<p>We are looking at Business schools for undergrad. I noticed that U. Maryland has a Scholars pre-business program in "Society and Markets". How competitive is this program? How competitive is it to get into the Smith Business school for undergrad? Is it better to go to Towson for Business because you don't have to apply for Business school beyond freshman year? I honestly don't want to spend $50,000 a year for a private university. Feedback is greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Scholars is the least competitive of the honors program, but it is still competitive. You get accepted to Scholars, but each program has a specific amount of students admitted to that program, typically @50, thus, when you respond they ask for your top 3 choices. There is no guarantee you will get into your top choice. This is why the students are also told if you leave the program (the popular ones), there is no guarantee you will get back in because other scholar students will transfer in to it.</p>
<p>Your SAT and GPA will be a factor for scholars. The positive of these programs are they typically have much smaller classes, and they also live with each other making transition much easier instead of living in general dorms.</p>
<p>I am not an MD resident, but from what I know Towson is a safety school, thus to compare it to Smith is a night and day difference. To even compare Towson business to UMDCP Scholars with a business undergrad degree also is night and day.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your response. Do you know what the typical SAT score is for scholars?</p>