Hey guys, UMD is by far my top choice… but I am not exactly a perfect student or a safe candidate for the school. Let me give some info and my stats and hopefully someone can provide insight on my chances. I intend on majoring in political science.
GPA- 90.207UW, 94.606W- GPA 1st quarter of senior year was a 93UW. My grades are highest in 11th grade.
SAT- 570 on math, 600 on reading, 630 on writing
ACT- 26 overall
AP Courses I’ve Taken: AP World History, AP US History, AP English Language, AP Spanish Language, AP Environmental Science, AP US Gov’t
Honors Courses I’ve Taken: English 9H, Pre-AP World History H, Science Research H, Pre-AP Spanish H, English 10H
College Courses I’ve Taken: College Computer Applications, College Statistics, College Business Law
Extracurriculars:
SADD Secretary (11-12)
Anti-Bullying Secretary (11-12)
Student Gov’t Officer (11-12)
Bernie Sanders Volunteer (11)
Tim Canova Volunteer (11)
Shared Decision Making Team Member
Natural Helpers Member (8-12)
Karate Brown Belt II (4-11)
School Newspaper writer (11-12)
Religious Instructor (11-12)
Job at yogurt cafe (11-current)
I would say I wrote a strong essay; I discussed my work with student government organizing a Thanksgiving food drive and helping those in my community.
I believe my recommendations are strong; one written by my APUSH Teacher who attended Columbia and has a political science degree, and one written by my AP English Lang teacher with a PhD
Parents are both high school grads, mom did not go to college and father dropped out.
I am OUT OF STATE
I also email the admissions representative on a regular basis asking questions and showing interest (also mentioned UMD is my top choice)
Your stats will hurt a bit, and I don’t think showing interest will have a huge effect. However, being first gen could help quite a bit and your ecs are pretty solid. Overall I’d say you have something like a 60% chance.
UMD is also my top choice! I intend on majoring in computer science though.
GPA: 3.55 (UW) 4.1 (W)
SAT: CR+ W: 580 M: 680
ACT: Didn’t test
Courses: 7 AP/IB courses throughout high school. (Mostly an IB school) The majority of the courses taken are honors courses.
Extracurriculars:
Math Honor Society
School Ambassador
Math Team
STEM Club
National Honor Society
Essays and Recs: I believe that I have a strong essay. I haven’t read the recs though, but both were written by my IB teachers that I have had for two years now.
School Type: Public
Gender: Male
In-State Residency
Hooks: URM
Income Bracket: >80,000
Sorry to post this on your thread dylanrosenthal. I wish you luck on your decision!!
@FutureTerp?! I know if you lived in my town you would probably be safe, but from what I understand UMD is more selective for in state. You should be fine though.
As a Maryland Public University, UMD is required, by law, to admit a certain percentage of the in-state applicants. I know that many other, but not all.State Public Universities have similar requirements. These requirements result in UMD being more selective for OOS students.
@Meichangsu@NerdMom88@SoofDad I am going by a resource my school uses called “Naviance.” It probably is more difficult if you live OOS, however for my school the acceptance rate is actually a lot higher than their overall acceptance rate. Last year 9/13 kids from my school were accepted.
