<p>No need to reinvent the wheel. There are several threads that have addressed/discussed this
<a href=“No Direct Admission to James A. Clark School of Engineering Thread - University of Maryland - College Park - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-maryland-college-park/1610478-no-direct-admission-to-james-a-clark-school-of-engineering-thread-p1.html</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-maryland-college-park/1611175-got-into-cp-engineering-question.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-maryland-college-park/1611175-got-into-cp-engineering-question.html#latest</a>
There are also other threads with general info about the engineering program.
Congrats on your admission to Maryland! :)</p>