Exactly, to get costs down to in state UD it will most likely be less selective than UD. My daughter turned down Rutgers (66% acceptance rate) for UD (72% acceptance rate) because she liked it better, she turned down Villanova (20% acceptance rate) because it would’ve cost 3x as much.
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Many of us have similar stories.
My daughter is where she wanted to be from day one - but that school is 16th if the 17th she got into - rank wise.
Her program, like many colleges, also has extra enrichment opportunities for those who stand out vs the rest of the student body.
OP will learn in life it’s about him, more than the name. And for grad school - about a gpa and test.
The truth is - if he has UD and ten high reaches - he’s still fine. He just needs a thick skin.
But balancing with a more realistic list would be wise.
Too many families are way over strapping their kids expectation wise.
The ‘where someone belongs’ should matter. A name does nothing for you for the four years you are there. Is Delaware the right size / environment or an urban Penn or rural Dartmouth or suburban and cute town Princeton or near downtown CWRU - I don’t know.
But I’d start there - with learning the type of environment, weather, size, etc and worry about names later.
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For me UMD is a hard safety. I got told by my consuler and a lot of different people that I can get into UMD +maybe merit if they offer it. I know people who got into UMD CS with a lot weaker stats than me (3.6 + only 6 APs throughout HS) and nowhere close the ECs that I am doing. For me UMD is a true safety.
That cool. I’ll look into it.
Grad school is much more than gpa and test scores. Many do not even require a test (some might).
Grad school is about experiences, personalized letters of recommendation, research, personal statements etc.
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Thanks for the feedback. UD research is always nice. I am going to try my best for test score and hope for the best
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You are OOS for UMd and would need significant merit. It is not a safety when you need about $30,000 to attend.
Does your guidance counselor know that you need a tremendous merit award to attend?
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The paper is related tho behavioral neuroscience. The topical process is the same for any other journal .I have talked to people who got published into actually journals that have an impact factor and are not only for High schoolers.
Why do you think HS have to do that? My kids schools (one public, one private) don’t have any indication of GPA ranges on profile or anywhere. One of the schools (private) doesn’t even calculate GPA. none of the local PS profiles have this. It only hurts students.
Ohh I understand what you mean now. Yeah thats true. At this point UD looks like the best option.
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I did not really look in to LACs right now but I find that might be more of a thign I have too look at. Thanks!
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Then plan to apply in the early round because UMD accepts more than 75% of their incoming freshman class in the early round.
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Sorry to say, but UMD for CS is definitely not a safety. It’s actually a low reach.
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I do not think it is…because affordability for you is not guaranteed.
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You are going to have to go down …a lot …in selectivity in order to get costs down to UDel instate.
You are better off attending UDel as your safety and taking advantage of all that it has to offer. That will make you competitive for grad school.
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Definitely true.
But college admissions will still look at applicants as part of their HS cohort, with all applicants sorted from highest GPA on down…so it can help an applicant to roughly know where they might stand.
Same thing here. Many admissions offices will calculate a GPA based their institution’s methodology, and then relative GPA in cohort is still present.
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My other daughter had a 33 act, 3.9+ uwgpa (1 B freshman year) 7 AP’s, the rest honors, got into UMD OOS and was offered $3000 a year in merit. Business, not CS, CS is a tough admit at UMD. She applied to 20 schools, UMD was one of the least generous.
COA is closer to $55,000.
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The OP wrote that his major will be neuroscience or molecular biology, not CS.
The OP indicated earlier he has an interest in genetics (related to addiction) and is considering med school or grad school.
That’s without merit. I cannot see this student receiving $25,000 to a UMd.
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