<p>Does anyone know where I can find the statistics for recipients of the Banneker/Key Scholarship at the University of Maryland? I will probably apply, but I don't know if I'm competitive. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>They will consider you automatically as long as you apply by the priority deadline, and they won’t consider you at all if you don’t.</p>
<p>The B/K was a little unpredictable (some people got it whom you wouldn’t expect and some people didn’t get it whom you would), but, in a nutshell, if you’re also a candidate for Ivies or very selective colleges, you are a candidate for B/K, but not a shoo-in.</p>
<p>On the other hand, occasionally someone who isn’t a candidate for top schools gets the B/K. At least the partial.</p>
<p>Remember that Banneker/Key scholarships will go to URM first. The scholarship came about for the advancement of minorities. Not that others don’t get it but the priority is given to URM.</p>
<p>Also wanted to add this is a list of the scholarships I personally have seen kids get. </p>
<p>[University</a> of Maryland - Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.admissions.umd.edu/admissions/finaid/scholarships.asp]University”>http://www.admissions.umd.edu/admissions/finaid/scholarships.asp)</p>
<p>Also you have a much better chance if your instate. Youre pretty SOL for out of state since they dont want to give a full ride to an OOS.</p>
<p>But among people i know who have BK, it seemed pretty random, like some people are not/ do not seem good enough students to be getting BK, compared to many who missed out</p>
<p>Hubert, there are several B/K scholars (who post here regularly) who are OOS, both full and partial. Most of the OOS B/K recipients have top GPAs and SAT scores.</p>
<p>I think it’s worth noting that although there are often B/K surprises–in both directions, as others have noted–the students who don’t get B/K when you’d think they would often do get another significant scholarship.</p>