Does being a legacy help at umdcp?

<p>My mom attended the school and I recently visited the campus and fell in love, does anyone know?
My gpa is a 4.0 and I have a 2100 on my SAT's so I don't think that will be a problem, and I have some good EC's too.</p>

<p>I had asked the same question directly to the admissions department a few years ago and the answer was, unfortunately, being a legacy does NOT have any bearing on admissions decisions. </p>

<p>However, being a legacy DOES make you eligible for a few scholarships specifically earmarked for legacies.</p>

<p>With your stats, you will likely get an invitation to some programs that did not exist (at least not in their present form) during your mom’s tenure, so you will get to enjoy Maryland at a whole different level than we did in our day! Go Maryland! :)</p>