<p>are you crazy… 1130 is not honors college…</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Planned major:i got in for math but im probably going to change it, dont know to what</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M:650, CR:620, W:590
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): only 1, (AP stat) currently taking it
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:kindda hard… (H English, H precalc, H physics, yoga, Internship, H US history, AP stat)</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MHS, SNHS, NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: babysitter and private tutor for 5 years.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: over 800 hours , leadership and counseling in the Israeli scouts.
[</em>] Essays: Kind of okay. not amazing
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: teacher (H algebra 2 and Internship) told me she wrote a “glowing” rec.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: pretty sure it was very good.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Im in state but i think they considered me OOS because I’m a diplomat daughter<br>
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Israel
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White (middle eastern)
[li] Gender: female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, recs, maybe essays because they described my situation which i think made me kindda unique
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT i think.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA+ recs
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: only school i applied to. </p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
I just moved to the US around 18 months ago so obviously english isnt wasy for me so im really happy i got in. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE WHO HASN’T HEARD BACK! IM CROSSING MY FINGERS FOR YOU GUYS !
THANKS FOR BEING A GREAT SUPPORT WHEN I WAS FREAKING OUT THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Architecture)
College Park Scholars</p>
<p>Objective:
• SAT I: didn’t send
• ACT: 33 superscore (35 E, 32 M, 34 R, 31 S, 9 w)
• SAT II:
• Unweighted GPA: 3.5/4
• Weighted GPA: 4.3/5
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): none
• IB (place score in parenthesis): none
• Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Spanish, AP Physics B, AP Studio Art, Standard Calc
• Rigor of Schedule: all honors/ap except math
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, NMSF etc.): none
[ b]Subjective:**
• Extracurriculars: lacrosse(3 yrs), youth group(3 yrs vp), ski club(4 yrs), various school community service clubs (secretary and vp)
• Job/Work Experience: local food store (3 years)
• Volunteer/Community service: did program to tutor inner city elementary kids since 8th grade every 2 weeks, cooked for homeless shelter monthly
• Summer Activities: Jewish summer camp, Israel trip, architecture summer program
• Essays: one was good, one was sucky
• Teacher Recommendation: probably good
• Counselor Rec: probably good
• Additional Rec: great
[ b]Other**
• Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
• Intended Major: architecture
• State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
• Country (if international applicant): N/A
• School Type: Public
• Number of applicants from school: around 20 probably
• Ethnicity: white
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: don’t know
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, recruited athlete, legacy): none
Strengths: test scores, showed decent amount of interest
Weaknesses: pretty average ecs, bad essays
accepted: northeastern, tulane, umass, uvm
waiting to hear: wash u, michigan, cornell</p>
<p>[][]**Decision: Accepted[ ][][ ]
[size=+2][color=orange]**Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[size=+2][color=red]**Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[]Planned major:[I don’t know? They put me in letters and sciences?]</p>
<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 620 math 660 reading 760 writing
[ *] ACT:29
[ *] SAT II:Didn’t submit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9/ 4.07
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):10/442
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat, Bio, English 11 and English 12, World, US, Physics
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:Given above, among others
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):NHS (treasurer) Bay Club (Vice President) Varsity Club, Animal club, xc, track, varsity swimming, boy scouts, hospital volunteering, went to present at science and engineering festival in DC. Biomedical sciences program at my school
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Aberdeen Proving Grounds over summer (360+ hours)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:120+ hours at hospital, 50+ hours at community service, 50+ hours in clubs
[ *] Summer Activities:Internship
[ *] Essays:Really good, I wrote about euthanasia
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Really good. My AP English teacher thought I improved DRASTICALLY over the year.
[ *] Counselor Rec:Idk, probably not that good
[ *] Additional Rec:Recommendations from internship mentors
[ *] Interview:</p>
<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):IN state
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public (in a “magnet” program, biomedical sciences)
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:<100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths:Grades, extracurricular, internship at APG
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT scores, Iki
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:idk
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Rejected from Cornell, Accepted to Towson</p>
<p>[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b] Idk why I didn’t get into my major?(Biology)? I’m kinda bummed about this…What’s going to happen to me??? Can I no longer do biology??? :(</p>
<p>Planned major: Undecided Business
Out of state- MA
White female</p>
<p>GPA: 3.5 unweighted with all honors/ap
Rank: Top 12%
SAT: 1340/1600, 740 math 600 reading
SAT2: math II 630 physics 690</p>
<p>EC: Three sport/12 season athlete, President of NHS, class officer 3 years, member of Student Advisory council 4 years, peer leader, tons of community service including service trip to Costa Rica</p>
<p>Essay was pretty good I think, very good recs</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted into the Honors College **</p>
<p>Planned major: Animal Science </p>
<p>Objective:
[ *]SAT I (breakdown): 1340/1600 CR: 690 M: 650 (W: 740)
[ *]ACT: 31 English: 34 Math: 33 Reading: 29 Science: 27 Essay: 9
[ *]SAT II: Math II: 660 Chem: 640
[ *]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88; Weighted: 4.52/5.00
[ *]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 34/376
[ *]AP (place score in parenthesis): Government & Politics (4) Calc AB (4) English Lang (4) Chemistry (3)
[ *]IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc C; AP Biology; AP Spanish 5 Lang; AP Human Geography; Honors English 12; Wind Ensemble (band)</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Fencing, French Horn, Eagle Scout (Senior patrol leader at one point), National Honor Society, Spanish NHS, Science NHS
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Work at a veterinary hospital as a technician
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Through Boy Scouts- participated in numerous Eagle Scout projects, including my own
[ *] Summer Activities: working, fencing, playing the French Horn
[ *] Essays: Great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, but probably excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: n/a</p>
<p>Other:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 1 percenter
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>
<p>Reflection:
[ *] Strengths: Great grades and strength of schedule; strong leadership and extracurriculars; good essay
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT subject tests were a little low
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strong application
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at Tulane, Pittsburgh, Drew, NC State; deferred at UNC Chapel Hill
[ *]I want to be a veterinarian, and UMCP has a great animal science program to prepare me!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Planned major: Letters and Sciences ? (Not really sure about that – I was hoping for Civil Engineering)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):1780
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):$.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2/(about) 200
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Government (2) English (2) World History (2)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: CADD 2, Calc AP, Env Science AP, Foundations of Tech, and Pys
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>Im being lazy, so I took out the next section. RECAP: My extras were average, lacking leadership, but I though my essays were decent.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: My high school is ranked very low.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Moderate
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): In state? </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Grades - maybe essays as well
[</em>] Weaknesses: extras and SATs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure, but I am certainly happy!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No where else, but I’ve applied (RD) to UD, Case Western, Drexel, Lehigh, Northeastern</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: What is Letters and Sciences??</p>
<p>[size=+2][color=green]**Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[size=+1]Planned major:[Computer Science]</p>
<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR 740 M 670 W
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 740 Math II 690 Chem
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World (3) Chem (3) US (4) English (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: BC Calculus, AP Gov’t, AP Lit, AP Physics, Choir, Wind Ensemble
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Math Fair Gold Medalist ;-)</p>
<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama Club (Treasurer, lead role in 5 productions), Variety Choir (President), Jazz Band (Guitarist), Freshman Class (President)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Counterperson at bagel store for four years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Co-founded organization that helped raise over $75,000 for various charities
[ *] Summer Activities: Cabana Boy at a beach club
[ *] Essays: Strong
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Strong
[ *] Counselor Rec: Alumus of UMD (strong)
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: None</p>
<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: $30,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nah</p>
<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT, ECs, Essays
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA!!!
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Leadership roles
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far Tulane and Pitt Scholars accepted. Waiting for Carnegie Mellon, Colby, Bowdoin, NYU, Binghamton, and Brandeis</p>
<p>[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b] Accepted into UMD Scholars program!! ;-)</p>
<p>Question: Does Comp Sci major have influence upon why I did not get into Honors College? I feel like program competitveness could contribute to that. Call me crazy.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted, Accepted to the Honors College </p>
<p>Planned major: Biological Sciences </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 680 M, 650 W, 640 CR
[</em>] SAT II: 780 Math II and 720 World History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank.
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5), AP Chemistry (3), AP European History (4)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP calculus AB, AP Psychology, AP Government, AP Biology </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Basketball (Captain), Newspaper (Web Managing Editor), Martial Arts (Assistant Coach and Black belt)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Research assistant
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Friendship Circle volunteer
[</em>] Summer Activities: JOLT summer program, research, volunteer
[<em>] Essays: Aristotle, and made my own question. Both essays I thought were strong and showed my uniqueness.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Strong. From science department head and trusted AP history teacher.
[li] Counselor Rec: Strong, small school</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[ <em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Religious
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese/Philipino, and white
[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection:[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Grades, essays, EC’s
[</em>] Weaknesses: SATs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was unique, and my grades.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from Stanford.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Planned major:Elementary Education</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):660 reading, 620 math, 710 reading
[</em>] ACT:28
[<em>] SAT II:N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):World history-5, US History-3, English Language-5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:3 AP classes (English Lit, Statistics, Macroeconomics) Early Childhood elective and Spanish
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity soccer, varsity track, travel soccer
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: babysitter, elder care
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Relay for Life
[</em>] Summer Activities:N/A
[<em>] Essays:i thought they were good, though writing isn’t my strongest subject
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:good
[<em>] Counselor Rec:not sure
[</em>] Additional Rec:N/A
[li] Interview:N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]**Other[ /b][ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity:white
[<em>] Gender:female
[</em>] Income Bracket:100k-120k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: probably my SATs and GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses:extracurriculars/community service
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted so far to York College of PA, Loyola University Maryland, and Salisbury University</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: so excited to be accepted, this was one of my toughest schools to get into!</p>
<p>Accepted to Fall 2013 Letter and Sciences
College Park Scholars!</p>
<p>SAT: 1740 560 CR 580 M 600 W
GPA: 3.97
Is it special to be a college park scholar? It seems like everyone got it</p>
<p>I have been waiting to do this for over 3 months and it sucked being overlooked by UMD last night. Just heard today…Accepted!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted, Scholars
Planned major: Journalism
OOS
UW GPA is a 3.5
W GPA is a 3.7
29 ACT
Good leadership and clubs</p>
<p>[/list]**Reflection[ /b][ul]
[<em>] Strengths: AP courses
[</em>] Weaknesses: UW GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Overall my schedule strength made up for my low UW GPA
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congrats all!</p>
<p>^miataman…Congratulations on your good news. I have been checking in on you to see if you FINALLY received your decision. Waiting is the absolute most torturous part of this whole process…especially if one isn’t naturally a patient person. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Glad to hear it miataman. Congrats to all the others who got the news they were hoping for.</p>
<p>hey guys I just found this group on fb for UMD class of 2017. Even if you are still thinking about whether or not to go, join the group!
<a href=“http://www.facebook.com/groups/433399703373392/492134717499890/?notif_t=group_activity[/url]”>http://www.facebook.com/groups/433399703373392/492134717499890/?notif_t=group_activity</a></p>
<p>Decision: Accepted, Honors
Planned major: Chemistry but I’ll probably change it haha</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M(770), CR(700), W(690)
[</em>] SAT II: Math 2(780)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Took like 4, got 5’s and 4’s
[li] Senior Year Course Load: Mid-high? (lots of AP’s, mostly easy except for lit and physics)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta, National Science Honor Society chorus, random clubs, dance, flute, school ambassador, camp counselor
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: NIST Internship
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: +500 hours
[</em>] Essays: I talked about my flute, and I had another essay that talked about self expression through making food hahah
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: -
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I suppose my recs were good</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): In state, MD
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~30k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Pretty well rounded
[</em>] Weaknesses: Wish I had more leadership
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Being in state probably helped a lot
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UMBC, which is the only decision besides CP that came out for me so far
[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Planned major: Business (Honors College)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 740 M: 690 W: 760 (did not submit)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: Literature: 780 Math II: 690 Spanish: 650 (did not submit)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 (4.58 weighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/630
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (3) World History (3) Human Geography (4) Physics B (3) Psychology (5) Comparative Gov (4) BC Calc (5) AB subscore (5) English Lang (5) (did not submit)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP English Lit, AP US Gov, AP Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Physics C
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Distinguished Young Woman of Florida 1st Runner Up, National Merit Commended Scholar (one point away…), AP Scholar with Distinction </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity cheerleader, lacrosse (defense captain), varsity weightlifting, Beta Club (leadership board), women’s robotics team (founder/captain), student council (representative), key club (representative/editor), English honorary society (treasurer), a bunch of other unimportant things
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer (75 hrs), freshmen mentoring program (25 hrs), Relay For Life participant (since 2008), cheer coach for special needs athletes
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: Pretty solid, I guess. I honestly can’t remember the ones I wrote specifically for Maryland, but writing is my strength. It was so long ago and all the applications just kind of run together!
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but I’ve had her for three years (pre-calc, BC calc, student assistant) and she loves me. She writes incredible recommendations for everyone.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but I’m sure it’s fine.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$300k (but with two brothers in college)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, course load, very diverse in terms of extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: I didn’t spend a ton of time on my essays
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Just my general resume, I guess!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied to 23 schools (I know), and I’m still waiting on most of them. Accepted to FSU, USF, UCF, Auburn, FAU, and Bama so far. Waiting for UF, Miami, Duke, UNC, Vanderbilt, UVA, Georgetown, Drexel, UPenn, Boston University, Northeastern, Harvard, Columbia, USC, and Stanford. </p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I’m so excited! I need some serious merit aid to go out of state for school, so I’m really hoping for the B/K or one of the other scholarships. Depending on if that happens, as well as where else I get accepted/offers, UMD is pretty high up there on my list!</p>