Did anyone else get their Honors College decision in the mail today? I got in!! But, no mention of aid or anything in the packet they sent. I’ve heard that comes out early next week, though. If anybody else got their letter, did it mention anything about merit aid?
D received the same letter today. No mention of merit scholarship.
@FromMD: Ah, well - that’s good to hear. I was a little worried when I opened the packet and there was no mention of anything at all. Good luck to your daughter, hopefully merit letters do come out next week! 
Got one yesterday. Congratulations! There was no mention of merit aid in mine either, so those details must come out later.
My D got it today. No mention of scholarship either.
Can you guys share your Stats?
I got into Honors with a 2280(1490) SAT, 4.24 W GPA. Keep in mind that might be on the upper end and people with lower stats got in.
I got in with a 2130/1420 SAT and a 3.76UW / 4.62 W GPA. From what I’ve seen at my own school, not many people with an SAT below 2100 got an acceptance, despite good credentials all around. Seems like they are relatively strict on the SAT prereq, but I could be wrong.
@Flamboozle @Nuhsgrad When did you receive your Honors acceptances? Does anyone know if UMBC is still sending out Honors acceptances?
@LR4150: I got mine on the 22nd of January, so a little bit under a month ago. I remember vaguely hearing on here that not all Honors College decisions had been made yet, but I can’t seem to locate a post that corroborates that. I feel like if they aren’t done making decisions yet, they will be soon. This post on their website seems to imply that all decisions for EA have been sent out, though…
“Generally, these decisions are communicated in January for early-action freshman applicants, in April for regular freshman applicants.” More here: http://honors.umbc.edu/prospective_students/#Apply
I actually emailed them asking them if they had sent out all of their admissions for the honors college and they responded saying they have not, but they also said I had been admitted though I didn’t receive it in mail yet. This was February 5th and I also applied by the November 1st deadline.
My son received his notification in the mail this week, about a month after admissions acceptance. Waiting now for FA.
I was rejected from the Honors College, and I am extremely confused. I received the letter yesterday.
I had a 2340 SAT, one take, a 4.0 UW GPA and a 4.5 Weighted, 4s and 5s on all eight of my AP tests (taking four more for a 5.0 GPA this year). I have several leadership positions in clubs, have other extracurriculars I participate in (like instruments and tennis), and am also pursuing an internship at the Medical Center.
Where did I go wrong? I heard somewhere that some colleges outright reject students that they feel won’t go to their schools anyway, but this is the Honors College and I’m not arrogant enough to believe something as flimsy as what I heard on the internet. I know I didn’t come off as pompous or completely insane during my essays, so I can’t imagine what caused my rejection.
Any help?
@FullofSeoul: Honestly, I can’t come up with any explanation for your Honors College rejection (assuming the rest of your application materials were up to par with the stats you listed) other than some kind of farfetched, convoluted yield protection scheme. Did you apply EA? Maybe they are trying to reserve spots for students they think have a good chance of going to UMBC, your stats are awfully high, much higher than their 75th percentile. I say if you’re serious about UMBC, give them a call. They might reconsider your decision if you show some extra interest. Best of luck!
FullofSeoul, my S1 had similar stats to you and was rejected from honors as well 2 years ago. He waited until the last minute to apply for honors, so I think that had a lot to do with it in his case. They only have room for so many in the program, and if you are one of the later ones to apply there may not be room to include you-even with your high stats. Definitely doesn’t hurt to call and ask them to reconsider.