<p>Anyone know if you need to accept first to get the departmental scholarship?</p>
<p>It may vary by department. The Dept of Agriculture and Natural Resources does not require you to verify your enrollment first.</p>
<p>you do not need to accept first. or at least you didn’t two years ago.</p>
<p>-benandjerrys-</p>
<p>Are you a engineering major at UMCP?
Did you get the departmental scholarship 2 years ago?
When did you get it? Right after you get the scholarship from the admission office or about the same time?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I got an 8000 / year Presidential scholarship a week or two after receiving my Maryland admit letter. Nice - but not enough money. I then enrolled at another university. A few weeks later a 12,000 / year engineering scholarship came in the mail. With academic common market (gets me in state tuition), this more than covered full cost of attendance. Here I am.</p>
<p>-benandjerrys-</p>
<p>So in addition to the $8k President, you also got $12K from UMCP Engineering Dept?
Have you chosen a Major from the Engineering school?
I heard if you choose “undecided”, you won’t get any $$ from Engineering Dept.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>i am an engineering major at umcp.
i put down engineering undecided on my application. to get money from the engineering school, you need to be accepted into the engineering school. you can be engineering undecided, but not regular undecided (letters and sciences).
in my acceptance letter there was a page about applying for an engineering scholarship. at the time i think i only had the president’s scholarship.
i applied before deciding to enroll.
i got a letter separately from my other scholarship telling me that i got an additional 12k.
this was two years ago, and it’s good for 4 years as long as i keep a 3.2 and stay with an engineering major</p>
<p>-benandjerrys-</p>
<p>How you apply the scholarship from Engineering department?
I thought they grant you automatically. You don’t need to apply for it.
I could not find any where tell me that I need to apply for it.</p>
<p>Any help will be appreciated. I am really nervous</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>i wrote out an application on a website. i don’t remember the website. i don’t even know if it exists anymore. like i said, i applied 2 years ago. things may have changed.
i have a few friends who were just flat out granted scholarships from the engineering school without applying, so it does happen.
but, not to be a downer, i know that the engineering school doesn’t usually reserve much money for incoming freshman scholarships, so keep that in mind. that’s what all the admissions people say.</p>
<p>-benandjerrys-</p>
<p>Can you share your experience at Engineering MD?
You probably got addmission from other presti. school since you got $8k. Do you like your choice? Is it very competitive at Engineering dept? Are you in Gemstone or Quest program?</p>
<p>Any information will be helpful. Thanks</p>
<p>winner88-</p>
<p>I really like umd engineering. Most everyone I have met has been really nice, helpful and smart. Even the “slacker” types are hardworking. I did get accepted to other more prestigious engineering schools, but Maryland is actually ranked pretty high for engineering. Most days I do not regret at all coming to Maryland. Some times I think about what might have happened if i went elsewhere, but I really am getting the same education here. Maryland has a lot of special programs that the other schools wouldn’t have had. Many class sizes are a bit large, but most professors are glad to help you out when ever you need it. They’re usually pretty friendly. Honestly, where ever you go, USE office hours. They’re very useful. If you don’t know what’s going on, even in the homework, most times, the professor will walk you through to the answer. </p>
<p>Anyhow… Maryland is by no means cut-throat competitive. I have heard horror stories at other schools where people steal each others’ notes before exams to make them fail. For the most part everyone will share answers and collaborate. It’s not an every man for himself environment. It can’t be, because then every man would fail.</p>
<p>I am in both Gemstone and Quest. I like both programs for different reasons. They do both have a great community attached to them and are great opportunities.</p>
<p>-benandjerrys-</p>
<p>I did not realize you can be both Gemstone and Quest
Is it hard to get into the Quest?
What is the min. GPA you need to have to be in Quest?</p>
<p>yes, you can be in both. honestly, i don’t know how hard it is to get into quest. i applied expecting to get in. i didn’t think it was that hard, but when i got in, i was told they rejected a lot of people. i can say they accept around 60 people out of a pool of about 250. the minimum gpa is a 3.0 but exceptions are made.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information
So you applied in the 2nd semaster of your Freshmen year, right?
I think you must do very well at MD</p>
<p>yes, second semester freshman year is when applications go out. i would look around in listservs and things for info sessions first semester. then second semester, i would keep checking the quest website for the application to show up. also, it requires a recommendation, so just be on the lookout for someone to write that for you.</p>
<p>it’s no problem answering questions. if you have any more, feel free to ask. sometimes it takes me a while to answer, but ill usually get back to you.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information
What is your major? I am bio-eng. major</p>
<p>I am mechanical engineering. Unless you’re computer engineering or electrical engineering, most engineers have the same first year classes together.</p>
<p>Any advice which class should “NOT” take?
Is it really hard to get a good grade in Eng. school?
What is avg percentage for people get a A? below 25%?
Do you recommend summer class? I just got a notification yesterday for the “freshmen summer class…”
I am in Gemstone, do you think it is good to stay with all other Gemstone people even though I heard the dorm is bad…</p>
<p>Sorry that I have to ask so many questions…anything will be helpful</p>
<p>Thanks a lot</p>
<p>Umm… I don’t think I have any classes not to take. I would suggest taking honors seminars and H-versions, even though as a Gemstone student you don’t have to. Just be careful and read the description for the workload. They are rather hit or miss. Also, I’ve had luck with H-version math courses, but other people have not. It’s either much easier or much harder to get an A depending on the professor.</p>
<p>It’s definitely not easy to get a good grade in the engineering school, but if you put in the time and effort, it shouldn’t be painfully difficult either. It’s not like in high school where if you show up to class and take the tests, you can easily get an A. They’ll give you things that will actually challenge you, but they expect you to work in groups which is also different from high school.</p>
<p>I can’t give you an average percentage of people who get A’s. It depends on the class and the professor. Many classes are curved (up) though. I would check ourumd.com. That gives the grade distribution for most professors that have taught most courses. Since you’re bioe, I would look at courses that begin with ENES, ENME, BIOE and BSCI.</p>
<p>I am out of state, so I don’t take summer courses because it’s much more expensive. I don’t know anything about the freshman summer class thing since I wasn’t in it and I don’t know people who were. Doesn’t mean it’s bad, I just don’t know anything about it. Many people take summer courses to lighten their loads during the regular semester or to fill requirements of many programs so they can fit in more classes. Summer classes are taught with equal difficultly to regular classes, but since you only have one class, it’s much easier to focus on it.</p>
<p>DEFINITELY live in the gemstone dorm. It’s in a very good location (no one wants to walk far to get to the dining hall). The dorm isn’t so bad. It’s not any worse than any of the other freshman dorms you’re likely to get. It’s not worse than denton, the honors dorm. Also, gemstone is a smaller community. Everyone knows everyone else. If you live elsewhere, you might feel a little left out.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the advices…I really appreicate it</p>