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02-23-2006, 04:07 PM
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#1 | | New Member
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fallston, MD
Posts: 3
| Banneker/Key Scholarship
Hey everyone! I just recieved a notification letter from UMD telling me that I'm a semi-finalist for the Banneker-Key Scholarship. Does anyone know more about the selection process, like what kind of questions will be in the interview, essay topics, etc? Also, does anyone know how many people get these awards and what their sats, gpa, rank, etc is?
Anyone here also a semifinalist?
I also got in the Honors Program and the school of Music-- I'm planning a double major in Voice and Mathematics... | 
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02-23-2006, 04:59 PM
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#2 | | New Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 15
| Congrats! Yeah, I just found out I'm a semi-finalist too! I don't really know anything about the scholarship or what they ask... They say in the letter that even if you don't get it you automatically get the next highest scholarship.
Does anyone know what that scholarship is and how much is awarded for it? | |
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02-23-2006, 05:59 PM
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#3 | | New Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 18
| http://www.uga.umd.edu/admissions/fi...holarships.asp
From the website, I would assume the next highest scholarship is the Regents Scholarship.
Regents Scholarship
The Regents Scholarship is offered to a limited number of entering freshmen from Maryland to recognize their extraordinary academic achievements. This scholarship is jointly sponsored by the University of Maryland and the University System of Maryland, and is one of the most prestigious scholarship programs in the state. The award covers the cost of in-state tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, and a book allowance for four years. Offered late in the spring, Regents Scholars are selected from the most academically talented entering Banneker/Key Scholars. | |
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02-24-2006, 01:41 PM
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#4 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 196
| same here... Banneker/Key + Honors + Music School (piano performance)... | |
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02-27-2006, 09:10 PM
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#5 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 146
| I'm guessing the next highest scholarship is the President's one because Regents looks like it's only offered in the Spring...looks like $8000 per year.
See you guys there! | |
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03-04-2006, 03:35 PM
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#6 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 46
| Could any current Banneker/Key Scholars tell a little about what the interview is like? | |
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03-05-2006, 02:47 AM
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#7 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 215
| the next scholarship is presidents which went for 8 grand a year last year....you have about a 50% chance of getting the scholarship now...just dont act like a geek..if you try 2 act cool....youll probably get the full ride..thats what i did lol | |
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02-23-2007, 05:47 PM
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#8 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Derwood, Maryland
Posts: 167
| OMG!!! i can't believe i got the invitation. so you have to act cool right. any suggestion?? I really want to get the scholarship. anyone care to share their stats?? I really want to see my chances now. Do the take into consideration your SAT scores now or is it just about the interview. ps.. my SATs are ridiciously low for this scholarship so I don't want them seeing it again. | |
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02-24-2007, 01:13 PM
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#9 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 201
| if the next highest scholarship is the president's scholarship, then what is the regents scholarship and how do you get it? | |
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02-24-2007, 02:20 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,035
| UMD's site describes Regent's....sounds like a subset maybe of Banneker for instate kids only....?
Regents Scholarship
The Regents Scholarship is offered to a limited number of entering freshmen from Maryland to recognize their extraordinary academic achievements. This scholarship is jointly sponsored by the University of Maryland and the University System of Maryland, and is one of the most prestigious scholarship programs in the state. The award covers the cost of in-state tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, and a book allowance for four years. Offered late in the spring, Regents Scholars are selected from the most academically talented entering Banneker/Key Scholars. | |
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02-24-2007, 02:25 PM
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#11 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,035
| Look at posts #6 and after in this thread for more info regarding interviews... Chances for Banneker Scholarship | |
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02-25-2007, 11:00 AM
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#12 | | New Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 11
| did just the banneker/key invites come out of did all financial aid letters? if it was just the B/K -- when do the other letters come out | |
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02-25-2007, 01:18 PM
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#13 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: College Park, MD
Posts: 1,916
| The interview will be about whatever the interviewers find most interesting about your application.
Fun story about B/K interviews. I met my girlfriend at interviews...we talked while waiting for our turns (we were some of the last to go), voiced that if we had our way we probably weren't going to Maryland, and left thinking we'd never see each other again. Hehe. | |
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02-25-2007, 07:30 PM
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#14 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 137
| the people that were semifinalists...can you post ur stats...i applied to CP and i think im a borderline candidate for this scholarship but i want to see how close or far i am from the people who were actual semifinalists. | |
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02-25-2007, 10:49 PM
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#15 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Derwood, Maryland
Posts: 167
| I have really low stats but I got semifinalist
Female, Hispanic
3.92 uw, 4.64 w
SAT 640 cr 710 m 640 w (10 essay) 1990/1350
SAT II 720 math II, 630 french with listening
ACT 29
essay pretty good rec great ecs okay | |
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