<p>Seriously? I’m thinking I’ve got all the time in the world to consider. I know I’m jumping past where I should be but I got invited to Meyerhoff Selection weekend and this argument in my head says UMBC vs. UMCP? Love CP to death but I’m a quiet kinda studious person.</p>
<p>This argument will be going on in my head for a while. I’m going to be one of the people confirming on like April 30.</p>
<p>Lol, yeah seriously. UMD was by far my first choice. Plus, I’m going there for free.</p>
<p>@ Baltimoron:
How do you know your going there for free? You already received some scholarship money (I’m guessing from outside sources)? If so, that is awesome!</p>
<p>I got in yesterday (Jan. 30), but I applied only 2 weeks ago…</p>
<p>anyone else like this?</p>
<p>@armaryland17:
My parents did this thing: [Overview</a> - Maryland Prepaid College Trust - College Savings Plans Of Maryland](<a href=“http://www.collegesavingsmd.org/prepaid-college-trust-overview.aspx?page=interior]Overview”>http://www.collegesavingsmd.org/prepaid-college-trust-overview.aspx?page=interior)</p>
<p>Basically, you pay the tuition price of whatever year you started putting money into the program. My parents started putting money in way back when I was in like kindergarten. They signed up for the three year plan. So, they will be paying for 3 years of tuition at whatever the price was when I was in kindergarten. Obviously, this price is significantly cheaper than today’s price. They have also agreed to pay for the fourth year. You can read more about it by scrolling over the orange tab at the top of the link that says “Prepaid College Trust”.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected
Major: English </p>
<p>General Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* GPA: 3.42
<p>Others:</p>
<pre><code>* Courseload: lots of honors courses, heavy coursework
<p>Background:</p>
<pre><code>* Gender: female
<p>Reflection and General Comments: I’m indifferent. I really liked D.C. but for I suppose Maryland isn’t ideal for what I want to do later in life (become a screenwriter). I plan on staying near NYC and work my way over to CA. Congratulations to all who were accepted.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Honors College)
Major: Mechanical Engineering
General Stats:
GPA: 3.88/4.61
Rank (if applicable): N/A
SAT 1450/2150
SATIIs: 740 World History, 770 Math II
ACT: N/A
APs: US Gov’t (4). Calculus AB, World History (5),Statistics, Spanish Language, Chem, Computer Programming
Others:
Courseload: hard
Awards: National Merit Commendation, Maryland Distinguished Scholar, honorable mention, AP scholar
ECs:
Jobs/Internships/Other Activities:
Essays: nothing at all special
Recommendations: Good
Background:
Gender: Male
Race: White
School Type: Public
State: MD</p>
<p>Choose one and list major:
**Decision: Accepted Spring Semester!!! 
** </p>
<p>Major:Biology</p>
<p>**General Stats: **[ul]
[<em>]GPA:3.96
[</em>]WGPA:4.5?
[<em>]Rank (if applicable):N/A
[</em>]SAT (1600/2400): 1080/1600 & 1690/2400
[<em>]ACT: 22
[</em>]APs: AP Psych </p>
<p>[/ul]Others:[ul]
[<em>]Courseload: Mostly all honors
[</em>]Awards:National Society of High School Scholars, Nominated to attend medical conference at Maryland for 3 years in a row
[<em>]ECs: Competititve figure skater (stated that i’d join UMD figure skating team)
[</em>]Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: None
[<em>]Essays:Wrote about my dedication to figure skating and how i transfer that to my school work / wrote about diversity
[</em>]Recommendations: Pretty good</p>
<p>[/ul]Background:[ul]
[<em>]Gender: Female
[</em>]Race: White
[<em>]School Type: Distance Learning/Homeschooled
[</em>]State: MD
[/ul]
Reflection and General Comments: OMG! I was so stoked to actually get in with my SAT scores being the way they were!!! 
First choice!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Major:Aerospace Engineering
**General Stats: **[ul]
[<em>]GPA:3.55 (With Special Circumstances)
[</em>]WGPA:
[<em>]Rank (if applicable):School doesn’t rank
[</em>]SAT (1600/2400): 1560/2290 (single sitting)
[<em>]SATIIs: 790, 740
[</em>]ACT: 34
[<em>]APs: Physics C Mechanics - 5, Physics C E + M - 5, Calculus AB - 5
Pending (this year) - Statistics, Biology, Computer Science, Calculus BC
[/ul]Others:[ul]
[</em>]Courseload: Okay, Hard Math + Physics Courses
[<em>]Awards: AP Scholar, California Scholarship Federation, Recognition Roll, few others, nothing major
[</em>]ECs: Few average but dedicated EC’s, Astronomy Club - President, Philosophy Club President, Advanced Robotics Engineering Team, Tutor Volunteer Association
[<em>]Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: light tutoring
[</em>]Essays: Average, nothing great
[<em>]Recommendations: GREAT
[/ul]Background:[ul]
[</em>]Gender: M
[<em>]Race: Indian
[</em>]School Type: Huge 4000+
[li]State:CA[/li][/ul]
Reflection and General Comments:
Feeling awesome, I finished my application on Jan. 3 - so did I get it early? I am writing them to ask to be put into merit scholarship contests, - Congrats to all that got in!
Sorry if I got owned on the formatting =(</p>
<p>Decision: Spring 2011, Fall Waitlist
Major: Undecided
General Stats:
GPA: 3.75
Rank (if applicable): N/A
SAT: 1850/2400
SATIIs: 680 US
ACT: 28
APs: US Gov’t (4), Euro (4), (taking macro/micro this year)
Others:
Courseload: relatively difficult.
Awards: AP scholar
ECs:
Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: nothing much besides a few clubs
Essays: Ok I guess
Recommendations: I’m guessing not terrible but I wasnt allowed to check
Background:
Gender: Male
Race: White
School Type: Public
State: NY
Thoughts: Aggravated because so many kids in my grade who are less qualified than me got in.</p>
<p>Posting for S2:
Decision: Accepted/College Scholars
Major: Political Science/Gov’t (LEP)
**General Stats: **[ul]
[<em>]GPA: 3.56 9-12
[</em>]WGPA: 4.24
[<em>]Rank (if applicable): school doesn’t rank
[</em>]SAT (1600/2400): 740 CR, 760 M, 790 W, 1500/2290
[<em>]SATIIs: 770 Math Level II, 770 USH, 730 Lit
[</em>]ACT: N/A
[<em>]APs: full IB diploma plus 12 APs (US Gov’t, USH, Enviro, Calc AB, Spanish Lang, Eng Lit, Macro, Micro – all by junior year, all 4s and 5s), plus AP Stat, Eng Lang, Euro, Bio senior year
[/ul]Others: Full IB Diploma +1 – HL English, Euro, Bio, SL Spanish, Math, Econ, Philosophy[ul]
[li]Courseload: utterly insane[/li][</em>]Awards: National AP Scholar as a junior, NM Commended (PSAT 218), others
[<em>]ECs: debate, MUN, football, archaeology, cooking
[</em>]Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: 500+ hours community service
[<em>]Essays: great
[</em>]Recommendations: assume they were fine
[/ul]Background:[ul]
[<em>]Gender: M
[</em>]Race: W
[<em>]School Type: public, selective admit IB
[</em>]State: MD
[/ul]
Reflection and General Comments: What else did they want?</p>