<p>Daughter said she was accepted to Chem Engr with Honor. I wonder if that is the same as scholar? What is the chance of getting a scholarship at MD and when are they are announcing it? Thanks.</p>
<p>I assume you mean she was invited to the Honors College. This is great. She will be able to enroll in honors seminars and she will choose from among several LLCs. Read more about it here:</p>
<p>[Honors</a> College University of Maryland](<a href=“http://www.honors.umd.edu/]Honors”>http://www.honors.umd.edu/)</p>
<p>Scholarships will trickle out over the next few months. The first will be the Banneker/Key interview invites in a couple weeks.(open to Honors College invitees)</p>
<p>Fire123, the University of Maryland has several programs designed to attract talented students to the University. Two of the best known are its Honors College and College Park Scholars. Of all the programs on campus, the Honors College is widely perceived as the most prestigious–years on College Confidential have made me hate that word, but there it is–in large part because it gets to choose first. So the Honors College accepts what it thinks are the most desirable applicants every year. Then College Park Scholars chooses students. Then other programs.</p>
<p>“Scholarships” are a separate matter. Maryland’s highest (and most prestigious) scholarship is the Banneker/Key Scholarship. It is offered only to students in the Honors College–and not to all of them. Some B/K recipients receive an amount very close to the price of resident tuition, plus an annual book allowance; others receive full tuition, room and board, plus a book allowance. B/K invitations should be sent out next month. There are other scholarships–usually worth several thousand dollars per year–available to students who are not selected for B/K. These include the Presidential Scholarship, the Dean’s Scholarship and others. Notifications about these awards come out around the time of B/K notifications–usually slightly after, if I recall correctly. If your daughter has been invited to the Honors College, she is in a good position to be offered a substantial academic scholarship.</p>
<p>Separate from scholarships, there is also financial aid. The usual distinction between “scholarships” and “financial aid” applies in this case: scholarships are based on merit (academic merit, athletic prowess, accomplishment in the arts, etc.), and financial aid is based on need.</p>
<p>Hope this clears things up somewhat.</p>
<p>Thanks, there are a lot of info there. I need to do some reading.</p>