<p>Today, I went to some college counselor person, and she asked me what my GPA was and what colleges I'm considering. My GPA is 3.57 right now, and my first choice is University of Maryland (college park)...she said my GPA is wayy too low for college park, and I needed at LEAST a 2200 on my SATs to be able to get in. Is that true?
I'm in-state by the way.</p>
<p>2200?? I mean it's great if you can hit that, but I've known people who are not in-state that have gotten 1850's to 1900's and still get in. I have a feeling you shouldn't go to your guidance counselor for help during applications.</p>
<p>University</a> of Maryland</p>
<p>It says that the mid 50% score between 1240-1380 and the upper 25% scored over 1380 (presumably out of 1600 CR and math - so 2070 out of 2400 for upper 25%).
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University</a> of Maryland</p>
<p>says mostly As & Bs so you sound ok there.</p>
<p>Nothing is guaranteed but you should certainly go for it.</p>
<p>that's definitely not true...my friend was accepted with a 1310/1600, and she said that she didn't break 1300 her first sitting. If you're in-state, and you have things going for you other than good grades, you shouldn't worry too much.</p>
<p>U Maryland reports a high average GPA, but it is weighted. That means that honors and AP courses get 5 points for A, 4 for B, etc. Also, it is a lot easier to get in for January than for the fall. You can apply for January, but they also offer January admission to a lot of people who do not receive fall admission. So, don't give up. You may be able to get in.</p>
<p>Apply. Like the others here, I think you have a good shot. Apply as early as possible, apply to some safeties, and hope for the best! </p>
<p>Don't worry, guidance counselors are not all-knowing. My one friend was told that he definitely wouldn't get into his first choice and he's going there next fall, haha.</p>
<p>you have a very good chance of getting in, IMO. 8 kids from my HS went there this year (out of state) and none of them, in my knowledge, had a 2200 SAT. my ex, who is in the honors business school w/ some merit money, got like 2100 and a 4.1 (w) in HS. and another girl who is in the reg program i know for sure didnt break 2000 on her SATs but she had like a 3.8 (w) GPA at my hs.</p>
<p>i mean i wouldnt say its a sure thing, but it soudns like a good match school for you. even if that GPA is weighted, you still have a decent shot. its pretty much always true that its easier to get in in state so i dont understand why your GC said you need a 2200. dont always listen to them, mine said all of my schools were reaches except for udel which was a match. i got accepted to every (but penn) and got more than 1/2 OOS merit money at del.</p>
<p>just pick some good safeties as well</p>
<p>This thread should help you gain some perspective. Admissions at UMD have become a lot more selective, but I think your GC is overstating it a bit.</p>
<p>i have a 4.3 weighted GPA. that should help, right? because my counselor said colleges don't really care about weighted GPAs.</p>
<p>I remember my counselor in high school telling me I would never get in to U of Illinois. Boy, did I want to go and wallpaper her office with my acceptance letter! And I did quite well there to boot! Give it a shot. What have you got to lose?</p>
<p>You have a good chance of getting into Maryland. It is a great school with an attractive campus. It is perfect for you if you are in-state.</p>
<p>What county are you in? Check out your community college - ask for an appointment with the transfer coordinator. If you don't get into Maryland right away, you can go to the community college and do one of the transfer programs that guarantee admission to Maryland after two years. Some students are able to transfer to Maryland after less than two years by choosing the right courses and doing well in them.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best from Rockville!</p>
<p>The trend I am noticing is that the applicants who apply the earliest have the best chance of getting in. So I would work on your application during the summer and line up teacher recommendations before you leave for the summer break. I'm not sure on Maryland in particular but if you can submit your application in September that should help.</p>
<p>Definitely apply.</p>
<p>The in-state person profiled below got in this year, with an invitation to the College Park Scholars program which is first level honors-type program. (There are even higher honors programs):</p>
<p>SAT (first time)
CR: 560
Math: 720
Writing: 590</p>
<p>SAT II Math: 730
SAT II Chem: 560</p>
<p>SAT (second time)
CR: 550
Math: 680
Writing: 630</p>
<p>High School:
GPA: 3.5
AP classes in planned college major (math, physics, programming)
Honors classes in other subjects (english, history, etc.)</p>
<p>My brother's college counselor told him to not even bother with Harvey Mudd as a reach, because he'd only be disappointed... He's graduating next month, after having done spectacularly well there.</p>
<p>College counselors are not magically omniscient.</p>
<p>You'll definitely get in. Your guidance counselor is only correct with respect to the Honors College.</p>
<p>She was probably saying that with a lowish gpa, you need to really balance that with a high SAT.</p>
<p>Go for it!</p>
<p>Ummm... No? </p>
<p>I know people who have gotten about 1600 on the SAT (on a 2400 scale) and gotten into the University of Maryland. </p>
<p>Also, lots of people get into honours with SATs less than 2200. </p>
<p>Your counselor knows nothing, if he/she seriously thinks that you need to be three standard deviations above the mean to get in.</p>
<p>LOL
dont be ridiculous...of course you can go</p>
<p>idk there may be some merit to what the counselor is saying</p>
<p>at my school everyone usually goes to college park (or umbc), but this year many got rejected/are going spring semester/are going to towson</p>