@BurningSmirk To continue the ^^^ post. UMBC is actually as good as UMDCP for its core majors. Here is a recent article after the NCAA win last week, and it may help your cause: “Never heard of UMBC? MIT has. And Cal Tech. And Harvard. And Stanford…” http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-0317-umbc-virginia-ncaa-20180317-story.html Show it to your parents.
You are correct in Montgomery College. Was a student there.