Priority Applicant Decision Thread and Statistics

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>DECISION: Accepted + Admitted into Honors College
MAJOR: Computer Science</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 750 (Math), 600 (Reading), 600 (Writing)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/211
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Spanish (3), Lit (3), World, Physics B, Statistics
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP World, AP Statistics, Independent Study for Journalism, Creative Writing
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Award-winning Literary and Arts Magazine (Page Layout Editor/Editor), National Honor Society (Historian), Environmental Club (Secretary), Student Council (Historian), Sophomore/Junior/Senior Class Cabinet, Physics Olympics, LINK, Spanish Honors Society, Indoor/Outdoor Track
Job/Work Experience: Cashier at Grocery Store
Volunteer/Community service: Large range of activities from visiting Nursing Homes to Adopt-A-Highway.
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays: Solid
Teacher Recommendation: Fantastic
Counselor Rec: Solid
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small, National Blue Ribbon School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: < 150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Resume, Teacher Recommendation, GPA
Weaknesses: SATs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a large amount of originality in my application and overall have decent scores.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Towson, Still waiting on American University.</p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted Smith school of Business- Honors College</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 800 Math, 800 Writing
ACT: Did not take!
SAT II: 700 USH, 800 Math 1, 780 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
Weighted GPA: 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Stats, German, Micro, Macro
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Econ, AP German, couple Com Sci classes, Wind Ensemble, Lit Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-4 Years of Model United Nations: 4x Attended Model United Nations YMCA conference
-3 Years in the High School Wind Ensemble and got the chance to perform at Carnegie Hall!
-Completed my 12 year Chinese School Curriculum: Fluent in speaking, reading, writing
-3 Years in the High School’s Red Cross Club
-3 Years in the High School’s Chess Club
-1 Year in the Marching Band</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
-I work at the local Chinese Restaurant as a Host since September. Total around 125 hours so far twice per week. I also private tutor clarinet on the side :)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
-Internship at an Orthodontics Office as a Receptionist and Office Assistant (130 Hours)
-Assistant Basketball Instructor at my Chinese School (~110 Hours)
-Chinese School Academic Teaching Assistant (140 Hours)
-1st clarinet in the Volunteer Pit Orchestra at the school (50 Hours)
-Blue Moon Senior Clarinet Tutor (Tutored 3 students over summer 20 Hours Total)
-Library Volunteering (15 Hours )</p>

<p>Summer Activities: N/A
Essays: Very Good!
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good! Good standing relationship with teacher
Counselor Rec: Okay, counselor handles many applications. Only knows on first name basis.
Additional Rec: Great! I got one from my boss at the Orthodontics Office
Interview: What interview? ^.^</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):'MERICA
School Type: Public, Blue Ribbon, Nationally ranked
Ethnicity: Asian (Taiwanese)
Gender: M
Income Bracket: >200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection: Whooo!!!
Strengths: SAT, Volunteer work
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Rutgers, Drexel University</p>

<p>Seriously going to consider going to Maryland! Good luck to everyone else’s applications for Regular!</p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted + Scholars!
Major: Communications (and double majoring in either History or Theatre)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1990 (690 Math, 660 CR, 630 Writing, 9 Essay)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: all in the upper 600s…not good at all but I just sent them in anyways
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 51/347
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4), World History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, internship program
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Theatre Excellence Award</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre (lead roles, assistant director), NHS (Parliamentarian), Science NHS (Member at Large), ITS (president/costume head), Best Buddies (Buddy member), Improv team (captain for 2 years). I’ve been involved in all of these things for 4 years except for NHS and SNHS. I have more extracurriculars too but these are the main ones; there are too many to list! Also created an anti-bullying campaign at my school.
Job/Work Experience: I worked at a local ice cream shop for 2 years and have been working at a vintage store for the past 4 years
Volunteer/Community service: Mainly volunteer with children at summer camps and at preschools
Summer Activities: leadership conference at Fordham University, working, volunteering
Essays: Worked very hard on my essays and all of my teachers who read them loved them!
Teacher Recommendation: Amazing!
Counselor Rec: Great!
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public, Nationally ranked, one of the best in the nation, very competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: >200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy</p>

<p>Reflection: Yay!
Strengths: Essays, extracurriculars, Recs
Weaknesses: SAT score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Invited to Maryland Marquee day, extracurriculars, essay
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NC State (accepted- invited to apply to Honors program too), Princeton (deferred) </p>

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<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED!!!- Biochemisty + Scholars</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1860- cr560 math650 writing650
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.48
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17/308
Senior Year Course Load: ap english, ap bio, ap econ, ap calc, forensics, anatomy physiology, food and nutrition
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): first place in school stem fair</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):<br>
4 years- student government (treasurer for 2 years)
2 years- NHS (secretary 1 year)
2 years- XSTEM (ambassador 2 years)
2 years- cheer (captain 1 year)
4 years- student council
4 years- horizon club
2 years- International Student Organization
2 years- Science National Honor Society
1 year- Math Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: tutoring and random com serv.
Essays: decent
Teacher Recommendation: great
Counselor Rec: great</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MARYLAND!
School Type: Public in Howard County
Ethnicity: Asian (indian)
Gender: demale
Income Bracket: $160,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection: SOOOOO EXCITED! Maryland has been my top choice for as long as I can remember!! Also thrilled to have gotten into Scholars! Will def be attending there in the fall!!!
Strengths: gpa, extra cirics
Weaknesses: sat was low
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: gpa, extra cirics, in state residence
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted- ohio state, rutgers, uminn twin cities, drexel, UMBC, Towson. waiting on the last one penn state</p>

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<p>My son’s DECISION: Accepted, Honors College, Mathematics</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Superscored CR 800, M 740. W 800
ACT:
SAT II: Math II 800, History 720, Chem 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.25
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1% or 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc B/C (5), Physics C M (5), English Comp (5), Statistic (4), US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Theology (it’s a Catholic school), Chorus, AP English Lit, AP German, AP Latin, AP Government, Multivariable Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Schola (liturgical singing group, some paid performances), Quiz Bowl, Sci Club, NHS (treasurer), Chess Club, Physics
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteers at assisted living home
Summer Activities: Wrote and produced interactive fiction website, learned Latin I sophomore summer, learned Latin III junior summer, wrote fiction short stories.
Essays: Good to very good
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them all, but the one we saw was outstanding
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Additional Rec:
Interview: </p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private Catholic
Ethnicity: European-American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: SAT score, grades, difficulty of schedule, quirky personality
Weaknesses: Relatively speaking, essays (very good but not as good as some other things), SAT II scores, quirky personality
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Great scores, great grades, interesting fellow
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere, yet. All the other schools announce the end of March.</p>

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<p>Accepted for Fall with Scholars and acceptance into the School of Music as a clarinet pre-professional performance major!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1500/2160, 800CR, 700M, 660W
ACT:
SAT II: World History 710, BioE 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.48
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.14
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 18% weighted
AP (place score in parenthesis): US Gov (4) Bio (4) WHAP (4) Psych (5) Lang and Comp (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Engineering Design, AP Lit/Comp, AP Music Theory, Theatre Arts III G/T, AP Human Geo, Chamber Choir G/T, Wind Ensemble G/T
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): So many wow. I’m currently active in 10+ performing ensemble, I’m student directing my school’s spring musical, I’m principal clarinet in a lot of my groups, and a member of some more selective vocal groups as well, as well as a member of AP Scholars and a founding member of Young Democrats
Job/Work Experience: Occasional clarinet tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: None really
Summer Activities: Music camps mainly, not much
Essays: One really really good, one very mediocre
Teacher Recommendation: Assuming both were outstanding, both from teachers I got along very well with, one has had me for 4 years
Counselor Rec: Average, she doesn’t know me very well
Additional Rec: More (hopefully positive) music recommendations (SOM requires 2 additional music recs)
Interview:</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Top Tier Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100-150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None,</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: SAT, Extracurriculars, Audition
Weaknesses: My second essay, my GPA, and my summer activities, no math senior year
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Great audition, good scores, great extracurriculars
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Towson U (no decision from school of music there yet), have to hear back from NYU, BU, and Temple (all with their associated music schools)</p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted (Honors College)
Major: Accepted to the Engineering School</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (630CR, 790M, 580W)
ACT:n/a
SAT II: Math ll 720, Math l 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.63
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank but probably top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc. BC (5), Language and Composition (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (6)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Statistics, IB Physics HL (do NOT take this), IB Psychology, and other electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS officer, Science National Honors Society, peer mediator, VP of class two years, SGA officer one year, softball, S.A.D.D., tutoring
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Chosen to go to HOBY MD
Summer Activities: Didn’t mention
Essays: One completely sucked, the other was really good because it was my common app essay
Teacher Recommendation: I guess good, top student in both classes
Counselor Rec: I really don’t know she’s pretty unpredictable
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Reflection: Surprised about honors college acceptance…
Strengths: GPA, in-state, SAT
Weaknesses: One of the essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My stats
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to U of Alabama (full ride), Penn State. Haven’t heard form U of Florida, Duke, or Vanderbilt.</p>

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<p>DECISION : ACCEPTED (Honors College)</p>

<p>MAJOR: Electrical Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (750R, 690M, 650W)
ACT: 32 Composite
SAT II: 790 Math 2, 740 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): Not sure.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/295
AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science (5), Calculus AB (5), APUSH (5), English Lang and Comp (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Econ (Micro and Macro), AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Physics C: Mechanics, Engineering Intro Year 4, Military History, AP US Government & Politics.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics Club (Captain & Co-Founder), Maryland MESA, many honor societies, Northrop Grumman HSIC
Job/Work Experience: N/a
Volunteer/Community service: N/a
Summer Activities:N/a
Essays: Great!
Teacher Recommendation: Not sure
Counselor Rec: Not sure
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland (Baltimore County)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~ 75k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen. </p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

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<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED! (Biological Science: Neurobiology major! Scholars Program) </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Math + Reading = 1280
ACT: Not taken
SAT II: Not taken
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.27
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): NA
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load:
Honors Symphonic Orchestra
AP World History
AP Macroeconomics
AP Statistics
AP Literature
Molecular Biology </p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Paul Robeson Award for Versatility
AP Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Green Team (Vice President)
National Honor Society
National English Honor Society
French Honor Society
Science Honor Society
Rho Kappa History Honor Society
Junior Statesman of America (Vice President)
Committee Chairperson, Sherwood Fashion Show
U19 Maryland Girls Rugby Team
Knitting for Humanity (President)
Model United Nations
Black Student Union (President)
Doctors of Tomorrow (President)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Montgomery County, MD Board of Elections
Co-Captain, American Cancer Society Relay for Life
Sandy Spring Museum
Boys and Girls Club of America </p>

<p>Summer Activities: I had a job as a sumer camp counselor for 3 years
Essays: Pretty awesome
Teacher Rec: UMD said they never received my teacher rec
Counselor Rec: UMD never received my counselor rec</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
School Type: 2000+
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 150,000K +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: I guess my GPA
Weaknesses: I din’t have any teacher recs even though other colleges received them, SAT score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t think I’d be accepted. Still in shock!!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No where yet! My first decision!!</p>

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<p>^^^congratulations! It’s always good to get that first acceptance. If it’s to a school you can certainly afford, all the better. that’s weird about the recs. I know UMD has problems with naviance sometimes. were you using naviance to submit letters of rec? </p>