<p>My daughter was accepted in to Univ of Maryland (yay!) but not into the Business/Marketing major she wanted (darn!)</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me what this means to an incoming freshman? Can she still take business courses? How difficult is it to get into the Business School? Will this put her behind?</p>
<p>@dm2011 My son is in the same boat and I have the same questions. Congrats on your daughter’s
acceptance!</p>
<p>@dm2011, here is a link that describes the internal transfer to the Smith School of Business. To sum it up, you must have at least a 3.0 and 45 credits prior to applying. AP credits do not count. Unlike the engineering transfers, it is competitive. Very competitive. People certainly do transfer in, but it would be important to have a back up plan. I’ve been told that many students that don’t get accepted as transfers switch to Economics which is not a part of the business school. Hope this helps. Good luck to your daughter!</p>
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<p>@terpmom7 thanks for the info. One more piece to the puzzle when trying to make a decision I guess. UMD was her top choice … but not sure it will be if she isn’t guaranteed a spot in the business school. We’ll have to do some thinking on this one!</p>
<p>First off, congrats on admission! Letters and Sciences is the advising college assigned when a student is not admitted to a LEP (limited enrollment program). Here is another link about what is referred to as an “internal transfer.” For Smith, I know that terpmom7 is correct internal transfers are still very competitive, so best to aim for a higher gpa to be competitive. Be sure to scroll down the page to see the info for internal transfers…
<a href=“http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/admissions/prospective-students/admission-standards-college-park”>http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/admissions/prospective-students/admission-standards-college-park</a></p>
<p>Also wondering … is it possible for them to reconsider my daughter’s application now that her mid-year grades are out? Her GPA has gone up - and also she switched out of a cooking class 2nd semester into an accounting class, which I’m sure would look better to the business school!</p>
<p>dm2011, I don’t see why you couldn’t. I don’t know how far you’d get, but it would be interesting to find out. I would imagine that today is one of the busiest days for AOs, so I wouldn’t expect an immediate response if the answer isn’t a simple “no.” Let us know what you find out. </p>
<p>It can’t hurt to try. Did her GPA increase considerably? I have heard that the appeals process is an uphill battle, but if there is a significant change since her original application, she might be in luck. I don’t think dropping a cooking class is going to make them change their minds. But again, you have nothing to lose by trying. Good luck!</p>
<p>One teacher submitted the wrong grade for her so we are waiting for the final GPA / class placement. I figure it doesn’t hurt to ask 
I’ll post what we find out …</p>
<p>I also got into Letters & Sciences, and am thinking about sending in my mid year grades for reconsideration. I’m worried that if I don’t make the Biological Sciences that I will have to internally transfer. Does anyone know if internally transferring into the CMNS (Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences) is hard or not? Are the Admissions Officers only looking for a good GPA or is there more (ex: an essay)?</p>
<p>Just an update … my daughter sent a email to admissions regarding her increase in GPA and class rank and asking if she could be reconsidered for the business school. She just received an email back today basically saying congratulations on her acceptance, but the business school is the hardest major to get into. It was very competitive this year and she can reapply once there. It was a very nice email … but not what we were hoping for.</p>
<p>One more piece to the puzzle when making a decision. We will go to the open house for accepted students and ask more questions. My biggest concern, as a parent, is that I don’t want her stressed from day 1 about having to reapply to the business school and worrying about ‘what if I don’t get in …’ But she does love the school so we’ll see!</p>
<p>@dm2011, I’m sorry she wasn’t directly admitted to Smith. As I mentioned before in this thread, or another one, Smith is so very competitive. If she chooses UMD, encourage her to keep her GPA as high as possible. Everything here is incredibly stats driven. If she gains admittance, it will be well worth the struggle I believe. My daughter is there and really loves it. She has several friends trying to transfer in. I have been told that kids that don’t get admitted frequently switch to economics. A backup plan is essential when dealing with Smith. Having said that, people do get accepted as internal transfers. Hopefully your daughter is one of those that will be accepted! I know it’s stressful, but with hard work…it can happen. Best of luck to her!</p>