<p>Nobody said they would not get into UMDCP or engineering, however, there is a difference between getting into Engineering and getting into Clark. </p>
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<p>That is laughable…DS is OOS 33 ACT, 1390 out of 1600 SAT, 3.73 uw gpa and 4.3 w gpa, same APs and no easy courses like Music or Psych (took Latin and CC classes through jump start)…all better stats regarding ECs than the OP…what did we get merit? pitance! UMiami OOS @90K over 4 yrs. and NYU 50-60K (can’t remember).</p>
<p>UMD is the worst, except for BK in FA. Their endowment is very small compared to schools like UVA or UMiami, and that is where the money comes from.</p>
<p>IT is important to remember they look at the entire student. This includes the rigor of their course curriculum, the strength of the HS (there was a thread only a few weeks ago where UMD stated that these were their top 25 HS in MD for engineering, including IS scholarships) and your ECs.</p>
<p>Without a doubt in and probably Gemstone for engineering, but BK I would not bank on being a finalist.</p>