<p>I got in! But what is the Global Communities Program?</p>
<p>Admitted! Honors College/Engineering</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Planned major: Electrical Engineering</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (800 M, 730 CR, 720 W)
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 800 Physics
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/580
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Calculus AB (5), Physics C: Mech (TBA), Physics C: E/M (Not taking), Calculus BC (TBA), Microecon (TBA), Macroecon (TBA)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Economics, AP Calculus BC & Multivariable, College Prep English, Honors World Cultures, Jazz Improvisation, Wind Ensemble
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]National Merit Commended</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Church Youth Group (Head of community service, 9-12), Marching band (10-12), Jazz band (11-12), Wind Ensemble/Concert Band (9-12), Pep Band (9-10), Orchestra (11-12), Math Club (12), Science League (12), In-town Roller/Street Hockey (9-10)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Self-employed SAT Tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: All through Youth Group, variety of activities
[</em>] Summer Activities: Mostly some casual research
[<em>] Essays: Quality writing, from what I remember.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them, but I think my physics teacher wrote up a good one.
[li] Counselor Rec: It’s pretty good. She focuses on my humor, which I feel like is big for showing personality.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~$85,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Lolno.</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA and test scores, big time
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not many awards or academic extracurriculars.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My schoolwork, mainly
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Rutgers, Northeastern, and Drexel. Deferred from MIT.</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Honors College as well! I wasn’t too nervous about getting in, but it’s nice to get an official admission!</p>
<p>Accepted, elementary education! But how do I know if I’m in honors or scholars?</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED: Spring 2014</p>
<p>[size=+1]Planned major: BUSINESS </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1120/1680
ACT: 26
SAT II: Didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): UW-3.1 W-3.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology- 5 Comparative Politics- 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP Human Geo, AP U.S History, Honors French 3, Honors English 12, Honors Calculus, Elective
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Won a grade improvement/book award at my school(Kappa Alpha Psi book award, I got a kindle )- 11
Won an African American award (non-school)
Won $250 in scholarship money (African American award) also non-school based
I’ve won a few Track awards (I do triple jump, i’m not very competitive but I’ve still won a few awards in events)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track and Field- 9/10/11/12
Tech Crew- 9
World Bank Teen Summer Internship Program- 11
Cornell Economics for Leadership program- 11
Muslim Student Alliance- 11/12
Black Student Alliance- 10/11/12
Rockettree Club- 11
Sent Children’s books to a school in Nigeria- 11
Volunteered at the Department of Health and Human Services of my County- 10. around 74 hours
Volunteered at Clothing center- 32 Hours
Tutored Middle Schoolers- 8 or 10 hours
Assisted in Elementary school basketball activities- Around 20 hours
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Stated Above
Summer Activities: Stated Above
Essays: Excellent according to teachers
Teacher Recommendation: I’m assuming they were good
Counselor Rec: I know her pretty well so i’m just going to assume they were good.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large and very competitive(Top 60 in the nation according to USNEWS)
Ethnicity: Black/African
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: N/A(i’m upper middle class though)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: URM, Essays, ECs, In-state status
Weaknesses: GPA, Test Scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stated above.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Pittsburgh, Penn State, Ohio State</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone else!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
College Park Scholars
Philip Merill College of Journalism</p>
<p>Planned major: Journalism</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (750 M, 630 CR, 780 W)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP World History (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lang/Comp, AP European History, AP Gov’t + Politics, AP Spanish Language, French 1
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
National Merit Commended</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): American Sign Language (9), Key Club (9,10), Youth Community Service Club (10, 11, 12; Vice President)
Job/Work Experience:
- Teen editor at local magazine
- school newspaper
- internship at NYC-based teen magazine
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Hospital
Summer Activities: journalism internships
Essays: Quality writing, from what I remember.
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them, but I think they were good.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it.</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Lolno </p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: test scores and internships
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: internships
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Rutgers, Fordham, NJIT, and Drexel. Deferred from MIT.
General Comments:
This is great!!! Im so happy right now. UMD was in my top 3 schools, so I’m happy I got in :)</p>
<p>I guess I should be a little more formal than my last post…</p>
<p>[size=+2][color=green]**Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[size=+1]Planned major: Mechanical Engineering (planning to switch if I do decide to attend)[ /size]
b]Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 700 Reading 680 Math 620 Writing
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] SAT II: 730 Biology M 740 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.58
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), Biology (4), World History (4), Language and Composition (3), Government (3), Physics B (2)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP Literature and Composition, Guitar, Honors Health, Introduction to Engineering Design, Photography 1
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction</p>
<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Stage crew, House crew
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Intern at Uniformed Services University
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Camp counselor/Sports and Games Leader
[ *] Summer Activities: ^
[ *] Essays: It seemed to be very good. The person proofreading my essay thought it was very good.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I assume it was good, but I never got to see it.
[ *] Counselor Rec: ^
[ *] Additional Rec: From the technical director in my school’s theater program and my supervisor from where I was interning at.
[ *] Interview: Nope</p>
<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Not sure
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation</p>
<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: Essay
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT scores, UW GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably my weighted GPA and courseload, along with my essay.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at University of Pittsburgh and UMBC</p>
<p>[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b] WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!</p>
<p>[size=+2][color=green]**Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>HONORS COLLEGE </p>
<p>[size=+1]Planned major: Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science [ /size]</p>
<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2210
[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] SAT II: 700+ on Math 2 and Chem
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (5), Human Geo (5), French (4), Chem (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, Honors Physics, Honors French Lit, AP Gov’t, AP Lit
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National/International science fair awards. AP scholar w/distinction. Named one of 25 leading black innovators in the country</p>
<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Research at State Flagship, NGO (founder), Culture club (founder), Newspaper (Editor), Model UN, Youth Group
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities: Research, Prestigious Cultural Exchange Program
[ *] Essays: 4/5. They were pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Both teachers personally requested to write my recs, so I’m assuming they were great!
[ *] Counselor Rec: Also great!
[ *] Additional Rec: I caught a peek of the rec my research adviser wrote. I don’t I’ve ever been that highly praised before.
[ *] Interview: N/A</p>
<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): DE
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Charter
[ *] Ethnicity: African-American
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: 180,000-200,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM interested in STEM</p>
<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: Research, Awards, Recs,
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I demonstrated a clear passion for engineering, and using that knowledge to better the lives of others’
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>
<p>[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b] </p>
<p>This is my first college acceptance. I’m estatic!!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted[ b]</p>
<p>Planned major: Computer Science</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1810(didn’t send)
[</em>] ACT:29
[<em>] SAT II: World History(780) United States History(780)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.47 on 4.5 scale not sure on 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not Ranked
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History(4), AP United States History(5), AP Computer Science(4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Honors English IV, Honors Pre-Calculus, Digital Electronics(Electrical Engineering), AP Government and Politics, AP Environmental Science, AP Macro Economics, AP Microeconomics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cinema Critique Club(Treasure/Vice President) Electrical Car race team co-captain electrical team, National Honor Society(Officer)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Free lance web devloper
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:200+ for church/NHS
[</em>] Summer Activities: Clarkson University Young Scholars
[<em>] Essays:Pretty good, one about life abroad the other about some technology
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them but I assume they were good. One from AP Computer Science teacher, one from AP United States history teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Competitive 2nd best in state
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~250,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Lived in Japan for 3 years, speak Japanese at an intermediate level.</p>[/li]
<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[<em>] Strengths:Scores, Course Rigor
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good EC’s and test scores
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Defferred North Carolina State Early action</p>
<p>[/ul]**General Comments: Congratulations to everyone that got accepted! **</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Planned major: Undecided </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1840 (680 M, 590 CR, 570 W)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t submit
[<em>] SAT II: 680 Math I, 690 Bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.54
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 62/284
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio, Psych
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP stats, AP comp sci, English A, Physics A, Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nadda</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]**Subjective:[ /b][ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club 4 years, Tennis 4 years, Fencing 2 years, Multiple Orchestras/Music Festivals, Hospital volunteer 100 hours, tutored 3rd grade violin players
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: (look at EC)
[</em>] Summer Activities: USTA tennis team, hospital volunteer 3 years, summer orchestra program for 3rd graders
[<em>] Essays: 1st essay: send common app essay. 2nd essay: risky - don’t know if it helped my chances or not.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Average
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea. I assume average
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Small public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: ASIAN
[<em>] Gender: MALE
[</em>] Income Bracket: 80-100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]**Reflection[ /b][ul]
[<em>] Strengths: EC
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT score
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well rounded person. My GPA, SATs are not superb, but I think I’ve demonstrated that I’ve tried hard in high school, and colleges see that.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Penn State, Ohio State, UPitt</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I didn’t think I would get in because I messed up my resume (too unorganized) and my second essay didn’t adequately answer the essay question. It wasn’t until the day before the deadline that a peer told me that my essay didn’t answer the essay prompt. Either way, UMD administrators must have liked my unique approach enough to give me the green light. Maryland’s my second choice so I’m happy that I got in :)</p>
<p>My D applied after the early notification deadline (on 11/16) but got her decision today. She was accepted for Spring 2014. There is no way she will attend unless she has the option to start in Fall 2013. We are oos and UMD it is not currently on the top of her list, but may move up once we visit. Does anyone know if a Spring admit can be appealed?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Bioengineering Major</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1930 overall, 1280 CR+M (did not send)
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II: US History 680, Math A 660 (did not submit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no clue. probably around top 20-25%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 3, US History 4, English Lang 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Five APs and one regular Physics course
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country/Track (captain), Best Buddies, SADD, Character Building Club, Operation Smile
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Clerk at a drug store chain since August
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Charity walks, peer tutoring, fundraising through bake sales and other things
[</em>] Summer Activities: Job, cross country/track
[<em>] Essays: I think I did a good job. I’ve had medical issues in the past so I wrote about that.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Don’t get to see them. Did 10th grade Bio and 10th grade Spanish teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Don’t get to see it.
[</em>] Additional Rec: My coach also wrote me one.
[li] Interview: None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[</em>] School Type: Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Income Bracket: middle class</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ACT score, essays, rigor of courses
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, not a lot of leadership
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really took a lot of math and science courses such as AP Bio, Anatomy etc. This probably helped me get into engineering. Also, I am a three sport athlete, I’m always in season and manage to keep my grades strong.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SUNY Stony Brook, waiting on Delaware, UConn, Columbia (lol)</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Extremely happy! Can’t wait to be a Terp next year :)</p>
<p>@8pawsnfeet - Spring admissions can’t be appealed, only denies and even then its very rare it works.</p>
<p>I am not sure I understand why a denied student can appeal a decision, but a student accepted for a late start cannot. If this is the case, then we will cross UMD off our list. I wish I could offer her spot to someone who was denied, but obviously college admission decisions are not available for barter :)</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted
Honors College
BioEngineering</p>
<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):Did not send
[ *] ACT: 33 (36 math, 34 science, 32 english, 29 reading)
[ *] SAT II: 780 Math II; 720 U.S. History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.957
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (highest school offers)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics C, AP Biology, AP Gov, AP Calc, AP Macro, Honors British Writers
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):volunteering at hospital; academic clubs; etc
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:Great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec:Good i guess
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:</p>
<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private Competitive
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ORm</p>
<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths:GPA + Scores
[ *] Weaknesses: shouldve taken act again i guess?
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strengths
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: first acceptance so far</p>
<p>[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Planned major: Smith School of Business - Finance (Honors College too)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: 710 Math II, 730 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/75
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): two 4s, two 2s
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Calc, College-credit Poli Sci, Gov / Econ
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
- Soccer (JV / Varsity) [4 years]
- Lacrosse (JV / Varsity) [4 years]
- JROTC (Officer) [4 years]
- Academic Team (Co-Leader) [2 years]
- Rifle Team [1 year]
- JR Honor Society (President) [1 year]
- NHS (President) [3 years]
[li] Job/Work Experience: N/A[/li][</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 60 Various hours, started community service project
[<em>] Summer Activities: Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Ambassador (Soph)
[</em>] Essays: Unique, explained myself as cooking recipe would for the Aristotle quote. Had fun with the short answers as well.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, probably 7/10
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, probably 7/10
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $100k - $120k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ACT, GPA, Rank
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Objective stats
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UMich, Villanova Honors, Northeastern, Loyola Maryland, SUNY Binghamton so far. Deferred from UPenn (Wharton) and UChicago</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all the other accepted students!</p>
<p>I know there’s a small Facebook group already, but it’s unaffiliated with College Park. Can we make a new one specifically for College Park? Or better yet, the Philip Merrill College of Journalism? :]</p>
<p>ugh still no email omg this is torture</p>
<p>You can check by logging in, even if you don’t get the email…</p>
<p>once the disappointment subsides consider freshman connection. my older daughter is a sophmore and was admitted fall. however she met a lot of freshman conncetion kids her freshman year. as fresh connection you can take maryland classes after 3pm. these kids lived in the view which is very nice and very close to campus (some of her soph friend choose to live there this year). they went to all the parties and activities and rushed the frats with everyone else in the spring. It was relatively seemless. spring is not a rejection. Maryland is a great school with an increasing number of applicants. by senior year no one will even remember who was fall and who was spring admit.</p>