Chances!

Colleges & Universities University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>So I’ve posted a chance thread before, but its cruch time for priorty applicants and a few stats have changed. Sooooo…</p>

<p>State: Georgia
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender: Female
Major: Phyics</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8 W, 3.5 UW
ACT: 30
SAT: 1320/1600; 1880/2400
AP’s:
Music Theory: 3
U.S. History: 4
AB Calculus: 4
Language: 3
Chemistry: 3
(currently taking)
Literature
Economics
Government
Physics
BC Calculus</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Mentoring middle school band students
Marching band- section leader
Concert band- librarian
Rosetta society- club for exploring (visiting museums and such)
Tutor</p>

<p>I think that covers it!</p>

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<p>You are OOS from a state that is non-competitive with a strong SAT, weak gpa, but you are a URM and a female with a strong curriculum, so in the end I would say in. If you said NJ, I would have said maybe, because for OOS that is probably the most competitive for all of UMD applicants.</p>

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<p>How is 3.8W weak? Schools use may different scales for weighting GPAs. My son had a 3.8 and received a merit scholarship from UMD.</p>

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<p>A 3.8 w can be considered weak if you come form a state like NJ, she is not. Our DS had a 4.1 w gpa with a 1390 out of 1600 SAT and received merit, but it was the lowest amount from all of his colleges.</p>