does anyone know how many people applied for regular decision and the percentage of applicants they are gonna take from the RD?
Why not apply by the priority deadline?
I was in mixed feelings about applying to umd but i am applying on a whim @invader71 i might apply priority for spring
Alright but you should know that it is more difficult to gain acceptance to umd during the regular decision cycle. UMD selects a huge portion of its incoming class from those who apply by the priority deadline. Additionally, many scholarships and honors/scholars programs are tied to the priority deadline.
High school gpa 3.3
AP microeconomics
Nominated for the national society of collegiate scholars
2 recommendation letters
I am about to be a junior
I have 55 credits
G.P.A: 3.163
My only D is in Art but biology is my major
i attend University of maryland eastern shore.
what are my chances of getting in.
for priority spring and regular fall? @invader71
My recommendation would be to apply priority for spring and if that doesn’t work out then you could always reapply for the fall. I applied priority for the fall and was accepted.
Does UMD CP have any kind of special transfer arrangement or agreement with your college? You have enough credits to transfer that the school will not look at your standardized test scores; however, you still have an average or slightly below average GPA for UMD.
I already applied for rd for this fall @invader71 @acurrey416
Then you should know very soon 
what are my chances be honest @acurrey416 @invader71
The only issue I could see is your GPA is a little low. I was in basically the same position credit wise and I got in but I had a 3.45 and I know that regular decision is harder than priority but if you wrote a good essay then they might give you a shot. Do you have the gen math and gen english credit? Cuz that helps boost your chances too (although I did not have them and got in)
the UMD website said for the Fall 2014 transfer class, the average GPA was a 3.45, so you would be on the lower end of that scale.
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@acurrey416 you transferred in without having fundamental math and English completed?
naw i have it completed @acurrey416
@takashi13 You are going to need to edit and revise that essay. It has typos and you haven’t explained why your past academic experiences qualify you to acceptance into UMD. You haven’t really explained why you want to go to Maryland other than the fact that it is prestigious The essay comes off as sucking up…
@ewskater yes i did. but I had a 3.45 GPA and i was transferring from Villanova (a rather prestigious university, not like a community college) and my essay was really good, in my opinion.
@takashi13 I’m going to have to agree wtih @invader71 on this one. It does not seem like you said a whole lot in that essay. The university knows that they have many resources available to you, but HOW will you use them or what specific resources are most appealing to you? also they expect you to excel in your major but how specifically do you hope to be a stand out student? things like that help boost your chances. Obviously no one on here can say for sure but I guess you will see in a few weeks. Best of luck.
@acurrey416 I’m sure transferring from Villanova had a huge impact on that decision. Hopefully, my 3.5 Gpa could help me for the spring since I’m applying without fundamental math- although it should show on my transcript that I’m taking it in the fall before I was to attend.
@ewskater With the 3.5 and the fundamental studies courses done or at least in progress it looks like you’re right on target for acceptance (based on what I know) so just write a solid essay and maybe get some recommendations and you should be pretty well set up