Urgent help!!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>@Daemon077: Nope, I’m not currently a student at UMD. I’m actually still a senior in high school, haha. But, hopefully I will be in 2015 (fingers crossed!). I live in Maryland, and I’ve wanted to go to UMD for a looooooong time, so I know a bit about the school. From what I’ve heard, ECs do count quite a bit at UMD, but obviously test scores do count a little bit more. I’d say the order of importance would go like this:</p>

<p>(1) GPA/class rigor
(2) SAT scores
(3) ECs
(4) Personal statement/recs.</p>

<p>…buuuuut you could say the same for a lot of schools. However, I think a great essay/resume could possibly overpower average SAT scores if they are not what’s expected. Maybe. The only other bump in the road for UMD that I can foresee for you is that it seems like you didn’t apply for priority (i.e. by Nov. 1st) which puts you at a bit of a disadvantage because College Park takes the majority of it’s acceptances from that applicant pool (around 80%, according to the admissions counselor I spoke to). The RD admissions cycle will be a lot a more competitive. </p>

<p>I’d say UMD engineering program is pretty respectable, they offer a lot of opportunities and fairly well-known name in the engineering world from what I’ve heard (which is not much, considering I’m firmly on the liberal arts side of the tracks–but still). Maryland is in the top 3 recruiter picks for engineering, edging out UMich, VTech, TX A&M and others. If you want more than my (admittedly limited) opinion, I would suggest checking out this thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-maryland-college-park/1609435-how-is-umds-engineering-program.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-maryland-college-park/1609435-how-is-umds-engineering-program.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>and this one as well: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-maryland-college-park/1481313-help-decision-engineering-major.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-maryland-college-park/1481313-help-decision-engineering-major.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Most alums have nothing but good things to say about UMD on here, and I think that says a lot! I’m crossing my fingers for you! Hopefully we both get some good news in 2015!</p>

<p>Oh, and UMD doesn’t even bother with SAT IIs. I went to an open house about a month ago and someone asked the same exact question, and the admissions rep said “Don’t bother sending them in, we don’t look at them.”</p>