<p>Does everyone now know that the Life Sciences are under the LEP designation? That means it is more competitive to be admitted as a life science major (Bio., Chem., etc) </p>
<p>Just putting that out there…</p>
<p>samjillian
new york
1860 SAT
3.9 UW gpa
horrible ACT
applied for communications major</p>
<p>i’m getting so nervous =/ this month is going to drag.</p>
<p>Barcelona808: Pennsylvania
ACT: 29
GPA: 4.15
Intended Major: Journalism (new journalism building–Knight Hall–opened at UMD this past week!)</p>
<p>Did Young Scholars Program at UMD this summer and had the time of my life. UMD is definitely my top choice.
Already accepted to:
University of Michigan
Pitt
Ohio State
Indiana University-Bloomington</p>
<p>**I’ve heard a few different dates concerning the notification dates: Feb 15, end of Jan…what’s the real deal? Will we receieve notification by e-mail or snail mail?</p>
<p>DougBetsy - Carroll Co., Md
1330/1960/29
3.6 UW, 4.0 W
Psych</p>
<p>UMCP is no longer one of the favorite schools.</p>
<p>Montgomery County, MD
1390/2150
4.0/4.7
Electrical Engineering</p>
<p>mel2592: Kansas
SAT: 1570/2360
4.0 UW, 4.55 W
Aerospace Engineering</p>
<p>Internships at UMD look pretty good!</p>
<p>Carroll County, MD
1490/2140
4.0 UW
Computer Engineering</p>
<p>Barcelona808… im pretty confident that we should all hear by the end of january, the specific date i am unsure about though. Also we will hear fastest by looking at the ‘admitted students’ section on UMD’s website… it tells you how to navigate to a page to see your application status. When UMD makes a decision about you, that will be the first place that it will be available. However, you will hear through snail mail although at a later date. Good luck to everyone! This sounds like a great applicant pool!</p>
<p>My neighbor who is actually an admissions counselor at UMD told my friend they start mailing stuff out the 26 of January.</p>
<p>^ Why would your neighbor tell your friend and not you :p</p>
<p>If they’re mailing stuff out on Jan 26, can we expect them to be online a couple of days before that?</p>
<p>^ I would assume as much, however i am applying now too and all that i have said is simply what i have heard from previous applicants. So maybe this year we will hear through snail mail first!</p>
<p>EddieD: Maryland
SAT: 1420/2070
GPA: 3.87 UW, 4.27 W
Computer Science (maybe double major with Math?)</p>
<p>Illinois
SAT: 1470/2080
GPA: 3.67 UW, 3.93 W
Major: Chemistry</p>
<p>Someone mentioned specialty schools before…
what are the specialty schools and why are they “special”
because my intended major is criminology and criminal justice (an LEP) — would that be a specialty school?</p>
<p>^ “Specialty” was a broad term to use. What that means is that all LEPs usually have lower number of undergraduate students, are more close-knit, more challenging, and more competitive.</p>
<p>NotYourRaven: New Jersey
SAT: 2130
GPA: 3.905 weighted
Major: Government and Politics (LEP)</p>
<p>GPA: 3.6 UW/3.9 W
ACT: two 31s
SAT II: Bio M - 740
Major: Biology (I think…)</p>
<p>Collegeparkplz: River Hill, HoCo
GPA: 3.5/3.93
SAT: 1270 (M+CR)</p>
<p>I look bad against all of you, but you need to take into account that you are all people who are above average students who take the initiative to research and understand their competition. Tons of kids applied and just hope to this day…</p>
<p>junwon: nj SAT: 1260/1810 EA
major: civil engineering
UMD is 2nd or 3rd choice.
Northeastern is 1st. accepted!!!</p>
<p>Neocutey24: Maryland
SAT: 1250/1850
ACT: 27
major: bioengineering (concentration in biomedical engineering), double major some type of math, minor in creative writing
GPA: 3.80U/3.92W</p>