Universtiy of Maryland - College Park: Match or Reach?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello, I will be a senior this year and as of now UMD is my favorite school by far. I just wanted to know if I have a realistic chance of getting into UMD. I will be applying priority.

Large,public high school in Maryland. My school was just ranked #1 in our county and #16 in MD according US News
GPA: 3.85 unweighted, 4.82 weighted
SAT: (one sitting) 1350- 740 (M), 610 (CR)
ACT: (one sitting) 28- 32(M), 28(S), 25®, 27(E)
not going to submit ACT
Class Rank: 72/521 (14%) - class rank will be updated soon. my junior year was my best year so i am expecting to be around top 10-14% of my class. Class rank is according to our weighted gpa. Every year my school sends close to 50-60 students to Ivy and other Ivy like colleges(like Duke and UChicago)

8 APs by the time I graduate
US(4), Computer Science(1 haha), Stat(5), Econ Micro, Econ Macro, Physics C:Mech, Calc AB, Env Science

ECs: school ambassador, class council, student govt, NHS, best buddies(founder and president), Allied Soccer, Bowling, and Baseball, Student- Athlete Leadership Board

Recs: one from my honors physics teacher who I will also have again next year for AP Physics. He is the science department chair and is the coach of special needs sports teams i help out with. My other reccomendation will be from my english teacher. I have a good relationship with both teachers and was given gift cards from both teachers for having the highest average.

My extracurriculars are kind of confusing but i have a lot of involvement with my schools special needs program which I plan to go further in depth on my application then on here.

Basically i just want to know if UMD College Park is a match or a reach for me? Thanks!

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Is it harder or eaiser to get in if you are in state? For out of state (like I am) your standardized test scores seem a little low. But everything else looks like a match so overall I’d say it could go either way

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Match.

I think your chances are right around 60%, given what you listed here.

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@laughandlearn23 according UMDs website, there average SAT is 1260-1420. Ive heard that at UMD it is easier to get into if youre instate because over 75% of students come from maryland.

@NickFlynn thanks for the response

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a

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Def Match. You’re instate too! UMD is my favorite public school :slight_smile:

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You are 100 percent in. I am OOS and when looking at naviance, the GPA average is about 3.7 W and the SAT score around a 1300. A lot of kids apply to UMD CP and the overwhelming majority get in from my school. If its true that its even easier instate than you will obviously get in.