<p>Hiya, my name is Jorge Bonavente (George with a "J") and I was wondering if anyone could chance me for UMD,CP? They're my top choice, leggo terps! This is what I sent in with my Early Action Application:</p>
<p>I attended the Young Scholars Program at UMD. It's a program where accepted (there's an application process) students take a 3-week transferable 3-credit course on campus as a "student" with a student identification number and the whole "college experience" shebang. I passed with an A. I was told that it would help my application since my name was now "in the system." To what degree, I haven't the slightest clue, but the experience was amazing and I would recommend it to anyone!</p>
<p>Possible Mistakes:</p>
<p>My biggest mistake was not getting recommendation letters from either of my professors at YSP.</p>
<p>My essays and short answer responses could have been considered "risky." My first priority was to be as unique as possible, and to do so I took advantage of my creative writing skills. The reader could end up thinking "This kid's got a wild imagination, great!" or "So...what?" I knew the bulk of my application was in the hard stats (GPA, SATs, Class Rank), so I figured I could really let loose here, and if it hurts me, I wouldn't think it would by much. I can go into greater detail if anyone wants.</p>
<p>I truly appreciate anyone's feedback. The wait till the end of January is way too grueling, and it'd be a great to have anyone knowledgeable in the UMD admission process give it to me straight. Thanks again!</p>
<p>Hi Jorge! I applied EA this year to UMD-College Park as well and am still waiting for a reply back from the school! Honestly, I can only try to ease your fear! My stats are very similar to yours and several of my UMD friends tell me that I am a shoo-in for the school! Your YSP seems really interesting and I believe it can definitely help! Hopefully we can be classmates next year!</p>
<p>You’re in the middle of the middle 50% for CR + M and your weighted GPA is cool. You’re from MD and I like the vibe of your writing and how you present yourself, but that will matter little to UMD on first look. They’ll make a call largely on those numbers, and you’ve probably a 50-50 chance. If your admissions officer has a little app on her screen that flashes every time a student from the YSP appears, I would be surprised. Pick up the phone and call the admissions officer and chat her up. Your writing suggests you’re a good communicator, so let the officer know about your YSP experience.</p>
<p>You won’t get a response from CP until very late January. They say by Jan 31 and they don’t mean Jan 24. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input jkeil911! Yeah, the statistical research I’ve been doing says that I land about where you said, the very middle, but does that really mean I’ve only got about a 50/50 shot at it? Maybe that’s a question the admissions office can tell me. I’ll take your advice and give them them a call. And if you don’t mind me asking, what are your sources and experiences with UMD? Thanks again!</p>
<p>sent one S there 4 years ago and have a D waiting to hear. lots of time this year reading the tea leaves at UMD and a bunch of other places D is applying. Good luck.</p>