<p>When I attended UMCP, weeding out was the norm. I believe my year they had over 2000 students in pre-engineering wanting to be EEs. They made the GPA cut off 3.0, then 3.2, and then 3.5 through the first 2 years for the 180-200 EE slots. Granted, my SAT scores and high school grades were near the bottom. I am so thankful for having a chance to try and fortunately succeed. Nevertheless, it is nice that their focus has changed and retention is their goal. You read on CC about prestigious schools and amazing universities. Well, once you enterred your major at Maryland, the courses were very hard and gifted students were found throughout the upper level courses.</p>
<p>Fortunately, there are a plethora of job opportunities in the DC/Baltimore metropolitan area for those graduates. Good luck with your future, you’ve chosen a great school.</p>