’ll get in! Chance me for fall 2017! (from your personal experience)

white female, in-state (Howard County)
major- undecided
uw gpa- 3.86
w gpa- 4.4
class rank- top 12% of my class
4 AP’s
ACT composite- 28 (I believe they only look at composite but subscores are English 31, Math 28, Science 30, Reading 22)
SAT superscore- 1800 (CR+M+W), 1150 (CR+M)

activities- competitive swimming (2 yrs), lots of community service/volunteering (nursing home, food bank, jr. camp counselor-all 4 years), National Honor Society (2 years), secretary of my church’s youth group (1 year), FBLA member & competitor (1 year)

classes-
9th grade- English accelerated, Geometry accelerated, Biology accelerated, US history honors, spanish 1, gym, health, band (5 A’s, 2 B’s)

10th grade- English accelerated, Algebra 2 accelerated, Chemistry accelerated, US Gov’t honors, spanish 2 honors, computer science honors, food & nutrition (6 A’s, 1 B)

11th grade- English lang AP, precalculus accelerated, forensic science, accounting honors, world history honors, spanish 3 honors, psychology/sociology (Straight A’s)

12th grade- English lit AP, Calc AB-AP, psych AP, physics, culinary, spanish 4 honors

Letters of recommendation are probably pretty good, essay I think is good, although I know they go mostly by numbers!

Thanks!

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“although I know they go mostly by numbers” Actually, UMD commits to a holistic review process, and considering both your GPA/Rank and extracurriculars I doubt they would even second guess accepting you. not even considering the fact that you’re in state.

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i think you have basically a 99% chance of getting in

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For the sake of making everyone aware of how hard UMD really is, I am telling you that Maryland accepts the most intelligent students who were able to maintain over a 4.0 gpa in rigorous courses (AP/honors). It’s proximity to Washington D.C and numerous projects that the University is working on has helped it grow into a public ivy. That being said I think your gpa is fine but your test scores are a lot lower than UMD’s standards and that could potentially hold you back in the admissions process. Nevertheless you should definitely apply. It is a great school that is only getting more competitive every year. It is now in the same category as UVA, Michigan, UNC, UCLA, William and Mary, etc…

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Your GPA is certainly strong enough to qualify for admission, but Maryland probably will favor those with higher SAT/ACT scores. It is now a very popular University to apply to as the rise of many of its science and business programs (not to mention it being 4 miles outside D.C) have helped it grow into a public ivy. The reality is you probably need great grades, several APs, and above average test scores to be in serious consideration. I know many kids from Virginia and NC who took more pride in the fact that they got into UMD out of state than the fact that they got into their highly respected state schools (e.g. UNC, UVA, W and M). The kids I know from New Jersey who got into Maryland and NYU were truly split on their decision. It really came down to whether they preferred DC or New York. I hope you get in, it would be a huge accomplishment.

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chance me
gpa- 89.7 unweighted, 90.9 weighted
sat 1190 (new sat)
ec : lots of ec