“Congratulations! I am pleased to offer you admission to the University of Maryland (UMD) and to the The First-Year Innovation & Research Experience (FIRE) for Fall 2017. You were selected from among a highly talented group of applicants.”
Got this but nothing about Honors/Scholars. What is this program, and is it more/less selective than Honors/Scholars?
Should we create a decisions/stats thread?
@extratang Is this it?
At UMD, you will join a community of scholars and leaders—students, faculty and alumni whose successes have had profound effects on our world. Our proximity to Washington, D.C. offers an unbeatable location for participation in internships, research, and cultural programs.
S got into UMD and Scholars but not engineering. Does anyone know the details about gatewaying in from letters and sciences? It’s just one semester right? Can S still take intro eng classes? Thanks
What time is the second wave
CONGRATS TO EVERYONE
Is there an option to appeal an admissions decision?
Well…speechless. Applicant from W school in mont. county, denied with 4.16 weighted gpa, 3.7 uw, indifficult AP. Classes (ap calc bc, AP bio, AP chem) 29 act, all honors and AP. Not offered freshmen connection. HIs two older brothers were offered admission, one with only 3.75 weighted gpa in easier classes. He was offered merit scholarships to out of state.
@EngineeringDad7777 - Your son can register for the engineering gateway courses first semester. They are actually the exact same courses that the direct admit engineering students take. When he completes those, he can apply for an Internal Transfer into Engineering. As far as I know, transfers into Engineering are NOT competitive and acceptance is automatic once the requirements are met
Does anyone know how to appeal for Honors?
@YoohooAddict It will say “Congratulations! I am pleased to offer you admission to the University of Maryland (UMD) and to College Park Scholars for the Fall 2017 semester.”
@Wschoolmcounty you made me feel better by sharing that info. I anticipated my S’s non-admittance, was hoping a big maybe for FC but seeing those stats rejected outrightly? wow.
Accepted for Computer Science 
@shadyrainbows My son got the same letter as you. Got into FIRE. Not sure what the difference between this, Honors and Scholars is.
Do scholars program invites have special housing like honors?
@adoxography is there any way to reapply for your major or do you remain undecided until your 2nd year?
@just_nag Iḿ not sure either but I know FIRE is not as well known as Honors or Scholars and definitely doesn’t have the same benefits.
If you got into the smith undergrad business school can you also get into the honors college?
@collegecrazyperson you haven’t gotten it either? im so impatient
Each Scholars program has it’s own housing