What are my chances at UMBC and UMD?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I'm a hs senior in maryland, and I'm really worried about getting into UMBC and UMD. Can someone please tell me my chances?</p>

<p>GPA- 3.72(UW); 4.20(W)
Class Rank- 58/554
SAT Score- 1920(C); 670 math; 640 cr; 610 writing; retaking in october
ACT Score- 32(C); 29 math; 33 english; 32 reading; 35 science</p>

<p>STEM Magnet Program since 9th grade
16 Honors Courses; 10 AP courses; 10 STEM courses(most of which are also Honors courses); 2 Post-AP courses
Principals Honor Roll/ Honor Roll
AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>Work Experience:
-Internship at JHU Applied Physics Lab summer of 2014; invited to continue internship into the school year of 2014-2015 and starts in october; summer portion culminated in a successful presentation
-Assistant Dance Teacher</p>

<p>Leadership:
- Tutor at local middle school
- Assistant Dance Teacher ( I take indian classical dance) over 100 hours over past 2 years
- STEM Ambassador at school
-Robotics Assistant at Sunday School Summer Camp</p>

<p>Volunteer Experience:
- Part of Hindu American Seva Communities (which is federally funded) and assisted on writing a book on the most important hindu holidays
- Youth Volunteer at Sunday School Summer Camp (did over 600 hours over the past 5 years)
- Read to the Elderly at Mayfield Nursing Home in the fall of 11th grade
-Sandwiches for the Hungry at my Sunday School, which were given to Maryland Food Bank</p>

<p>Co-curricular Activities:
-Marching Band 9th grade
-Choralaires 9th and 10th grade
-Polar Bear Plunge 10th and 11th grade
-Key Club 10th grade
-National Science Honors Society from 11th grade on</p>

<p>Extra-curricular activities:
-Kuchipudi (indian classical dance) 5 years
- Carnatic Music(indian classical music) 11 years; recently had to stop due to extreme sickness
- Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra 2 years; will continue in spring of senior year
- Chinmaya Mission(Sunday School) 15 years</p>

<p>Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Really good. If you have taken Calc BC then you should consider these as your safeties.</p>

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<p>@wcao9311 thanks. I’m so nervous about getting into either of these schools, and you definitely reassured me. I’m actually taking calc bc right now. </p>

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<p>Calc Bc would be at the upper end of UMD according to my Calc BC teacher. But don’t get arrogant and blow it, you still have to be careful.</p>

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<p>@wcao9311 trust me, i don’t think there is a way for me to get overconfident about getting into college. I’m literally having panic attacks. Also, I’ve had enough experience of high school to know that when I become even the slightest bit of overconfident, I fail. happens every time :confused: it absolutely sucks</p>

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<p>bump… sorry</p>

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<p>bump… sorry</p>

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<p>buuuummmmmppppp</p>

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<p>sorryy… would like some more opinions. buummppp</p>

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<p>UMBC should be your safety. Definitely look into the Honors Program at UMD. I think you should apply out-of-state and expand your options a little here. The only thing I would suggest is to add some color to your application. As bizarre as it may seem, there a lot of applicants whose extra-curriculars and “STEM” interests look exactly like yours. Write a good essay about something that your application does not cover.</p>

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<p>Aren’t many of the STEM programs feeders for UMBC and UMD College Park? And ask the admission reps.</p>

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<p>@OGPStudent‌ I’m actually applying to only 3 MD colleges out of the 7 which I’ve picked. and for my essay, I wrote about how dance impacted me, because I am who I am today because of dance. (ik it seems very vague). I chose the prompt about describing a place which was significant to me, and I chose my dance studio.</p>

<p>and @Hippobirdy, I’m pretty sure that the my magnet program is a feeder for both UMBC and UMD, but for some reason, I’m still extremely nervous about getting admitted into both colleges, but more-so UMBC.</p>

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<p>@luvstotalk‌ your stats compare well. See here
<a href=“College Navigator - University of Maryland-Baltimore County”>College Navigator - University of Maryland-Baltimore County;

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<p>@Hippobirdy‌ thank u so much for replying! </p>