Chance Me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>What are my chances of getting into UMD-CP?</p>

<p>In-State at high school that is ranked as one of top 25 best public schools in the country</p>

<p>Legacy: Mom went to UMD</p>

<p>GPA (uw):3.66
GPA (w): 4.11</p>

<p>SAT: 1800</p>

<p>AP's: Lang, Lit, Environmental Science, Human Geography, Photography, Psychology</p>

<p>In-school activities:
Crew Club--rowing: 9-12 (Co-captain, Director of Recruitment)
Class Planning: 9-12 (my school's version of SGA, Executive board member, only 25 students out of the 500 seniors are accepted into it)
Photography Club: 10-12 (Co-president, founder)
National Honor Society: 11-12 (Junior Officer)
Community Service Club: 9-12
Red Cross Club: 9-12
SHAPE Organization-Student Help At Peer Excellence: 10-12 (Senior Officer)</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:
AP Scholar
Honor roll since the 6th grade
Most Improved Rower: 10th grade</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Hip-Hop, Jazz, Tap classes: 10 years
Soccer on my local recreational team: 9 years
VP of United Synagogue Youth Group- Har Shalom Chapter</p>

<p>Volunteerism:
4 weeks working on a ranch in Midland, Texas
3 weeks in Olympic National Park, WA working on trail maintenance and conservation
2 weeks in New Orleans, LA builing houses with Habitat for Humanity
Total of 250 hours as of today</p>

<p>Recs:
English Teacher
Team leader from my volunteer trip to WA</p>

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<p>You’re probably in (the legacy thing doesn’t matter much, I don’t think). Your SAT scores may keep you out of the running for merit $$, as well as the issue that you haven’t taken the “most rigorous” APs (like Calc, Physics, Chemistry,etc)*. As an instater, I think you’ll have no problem getting in. Good luck!!!</p>

<p>My second D was much more into the humanities and languages and had no desire to take Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, etc. AP classes. It was the right decision for her in high school, but I was told by folks at UMD that it impacted decisions regarding Honors and the amount of Merit $ she got. It is what it is. <em>shrugs</em></p>