This thread is for the high school class of 2023 to discuss their University of Maryland - College Park admissions decisions. Please NO DISCUSSION on this thread. RESULTS ONLY.
Date Applied:
Early/Regular:
Desired Major/School:
GPA:
SAT/ACT:
Number AP/DE classes taken:
Rank:
APs/Honors:
Extras/Hooks:
State residency:
Date Notified:
Decision:
Any merit aid:
Any need aid:
A couple of notes…
Students applying to a “Limited Enrollment Program” (like CS, Biological Sciences, Business, Neuroscience, etc.) may not necessarily be admitted directly to their major. Some are admitted to “Letters & Sciences” and need to complete the school’s gateway requirements to get admitted into their desired major in their sophomore year.
Some students will be offered Spring 2024 admission instead of Fall 2023. They can, however, use the Freshman Connection program to take classes in fall.
For reference: EA decisions for the Class of 2026 were released on Friday Jan 28, 2022.
When do students hear whether they were directly admitted to an LEP?
If they aren’t admitted directly, can they start in the LEP in the fall if the college receives AP/IB scores that provide credit for gateway classes?
The acceptance letter indicates the major you’ve been admitted into. It’ll list the LEP (example: “Computer Science”) if you were admitted directly, else it’ll say “Letters & Sciences”.
No. If admitted into L&S, admission into the major will only happen in the sophomore year after gateway requirements are met. I am not aware of any exception to this rule.
Proactive PSA re: Spring Admits:
I strongly encourage any applicants who are disappointed to receive a Spring admission decision tomorrow (assuming decisions are released tomorrow) to take a breath, let the disappointment wash over you but then deeply consider the Freshman Connection program that allows you to matriculate on campus in the Fall.
The concensus from my daughter and her friends is that there is no stigma whatsoever associated with being in Freshman Connection and being in Freshman Connection is not even something you will necessarily know about other students. The primary difference for a Freshman Connection student is that they take classes later in the day (3 pm - 9 pm on Mon-Thurs, 8 a - 4 pm Fri). A friend’s daughter was in Freshman Connection this past fall and is absolutely loving her experience at UMD.
Here is a link to more information about the program. Program Overview | Office of Extended Studies
Noting here for future reference: decisions released Friday, January 27, 2023 in the late afternoon.
Admitted
OOS - VA
Mechanical Engineering
3.99/4.33
1510 SAT submitted
Eagle Scout, Varsity sports, Engr internship and lots of others.
AP Physics 2 and AP Calc BC are highest math and science - lots of other APs
Date Applied: 9/22/22
Early/Regular: EA
Desired Major/School: A&S/History-Art History
GPA: 4.7W 3.6UW
SAT/ACT: 1250/25 (TO)
Number AP/DE classes taken: 5 AP, 3 DE
Rank: 200/800+
APs/Honors: NHS, AP Scholar
Extras/Hooks: music (French horn, 4 year marching band, started website regarding her desired academic interest, internships/volunteering)
State residency: Florida
Date Notified: 1/27/23
Decision: Admit Spring/Freshman Connection
Any merit aid: N/A
Any need aid:
My kid very happy to not have morning classes
Date Applied: October 2022
Early/Regular: EA
Desired Major/School: Computer Science
GPA: 3.98/4.5
SAT/ACT: 1560
Number AP/DE classes taken: 9 AP, 4 post-AP/DE
Rank: unknown top 5% est.
APs/Honors: AP scholar
Extras/Hooks: NMSF, varsity athlete, leadership in 2 clubs (founded 1), internship w/small non-profit, self taught musician
State residency: VA (FCPS)
Date Notified: 1/27
Decision: ACCEPTED (CS+Honors College)
Any merit aid:
Any need aid: $0
Early/Regular: EA
Desired Major/School: Philosophy
GPA: 4.48W 3.94UW
SAT/ACT: 1510
Number AP/DE classes taken: 9 AP
Rank: Specific rank not given, in top 10% of competitive school
APs/Honors: NHS + Math/Eng/Span HS
Extras/Hooks: 250+ service hours, Eagle Scout (female), co-captain Varsity sport (+ 8 years club team), worked part time 3 years, leadership/sports/other ECs
State residency: NC
Date Notified: 1/27/23
Decision: Accepted Honors College
Any merit aid: unk
Any need aid:
Accepted
OOS, California - Data Science
1480 SAT, 770 M
3.85 UW/4.36 W, 90/1100 Class Rank
12 APs, 3 DE, 5-6 Honors
Merit Aid: None Yet
Need Aid: N/A
Strong EC’s and above average essays
Early/Regular: EA
Desired Major/School: tbd
GPA: 4.26W3.9UW
SAT/ACT: TO
Number AP/DE classes taken: 6 AP
Rank: Specific rank not given, in top 10% or so
APs/Honors: NHS
Extras/Hooks: instate
State residency: MD
Date Notified: ?
Decision: Accepted Scholars
Any merit aid: NA (not usually given to in state)
Any need aid: NA
EC: 4-year varsity sport, club sport, NHS, Regular amount of service hours, volunteered at a UMD camp
Received school-wide and conference awards, leadership in a club, I think, school ambassador volunteer
Essays—excellent, writes at a college level or beyond
Date Applied: Oct 2022
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Computer Science (plus double major Math)
GPA: 3.94 UW, 4.60 W
SAT/ACT: 1600
Number AP/DE classes taken: 7
Rank: N/A
APs/Honors: 7 APs (5/5 in all of them), 2 Honors, 4 College math classes
Extras/Hooks: Nothing extraordinary, your typical Asian geek 
State residency: California
Date Notified: Jan 2023
Decision: Accepted to CS (plus FIRE research program). Decided UMD over Purdue.
Any merit aid: UMD Presidential scholarship $50K over 4 years
Any need aid: None