<p>sk8mom, Thanks for that information. My son got that personalized handwritten letter from Computer Science department. He is NMF and has almost perfect stats. His EC’s are good aligned with his interests. He goes to a Math & Science magnet school. He liked the UMD essay prompts so much, when he wrote the essays they just came out ready. He got excellent recommendations too. </p>
<p>Since he didn’t get Banneker/Key invitation, I am just wondering whether they sent these letters to all the honors college admits.</p>