Does UMBC mail their Honors decisions replying if you were rejected or accepted? Or do they simply send the letter if they accept you because I have had no response yet and I know some people have gotten theirs back.
Well I didn’t apply to honors college for UMBC but my friend did and he received his acceptance 2 days ago so I believed you should have gotten it. Also they do still mail a letter even if you were rejected. Btw are you in state or out-of-state?
I would be a tad worried. I got my acceptance on the 23rd, and so did one of my other friends. However, the rest haven’t received a response yet. I doubt the first friend and I were both at the top of the virtual pile…
I am in-state, I am not sure why I have not received any mail from UMBC at all. Does UMBC at least mail their acceptances? because I haven’t received anything although online it says I’ve been accepted. I’ll wait a few more days or weeks and if nothing comes I’ll call admissions and see what to do next.
I’d call now! Sounds like a simple mailing error.
Let us know what you find out when you call - if they say all honors acceptances have been mailed out or not. Thanks!!
I emailed them a few days ago and they responded this afternoon. They responded with,
“It is true that we only mail out acceptance letters first and those letters start in early January and continue through late March. However, I checked our records and we did admit you to the Honors College. The address you have above is the one we have on file for you, and so I’m not sure why you did not receive neither our admit packet nor UMBC’s (you should have received one from them and one from us). I’m cc’ing the person in our office who coordinates the mailings to ensure we sent you a packet and she can confirm the date it was sent.”
So while I may have had mailing issues with UMBC, its good to note that not all letters have been sent and rejection letters usually come later.
P.S. I’m so happy I got in and I also received the $15,000 a year scholarship!
Thank you Flamboozle ! Congrats on the scholarship too!! I am now wondering if my son should contact UMBC about the honors college acceptance. He got his UMBC acceptance packet in December but we have heard nothing about Honors college acceptance or denial. He did get the 15,000/yr scholarship. I am assuming if they gave him that he would be a good candidate for the honors college but I guess they could be totally different. Not sure if he should contact them or not since it could be a mail snafu like yours. I wish it showed on the website whether they were admitted to the honors college. Do you happen to know if they have Honors housing? It looks like with the scholarship he has to stay on campus or they reduce the amount. We haven’t even toured UMBC officially so I don’t know whether there is dorms for honors program. thanks for any information!
I’m touring UMBC later this month but I believe honors students do have the option for their own housing (a community of 50 or so honors students), but they can also choose to dorm with the other students.
Thanks!! We will look into it!