Chance me people...

astrophysicsmom
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:33:58 +0000

Quick answer…UMD’s early deadline for admissions is usually around November 1. Most US schools have fall deadlines for early submissions of applications. They won’t start reviewing apps until the first deadline has passed. Some US schools have “rolling admissions”, such that they will consider each application as they receive it. UMD is not one of those. You won’t get a decision back until the January/February timeframe.

I don’t know about the TOEFL. If UMD doesn’t require it, I’m sure there are other US schools that do. From your posting, it sounds like your English is strong, so you should do fine; however, I would suggest looking at a preparation book for any added pointers they give.

I would suggest that you retake the SAT, spending some time beforehand focusing and studying in the areas that you had problems with before on the test. UMD is very numbers focused, and the SAT is quite important. They really only look at the CR and M sections, so focus on those.

UMD has a strong computer sciences program—good luck!!!