Hello,
I just applied to the MTAP program and am looking to transfer to UMD for the fall of 2018 for computer science. I saw on the computer science website that it is NOT a Limited Enrollment Program(LEP) major.
Can anyone shed some light on what their process was like transferring into CS at UMD through MTAP? When I apply in the spring will they take into consideration my high school transcript or is it literally guaranteed admission if I get the required GPA. I just find it hard to believe I am guaranteed a spot through MTAP considering the CS program is ranked 13th in the country.
Hi! I applied to MTAP (for CMSC too) and received my acceptance last Dec. From what I’ve been told we pretty much have automatic admission to UMD once we’re accepted to MTAP. You might want to talk to your community college’s counselors and the CMSC department advisors at your school! I go to MC and, in all honesty, from experience I learned you’ll need to talk to a bunch of advisors and counselors to get any answers.
Also, I just found out the other day that MTAP is pretty selective. I went to talk to my counselor about requirements before transfering to UMD and she was quite shocked they accepted me with less than 30 credits. Honestly, for programs like CMSC, you’re given such a boost for acceptance since they want more STEM majors. And depending on how many credits you have, they’ll probably use your college transcripts.
Hi! Thanks for the reply. I spoke with my MTAP counselor and I found out that since I’m a second semester freshman (im assuming you are too), admission is not guaranteed for this coming fall. This is because at the time of the application I had not completed 30 credits although I had 30 credits in progress. However by June 1st we will have guaranteed admission to Spring semester so that is good news. Regardless I applied for the fall, and if you did too, goodluck!!
Did you get accepted? Because thats what I did too… But I still didnt receive my decision. If you did, can you please tell me if you got accepted or not?
@Dumd12 hi! I was on the main thread and saw everyone getting their decision… I also did not. Im getting impatient but by the end of this week I’m sure we’ll here back.