While I can appreciate that people are anxious and would like opinions about their “chances” of admission, I do want to put out a reminder that “chances” really are only individual opinions. They are not accurate, so please don’t get your hopes up or hopes dashed based on feedback you get on a forum like this. The only opinion/assessment that counts is the one done by the admissions office, as they are the only ones that make the decision of admission. They are the only ones seeing your entire application, including essays, short answers, letters of rec, etc, and not just the stats listed on this forum.
For those that haven’t seen this page, here is the official university page that details the average profile of the most recently admitted freshmen https://www.admissions.umd.edu/counselor/FreshmanProfile.php. Understand that Maryland only considers Math and Critical Reading scores for SATs.
So, it is important to recognize that with all other things being equal, two students could have the same total SAT score of all 3 parts, but one would be admitted and the other wouldn’t simply because the breakdown of those 3 parts is likely different. Further, the average score for OOS (out of state) students needs to be higher than IS (in state) since there is no mandate to admit a certain percentage of OOS students. I would bet the farm that the 25% of students that scored less than 1260 total on M + CR are IS. OOS need to bank on the 50% range of a 1260 minimum.
Understand that for fall admissions, Maryland places a lot of emphasis on stats/numbers. Every year, the applicants get more impressive and admissions get more competitive. HOWEVER, Maryland absolutely does practice holistic admissions and recognize that some really strong students just are not good at standardized tests. For those students, they have developed a spring admission with an option to participate in Freshman Connection (so still starting in the fall, but only taking a limited (but still decent) variety of classes starting in the afternoon on. It absolutely is still an admission.
Remember, there is still a ways to go before admissions come out - the last week in January and NOT sooner despite whatever anyone may post - so, hang in there everyone. Best of luck to you all.
p.s. for convenience sake, here is what the info says on the link I gave
"The admitted freshmen students have a strong A-/B+ or better average in their high school coursework and enrolled in the most challenging courses available to them including honors, Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses.
For students admitted to the University of Maryland for the Fall 2015 semester, the middle 50% of SAT scores ranged from 1260 to 1420, and 29-33 on the ACT. As a result 25% of the admitted students scored below a 1260 on the SAT and 25% scored above a 1420.
The Admission Committee considers all aspects of a student’s qualifications and offers admission to the most competitive applicants in order to build a talented, diverse and interesting freshman class. For best consideration we encourage students to apply by the Priority Application Deadline."