UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EARLY ACTION RESULTS CLASS OF 2021

Decision: Accepted

Planned major: Finance (admitted to Smith)

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1240 (620CR 620M)
[
] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: N/A
[
] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): UW 3.87 W 4.2
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 59 of 429
[
] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Government (3), Environmental Sci (3), Stat (4), US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[
] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lang, AP Computer Sci, Leadership, Strength and Conditioning
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
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Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV Football, JV Lacrosse, Varsity Golf, Varsity Lacrosse (3 years), Unified Bowling, Leadership Institute, DECA, NHS, Rho Kappa, Mu Alpha Theta
[
] Job/Work Experience: Youth Basketball Referee, Bag Boy at a Country Club
[] Volunteer/Community service: Good amount, nothing too spectacular
[
] Summer Activities: Work, Summer Lacrosse Club
[] Essays: 7.5/10
[
] Teacher Recommendation: Very Strong, 10/10 and 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: Nothing special, probably a 6/10 or 7/10
[
] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
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Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): In State
[
] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[
] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[
] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
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Reflection
[] Strengths: ECs, UW GPA, ACT, Recs
[
] Weaknesses: Essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was a solid fit for my test scores and GPA.
[
] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to South Carolina, CU Boulder, JMU Honors, UGA, UF. Waiting on Boston College, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, Villanova.

[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /size]

[size=+1]Planned major:[ /size] Biochemistry

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 2400): 1970 (M:710, W:680, CR:580)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology: 3
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Advanced Senior Seminar, AP Environmental Science, Law and Government / Economics, AP Psychology, Science Research, Health, Pre-Calculus
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Science Symposium Awards (1st in 12th Grade, 2nd in 11th Grade and 12 Grade) Includes Intel Symposium Award, Model United Nations Best Delegate Award

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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): UNICEF Club (Leader) , Tennis (JV Captain) , Soccer (JV Captain) , World Food Programme , Swimming (Captain) , Quiz Bowl (Qualified for Nationals)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: KUMON , Personal Tutor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: County Community Service Group
[ *] Summer Activities: Research , Summer Program at Cornell
[ *] Essays: 10/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: 10/10
[ *] Additional Rec: Lab Director and Summer Program Professor 10/10
[ *] Interview: N/A

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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 100+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

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Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Extracurriculars , Awards
[ *] Weaknesses: Tests , GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Research and Awards
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected (Cornell + Case Western) , Deferred (Michigan + Northeastern) , Accepted (Binghamton, Stony Brook, Maryland, UConn)

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General Comments: Got into FIRE (Freshman Research Program) , extracurriculars helped, still waiting to hear back from many other schools

Decision: Accepted
Major: Computer Science
Old SAT: 1990(C590/W700/M700)
SATll: Math770 Physics800
APs or Honors: None because school doesn’t offer
GPA: UW 3.65 W 3.7ish
Extracurriculars:
Vice President of the volunteer club
Director of school’s drama competition
Movie club member
Photography club member
Mountain cleaning a couple times a year
Ethnicity: Asian
Country: Out of state
Gender: Female
Essay: 8.5/10
School type: local high school with barely any English courses

  • I think my strength is the topic of my essay, but seeing other people’s resumé kind of makes me wonder why I am accepted…

ACCEPTED FRESHMAN CONNECTION
[size=+1]Planned major: Government and Politics

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): Math: 550 English: 560
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): UW 3.53/4 weighted 4.03/5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 48/268
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comparative Governement, Computer science Honors, Band, English Honors, Stats AP, Trig Honors
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • Student member of Howard county MLK commission
  • Student member of hickory ridge village board
  • Internship with Senator Benjamin Cardin
  • Band for 4 years
  • Marching band
  • lots of community service

[ *] Job/Work Experience:

  • Attendant at sports park
    [ *] Volunteer/Community service:
  • Play instrument at local old age home
  • serve as student member of two local boards
  • help out a homeless shelter
  • internship with senator
    [ *] Summer Activities:
    [ *] Essays: I think they were good, they were about my experience in high school and it developed my character.
    [ *] Teacher Recommendation: don’t know
    [ *] Counselor: Don’t know
    [ *] Additional Rec:
    [ *] Interview:

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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

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Reflection
[ *] Strengths: My EC’s and my story
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not really sure
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UMBC, GWU (attending next year)
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General Comments: DO NOT GIVE UP HOPE IF YOU ARE A BAD TEST TAKER