Class of 2016- Chance?

Colleges & Universities University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>Would UMaryland be a Reach, Match or Safety School.
Should I retake the ACTs?</p>

<p>Basic Info:
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Black
State: NY (Long Island)
School: Public/ URM- 6 blacks in my school at most.
GPA:
9th- 3.9 UW
10th- 4.0 UW
11th- 3.7 UW/ Roughly 4.1 W</p>

<p>IB Grades are multiplied by 1.1 for weighting btw</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Single Sitting: N/A
SAT Reasoning Superscore: N/A
SAT IIs: Taking in June
ACT Single Sitting- 26 then 28
ACT Superscore- 29
Class Rank: School doesn’t rank</p>

<p>Course Load:
All honors 9th and 10th with AP World in 10th. IB Diploma Candidate for the next two years.</p>

<p>Junior Course load:
IB Math SL
IB Environmental Systems & Societies SL
IB English HL
IB History of the Americas HL
IB Spanish SL
IB Theory of Knowledge
IB Biology HL</p>

<p>Tentative Senior Schedule
IB Math SL
IB English HL
IB History of the Americas HL
IB Spanish SL
IB Theory of Knowledge
IB Biology HL
Anatomy & Physiology</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (by the end of Senior year):</p>

<p>Over 50 hours of Volunteer Work at my local hospital
Co-President of AIDS Awareness Committee since Sophomore Year
Editor of School Yearbook
Along with IB Environmental Class, helped raise over $500 in two weeks for Conservation Program in Ethiopia
Captain of JV and Varsity Field Hockey
Section VIII All-League Player (Field Hockey)
Senior Advisor of a Teen Council at my local library since Freshman Year
Second Violinist in Chamber Orchestra
National Honor Society Member
National Foreign Language Honor Society Member
Planning to follow an OB/GYN this summer for 2 weeks.</p>

<p>Expected Major-Biology</p>

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<p>Looking at your stats, I’d say you’re a definite match. I’m not too familiar with the ACT, though. Make sure to put effort into the short answer questions and essays to give yourself an edge and stand out. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank You, what SAT scores would be appropriate for this school?</p>

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<p>Looks like they posted the stats for the Fall 2011 class on their web site:</p>

<p>“For the Fall of 2011, students admitted to the University of Maryland have an average (weighted) GPA of 4.05 and the middle 50% of SAT scores ranged from 1250 to 1400, and between 28-32 on the ACT. As a result 25% of the admitted students scored below a 1250 on the SAT and 25% scored above a 1400.”</p>

<p>There is additional info on stats for Honors and College Park Scholars:</p>

<p>[University</a> of Maryland - Freshman Profile Information](<a href=“http://www.admissions.umd.edu/admissions/counselor/freshmanprofile.asp]University”>http://www.admissions.umd.edu/admissions/counselor/freshmanprofile.asp)</p>