<p>The one problem with Naviance from what I am aware of it really is a stat oriented program, it does not take into other facts like EC’s, thus, the kid that has a 3.8 gpa and a 1200 SAT may also be the lacrosse captain and a recruited athlete. It is the whole student that gets reviewed. UMD is numbers driven, however, they also will look at the EC’s.</p>
<p>I would say that to consider UMDCP from NJ/NY, your SAT really needs to be in the 1900 at least, and if you want engineering you should try to break the 2000 marker to say it is a given with the hardest course curriculum. I have stated this before DS’s friends from NJ had lower SATs/ACT (@1250+/30+) then him, but their w gpa was much higher, all in the 4.3-4.5 range with many more APs. DS had a 4.17 w with a 1390 out of 1600, and 2120 (I think, back then the Written was not included so it was a non-player). He had a 33 ACT. All of them were at least the top 15% in rank. The point is you cannot have both being the median, you need to have one at the median and the other above for MD stats. Do not confuse this with school stats. School stats/overview matter too. New Brunswick, South River, Camden, Edison, Colonia, etc., cannot hold a candle to East Brunswick, North Brunswick, Princeton, Manalpan, Monroe, etc. The top 10% students at the latter schools will have a stronger course rigor due to the school’s curriculum than the previous mentioned. A student from a BLUE RIBBON school with a lower gpa may be accepted bfeore the student with a higher one, based upon the fact that their curriculum was stronger. </p>
<p>If you are a jr and plan to apply next yr., follow astro and my advice take the hardest APs, because it will matter in merit money. AP Western Art is not viewed the same as APUSH.</p>
<p>Also, if you are applying to the Behavioral School, (govt and politics are in this school) realize that they have the most students and the least amount of funding…these were the students that made the news last spring by walking out of classes to show their anger over this situation.</p>