D denied
4.3 W GPA
1830 SAT
In-state (not feeling the Maryland love)
No “housing glitch”
Thankfully UMD was not her first choice - too big, too close to home
Congratulations to all accepted!
Decision: Accepted
Planned major: Computer Science
Objective:
[] SAT I: 2160 (Single Sitting) (720 CR+770 M)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math II(780); Chemistry(780)
[] Grades: 90%+ throughout high school
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
[] AP: N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: English, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Computer Science
[] Major Awards: N/A
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Winner at the International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC) 2015; Odyssey of The Mind Silver Medalist; participant and winner at my tech circuit events; Was awarded with 99th percentile proficiency in English, won a sponsored trip to UK for exposure to international education.
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Co-founded a social-change initiative to combat anemia: treated over 500 people suffering from it
[] Essays: 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 8/10
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10
[] Additional Rec: No
[] Interview: No
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Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
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Reflection
[] Strengths: Good balance of SAT scores and school grades coupled with ECs related to field of intended major
[] Weaknesses: Lack of relevant work experience
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays and ECs which clearly demonstrate my interest and future goals related to CS
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UMass Amherst & UWaterloo. Deferred: UMich. Rejected: CMU & Georgia Tech
Accepted Fall 2016
95 weighted GPA
1250/1600 sat or 1900/2400
OOS (NY)
Government and Politics major
Had the housing glitch
Decision: Accepted- College of Letters and Sciences
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (700 CR, 680 M, 620 W)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.3 (3.717 weighted, school does not calculate UW)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~15-20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Comparative Government (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Business Mgmt (5)
Senior Year Course Load: All IBs (7 classes)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ran my own eBay business, school based FBLA-PBL, NASA Summer Academy, aerospace engineering online course, cultural week-long summer camp
Job/Work Experience: Visitor services personnel at local science museum (accredited museum, ~5000 people daily), Teaching Assistant at summer enrichment program, Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: Volunteered for just under 150 hours at science museum above before becoming employee
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8, wrote about running my eBay business, working at the museum, interacting with a diverse array of individuals, etc.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: ~8, Social Studies (AP Gov)
Teacher Rec #2: ~7, Geosystems
Counselor Rec: ~8
Additional Rec: None
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Aerospace Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public, non-selective
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$150,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars, essays
Weaknesses: GPA, possibly SAT
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Stated as program competitiveness, IMO I probably wasn’t competitive enough as an out of state applicant
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected from UChicago, Purdue and UVA. Still waiting on UC Berkeley, UMich, and VT
Decision: ACCEPTED!!! Fall 2016
Planned major: ACCOUNTING
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600):n/a
[ *] ACT: 29
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5 3.8 W
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 6 AP Courses, 11 Honors courses
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: All honors and AP
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots including leadership
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Work 12 hrs a week
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: High
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
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Reflection
[ *] Strengths: ECs, Competitive HS, Teacher Recs
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
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General Comments:
Decision: Accepted Honors
Planned major: Public Health Science
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1300/1600
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/322
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo(3), World History(4), English Language(5), US History(3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Engineering & Tech, AP English Lit, Wind Ensemble, AP Calc BC, AP Stat, Honors Econ, Dual Enrollment Health
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
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Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Students Against Destructive Decisions (Vice-President), marching band (flute section leader), science club, national english honor society, national honor society
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 50 hours at johns hopkins bayview medical center, weekly shifts at my local animal shelter
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome, they let me read them
[] Counselor Rec: I didn’t read it but she knew me well
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li]
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Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: African-American
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: Low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college student[/li]
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Reflection
[] Strengths: leadership, recs
[] Weaknesses: could’ve worked a little harder on my essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA and SAT were among the average
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UMBC, Temple, Towson, Stevenson
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General Comments: I knew I had a good chance of getting accepted, but I never expected to get into the honors college!
@camslam Congrats! I’m in the same boat as you. I didn’t think that i’d get into honors but i did. 
Decision:Accepted Honors
Planned major:Finance
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1390
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: 730 Math I 720 USHistory 680 Lit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):US History 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Calc AP Chem AP World Honors English Psychology Spanish 5
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
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Subjective:
[ *] Essays: Creative 9/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Assuming 8/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: Average
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: ~150k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Accepted to College of Letters and Sciences.
International Student from Kuwait.
I have a doubt. I had applied for Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Does this come under College of Letters and Sciences?
I am a little confused.
@PM2198 The same thing happened to me. I found some older posts about it too. The engineering dept. is NOT a part of the college of Letters and Sciences. Basically it means you are an undecided major because they did not accept you into engineering. if you end up going to UMD you can transfer in later I guess.
Decision: Accepted Scholars and Clark School of Engineering
Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1370 (610CR/760M)
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Stat (5), Comp Sci (1), Physics, Calc AB, Env Science, Micro Econ, Macro Econ
• Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 1 Honors, and Internship
• State (if domestic applicant): MD
• School Type: Large, ranked public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Penn State, UDel
Accepted into Smith School of Business School
and College Park Scholars in Fall 2016
3.75/4 UW GPA
1880 SAT
Hispanic
Attended SELF Program at UMD over summer (Superstar award recipient)
Also had housing glitch
Decision: Accepted Honors Fall 2016
Planned major: Accounting
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1050
[ *] ACT: 25 superscored
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/350
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA, Key Club, SCA (VP), Tri-M Honor Society (Secretary), Varsity Lacrosse
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 120+ hours of Voluntering at Elemantary School, 15+ hours of feeding the homeless
[ *] Essays: Strong
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Strong
[ *] Counselor Rec: Not sure
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[ *] Ethnicity: African
[ *] Gender: Female
Decision: Accepted Honors
Accepted to College of Computer, Math, and Natural Sciences and the Honors College
Planned major: Computer Science
Objective:
[] SAT I: N/A
[] ACT: 34 (One sitting, 35 Math, 35 English, 33 Science, 31 Reading)
[] SAT II: Math II(780); Physics(740)
[] Grades: Mostly As, some Bs
[] Weighted GPA: 4.33
[] Unweighted GPA: ~3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP: Self reported scores: Microeconomics: 5, Macroeconomics 5, Physics I: 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Stats. AP Psych, English
[] Major Awards: N/A
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ice Hockey (3 yr Varsity, Captain), Ice Hockey Referee, Various school clubs (President of one), NHS, Volunteer work
[] Job/Work Experience: Ice Hockey Referee (4 years)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered for the Special Olympics and volunteered tutoring
[] Essays: 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10
[] Additional Rec: No
[] Interview: No
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Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ (OOS)
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >250k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
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Reflection
[] Strengths: Test scores, rec letters, grades
[] Weaknesses: Lack of relevant work/extra curricular experience
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores/grades, Essays and Recs
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Cornell (ED, Legacy, Rejected), MIT (Deferred), UMich (Engineering, Deferred), UVA (Engineering, Denied).
Decision: Accepted
Planned major: Physics
Objective:
[] SAT I: 2290 (790 CR+780 M)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: US History - 780; Math 2 - 770; Physics - 760
[] GPA: (Weighted) 4.31
[] Rank: 31/443
[] AP: Chemistry - 5; World History - 5; BC Calculus - 5; Computer Science - 5; English Lang. - 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, Multivariable Calculus, Senior Science Research, AP English Lit, AP Statistics, AP Gov., AP Biology
[] Major Awards: National Merit Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 1st place in Microbiology category at AOS Wolfpack Symposium; co-founded an initiative to bring inquiry-based STEM learning to the elementary school level in Loudoun County Public Schools; BSA Eagle Scout; Policy Debate Team (captain); co-founded project to raise awareness about the corrupting influence of money in politics through the development of an AI algorithm; participant in the NASA VASTS program; National Honor Society; Model UN
[] Job/Work Experience: 8 week guest researcher internship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology; worked for 5 months at Ben & Jerry’s
[] Volunteer/Community service: mostly done through Boy Scouts and National Honor Society
[] Essays: 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10
[] Additional Rec: Yes; employer from the National Institute of Standards and Technology 10/10
[] Interview: No
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Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $200,000-$300,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
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Reflection
[] Strengths: Strong extracurriculars, essays, and recommendations combined with good test scores and relevant work experience
[] Weaknesses: GPA and class rank (relatively)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Extracurriculars and work at NIST
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UVA and Drexel; No deferred or rejected
Accepted: Fall 2016
Planned major: Psychology
Objective:
[ *] SAT: 1960
[ *] ACT: 28
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank: 89/330
[ *] AP: AP Psych (4), APUSH (3), AP Stat, AP Spanish (both this year)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 2 AP’s, rest honors (3 arts courses)
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars: school plays/musicals, improv, a cappella, peer tutoring, horseback riding
[ *] Job/Work Experience: camp counselor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: camp counselor (volunteer), tutoring, reading to children
[ *] Summer Activities: camp counselor, music camp, traveling
[ *] Essays: photograph of significant location essay
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 2 teachers
[ *] Counselor Rec: yes
[ *] Additional Rec: employer
[ *] Interview: No
Other
[ *] State: North Carolina
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Essay
[ *] Weaknesses: Not a very rigorous schedule
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I had a strong essay and a high GPA
Congrats to everyone!
Decision: Accepted Honors, Clark computer engineering
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1600
[ *] SAT II: 780 chem, 790 Math II, 800 bio M
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): lots of 5s
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: pretty hard
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really, research symposium honorable mention
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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots of women in tech activities
[ *] Job/Work Experience: lab internship
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteer
[ *] Summer Activities: gov tech exchange program, tech camp
[ *] Essays: the I-pulled-this-out-my-butt-in-two-hours kind of bad lol
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: probably decent
[ *] Counselor Rec: decent
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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): in state
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: pretty high
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female in STEM but being Asian likely negated that tenfold so none
Honestly very likely I will attend UMD, can’t wait!
@pallavijaniani thanks! congrats to you too!
Accepted with College Park Scholars!
OOS: NJ
GPA: 3.9 W
ACT: 31 C superscore (33 E 27 M 32 R 32 S)
Major: Linguistics
Hi everybody, how do you know if you’ve been accepted into the business school directly? My admission letter did’nt say anything about it, but had SMITH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS listed as my “advising college”