Yes, my son received his placement. An email directed him to check his checklist
@momofboys2 You’re right - the only thing Maryland can do is raise its percentage of in-state students (sort of like Virginia does) and committing to taking 75 or 80% of each freshman class from in-state. Makes it much harder for OOS students but would allow for more space of in-state students. I guess that would have to come from state legislature??
Does anyone know when or how Banneker Key full and partial scholarship recipients will be anounced?
Are all merit scholarships out?
@STF4717 Fwiw, Maryland freshman class is already 75% of in-state students…https://irpa.umd.edu/CampusCounts/Enrollments/stuprofile_allug.pdf
The issue is not the quantity of students admitted from Maryland, but rather that the quality of students that is applying is more competitive. Where Maryland students with high-stats used to dismiss Maryland out-of-hand (many years ago) and not even apply, they are now competing for admission spots.
I also think the state of Maryland has a few strong public schools besides UMCP. UMBC is also strong, especially in stem fields, as is St. Mary’s college for an LAC. And, Towson and Salisbury have strong programs. There are probably a few others that slip my mind, too. It’s exciting to have an in-state public option that is so highly ranked nationally, but great that the state also offers multiple strong options for college.
@quadaces, underrepresented majors may have higher acceptances and possibly more merit awards. Biology is a popular major in most colleges. As an example, for a woman applicant, a better PreMed major could be computer science or engineering which offers more merit for underrepresentation. Med schools take students from many majors. And if you change your mind about Med School you have a great degree to fall back on. However a bigger reason for the merit disappointments in Maryland is probably what Daisy0114, H0llyw00d, Maryversity and others on this thread said. More students are selecting flagship state schools to get a great education for less college debt. Could be why students with near perfect scores and strong ECs are not getting the merit recognition or their first choice of programs they hoped for compared to other students or older siblings from previous years. I am hearing of more in-state students turning down $50-$68k/yr schools for in-state flagships.
@quadaces it’s not pre-med that puts our kids at a disadvantage…it’s Biology as a track to med school. If our kids wanted to major in a less competitive LEP, or less competitive major, and find a way to go Pre-med, that would have worked in their favor. The Ivies are interesting in that some of them don’t offer Biology majors but some combination of biology/science/sociology as a track to med school…which actually is more appealing to my D in particular since she has a keen interest in medicine as it relates to different global populations. She wants to work with Doctors Without Borders eventually. I did advise my D to think about BioPhysics for a major, but she stuck with straight Bio.
@Green2022 Sounds like our kids are very similar…8 years of rock band (5 instruments - 3 self-taught), 4 years of field hockey, artistic talent, 500+ hours community service (Presidential Gold Volunteer Service Award), stellar GPA and test scores, part-time job, hospital mentorship. With effort like that, you have to start looking at what else in the application worked against them. 
I am beginning to think, that with so many well rounded applicants who have impressive stats, they are starting to look comparable to eachother on paper (gpa’s, test scores, internships, ec’s) it is their essays that are being used to differentiate between them.
@maryversity They could take it to 80 or even 85% - that would still help!
OOS - Journalism with Honors College but no Merit $$$. It had to drop off the list. Bummer. Down to 2 CA State schools and one private that gave great merit scholarship.
I would guess that if they were to take more in state students there would be even less merit aid as they would not be receiving the exorbitant out of state tuition. However State schools are there to service that state. That point has been lost in the past 10 years as tuition has sky rocketed. I see the dilemma colleges are faced with. I think the in state tuition at MD is well worth the education you are receiving. Maybe less full ride scholarships and more partials would help.
@STF4717 I believe those numbers represent number of enrolled students only. The in-state acceptance rate IS likely closer to 80% (and possibly as much as 85%).
Hi, I am a college freshman applying for transfer into UMDCD my sophomore year. I sent my application, college transcripts, high school transcript + recommendations, and AP scores the second week in February for priority decision. However, on the Coalition site it says it received everything but my high school transcript and recommendations. It’s been almost 3 weeks so I assume enough time has passed for me to worry. The undergraduate admissions email posted on he UMD website-- can I email them about this? Is that what the email is for? Also my high school said they sent it early February so is the rule for admissions that if it is postmarked before the priority date (March 1st), it still counts as a priority application? Wondering if anyone knew, thanks
@Collegetransfer123418 UMD is very good about not penalizing a student for the tardiness of teachers or Counselors. With that said, you should email them and inquire…before it’s too late. It usually doesn’t take longer than 48 hours for the Coalition to update so something is going on.
Scholars admits- Did everyone get their first or second choice?
Thank you so much!
Scholars-did anyone just get a large envelope today dated Feb 12 asking to confirm interest in scholars by Feb 16 (we did that on Jan 28 and got a confirmation email)
@momofboys2, DS got second choice. How about you?
@Mooshie123, yes, we got the same letter. Strange timing…