<p>Hello</p>
<p>So Im in-state student witha 3.34 GPA with IB and 4 AP classes. I did 2 sports and yet got reject..WHY???
SAT 640 math 580 reading.
I got accepted into penn state and UMBC and I really really wanted to go to umd, But now not sure what to do, should i go to community college and transfer or go to one of the colleges i got accepted to?</p>
<p>Maryland gets literally thousands of applications with stats just like yours. It becomes the most random slice of the normal curve as to being accepted. They just don’t have enough slots. My guess is that you were just unlucky. Both of your solutions will work (depending on your money situation). Work hard get great grades and then apply again. Many Terps took that route to get here.</p>
<p>i qualify for the pell grant so im good there…I forgot to add im gonna be pre-med and im not sure if going to community college or transfering would lessen my chances of getting into med school</p>
<p>This is why it was so important to apply early decision. Your stats are on the lower side for any decision. Go to either community college or UMBC. You can get where you want to go doing either method. </p>
<p>I don’t understand how a pell grant is going to pay for either UMBC or Penn. It will not go far enough to pay for college. You need to have a good FA package to consider anything but CC. Your stats don’t seem like they would get you merit aid. I hope you consider all your options well.</p>
<p>The pell grant would cover all my college fees…my FEC is 0. Either way How hard is it to transfer to maryland since if i go to CC i dont want to go for more than one year and the same for UMBC.</p>
<p>Also college park doesn’t have early decision.</p>
<p>Momof3greatgirls must have misspoken. She meant, I am sure, that it’s important even for Maryland residents to apply to College Park by the priority deadline, November 1. (Momof3, if I’m putting words in your mouth, I apologize.)</p>
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<p>[University</a> of Maryland - Freshman Application Deadlines](<a href=“http://www.admissions.umd.edu/apply/freshmanDeadline.cfm]University”>http://www.admissions.umd.edu/apply/freshmanDeadline.cfm)</p>
<p>A pretty large fraction of the spaces in the entering class go to applicants who apply by Nov. 1. There’s just not a whole lot of room left after those decisions are done.</p>
<p>And for what it’s worth, I think you’re undervaluing the pre-medical education you could get at UMBC.</p>
<p>Really! is UMBC that good? I have been hearing about UMBC but everyone said all that umbc has over cp is class size and research, and overall are equal but if they are equal and umcp’s reputation is better i might as well graduate from there…</p>
<p>UMBC is pretty good. Unless you absolutely have to, don’t pick community college over CP. And If you don’t mind me asking, do you have any “hooks” such as URM?</p>
<p>Yea Im a URM , when i talked to admissions representatives from multiple colleges about personal stuff and my background all kinda said i should get in and my essays were about such things…thats why I was extremely confused when i got rejected.</p>
<p>Also i have 24 credits from AP/IB exams as of now according to umd transfer credits center and all are core classes so one year a different college shouldnt hurt me so much</p>
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<p>You are correct I did use the wrong term. Yes it is a priority decision at UMD. Anyone reading this post next year. It is very important to get your application in by the priority deadline.</p>
<p>From my friends and colleagues in academia (medical school interviewers) I hear that UMBC prepares premed students very well for medical school. You may want to check out the academic opportunities at UMBC very thoroughly. You may be able to be a shining star at a smaller campus.</p>
<p>so how does a 4.0 from umbc compare to 4.0 from college park?</p>
<p>UMBC and UMCP are to join forces in several of the academic areas, especially in Public Health. You may want to look into attending UMBC and then see. You may even like it</p>
<p>^can I get a link please?</p>
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<p>Counting your chickens a little early, ibpatr?</p>
<p>If you have top grades, high MCATs and good recommendations from faculty, you’ll be able to get into medical school from either campus.</p>
<p>If you look around this web page a bit ([UMBC</a> PreMedical and PreDental Advising : Preparing for Admission to Medical School](<a href=“http://www.umbc.edu/premed/medical.php]UMBC”>http://www.umbc.edu/premed/medical.php)), I think you’ll conclude that the premedical advising program at UMBC has people who have a pretty good idea what they’re doing.</p>
<p>I don’t think the Pell Grant will pay for as much as you think. The EFC for my brother, my sister, and me is 0, yet it doesn’t give you a full ride. My brother has done work study every semester at College Park and has gotten two other grants (including having half of his tuition paid by JHU) in order to not have to pay anything put of pocket. My sister is at a small art school in PA and also has half of her tuition paid by JHU, in addition to the same work study and EFC and resulting Pell Grant, but still has to take loans out. </p>
<p>The maximum Pell Grant for the 2011-2012 year was $5,550, which is definitely not enough to be a full ride anywhere.</p>
<p>My neighbor’s son went to UMBC with the idea of going to medical school. He graduated from UM medical school last year and is at the hospital at Yale. He did quite well. For med/sciences, UMBC is a very nice choice.</p>
<p>Guys I dont want to sound like a narcissistic ****** but ALL my classes junior year were either ib and ap and still managed a 3.8 while having an extremely abnormal home life. i think im gonna do fine GPA wise next year, and like i said before money is NOT a problem. people whom i considered equals and some even below me got accepted into the honors college which i found extremely insulting.</p>
<p>I think you may be underestimating how many smart people there are in the world. And I don’t mean to say that you’re not smart–just to say that being quite smart is not as unusual as you might think it is.</p>
<p>yea I understand im not saying its gonna be a breeze through but im just saying that its not impossible and it is within my capabilities</p>