UMD - College Park Class of 2025 Regular Decision

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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This data was pulled from UMD CDS 2020:

Very Important Important Considered Not Considered
Academic
Rigor of secondary school record X
Class rank X
Academic GPA X
Standardized test scores X
Application Essay X
Recommendation(s) X
Nonacademic
Interview X
Extracurricular activities X
Talent/ability X
Character/personal qualities X
First generation X
Alumni/ae relation X
Geographical residence X
State residency X
Religious affiliation/commitment X
Racial/ethnic status X
Volunteer work X
Work experience X
Level of applicant’s interest X

Based on the what they provided, legacy is not important and State residency (mainly MD) is important.

Good Luck !!!

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70% (minimum) of their incoming freshman have to be in-state. Usually if hovers around 74-75%

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Just saw on twitter that UMD received about 50K applications for admission this year.

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Yes, I saw that too. That’s up by a ton.

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Test-optional spawns a lot of courage!

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Yes, many schools are getting many.more applications this year because of test optional.

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On the financial aid portal, there is a section called “Cost of Attendance” Breakdown. Do you guys see anything on there? I got my merit like 2 weeks ago, but I dont see anything on this cost of attendance section.

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Any top 100 school with the exception of Florida public has gone way up. Florida still required the test. Any top school got loads more.

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From google search:

https://financialaid.umd.edu/resources-policies/cost-attendance

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hahahaha

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Does anyone know when the B/K results come out?

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Is there a post for UMD regular decision? This one seems to be all about scholarships.

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I’m pretty sure this is the thread for regular decision. I suspect the discussion about scholarships is because the decision notification date is still a few weeks away. Not sure about UMD in particular, but some schools let scholarship winners know early.

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Ok. Came here expecting to see people talking abt when decisions will be out and past year experiences. But this one is just so different from other RD threads and I’m so lost. LOL. Thanks for clarifying.

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Back in 2018, they said they got 30K+ a year:

That’s a 60% increase in 3 years!

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Full ride through Banneker Key !! Honestly was not expecting it

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Congratulations! Did you feel good about the interview?

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The interview went well! It was my third-panel interview so I was relatively adjusted to the format and expectations.

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Do RD decisions come out right on the dot on April 1st or earlier? Is there any warning or notification of release date?