School:
University of Maryland (In-state)
Race: Asian/Indian
Gender: Male
Academics:
3.3 GPA
1500 (SAT I: 700 RW, 800 Math)
5 AP BC Calc
5 AP Statistics
4 AP Chem
3 AP Comp Sci
3 AP Lang
ECs:
Piano (5 years)
Cross Country (4 Years)
Track and Field (Indoor and Outdoor 4 years)
Various Awards Science Olympiad (regional and state levels)
Internship for whole summer in a lab during summer between Junior and Senior years
80 Service/Volunteer Hours
Chess Club
Do I have a decent chance at making it into UMD? I am currently in a Magnet High School which is why my GPA is a bit low. I don’t think I can get into UMD engineering but just into letters/sciences?
take some subject tests to show proficiency in certain subjects. I think you should be ok, but if you are applying compsci its competitive.
When you say “Science Olympiad (regional and state levels)”, did you actually medal in any of the events, or did your school win an overall medal? It’s not enough just to make it to states.
@Muad_dib I got 2nd place at regionals and states for two different events individually (school didn’t get award)
@kjake2000 I am still a junior so I will definitely be taking subject tests in June. Engineering is what I want to get into definitely not compsci. I heard you can transfer into engineering from letters and sciences though or something after one year if I don’t get in to engineering as an incoming freshman. This true?