<p>Hey... I applied EA to the Smith School of Business at UMD:CP and I was just curious how hard/competitive it is to gain admission applying as a freshman(especially for me since I am out-of-state). I think I have a chance to get into the regular school, but since I applied directly to the business school as an undergrad... I am just nervous that I might not have a chance... Perhaps someone could share their input? It would really be appreciated.</p>
<p>My Stats:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.7 weighted (94)
SAT: 1250/1600; 1930/2400, 11 writing
ACT: 30 composite, 32 english/writing, 10 writing
SATII: 610 Biology Ecological (give me a break... I was a freshman :P)
APs: Four - AP U.S. History in Junior year (3 on exam, B+ final grade), three APs currently in Senior year (AP Microeconomics (B+), AP Calculus (B+), AP Chemistry (C+) (APs are weighted in my school)</p>
<p>Essays: Very good
Recommendations: Very good
Extracurricular: Lots of them, mostly choral clubs/community service, National Honor Society, etc...</p>
<p>Out-of-state caucasian male from Long Island, New York from a very competitive school, age 17</p>
<p>the SAT cutoff for direct admission into the smith school is 1300. just have a 3.5+ by the end of your sophomore year and you will be able to get in.</p>
<p>yea but i got a 30 on the ACTs which is equal to a 1340... so shouldnt that count?</p>
<p>probably. i wasn't aware there was an actual SAT cutoff. do you know your unweighted GPA? judging from myself and my friends in the business school (which is completely unscientific so don't take my word on this!) a 3.7 weighted is a little low.</p>
<p>also, if you don't get accepted into the business school it won't hurt your chances for admission into the university as a whole, so don't worry about that.</p>
<p>no idea what my gpa is unweighted lol because my school weighs all our APs, honors, etc... but its a 94/99 weighted... what was your gpa in high school (just for comparison since ur in the smith school)?</p>
<p>i had a 3.7 unweighted and a 4.3 weighted... that was 3 years ago though (i'm a jr at UMD now) and they've gotten a bit more selective.</p>
<p>i actually have no idea if its 3.7 weighted (i just know i have a 94/99 weighted)... i really am not totally sure of my score on a 4.0 scale since my "genius" guidance counselor never actually told me lol... i kinda just figured it for myself haha</p>
<p>a 3.7 weighted is fine. I think thats what I had as well. Its just the SAT score that would prevent you from direct admission. i dunno about the ACT though..</p>
<p>did you get in? just wondering i’m applying for the same business school i’m in-state though, but my sat is only read-590+math-630+write-620 essay-10
however I am in very rigorous classes hopefully that helps my chances?
weighted gpa-4.074
unweighted-3.574
class rank-39/555 top 7%
whatdoya think?</p>
<p>and i did 15 AP/IB tests and will probably get the IB diploma if that’d help?</p>