Can some reply please to my question,: student who got accepted into undergrad biomedical engineering scholars, …does it mean the student studies 4 year biomedicalengineering undergrad + on top of that the student can also avail scholars program curriculum for the first 2 years, and still get undergrad degree in biomedical engineering?. I appreciate the response
Thanks
Zmed
Wouldn’t a student actually have to declare CS as a major to graduate with that particular degree? Does meeting all the requirements actually confer that degree without declaring it?
It seems like potentially a lot of twisting and contorting to shoehorn into a now very selective degree when there are many other colleges offering the same degree where a student won’t have to hope they can make something work.
UMD is drastically cutting the available slots starting with this incoming class. It seems if a student really wants a CS degree and they weren’t directly admitted that they are going to have a slim chance at best of obtaining one of the 100 transfer slots. I’m sure that competition will be fierce.
I think if my student had a direct admit to a CS program at another quality university that I’d be leaning towards the certainty of that alternative choice.
Correct. I know of no school that grants a degree without declaring a major. You can’t just take the courses.
It will not matter for admission to UMD if non-STEM/non-Business.
No, as you cannot declare the CS major unless you are approved through the internal LEP process for CS. Finishing a major or minor does not add it to your transcript nor degree. All majors and minors must be officially declared/approved a year (2 semesters) prior to a student’s graduation.
Keep in mind that admissions is major blind. So they won’t know that you don’t want to major in STEM. They’ll just see what courses you’ve taken in HS and decide from there. So it COULD be a disadvantage at that decision point… maybe. But once you’ve gotten in, I agree that non-STEM majors don’t need that.
On the math/CS discussion, my son is double majoring in both and he’s a “stats guy” so he’s read all the reports. Sounds like many people do major in both or major/minor in both, but it’s not a huge majority. Both disciplines are very rigorous and he works his butt off all the time. He’s in Differential Forms right now and my head spins just looking at the material. And I never hated math!
To do both (or even one!) you have to REALLY want it…
UMD admits by college though, so it matters whether he’s applying to CMNS or Arts & Humanities or College of Journalism, etc.
@STEMX , any idea when benneker key invitations come out? Thank you
Likely the first week of February.
Thank you
I don’t know what you mean. They do not consider major or college at ALL during initial admissions. The only time major is considered is if you pass admissions and advance to an LEP panel and that’s only if you’re requesting an LEP.
Actually just confirmed this yesterday while speaking to an EDUC rep. Even though they desperately need more Education majors, they have no way of knowing if they are admitting anyone who will choose that major. Unless maybe you include it in your essay and they notice it there. On the flip side, they could be admitting way too many prospective CS majors and wouldn’t know that either. That’s one reason why the LEP process has to exist for certain popular majors.
My point still stands. They don’t know which type of major you are pursuing when they decide to offer you a spot at UMD, or not. So having more difficult classes on your transcript certainly COULD be an advantage in the holistic analysis of you as a person.
I think they came out already?
Did you hear from someone? Thank yoi
My understanding was that admission was first by college and then by major (and the latter only matters for LEPs).
I’ll defer to @STEMX
I’m confused. How is UMD major blind when some majors are impacted like CS, Business, etc. and they let a limited number of students into those programs?
OMG. My DD is BK semifinalist. She received the notification by email
Congratulations!!
UMD admits to the college first, irrespective of major. They then chose to admit to an LEP major or not.
Congratulations - Mine too! She got the email just before she opened her rejection from UVA lol! Onward and upward!