<p>**Decision: Accepted **
**School: College Park Scholars
Major: English **</p>
<p>**General Stats: **[ul][<em>]UWGPA: 3.6
[</em>]WGPA: N/A
[<em>]Rank (if applicable): N/A
[</em>]SAT (1600/2400): 2180 740CR 700m 740wr
[<em>]SATIIs: 720 English lit 660 US
[</em>]ACT: N/A
[<em>]APs:[/ul] Lit 5 USH 4 Others:[ul][</em>]Courseload: all advanced
[<em>]Awards: honor roll nothing special
[</em>]ECs: Yearbook editor in chief, mock trial president, 100s of community service hours for habitat etc
[<em>]Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: worked as lifeguard and at church
[</em>]Essays: solid, writing’s something I enjoy that comes naturally
[<em>]Recommendations:[/ul] I haven’t seen them, I believe they’re good Background:[ul][</em>]Gender: female
[<em>]Race: didn’t say
[</em>]School Type: private
[li]State:[/ul] out of state[/li]Reflection and General Comments: I’m happy I’m in the scholars program, I preferred it to honors from the description but I wanted to be in a microcosm within the college.</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]School: Letters and Sciences Major: Applied Engineering but put in letters and sciences**[/color][/size]
[ b]General Stats: [list]
[ *]UWGPA: 3.34
[ *]WGPA: 3.4
[ *]Rank (if applicable): NA
[ *]SAT (1600/2400): 1950
[ *]SATIIs: NA
[ *]ACT: NA
[ *]APs: AP Economics this year
[ /list][ b]Others:[list]
[ *]Courseload: A few honors and one AP, schedule had hard electives though
[ *]Awards: none
[ *]ECs: Wrestling, Paid work, Volunteer @ Salvation Army
[ *]Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: 1 week shadow of Morgan Stanley investment bankers
[ *]Essays: I thought they were good, pasted and modified from CA essays
[ *]Recommendations: Physics and History teachers junior year; I didn’t read them
[ /list][ b]Background:[list]
[ *]Gender: Male
[ *]Race: White
[ *]School Type: Public (highly regarded)
[ *]State: CT
[ /list][ b]Reflection and General Comments: Didn’t think I was gonna get in after being rejected from PSU - UP!!</p>
<p>Ericdude88- I’m so sorry… I genuinely hope you feel better. Rejection sucks but I have confidence that you will end up where you’re supposed to be. I hope you also try to avoid this website an page, it doesn’t make anyone feel better. Best of luck :)</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **
**School: computer/math and natural sciences- college park scholars
Major: Biochemistry **</p>
<p>**General Stats: **[ul][<em>]UWGPA: 3.6
[</em>]WGPA:
[<em>]Rank (if applicable): 4.1
[</em>]SAT (1600/2400): 1310/1950 M-700 Cr-610 W-640
[<em>]SATIIs: Math II 680 Spanish 680
[</em>]APs: Chem 3, Calc AB 4, Spanish lang 4, AP human geo 5 this year: gov, calc bc, physics b[/ul]
**Others: many honors classes highest rigor in school **[ul][<em>]Courseload:
[</em>]Awards:Ap scholar with honor, scholar athlete 4 years
[<em>]ECs: Soccer and Lax 4 years, research internship, 300+ volunteer hours, head soccer coach of girls team 2 years…so much more but too lazy
[</em>]Essays: one was great, other was okay not sure
[<em>]Recommendations: great! counselor loves me and so do the teachers[/ul] Background:[ul][</em>]Gender: female
[<em>]Race: white (jewish)
[</em>]School Type: competitive public national blue ribbon school
[li]State: CA[/ul][/li]**Reflection and General Comments: Soooooo excited this is my number one choice and hopefully If i get some merit money I will for sure be a terp! congrats to everyone else **</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **
**School: Smith and CP Scholars!
Major: ** Accounting LEP!!!</p>
<p>**General Stats: **[ul][<em>]UWGPA: 3.52
[</em>]WGPA: 4.07
[<em>]Rank (if applicable): HS doesn’t rank
[</em>]ACT: 33 (36S 33M 32E 30R 8W)
[<em>]APs:[/ul] Human Geography, US History, Physics B (dropped after one semester), Calc AB, Environmental Science, Government, Microeconomics Others:[list}[li]Courseload: Very challenging. Mostly AP/Honors with a handful accelerated, and a few regulars per HS policy[/li][</em>]Awards: 7 semester Gold Honor Roll member, 2011 1st team all conference (lacrosse), 2011 academic all conference (lacrosse), 2011 all area honorable mention team (lacrosse), lacrosse captain 2009 & 2011, and NHS bronze service pin recipient.
[<em>]ECs: 3 years varsity lacrosse, 1 year freshman/sophomore lacrosse, 2 years JV swimming, 2 years NHS, 3 years with temple youth group serving as founder, president, and vice president, and 4 years in regional youth group serving as regional secretary and wrote legislation and held leadership positions.
[</em>]Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: 2 summers as day camp lifeguard, 1 summer overnight camp volunteer, 2 years coaching youth lacrosse teams, 2 years reffing lacrosse games, 1 year as teachers assistant at my Hebrew school, 1 year as an office assistant at my school.
[<em>]Essays: Put in a lot of time and worked hard, but I’m generally a pretty average writer.
[</em>]Recommendations:[/list] Talked a lot about my commitment to the classroom and my academic and athletic success. Background:[ul][<em>]Gender: Female
[</em>]Race: White and Jewish
[<em>]School Type: Very large public school with history of academic success.
[</em>]State:[/ul] Illinois Reflection and General Comments: Would’ve loved Honors College because I could really use the potential Banneker/Key money but I am ecstatic. It’s gonna be a tough choice for me! Congrats to everyone. Was really surprised about my friends as to who received Spring admit and who received Fall.</p>
<p>Decision: Freshman Connection/Spring
School: Letters and Sciences
Major: Letters and sciences </p>
<p>UWGPA: n/a
WGPA: 3.98 as of junior year. but with senior year weighted in, 3.82 (yeah it dropped a lot. didnt do so hot this semester; gotta 2.98 gpa for the semester)
SAT (1600/2400): 1790
ACT: 25
Courseload: pretty hard. im in the ib program; 5 ib/ap classes last year, and my only classes not ib/ap were theory of knowledge, intro to performing arts, and H. Spanish III. This year is even harder: 6 ib/ap classes in total that are lot harder than last year.<br>
Awards: fresh, soph, and junior year, got principals list and honors list.
ECs: the big two: national honors society and baseball all throughout high school except during junior year when i got cut ):
Essays: Pretty funny hopefully. i wrote about groving a woman’s boob while at the grocery store as well as my asian ethnicity
Recommendations: counselor and bio teacher who both really like me</p>
<p>Reflection and General Comments:so scared i wouldnt get in with my senior grades. i had two D’s for the semester…but what do you know, i got in for the spring. which im ecstatic about! btw i dont know why people are complaining about spring/FC. you guys technically still got into UMD! thats a feat by itself! UMD is a hard school to get into, be happy you got in! you didn’t get the whole enchilada, but you got the meat.</p>
<p>School:Clark School of Engineering Major: Electric Engineering
**General Stats: **[ul]
[<em>]UWGPA: 3.5
[</em>]WGPA: 4.3
[<em>]Rank (if applicable): NA
[</em>]SAT (1600/2400): 1520/2300. (740-780-780)
[<em>]SATIIs: Math Level II: 800. Biology: 710
[</em>]ACT: Poor man’s SAT.
[<em>]APs: 9 total.
[/ul]Others:[ul]
[</em>]Courseload: Full IB.
[<em>]Awards: AP Scholar with distinction, National Merit commended, other second tier awards…
[</em>]ECs: Decent ECs
[<em>]Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: Imaginary internship.
[</em>]Essays: Had fun writing them, didn’t spend too long though.
[<em>]Recommendations: Typical.
[/ul]Background:[ul]
[</em>]Gender: Male
[<em>]Race: Yellow
[</em>]School Type: Public
[li]State: MD[/li][/ul]Reflection and General Comments: Still laughing about being placed into global communities instead of honors/scholars. It might be fun to live in a small co-ed house near libraries. </p>
<p>Also accepted into UIUC and UMichigan engineering.</p>
<p>**School: Social Sciences
Major: Economics **</p>
<p>**General Stats:97% **[ul][<em>]UWGPA:
[</em>]WGPA:
[<em>]Rank (if applicable):Top 25%
[</em>]SAT (1600/2400): 1250/1850
[<em>]SATIIs: N/A
[</em>]ACT: N/A
[<em>]APs:[/ul] None Others:[ul][</em>]Courseload: Many Honors
[<em>]Awards: A few
[</em>]ECs: Golf, Tennis, Ski, NHS, FBLA, Key Club, ECT.
[<em>]Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: McDonalds
[</em>]Essays: Great
[<em>]Recommendations: IDK, never got to read them[/ul]
**[ul][li]Gender: Male[/li][</em>]Race: White
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>]State:[/ul] PA Reflection and General Comments: Probably going to spend fall semester in a study abroad program or hope for a wait list miracle? Or perhaps end up at another school?</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **
**School: Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Major: Journalism **</p>
<p>**General Stats: **[ul][<em>]UWGPA: Don’t know (school only gives us weighted)
[</em>]WGPA: 4.25
[<em>]Rank (if applicable): Top 20% (school only gives deciles)
[</em>]SAT (1600/2400): 1230/1950 (610 M 620 CR 720 W)
[<em>]SATIIs: none
[</em>]ACT: 26 and 27 but didn’t send
[<em>]APs:Environmental Science, English Language and Comp, Spanish Language, US Government and Politics, English Literature and Comp, Psychology, and Statistics[/ul] Others:[ul][</em>]Courseload: 4 APs (last ones mentioned above), Honors Pre Calc, and two electives
[<em>]Awards: Honor Roll, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, Science Honor Society
[</em>]ECs: Spanish Club, Newspaper, Freshmen Mentor, etc (can’t recall them all…too lazy to look at my common app lol)
[<em>]Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: Summer Camp Counselor for 2 years and an assistant counselor at an after school program now
[</em>]Essays: Good
[<em>]Recommendations: Good I assume…didn’t see them[/ul] Background:[ul][</em>]Gender: Male
[<em>]Race: White (Jewish)
[</em>]School Type: Public
[li]State: New Jersey[/ul][/li]Reflection and General Comments: So happy I got in!!! GO TERPS</p>
<p>Congratulations to all of you who got accepted! One year ago at the same time I was just as excited to be a Terp! I am so happy to have chosen to attend Maryland!
I hope you choose UMD as well!
Good Luck to you all! Go Terps!</p>
<p>**General Stats: **[ul]
[<em>]UWGPA: N/A
[</em>]WGPA: 3.5
[<em>]Rank (if applicable): N/A
[</em>]SAT (1600/2400): 1380/2170
[<em>]SATIIs: None
[</em>]ACT: N/A
[<em>]APs: Language & Comp (5), Gov, Euro
[/ul]Others:[ul]
[</em>]Courseload: Honors, APs, CP
[<em>]Awards: NHRP
[</em>]ECs: Student Government, Model UN, Library Council, job, etc. etc.
[<em>]Jobs/Internships/Other Activities:
[</em>]Essays: I thought they were pretty cool.
[<em>]Recommendations: I can only hope that they were good
[/ul]Background:[ul]
[</em>]Gender: Male
[<em>]Race: White
[</em>]School Type: Public
[li]State: NJ[/li][/ul]Reflection and General Comments:
I didn’t think that I’d get in, since I missed the priority deadline by about a week or two, and then getting Scholars was also a pretty big (but nice) surprise UMD is one of my top choices, so I may see some of you in the fall!</p>
<p>I got in for Freshman Connection/Spring Semester. I was wondering if you are accepted for the spring you are automatically put on the wait list for the fall, or it has to specify that you were wait listed in your letter.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted ** School: College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
Major: Math</p>
<p>**General Stats: **[ul][<em>]UWGPA: 3.6
[</em>]WGPA: 4.0
[<em>]Rank (if applicable): N/A
[</em>]SAT (1600/2400): 1390/1600, 1990/2400
[<em>]SATIIs: Math2: 800, Chemistry: 680, US History: 670
[</em>]ACT: N/A
[<em>]APs: Psych, Euro History, Calc AB, Chem, US History, Calc BC, Physics C, Government[/ul] Others:[ul][</em>]Courseload: Difficult (all APs and honors)
[<em>]Awards: AP Scholar w Honor, Scholar-Athlete scholarship, Presidential Service
[</em>]ECs: 2-sport starting varsity athlete (football and rugby), NHS, Mock Trial, History Bowl, Science Bowl, 300 hrs community svc.
[<em>]Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: Internship in the Physics Dept. of a local university, summer job at a restaurant
[</em>]Essays: Good
[<em>]Recommendations: Math teacher and counselor, pretty good, I think[/ul] Background:[ul][</em>]Gender: M
[<em>]Race: W
[</em>]School Type: Private religious
[li]State: MD[/ul][/li]Reflection and General Comments: Invited to College Park Scholars</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
School: Clark School of Engineering, Scholars
Major: Materials Science Engineering
UW GPA: 3.3
W GPA: 3.95
SAT 1340/1960
SAT IIs: MathII - 780 Biology M - 690
APs taken: NSL, Language, Biology, Human Geography, Psychology</p>
<p>Very surprised i got into engineering, as my stats dont really stand out.
I think my engineering internships probably helped a lot.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted (Honors College) **
**School: Clark School of Engineering
Major: Engineering **</p>
<p>**General Stats: **[ul]
[<em>]UWGPA: 3.78 (not including senior year, and only going by final grades, not quarter grades)
[</em>]WGPA: 4.04
[<em>]Rank (if applicable): top 10% (at least)
[</em>]SAT (1600/2400): 1360/1960 (2060 superscored)
[<em>]SATIIs: Biology E 580, Math II 630,
[</em>]ACT: N/A
[li]APs: (9 in total) Gov 3, Physics B 1, Spanish (didn’t take the test), World History 3, Chemistry 1, Lang 3 - now taking Lit, Bio, and Calc BC[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Others:[ul]
[<em>]Courseload: Rigorous - all honors courses, took the hardest classes available except for Physics C.
[</em>]Awards: Honor Roll, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society
[<em>]ECs: Robotics, Model UN, violin, mentor for some students, tech crew
[</em>]Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: Internship in Bioengineering, YSP program during the summer, job as a research assistant in study of language acquisition, all at UMCP
[<em>]Essays: Pretty good
[</em>]Recommendations: Alright[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection and General Comments: I don’t know how I got in Honors… but I’m happy anyway! UMD’s my safety, but I’ll probably end up going here anyway, considering all my other schools will most likely inherently reject me.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **
[size=+1][color=blue]**School: Letter and Science</p>
<p>**General Stats: **[ul][<em>]UWGPA:
[</em>]WGPA: 3.88
[<em>]Rank (if applicable):
[</em>]SAT (1600/2400): 1310/1950
[<em>]SATIIs:
[</em>]ACT:
[<em>]APs:[/ul] Others:[ul][</em>]Courseload:
[<em>]Awards:
[</em>]ECs: Lots
[<em>]Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: around 2
[</em>]Essay I love it
[<em>]Recommendations:[/ul] Good Background:[ul][</em>]Gender: Female
[<em>]Race: asian
[</em>]School Type: Public
[li]State:[/ul] International[/li]Reflection and General Comments:
much relieve…</p>
<p>proudmom1313: I’m waiting to hear back from UMBC as well to compare. Did you just get the Meyerhoff invitation? What kind of scholarships did you get from UMBC?</p>
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