I ranted recently here online about The College Board screwing up and not sending my math SAT II scores to any of my schools. Long story, but I got accepted into fall 2016 at UMD Letters and Sciences but not engineering. I contacted my county admissions rep at UMD and inquired about a few things (wait lists for classes, getting in to engineering as a second year student, etc.) and at the end I asked her if she had my 800 score on math II. I was surprised that with a perfect score in Math II I would not get into engineering. Sooooo… she said there was no record of it! UMBC and Drexel did not get the score either.
MY ADVICE: If you take any subject area tests, follow up with schools to be sure they have the score matched up with your application! UMD said they do not look at SAT II scores so they never accessed them to even know my score exsisted. Essentially, when their application had all the required data plugged in and the application was “complete”, I think no other data was matched up to me. When I told them I submitted the 800 with my other SAT scores all at the same time and by the required deadline of Nov. 1, they DID actually give me hope that they will re-examine my application. I would definitely be more likely to go to UMD if I am accepted in engineering before I go. I was accepted into engineering at VT, Drexel, Catholic, and UMBC. Time will tell w/ UMD.
Maryland makes it pretty clear that they do NOT consider SAT 2 scores for their admissions process. It honestly does NOT make a difference that they didn’t get/see them.
If you were not admitted to engineering, it is likely due to other factors. The engineering admissions are entirely separate from the university and they look at/weight different aspects of your application differently. So, it is VERY common to see students admitted to the university, invited to Honors College, and even get merit $, but yet still are not (directly) admitted to engineering school. Admission to engineering is not an entitlement based on test scores.
The process for admission to engineering as an in-school transfer is quite simple and is not at all competitive. As long as you pass the gateway classes/requirements satisfactorily, you will definitely be admitted to engineering. Simple. You will not be behind, and will graduate on time if you follow the 4 year plan as laid out.