Junior, white, male from Maryland
Interested in Engineering
GPA- 3.82(UW), 4.71(W)
SAT- 1700 (I was very sick the week leading up to and during the SAT)
I am retaking the SAT next week and a realistic score would be anywhere from 1800-2000.
I am also taking the ACT in June.
EC’s-
A club where we do arts/crafts and raise money/awareness for our schools special needs program(Founder/ President)
Class Council (member)
Special Needs Soccer, Bowling, Baseball (Peer Assistant)
School Ambassador
10+ hours a week at a dog rescue
NHS (member - maybe position next yr)
Essays will be pretty good
Recs will be really, really good
What are my chances at UMD and UD?
With my stats where else should i look?
You’ll get in in-state…don’t worry. People so often sice UMD here its ridiculous. I think the acceptance rate is lowered because of the amount of people who clearly have no chance and the amount of overqualified applicants. Good luck!
@0br0123 thanks hopefully i will get in. I have visited 4 colleges and hated all of them except UMD which I really liked. and what exactly did you mean by “People so often sice UMD here its ridiculous”?
UMD is a really good school but people at my school too often compare it to the ivy league schools. I think that’s taking it a bit far. It is def. a top state school though.
If you can get you SAT up UMD will be a mid to high match. Their admissions have gotten very strange over the years. Your ECs should help you. I would also consider Penn State, UMBC, University of Delaware, and Virginia Tech. You could add Alabama as a safety.
@Nattybow2015 thanks for the reply. I looked at UD and as of that is my number 2. I am also looking at penn state and virginia tech this summer. I have no interest in alabama or umbc though. Hopefully i can raise my SAT cause i really like umd