<p>UW GPA 3.03
BAD ECs
11th grade Varsity Track and plan on trying out this year
Helped Fundraise for an Community service program but those don't count towards hours
Did an Engineering program recently which payed a stipend of 300$ and had us make series¶lell circuits and we used a model Hydrogen Fuel cell Car.
I am apart of a program called CPEP
Classes
Have four honors classes
Taking 3 College credit classes right now but No APS since the ones I am qualified for are full and boring IMO(but CHEM) and the rest I'm not qualified for.</p>
<p>I want to major in Aerospace engineering but I am afraid that I waited too long. What's early in UMD mind?</p>
<p>MY app is done but my essay is still undergoing revision and my Recs haven't been finished yet.</p>
<p>Sorry to say i think it’s a pretty high reach for you, I think you should look at some of the other Maryland state schools ex: towson, umbc, salisbury. I’m applying to salisbury and looked at towson and umbc and didn’t really like them, but that’s just me</p>
<p>If it is UCF(University of Central Forida) is not even near the caliber of UMDCP. UMDCP is nationally ranked for public univsities as 18 in the nation, UCF is not.</p>
<p>I agree with yank, even IS, those scores would not be on the level of acceptance, combined with a low gpa and no ECs. The only way to offset them is if you had a logical reason…i.e. moved to the US from Russia as a sophomore in hs, or if you have a medical condition, such as poor vision (this would explain the SAT if you did not take the “special needs based SAT”).</p>
<p>You need to bring it down some notches, mainly because if aerospace is your intended major, and you only have a 450 in Math, that means you do not have the foundation of the math courses under your belt and would be deemed high risk by the school for core courses. I know that sounds horrible, cold and indifferent. I am not trying to be that way, I am trying to emphasize that the school maybe right for you, but the major by your stats on paper is not.</p>
<p>Why engineering when Math appears to be a weaker subject than CR? Do you have a love for physics and calc? Or is it that “aero engineering” seems cool and you think it means to design aircrafts?</p>
<p>I know too many of my sons friends who do great in physics and math in hs and say well I’ll go engineering, they all about died the 1st yr, because it was nothing like they thought it would be. Most of them stuck it out, and are now enjoying it, but their gpa’s were low and they were sweating it during finals in their freshman yr. Several transferred. </p>
<p>Engineering, esp. aerospace/nautical is incredibly hard. If you don’t have AP CALC and AP Physics under your belt it will be even harder.</p>
<p>Math and Science are the only subjects other than history that I understand well. I messed up on the SAT for one reason Geometry to others its the easiest math subject in the world to me its like WHEN WILL I EVER USE THIS! and because of that I my have passed the class but only because my test were good but other than I suck at it.</p>
<p>I suck at writing and reading.</p>
<p>I can’t get AP CALC because at my school I needed precalc and I don’t even have that and AP Physics is the same deal I need regular Physics.</p>
<p>I’m good for AP Stat,AP Lit, and AP Chem but they are all full.</p>
<p>Its the only engineering field that when I hear people talk about it I actually feel happy and interested in. </p>
<p>Mechanical I’m willing to do until I can transfer into the Aero program.</p>
<p>Follow your passion. Sure, you might not get into UMDCP, but you can definitely start out at a less selective institution and even transfer into an aerospace program at another university after a year or a bit. I think it’s commendable that you have something in mind that excites you - a lot of people don’t so you are very lucky in that respect. Engineering is a lot of hard work - I have a friend in electrical engineering at UMDCP and she is a junior and FAILING her classes. This is a girl who was on the It’s Academic state team, took all AP classes, 4.0, being a smarty pants was her thing, etc. But if you’re ready for it, and ready to hit some bumps but keep plugging at it, then I think you can succeed.</p>
<p>So your chances for direct admit to UMDCP are low but get good grades your first one or two years at a community college or other university and it’s definitely a transfer option.</p>
<p>UMCP is right if you are passionate about it, your chances of success greatly increase. They are also correct to get a yr or two at another college and transfer in. Not having even pre-calc will hurt because you will take entrance/placement exams for freshman yr.</p>
<p>Geometry in engineering, especially aero anything WILL BE SOMETHING YOU WILL USE AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. For example, the design of a wing on an aircraft is geometry based on the angles for the best aerodynamics on the plane, same with the shape of the nose or body. Now if you said you want to be a history major I would have been with you on the geometry issue. Also Pre-calc is what we called back in my day TRIGONOMETRY …notice the suffix of the word, it is the same as Geometry. Trig is basically a mixture of alg II and geometry.</p>
<p>Where are you from? Post #7 says you are out-of-state? If that is the case, then I think you have very little chance for Fall 2010 at UMD, I’m sorry to say. You didn’t apply by the priority date of Nov 1, where most Fall 2010 admits will come from, and if you are not from Maryland, your grades and SATs (unless you made a comeback where your CR and Math scores are both in the 600+ range) will likely put you out of the competition. There’s ALWAYS a chance, but I think you should also set your expectations a bit more realistically and take the opportunities at either a) your own State U’s or b) other MD state schools as mentioned above, if you are in-state MD.</p>
<p>As UMCP11 points out, transferring to UMD (or any other school for that matter) will look at how you do at the college you start out with so regardless of where you go, you will need to be getting good grades.</p>
<p>The essays are the problem due to me being bad at writing good first drafts or any draft I had to get at least two teachers and my counselor to look at it before I even felt safe with them.</p>
<p>I was planning on going in Undecided and taking the preqs firsts then by the end of my sophmore yr I can transfer into the aero program. The problem is doesn’t going in undecided show that you aren’t sure of anything yet? And with my GPA and SAT scores I highly doubt they’ll even take a second look. My essay my show who I am but I doubt its enough to make them not want that 3.6 kid.</p>
<p>I’m currently in CT and I plan on going back to NY. I like MD because it is close to NY and CT and closer than Buffalo.</p>
<p>As you probably know, the essay is only part of the writing score…there are multiple choice questions that also make up the score, so you must have had some issues there.</p>
<p>UMBC is not tied to UMDCP, so if you believe that it is the school where people who do not get into UMDCP go you are misguided. The UM system is not similiar to PSU, or UNC, where they have multiple campuses spread across the state, and it is not uncommon for the student who wants a UNCCH diploma to go to Wilmington or Greensboro and then transfer in a yr or two to UNCCH. UMDCP is a seperate university from UMBC, it is not a feeder into CP. Even if you went for a yr to UMBC, you would still be considered an OOS for acceptance purposes.</p>
<p>UMBC has a totally different feel than CP that includes everything from size, type of campus and location. Have you visited UMBC? I would suggest you do because it might not be the right fit for you. UMBC should not be considered the “safety” school for any reason, it has a very well known medical program there. Decades ago, people went to UMBC over UMDCP if they wanted to enter the medical field. They too have expaded their programs and name.</p>
<p>For chances, I would suggest to post on their thread and see what students and parents say about your outlook.</p>
<p>FWIW there is UMUC, at CP, but I know nothing about it except hearsay, for example that UMUC is basically the night school for college at UMDCP. However, I state again that is what I have been told and do not know that for a fact.</p>
<p>I know that UMBC and UMCP are different schools but my reason is to go in and get good grades then leave. I just want to get into Maryland and see the environment and learn the place. If I like it then I’ll stay if I hate MD then I’ll go back to NY or try and check out FL.</p>
<p>I have no real reason to stay at UMBC unless it really is a good niche for me but if not I’ll do my 2 yrs there and go to transfer to CP and if not I’m transfering to somewhere else.</p>
<p>Have you visited either CP or BC? Their campuses are totally different, so is the life. People are drawn to CP because it has a “traditional” big campus feel, that is not as true for BC. BC is more urban, CP kids go to DC. If big games (football and Bball) are a draw to you, you will not have it there like you would at CP.</p>
<p>It really is going to be a personal choice about the student life and they are night and day differences. Best wishes!</p>
<p>If you’re interested in transferring, why not do two years at an in-state school of your choice (to save money), and /then/ transfer to UMDCP? Transferring to UMDCP is fairly easy if you maintain decent grades at your first university, whether that be UMBC or someplace in your home state.</p>
<p>I agree with bullet that the student life at UMBC/CP is very different, so going to one will give you a very different feel of “MD” than another one would. </p>
<p>UMBC is a suburban campus and there’s not much around it, though you can take a shuttle into Baltimore which is a much smaller and less walkable city than DC. However, Baltimore is definitely interesting - it is up and coming as more yuppies are priced out of DC and choose B-more over it! UMBC also does not have the same “traditional” campus feel in that the buildings are not big colonials on big malls - UMBC looks like an office park, to be honest ;). Secondly, there’s a lot less of an “on campus” culture at BC. UMBC is growing in the ranks among MD state schools, but it’s still seen by many as the more ‘commuter’ school of the two. At the same time it’s also seen as the ‘nerdier’ and ‘quieter’ school, so you won’t get the raging frat parties/sports games/etc. that you get at MD (maybe that appeals to you - it appeals to many in-state people, who choose UMBC over UMDCP on purpose). </p>
<p>PG County vs. Baltimore County
DC vs. Baltimore
Big campus vs. small(ish) campus
Etc.
Etc.</p>
<p>The two schools are worlds apart. You won’t know if you hate MD…</p>