I am a high school junior. What are my chances of getting into UMD Computer Science?
Class Rank: Top 5%
12 AP classes :
Freshman : AP Human Geography, AP US Govt
Sophomore : AP World History, AP Computer Science principles
Junior : AP English Lang, AP Physics 1, AP Statistics, AP US History
Senior : AP Macro, AP Micro, AP Calculus AB, AP Environmental Science
SAT: 1460
ECs:
Debate
NHS
NTHS
Volunteering: 200 hours
ECs are not that great. No leadership position.
How UMD calculates GPA for admission?
OOS student.
Where are you from? Your SAT is good, but Comp Sci at UMD is getting harder and harder to get into. It is now a limited enrollment program. I’d say you’d likely be a spring admit if your GPA is strong, but i’m not sure for fall.
Like the above poster said, I think you need more computer science related extracurriculars. Computer science is a more competitive major and many applicants will have demonstrated experience in it. Can you do any coding projects on the side, perhaps start a club (with the added bonus that that’ll be leadership)?
Thank you for the information!
I am from Florida and UF is my first choice. UMD is my OOS 2nd choice.
I have taken technology related classes in FLVS and School - Digital Info Technology, Foundations of Programming, User Interface Design and AP Computer Science Principles. Would it help?
I know UF recalculates GPA considering only core classes and adds certain weight to Honors and AP classes.
But don’t know how UMD calculates GPA for admission. Can someone please provide more information about UMD GPA?
I would add more computer science just within your transcript. If your school offers Computer Science A AP (or any class in between that one and Principles), it might help boost you a little bit
My in-state son got wait listed for fall, admitted to spring. 1460 (790 math). 4.6 weighted GPA, 3.5 unweighted. AP COMP SCI (4) AP calc ab, bc, ap physics. Parallel enrollment in community college coding class (A) and local 4-year college (A). After school job. No leadership ECs. I think if he’d gone early decision he might have gotten in for fall but UMD isn’t his first-choice school.
My OOS daughter got accepted at UMD computer science program for the fall. Her SAT 1450 (math 740). GPA 4.0. No AP classes because school does not offer.
Excellent ECs but none related to computer science. Only thing related is that she Is taking honors computer science at school.