OFFICIAL University of Maryland Class of 2020 DECISIONS Thread

Decision: Accepted Honors
Planned major: Computer Science

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1470 (800M, 670CR)
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    ] ACT: 34 (36M, 35E, 33S, 32R, 10/12 essay)
    [] SAT II: 800 Math 2
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    ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95ish
    [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3%
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    ] AP (place score in parenthesis): stats (5)
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP calc BC, AP chem, AP comp science, AP psych, honors physics, honors Spanish, honors philosophy
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    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no major ones but: Rensselaer medal, high scorer at a few math meets, department awards in several classes, National Honor Society, World Language Honor Society

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): club gymnastics for 11 years, high school gymnastics team, high school math team (co-captain), state math team, tutoring, some volunteering, Spanish club, ultimate frisbee, all-star cheer
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    ] Job/Work Experience: none
    [] Volunteer/Community service: some volunteering and tutoring through NHS
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    ] Summer Activities: nothing major: gymnastics, ultimate frisbee
    [] Essays: good (I think/hope), my English teacher liked it
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    ] Teacher Recommendation: hopefully great, the teacher should have had a decent amount to say
    [] Counselor Rec: should have been good
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    ] Additional Rec: none
    [] Interview: nope

Other:

  • [] State (if domestic applicant): OOS
    [] School Type: public
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    ] Ethnicity: white
    [] Gender: gender
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    ] Income Bracket: 100k+
    [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no hooks but I am from Ukraine so English is my 2nd language and I speak Russian at home

Reflection:

  • [] Strengths: Idk decide for yourself. Test scores, GPA, ECs and essay were all pretty good.
    [] Weaknesses: Idk decide for yourself
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    ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: haven’t heard from anyone else but am expecting quite a few rejections (applied to MIT, Cornell, Penn, Brown, Duke, RPI, Northeastern, UMass Amherst)

General comments:

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[] Housing link appeared a few hours before decisions were released
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] Got handwritten note from a UMD admissions counselor a few weeks ago telling me more about their computer science department and inviting me to visit campus

Accepted
Smith Business + Honors College

1510 CR+M
3.9/4
12 APs
In state

Feels good after UNC rejection.

How do you see if you got into the honors college?

@aleigh it would say it in your admission letter

Accepted January Admission, Waitlisted Fall

Major: History

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): Did not take
[ *] ACT: 31

[ *] SAT II: did not take
[ *] Unweighted GPA 3.2 W 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 5, AP Gov’t 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB Curriculum
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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
State Delegate Internship
School GIrls Unite
Student Government

[ *] Summer Activities: Gettysburg CWI, William and Mary NIAHD

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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): In-State MD
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White/Latina
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[ *] Hooks

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Reflection
[ *] Strengths: IB program, passion for history, internship
[ *] Weaknesses: uneven GPA, As and some Cs

[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted Freshman Connection (Spring Admit)

[size=+1] Economics (accepted into that specific college can’t remember what it’s called!)

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1190
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93/100 (3.8)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs, 1 Honor, 1 Advanced class
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): captain and four year player on varsity soccer, winter and spring track, babysitting, dog sitting, Nhs
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: a nice amount
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:

Decision: Accepted Freshman Connection (Spring Admit)
SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1170 (610 CR, 560 M)
ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School does not report UW; Probaly around 3.5, Weighted GPA is 3.76
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APES 3, Microeconomics 4, Psych and U.S Gov this year
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Honors English, A.P U.S Gov, Human Anatomy, Honors/Dual Enrolment Marketing, A.P Psych, Pre-Calculous
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Planned Major: Econ

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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 year FBLA state qualifier
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 2 years of teaching Hebrew School
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Tons of volunteering, Co-Chair fundraiser walk 2 years in a row
[ *] Summer Activities: 10 years overnight camp; 2 years staff
[ *] Essays: Really good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I cant read them, think they were good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Cant read it; hope it was good
[ *] Additional Rec: From employer; very good (Did not read)
[ *] Interview: N/A

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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: $150,00-$175,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Know a trustee

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Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Essay and I studied abroad for a HS semester in 10th grade
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT, Not good at math
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays and Study Abroad
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Temple, Rutgers and IDC Herzilya (Israel). Waitlisted: Tulane.

Accepted & invited to College Park Scholars!
Major:marketing

Objective:

SAT 1400, 2130
Weighted GPA 3.57
No rank or percentile
AP:
Environmental science (4)
Human geography (3)
Statistics
Psychology

Senior Year Course Load: calc, English, AP stats, AP psych, AP Spanish

Subjective

Extracurriculars:
Leader of community service club (9-12)
Leader of environmental club (11-12)
Peer counselor (12)
Peer tutor (11)
Relay for life team captain (10-12)
Concert choir (12)
Theatre (crews & acting) (10-12)
School store (unpaid job) (9)
Dining staff at an assisted living community (12)
Ambassador for new students (11-12)

Recs: probably amazing

Essay: awesome

Other

State: MA
School Type: one of the top public schools in MA
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: >$100k

Reflection
Strengths: SAT score, extracurriculars, essay (about my job working with elderly)
Weaknesses: GPA?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I expected to get in because I fit in the UMD accepted student average profile
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Tulane accepted
FSU accepted
Penn State accepted

Good luck to everyone still waiting on decisions! I’m still waiting and super nervous

Daughter accepted Scholars Program
Planned major: Kinesiology/School of Public Health

Objective:
ACT: 33 Composite
Unweighted GPA 3.95
In state

[noparse]Decision:Accepted [/noparse]Planned major:Computer Science

Objective:
[] SAT I: 1870(Single Sitting) (580 CR+660 M)
[
] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: n/a
[
] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/272
[
] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Computer Science (3), AP English and Language (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[
] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP English and Literature, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, Honors Calculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A[/li]
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Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Captain) Cross country, (captain) winter track, (captain) spring track
[
] Job/Work Experience: Work part-time
[] Volunteer/Community service: Long-time volunteer for numerous organizations
[
] Essays: 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: Did not see.
[
] Counselor Rec: Did not see.
[] Additional Rec: No
[
] Interview: No

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Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[
] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[
] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[
] Income Bracket: 150k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
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Reflection
[] Strengths: GPA, class rank, ACT score
[
] Weaknesses: SAT scores are definitely something that holds me back.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, class rank
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] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: University of Rhode Island (waiting to hear back from 4 others)
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General Comments: Good luck! I heard back wayyyyy earlier than I thought I was gonna hear back (I applied in December and my portal was updated yesterday)

My Daughter - accepted
Merrill School of Journalism and FIRE
3.9GPA 1920 SAT
Works, writes for school paper as well as an online paper and a local magazine, NHS, NEHS, several other clubs, etc.
OOS

We are THRILLED!!! #GOTERPS

PS - she did NOT have the housing glitch so those people who claim that you will not get in unless you see the glitch are wholly incorrect and should stop creating unnecessary stress for others in a process that is inherently unavoidably stressful.

@3wolfcubs my son also accepted with NO HOUSING GLITCH.
Congratulations to your daughter!

Daughter accepted into Honors Program and College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Physics

3.76/4.39
34 ACT
Varsity Athlete
Lots of EC’s
In State

Decision: Accepted
Planned Major: Architecture

Objective:
SAT I: 1290/1600 or 1930/2400
Unweighted GPA: 3.3
Weighted GPA: 3.7
Mostly honors and a couple of AP’s

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Barely any
Essays: 8/10
Teacher Recommendation: 8/10
Counselor Rec: No clue

State: CT
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Less than 40k
Hooks: First gen and low income family

Also Accepted: Michigan State, Rutgers
Denied: None (yet at least)
Still waiting on: UMiami, UConn, UC Santa Barbara, UFlorida, Syracuse

@3wolfcubs if you read the discussions no one ever said if you dont have it you dont get in. If you had it, theres been a pattern with everyone getting accepted. But if you didnt have it it didnt mean anything

2wolfcubs I do not remember reading anyone say if you don’t have the housing glitch you won’t get in.

Accepted fall semester selected for scholars program
1930 sat 730 math 640 CR
4.31 weighted
3.81 unweighted
13 of 439
BIO major
STEM Program
AP Psych 5
Carson Scholar recipient
Strengths: volunteer work and extracurriculars, internship at john hopkins, worked with state delegate,
weakness: senior year workload
Male
Asian

Decision: Accepted Honors

Planned major: Computer Science

Objective:
[] SAT I(breakdown out of 1600): 620 CR, 730 M
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] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[
] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), AP Lang (5), AP Gov (4), APHG (4), AP Bio (4)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, AP Lit, APWH, EDD (PLTW), Health[/li]
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Subjective:
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [/li]Varsity Basketball
GSA (President/co-founder)
Art Club (Secretary)
Key Club
Food Club
Ecology Club

[] Job/Work Experience: Worked 3 different jobs, about 35 hrs/week
[
] Volunteer/Community service: 120 something hours
[] Essays: Talked about family circumstances and the need to support family alongside education.
[
] Teacher Recommendation: Average
[li] Counselor Rec: Average[/li]
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Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[
] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[
] Gender: Female
[li] Income Bracket: Middle Class[/li]
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Reflection
[] Strengths: GPA, work experience, essays possibly
[
] Weaknesses: SAT, extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Decent academics and essay
[
] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UMBC Waiting for 3 UC’s

Decision: Accepted (Smith and Scholars)
Major- International Business

Objective:
[] SAT I: 2170 (720 CR + 740 Math)
[
] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: US History (730) , World History (710)
[
] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 W- my school doesn’t do UW that often
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
[
] AP (place score in parenthesis): Macroeconomics (4), Microeconomics (4), US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
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] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, Advanced Marketing, Senior Seminar (exclusive class at my HS), Honors Calc
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar (idk if that counts)[/li]
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Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President / Officer of DECA Chapter, Varsity Swim Team, Debate Team, Indian Dance
[
] Job/Work Experience: Worked at the YMCA (5+ Years) Teaching Swimming, Summer Internship in the City
[] Volunteer/Community service: Read to Blind in India, Summer Camp
[
] Essays: 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
[
] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[] Additional Rec: No
[
] Interview: No

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Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[
] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[
] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[
] Income Bracket: 200k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): DECA Nationals qualifier and participant, came in first place in New Jersey last year, will probably be going to Nationals again this year[/li][/list]

Reflection
[] Strengths: SAT Score and many Business extracurricular.
[
] Weaknesses: C in an advanced math class last year
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Challenging course load/ SAT/ Extracurriculars
[
] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Babson College, Rutgers Honors College

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General Comments: Good Luck everyone! I had the Housing Link!