My daughter in the 20% I guess she was admitted for engineering for fall but without any kind of honors or anything mentioned
Congrats to everyone accepted! We are OOS, my son applied undecided, and was accepted to the Scholars program. Does this prevent him from majoring in any specific field like CS or business like at some other universities? Alsoā¦if there was any merit, or other, aid would it have been noted in the acceptance letter?
I know - I was asking about Computer Engineering which is in different school altogether. Most LEPs - incl comp Sci before this year - have been easy to transfer into upon meeting gateway requirements - I wasnāt sure if Computer engineering fell into that class of LEP. I may just reach out to the school of engineering.
He may be able to satisfy all three gateway requirements with AP if thatās allowed. Gotten 5s on all 7 or 8 APs so far but two of them will be taken in May this year.
Sorry. I saw cs in the note. You were using to compare.
Calling seems logical. Fortunately they donāt have a note like I just showed for engineering.
Good luck.
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I want to know the same, will them next week.
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Try to make sure that his official AP scores are sent as soon as they can be. If UMD has them prior to Orientation, he may be able to start Computer Engineering in the first semester.
As far as I know, there is no limit on the use of AP test score credits, but if there is one, it is well above 3
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Both Business and CS are the only 2 LEPs that can be difficult to transfer into. Both use a more holistic process and students usually need to exceed the stated requirements in order to Transfer.
Any other LEP should not be a problem as long as the gateway requirements are met
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Please message me if you get official response and Iāll do the same! Thank you!
This is true - and we will keep this in mind. However - given the schools heās been accepted to, itās going to come down to economic value and, if I am reading correctly, Freshmen Connection students are not eligible for merit scholarships which means as an OOS student, the tuition would be sticker price. Canāt really justify that cost when heās been accepted to both PSU and Pitt where we are in-state.
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D24 Accepted, Aerospace Engineering
OOS
NMSF
NHS
NEHS
Model UN
Environmental Club
Girl Scout
Rower
4.07uw/4.47w
1520 SAT, submitted
7 APs, 2 Honors, 2 DE
Great essays
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My daughter as well. This school would be a top contender for her if Honors were included.
May I ask how we find the information for acceptance days? We have not toured UMD yet, so weād like to get in a tour to help in the decision. Thanks in advance!
None of the LLPs affect your major. They simply provide extra enrichment and/or the ability to live in dorms with others in your program.
Go to the schoolās website.
I wouldnāt put too much hype on Honors. Honors at UMD is different than at some other colleges, including some other Maryland universities. My son has enjoyed some of his University Honors classes and a couple others felt like a waste of time. It doesnāt hold a huge prestigious weight. Lots of other opportunities at UMD to help round out a resume.
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thank you so much for your detailed response! im not crossing UMD off my list just yet. i emailed them to see if it was possible to declare CoE or something else computing related as my major. i plan to self-nominate for scholars when it open on march 15 
but in the meantime i also got accepted to umich and im hoping to get CS through advanced selection there, so i feel confident i will end up somewhere i will be happy !
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Congrats on both. Great gets. But study what you truly want. Not something ancillary.
CS can be done successfully from sooooooo many places.
Good luck.
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Scroll down about half way. Admitted Student Days will be available in the Spring
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