University of Maryland (UMD) (2024-2025)

[heavy quest]

its like 70-90k or a lot of scholarship

You had no choice really

[real canopy]

wdym

[heavy quest]

omg GOD BRO

WHY DID I CLICK NO 😭

[daring totem]

I can't answer if it's worth it, it depends on you if you'll make it worth the money or not

Idk

[marble quartz]

💀💀

[real canopy]

cooked

[marble quartz]

B/K is SUPER prestigious, it’s UMD’s way of convincing individuals who are qualified for ivy leagues to instead come to their school

[heavy quest]

Wait

Apparently I can just email them

Nd they change it (hopefully)

[heavy quest]

Yeah I'm not getting that

[crimson bear]

And they mainly give it instate

My friend got it last yr though

For CS

Since I got admitted to the Honors College what are my chances for banneker key now

[proven galleon]

yeahh

and bannerkey is rly rly hard

my friends got it last year

but they still chose ivies over it 💀

[crimson bear]

Yeah my friend did too☠️

Tbh I don’t think I would

[proven galleon]

yeaaaa

it was brutal at my school

everyone does umd cuz its in state

and dang like no one rly got in

[crimson bear]

Yeah my friend who got it was OOS CS thougj

Though

Actually kinda crazy

[proven galleon]

dangggg

bruh im lit in state

and on my thing it says out of state

😭 🙏

[crimson bear]

Huh

[proven galleon]

not trynna pay 60k

[crimson bear]

Just pray for the merit bro

[proven galleon]

they mess up hella ppls residency apparently

so im gonna call and yell at them to change it

[proven galleon]

fr 😭

in state schools should not be costing 60k...

[crimson bear]

When does the merit come out

[carmine citrus]

Wait ur instate???

It should be 30k

Contact them bro

They have to fix it if ur instate

[crimson bear]

He’s instate but it says OOS on his application lol

[carmine citrus]

March 1-apr

[carmine citrus]

Ya bro gotta call them asap

[crimson bear]

Huh that long

[carmine citrus]

Ya

[crimson bear]

How about banneker interviews

[carmine citrus]

After they notify u

[lofty gate]

does anyone know the acceptance rate for cs

[proven galleon]

ya

[proven galleon]

okok i will

hopefully they switch

instate is like 25-30k which isnt bad

[carmine citrus]

They will trust same thing happened to my friend last yr

[proven galleon]

oh thank god im not alone then 😭

[carmine citrus]

But she had to go to Annapolis

And prove her residence

💀

[proven galleon]

oh

i mean not too bad ig

ur gonna save like 40k a year in college then

but like i turned in my residency proof shit

umbc took it

but dumbass umd

[carmine citrus]

🫂🫂 U got it bro they lazy asf

Do u live on the border or sum

[proven galleon]

i live in ellicott city

which is like the exact middle of md

💀 😭

[carmine citrus]

Oh 😭😭😭

Umd does not know their geography

[flint bluff]

umd is on crack

[proven galleon]

r u guys in state too

[flint bluff]

yes

[proven galleon]

tell me why like 80% of my school got rejected

[flint bluff]

i got rejected

[proven galleon]

like everyones going crazy

yea like wtf

can umd lock in

ur not harvard

[flint bluff]

everyone thought i was playing when i said i got rejected

[proven galleon]

😭

also the ppl they took

some of my friends applied to umd just for the sake of

[lofty gate]

i live in illinois but i got umd and not uiuc😭 college admissions make no sense

[proven galleon]

they trynna all go to ivies or top schools

so many spots r gonna be empty

[proven galleon]

they shouldve atleast waitlisted

[proven galleon]

no fucking way... what major

[flint bluff]

i got rejected from both

[proven galleon]

😭

[flint bluff]

biggest mistake was applying cs first than info sci second

[proven galleon]

at my school they seemed to care abt ur weighted more

ohh i did computer engineering and then info sci

cuz cs is scary

[flint bluff]

my logic was that bc i was going to graduate with an associates that transfers into info sci i can fall back on it

big mistake

[proven galleon]

wait

if u have an associates

isnt it guaranteed

that ur going to umd

[flint bluff]

ig not bc i got rejected

[proven galleon]

what the hell

[flint bluff]

i had a 3.9 gpa in it as well

[proven galleon]

fuck umd bruh

same 😭

[flint bluff]

i’ve been coping

[proven galleon]

u got it i believe

[flint bluff]

wait you were in an associates program too???

[proven galleon]

no no

i have a 3.9 in school

[flint bluff]

niceeeee

[proven galleon]

oh u meant 3.9 in ur associates degree

[flint bluff]

yes

[proven galleon]

yea still like wtf

wait if u have ur associate dont u apply as a transfer

[flint bluff]

you need to graduate hs forst

[proven galleon]

oh

im so sorry that sucks

[flint bluff]

so i think i might end up at cc for one more semester

[proven galleon]

CAN SOMEONE SLAP THE SHIT OUT OF UMD PLEASE

THEY R NOT HARVARD

OR LIKE UVA OR UMICH

[flint bluff]

i had really good extracurriculars essays letters of rec as well

it’s cs tho

[proven galleon]

😦

yeah

[flint bluff]

mc here i come

[proven galleon]

oh i thought ur county was a feeder school 😭

[flint bluff]

i might get a job or smth with my degree then do mtap

[proven galleon]

bro everyone in my cybersecurity like program got rej except me

[flint bluff]

moco? it is i just got humbled

[green lintel]

@flint bluff @proven galleon I think ya'll need to take your mind off this shit and chill-ax

not worth getting this worked up

[flint bluff]

shhhh i’m coping

[proven galleon]

its gonna be so awkward on monday

[flint bluff]

real

[proven galleon]

oh lol

[flint bluff]

i’m thinking about alternative plans bc ik umd is gone

[real canopy]

how the fuck did i get in bro 😭

[proven galleon]

but ik some friends at moco who got rejected

[flint bluff]

oos they want your money

[proven galleon]

ive also heard that they want more out of state tho

since money

yeah

BRO I GOT IN AND THEY PUT ME OUT OF STATE

[real canopy]

oh hell naw

[proven galleon]

HELLO I PAID TAXES EVERY YEAR

[flint bluff]

oh that’s fucked up

[green lintel]

I was going to ask tho how easy is it get off WL for fall?

[proven galleon]

for freshmen connections u can still go in the fall just u take evening/night classes & get last pick for courses and stuff

thats what ive heard

[flint bluff]

might be rough but i’m not entirely sure

[flint bluff]

u can my sister did that

[proven galleon]

yeahh

[green lintel]

I see I need to look at the letter again and see what it says

[real canopy]

should have done engineering man

[proven galleon]

u get like super last pick which sometimes sucks

[real canopy]

fml

[proven galleon]

yeahhh

congrats coololus

[flint bluff]

no just info sci then LAS

[proven galleon]

a few of my friends did that and still rejected like what is up with umd

[flint bluff]

u got in that’s really hard esp bc umd is really competitive

[real canopy]

isnt the internal transfer rly hard

[proven galleon]

finance was really tough

[proven galleon]

yaaa

[real canopy]

ty :D

[flint bluff]

[proven galleon]

yup its difficult to transfer to an LEP

[real canopy]

didnt get into cs tho

[proven galleon]

what major

[real canopy]

got into letters and sciences

💀

[green lintel]

Also thats so weird apparently I was one of 250 students to get on WL for fall but like i'm oos

[proven galleon]

ohh thats not even bad

[real canopy]

ill beg them to transfer me to college of engineering ig

[proven galleon]

yess come to comp eng

im gonna be there crying everyday

[real canopy]

idk man

[flint bluff]

letters and sciences is guaranteed ur desired major, my sister was in it

[real canopy]

i keep fantasizing of comp eng

but i know for a fact

ill be sitting in a corner

crying

once i know what comp eng really is

[real canopy]

no the transfer is hard apparently

[flint bluff]

we can cry tg 🙂

[flint bluff]

it is

[real canopy]

only 200 seats are there for both internal and external transfer

[flint bluff]

do info sci its the same thing

[real canopy]

🫂

the degree tho

[real canopy]

bet 😭

but then

[flint bluff]

yeah…

[proven galleon]

yea bro i thought comp eng was cool cuz of tiktok

[real canopy]

i aint paying 65k 70k bro

😭

[green lintel]

but apparently freshman connections means you don't even get a chance for merit money

[real canopy]

thats wayyyyyyyyyy out of my budget

[flint bluff]

yep

[proven galleon]

but then last night my friend facetimed me and told me abt how u have to take physics and he has a 2.2 in comp e

[real canopy]

doesnt umd get federal funding

[proven galleon]

like 2 levels of physics

iw as like erm

[flint bluff]

honestly i think im gonna either go to umbc for 1 semester or mtap

[real canopy]

where the fuck is that money going to

[real canopy]

holy shit

[green lintel]

https://tenor.com/view/charles-lee-coach-lee-hornets-coach-charlotte-hornets-hornets-gif-13544601853459810682

[proven galleon]

but also he parties hella so idk if its accurate

hes like a frat bro

[green lintel]

anyways I'll prolly withdraw my app once I get my RD stuff back

[flint bluff]

my sister never parties and she got cooked at umd

she’s a biochemistry major

[lofty gate]

anyone know how difficult cs is at umd? i heard it was mainly theory based

[proven galleon]

that dumb metro station they making in the middle of campus

damn....

[real canopy]

...

whats the fucking point

of that

[proven galleon]

u got rice tho

[real canopy]

😭

[proven galleon]

to connect it to dc

but like

[real canopy]

no i didnt

im manifesting it

[proven galleon]

u will get it soon thats what i meant

[real canopy]

dawg if i got into rice i'd be chillin

[proven galleon]

cuz i rmbr in the rice thread u would talk abt it

yea lol

i applied to rice too

manifesting for us 🙏

[real canopy]

manifesting fr

i hope they give me a nice

fin aid

[proven galleon]

glgl

[autumn walrus]

REAL

who the HELL does umd think they are bruh

[proven galleon]

r u in state too

[autumn walrus]

how did they even get good for cs

[autumn walrus]

no

[proven galleon]

they were brutal for in state

[autumn walrus]

im in nj

[proven galleon]

ah

😭

[green lintel]

Government

lots of tie-ins with the feds

and I think they were one more prominent state schools who invested into computing in the early 70's/80s

[real canopy]

likewise

[real canopy]

if only i was born an us citizen 😭

i'd be working for white house or smthin

[green lintel]

im not sure if you'd want to do that rn...

[real canopy]

cybersecurity type shit

[real canopy]

what happened now

[green lintel]

gestures broadly to the current politicking scene in the US

[real canopy]

yeah trump and all

but then

white house>>>

[green lintel]

true

[real canopy]

doesnt matter who it is

[carmine citrus]

No Deadass same

They pulled names out of a hat

[proven galleon]

yea...

[carmine citrus]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT26YbA9a/

[finite root]

All that just to say appeal 😭

[empty arch]

Like 10% or sum

[lofty gate]

how tf did i get in here and not uiuc then 😭

so rigged

[thorn shore]

UIUC is like 6%

In state is prob similar to UMD

[lofty gate]

i am in state ☹️

[thorn shore]

It’s all good! UMD is still amazing for CS

Congrats!

[lofty gate]

thank you!😊 i just wish i had instate tuition smh

[jovial fox]

random but ur name is a agent in valorant 😭

i use it all the time lol

[lofty gate]

😭😭i am not a reyna main unfortunately

@empty arch we got another valorant referencer💔

[marble quartz]

Same lol 😂

I’ve been on twitch all day looking through UMD feed and there’s so many people with insane stats that got rejected, now I’m questioning how I even got accepted

[past sierra]

Read the subreddit bruh

[autumn walrus]

chat i think i found ur reddit post 😭

[flint bluff]

shhhhhh

did u get into uiuc

[marble quartz]

Did I say twitch 😂 I meant Reddit my bad 💀😭

[autumn walrus]

no

i got rejected

hence my username update

[flint bluff]

me too

i found my friends reddit post which was a poem 😭😭 i feel bad for him

[thorn shore]

Guys I know I asked this earlier but is UMD worth the money OOS

I need multiple opinions lowkey

[flint bluff]

no

[thorn shore]

Damn okay

[thorn shore]

Why?

[hidden kite]

what major and whats ur alternative

[thorn shore]

Like If I get unit Purdue/UIUC during RD I’ll pay for that

[thorn shore]

I got in for aerospace engineering

And the other college would be in state OSU

[green lintel]

hell nah

[thorn shore]

Damn alr I should’ve done more research before applying here then

Would’ve potentially given yall another spot 😔

[hidden kite]

lowk i only know umd is decent for cs 💀

[thorn shore]

Idk I knows it’s engineering is solid

But probably not worth the 60k unlike other schools

[autumn walrus]

same

i know a umd cs alum

[hidden kite]

60k is insane for umd

[autumn walrus]

he said the school isnt good for much else

[thorn shore]

I just gotta hope UIUC and Purdue work out then, thanks for the help yall

[last solstice]

anyone know how good umd is for robotics. I got in cs

[carmine citrus]

Lot of oos schools r 60k

[carmine citrus]

Not to be biased but It’s r17 I think for aero
A block away from Goddard

Research op for aero is good

And dmv area goated

[thorn shore]

Yeah but I’d have to convince my parents about it and I don’t know much about it tbh

Well it’s a decision for later after every school comes out for me

[kind hedge]

When will the data about this release

[brazen plaza]

is there a umd '29 discord?

or a umd one in general

[heavy quest]

What's your SAT

[heavy quest]

There is an insta

[brazen plaza]

yea ive seen that

[flint bluff]

test optional

[heavy quest]

oh me too

[autumn walrus]

ouch

test optional for cs is no bueno

even if a 3.9

my cousin got rejected from cs (accepted to umd) with a 4.1

he was test optional

[marble quartz]

I thought UMD didn’t take majors into consideration for admissions tho

[silver flint]

i think for cs and some other majors they do

[proven galleon]

for LEPS they do

[marble quartz]

Ahh

Ig that makes sense

My major is also an LEP but definitely not as competitive as CS

[real canopy]

oh rly?

[sour gazelle]

Is transferring from undeclared letters and sciences to mechanical engineering competitive? Like even if I meet the course requirements and grades is it possible I still don’t get it?

[jovial fox]

i think its def doable

i have asked around to a lot of umd kids

since im in a similar posiiton

they just said that u do ur requirements u can get in

everything is fine as long as ur not trying to switch into cs

[empty arch]

what do i do about umdcp gng

[heavy quest]

Ye

[real canopy]

did u get into cs?

[empty arch]

infosci

i shdve jst applied cs

[real canopy]

oh damn

ill try to transfer to comp eng

but then 65k coa is diabolical

[jovial fox]

im trying to transfer into ce as well

umd is my best acceptance so far tho

unless ucsd comes in clutch

[real canopy]

ranking wise yes

but idt ill be going even if i get ce

[pallid shadow]

Hi guys

I haven't yet received my decision yet for some reason does anyone have the same problem as me? im worried that i might've gotten shifted to rd

[late cloak]

uva moment

[heavy quest]

Ayo

[heavy quest]

Why not

[heavy quest]

USD is amazing but u can't really reduce the 40k living cost

@real canopy is UW engineering better than UMD

[real canopy]

wisconsin?

[heavy quest]

No udub

Washington

[flint bluff]

i had a 4.5-6 😭

i’m appealing for info sci

my logic when applying was flawed

[autumn walrus]

Not CS?

Idk how things have changed since then but I know a umd cs grad who got out a few years aago

He told me that umd isnt good for anything else other than cs and MAYBE eng

[subtle sequoia]

I'm pretty sure going to an ivy only matters the first couple of yrs out of college(there was a study on it). Ivies are only good for making connections and are hella expensive when u could just go to a regular college and not be in debt

[flint bluff]

umd is also in state for me and i already have a degree that will transfer to that program

[analog trellis]

probably is around the same level or a little better

but it's also a lot harder to get into out of state

[autumn walrus]

oh alr

[surreal sage]

i dont think that's true? recently UMD in general has been on the rise

umd is in state for me but i applied to the engineering school so i was rly scared i wouldn't get in

[heavy quest]

ik

its just a really nice place

in terms of location

like really beautiful

[serene gull]

Experience wise, does anyone know the "best" honors college at umd?

[heavy quest]

Did you get in?

[heavy quest]

You got into honors?

[serene gull]

yea

[heavy quest]

Damn nice

Did it come with your decision?

[serene gull]

yes, it was towards the end

[heavy quest]

Ohh

Congrats

you could get full-ride btw

[serene gull]

how? please share

i need a full ride lol

[surreal sage]

yeah thank god

[heavy quest]

Well you don't need to do anything, they just kinda pick you. I heard it's the most prestigious award and it's really hard to get it. Apparently only honors students are eligible

[heavy quest]

Yeah me too :<<

Or atleast even 50%

[serene gull]

did you apply here or your just chilling?

[heavy quest]

Yeah i got in

for computer eng

its 62k tho

[serene gull]

oh, your oos

[heavy quest]

Yeah and i live abroad

so its basically harder

[autumn walrus]

yea it couldve changed bc he (the guy i know) applied during the 2400 sat era

[empty arch]

cooked

[marble quartz]

It’s still the same, UMD is good for cs and eng but not much else

The only reason I applied was cause I’m in state

[daring totem]

idk bro grass always looks greener on the other side

instate ppl dont appreciate their state schools enough

[crimson bear]

Yeah we have a 14% chance at it

I think

Or smth like that

For full ride

[autumn walrus]

real

jersey people love to look down on rutgers

[empty arch]

then theres cali

[daring totem]

[autumn walrus]

yo if i was in cali and copped ucla/ucb im not going anywhere else bruh

even if i was in the bay area

and even if i did cs

i wouldve been perfectly fine with sjsu bc thats the #1 silicon valley feeder

[surreal pivot]

What r the odds I can transfer to cs if I got ltsc

[autumn walrus]

nigh impossible

they slashed cs transfer seats by 90% last yr

only 100 spots

[surreal pivot]

Ouch

[autumn walrus]

might as well give up tbh

[surreal pivot]

100 people out of how many that will apply

I think I got it shit seems light ngl

[autumn walrus]

my cousin declined umd because of the transfer policy (he applied cs and got ltsc)

[surreal pivot]

I’m in the same spot

But what if I pull it off😎

[autumn walrus]

https://tenor.com/view/im-nothing-like-yall-nothing-like-yall-im-nothing-like-yall-fish-fish-meme-gif-7279072448778168854

ahh

[daring totem]

1000+ lol

It includes transfers from other universities and umd colleges

[surreal pivot]

nah im him doe

i got ts in the bag

[silver flint]

Ay bruh fuck it

you got it

[surreal pivot]

@wayne u my boy bro

we gotta room at umd

@silver flint

[silver flint]

im not going if they dont give me bread

fuck fhat shit

[surreal pivot]

when does that come out

[silver flint]

idk

[carmine citrus]

March bro

[old oasis]

i got in for bio bro

im oos

idk if thats crazy tho

[barren tulip]

c

[west moss]

I know too much people in a dual enrollment program I’m in that didn’t get in even if they were graduating with a degree in hs

[past sierra]

I’m just wondering where the myth that it was the golden ticket to UMD began.

[tired edge]

i had no idea that ppl said an associates got u into umd

and ive been

so confused

why ppl keep mentioning that

[past sierra]

Pretty much everyone my entire life who’s known anything about college admissions, including multiple of my professors, have said this to me

[tired edge]

idk

most of the people that i know that got in

for

cs oos

had the option to do dual enrollment

and chose not to

maybe its different for east coast kids

[past sierra]

To be clear, we’re talking only about in state

[tired edge]

ohhhh

ok yea

mb

[past sierra]

Going to a local cc

[tired edge]

yeah i was so confused

why ppl kept saying

i got rej w an associates

cuz i didnt think that was like that particularly important 😭

[past sierra]

For UMD, namely for in state students, it’s a very big deal lol

[tired edge]

yeah

this year has been rough for everyone

gt was 8% acceptance rate this year in ea2

[past sierra]

God damn

8 percent is diabolical

[tired edge]

its rough

and while umd is no gt

i imagine it was just as competitive for certain majors

and depending on geolocation

[real canopy]

wasnt it the same last year as well

somewhere around 9%

[tired edge]

rough years

if the average a2cer applied 20 yeasr ago

[real canopy]

yeah

[tired edge]

theyd probably sweep their entire list

with 0 difficulty

[real canopy]

they could have gotten mit

ok mit might be a bit hard

but manageable

[heavy quest]

I got COOOKED

Gtech is like IIT-B so yeah it's almost impossible

Obv it's better than it but in country comparison

[undone tangle]

Honestly I feel like it’s an interesting comparison

IITs have a huge advantage of being much cheaper

And you won’t have any problem securing masters in a good colleges after graduating from iitb

But then again gatech is better

[real canopy]

gatech is much better

imo if u wanna do job in usa, undergrad is the better option

[heavy quest]

idc

if i got into gatech and i cant afford the 50k

im taking a loan

[undone tangle]

Makes sense

[weary root]

For any international students who applied, how did y'all submit your high school transcripts?

[wicked jay]

I got into L&S, is it hard to transfer into CE later on?

[past sierra]

Yeah, I mean I applied for at least one LEP

[carmine citrus]

No just make sure u get prereqs down good gpa etc etc and register asap

[crimson bear]

I'm a CE major, what are the best honors communities for me?

[wicked jay]

I see

so I'm not taking a huge risk going for l&s and transferring CE?

thanks

[serene gull]

ACES. Best Dorms + CompSci/Tech focused (at least from what I've heard)

its also super competitve

[crimson bear]

yeah but I gotta list 5

😭

I put ACES as my top choice but

[flint bluff]

I WILL WARN U MY DAWG I HAVE A 3.9 IN MY CC DEGREE AND DID NOT GET INNNN

[past sierra]

Yeah, I have a 3.8. Like I’ve said earlier, I did not get in. I’m not tryna flex, but like just to put it into perspective I have several international awards against college students. Like… what else could UMD really be after bruh

[karmic tartan]

dude what the fuck is happening in Maryland

UMD results for a top in state public HS

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/Kx3OqPP1I5

[autumn walrus]

my school and rutgers

[karmic tartan]

i feel so bad for maryland people

[autumn walrus]

DUDE ONG

UMD IS NOT ALLAT BRUH

[karmic tartan]

holy shit

dude i need to see the stats for UT from my school

[autumn walrus]

THEY THINK THEY'RE THE IVY LEVEL SHIT JUST CUZ THEY GOT A JACKED CS PROGRAM BRUH

they didnt even give me ltsc im kinda salty about it but its okay

umd is kinda lame

[serene gull]

UH 2(filler) as for the rest, i honestly cant help you as i have the same problem

[past sierra]

This is diabolical

Someone who got accepted into Marylands gotta share their stats /hj 😭😭😭

[serene gull]

it is crazy that 1500+ instate are getting REJECTED. I thought it was an auto-admit or close to it

[past sierra]

I have no idea what is happening to UMD. I only know of one person who announced a UMD acceptance this year

When last year it was everyone

Like bro who is getting Banneker/Key now

[fluid night]

do you need to get into honors college to be considered for banneker or key?

[serene gull]

yea

[past sierra]

She got into honors college

[serene gull]

good for her

[past sierra]

Tbh the only thing I know about her is that she’s the daughter of the person who’s in charge of our home school co op

[serene gull]

I mean all my classmates who applied to umd got in (3)

[past sierra]

You must have some sorta crazy cracked classmates or sum

[serene gull]

nah, we were all mid compared to these kids online (nobody had over a 1450 sat + less than 5 aps

its actually mindboggling

[fluid night]

all six ppl who applied umd cs at my school oos got in but we all had 1500+ and pretty cracked ecs

[past sierra]

Idk what’s happening bruh

[autumn walrus]

💀

[serene gull]

😭 reason why it was so competive this yr

[past sierra]

Yeah bruh tell you’re OOS friends to stop applying

[fluid night]

yeah but we all got cooked by gatech and uiuc

only like 1 gatech and then 1 uiuc for alt major

[past sierra]

Why we paying taxes for the school if we don’t get to benefit from it

[fluid night]

we live in cali 😭

we dont have the insane instate advantage for Ucs

so we need oos schools

[past sierra]

Well don’t do publics 😭😭

[past sierra]

Also apparently the insane advantage ain’t a thing no more for Maryland students cause we all got cooked 😭😭

[fluid night]

yeah true the in state advantage for other states this year seems way worse ☠️

[fluid night]

most of the top cs schools are publics

besides like mit cmu stanford

[past sierra]

Just don’t do cs anymore bruh cause this is diabolical

[green lintel]

https://tenor.com/view/qtarokujos-stephen-a-smith-stephen-a-smith-shocked-commentator-shocked-gif-14218162991801529483

[past sierra]

The rest of the country can’t compete

[green lintel]

ngl I got in somehow

[fluid night]

😭 😭 😭

everyone and their mother does cs in the bay area

[past sierra]

Then be different and stand out

Or sum

Idk man

[fluid night]

alright but like I deadass like cs tho im not only doing it for the money

[past sierra]

I am so salty about the rejection

[fluid night]

youll get in somewhere better dont worry

[autumn walrus]

if i was in the bay area and decided to do cs i prob wouldve gone to sjsu tbh

[fluid night]

sjsu is fire

[autumn walrus]

silicon valley feeder

[fluid night]

yeah if I were to go to a cal state school it would be sjsu fs

[past sierra]

I was selected as a finalist for a full ride at Dickinson so I’m cooking

[fluid night]

W

ur chilling

[past sierra]

Hopefully I get it

[silver flint]

i think they might want more oos, there are so many people from oos with alright stats getting in

like how tf i get in oos with a 3.7

[past sierra]

That’s not what our tax dollars are supposed to be funding bruh /hj 😭😭🙏🙏

[silver flint]

lmfao

[daring wyvern]

this is poolesville?

[serene gull]

i heard they give the benjamin banker scholarships to cracked oos to try and pull em away from ivies

[past sierra]

Benjamin banker 😭

[serene gull]

im sorry, francis key scholarship

[crimson bear]

basically everyone got cooked by gatech

[tired edge]

umd too

[fluid night]

uiuc gatech were especially atrocious this year

umd too

literally every college was atrocious this year 😭

2007 curse or something

[proven galleon]

what school 😭

[karmic tartan]

it’s on reddit

uiuc was alright

[proven galleon]

ohhh

pov my school (instate md)

[past sierra]

This is diabolical (are you one of 9?)

[proven galleon]

ya

wait i think its not updated

[past sierra]

You’re actually goated?!

[proven galleon]

cuz theres like 10 names i can say

wait on naviance i think ppl have to enter their decisions

so prolly thats y it says 9

[past sierra]

Still…

[proven galleon]

atleast 30 ppl got in

but it was rly rly bad

the ppl who got in r trynna go to ivies and t20s

[undone tangle]

Nah how is this real for instate

[proven galleon]

i think ppl didnt update their naviance

💀

thats y

[mental shore]

how tf yall got 2025 results alr

[analog trellis]

wtf

💀

9??

that's not ok

they're tryna make maryland families bankrupt

[real canopy]

is 60k for maryland worth it

i need scholarships 😭

[analog trellis]

tbh

no

60k a year for college is crazy

if you get a scholarship then gg

but if maryland doesn't give you one, i think going to a college with a little lower ranking with more scholarships would be better

[jovial fox]

my current acceptance is U of minnesota and UMD

and there is a pretty big difference in ranking

im in CE/CS and Minnesota is 36th while umd is 17th (tied w harvard acc)

what do u think

[real canopy]

At this point every state uni is atleast 50k

[jovial fox]

my in state uni is 35k lol

[analog trellis]

Both are good tbh

Whatever is cheaper

With undergrad you will get a lot of the same teaching

I'd say both don't really have the best area for career building

But Minneapolis is much better since it's not a college town

Lol

[west moss]

Tbh umd is in the DMV which does offer plenty of opportunities

College park is within the DMV I should say

[real canopy]

Yeah there is a entire fkin metro rail in middle of umd

💀

[carmine citrus]

It’s still not built 😭😭

[real canopy]

still even the though of it is pure insanity

[carmine citrus]

Ya

Prepare to hear hammers banging if u go

[real canopy]

😭

i can imagine people from dc using this metro and casually waving at umd students

[calm yoke]

Wait guys for some reason i still haven't got a decision from UMD. Nothing is reflecting on the portal. Anyone facing the same issue?

[upbeat ice]

maybe u did rd

[abstract umbra]

what’s this app called

[pliant barn]

naviance

[karmic wolf]

hi

[heavy quest]

You got UMD honors?

[heavy quest]

ME TOO

[crimson bear]

Yep

[karmic tartan]

did u get the merit schooly

[karmic tartan]

which one

the red line station i thought was built and running

the purple line prolly isnt

[crimson bear]

they tell us later

[karmic tartan]

just come with me to illinois 𝓿𝓻𝓸 ❤️

we could build a ranch

❤️

[crimson bear]

❤️

[grizzled heath]

Green line is medium rail just off campus (5min drive, 20min walk)
Purple line is through campus and is light rail, construction is almost all done on campus but won't be running until late 2027? I think I last heard

Purple line will run from new Carrollton to Bethesda

[dawn fiber]

Does Maryland offer merit scholarships to people that didn’t get into honors or is it only for them?

[marble quartz]

I think honors is only able to receive the Banneker/Key scholarship but idk about the rest

[civic dagger]

Wb the college park thingy

[crimson bear]

No banneker key

But they can receive presidential

(12k)

[dawn fiber]

oh so only honors can get presidential?

[crimson bear]

No anyone can receive presidential

Only honors can receive banneker

[dawn fiber]

Ohh ok I see ty. do you know when scholarship/aid info releases?

[crimson bear]

Banneker invites should be rolling out over the next month I think?

As for the rest

I think april

[dawn fiber]

ty

[civic dagger]

Would we get an email or would we need to check a scholarship portal or smth

[crimson bear]

email I think

[flint bluff]

FAX

[tired edge]

im only seeing OOS kids get in

for like

the competitive majors

i think 5 ish? kids from my HS got in for CS, i know me and 2 others and im guessing probably one or two more that i havent asked yet

i think everyone is 3.95+ and 1450+

but

then again

a ton of 3.95+ and 1450+ kids instate

are getting screwed

[calm yoke]

nah i did EA

[upbeat ice]

oooh

maybe u should email them

[past sierra]

You likely didn’t submit every material before the deadline. UMD is royally stingy about that

[marble quartz]

My friend had the same issue, apparently she didn’t submit something by accident

[marble quartz]

They’re really stingy like you said

[carmine citrus]

Ya purple line

[marble quartz]

My friend had to submit an extra separate transcript of their college classes even though it’s listen on their official HS transcript 🫠

[carmine citrus]

No you can still earn merit but Banneker is only for honors

[marble quartz]

And now they don’t have their decision

[carmine citrus]

Wthhh

Did they call them

[marble quartz]

Yeahhh AO said to just send it to them

[heavy quest]

bruh did u win a presedential award or smtg 😭

i dont rlly care abt honors but this one got a chace for full-ride tution

[severe gulch]

anyone know how the freshman connect program works?

[proven galleon]

u can go in ur fall semester

but u take like classes after 2 pm i think

and u get last pick in courses

then in ur spring semester ur a regular student

[severe gulch]

last pick for just the fall?

[proven galleon]

yea

thats what ive heard and i live in md

u can also choose to sit out during the fall i think and just come during spring

[severe gulch]

bet thanks

[flint bluff]

confirmed, my sis did freshman connection!!

[wicked jay]

how can I check my financial aid information?

[faint stag]

does anmyone know what letters and sciences is

i heard its the same as undecided major

but I applied comp e

[crimson bear]

that means you were denied from compe but accepted to the school

[uneven dune]

apparently banneker key is out

[marble quartz]

Really??

How do you know

[crimson bear]

I did NOT get it

[burnt quarry]

do u get a notification if you don’t get it or only if u do

[cloud blaze]

RIP us 😭

[cloud blaze]

Pretty sure only the people who get it get a notification

[burnt quarry]

gotchu ty

[fallow mica]

my friend got it

[serene gull]

sigh

[atomic bloom]

is there a umd discord

[finite root]

https://www.google.com/search?q=umd+2029+discord&rlz=1C1RXQR_enUS1035US1035&oq=umd+2029+discord&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORifBTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBTIHCAgQIRifBdIBCDE1MjlqMGo5qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[tired edge]

yes

js google it

[wicked jay]

does umd send anything in the mail? 👀

[proven galleon]

my friend got stuff last year

idk abt this year

[mighty mirage]

last yr I think I got some stuff but nothing crazy

[wicked jay]

I see

[grizzled heath]

Yeah just some stickers I think

And it took a long time

[proven galleon]

ohhh

[abstract umbra]

stickers

[marble quartz]

Does anyone know how easy it is to switch majors before you start in the fall

I got into psych but I was thinking about changing it to cell bio, HOWEVER, it’s a LEP (like psych) and probably way more competitive

[lucid field]

hi umd slide me a scholarship rq for merit ❤️

[magic junco]

i gotchu

[ember root]

My school has something similar in 2024 but not as drastic (I don’t have the 2025 data yet)

[proven galleon]

what school 😭

[karmic tartan]

idk

[marble quartz]

UMD is insane

They put someone I know into RD because they “didn’t have all their materials” even though they did

[analog trellis]

It's probably test scores

Umd's application portal isn't good

They don't tell you that you need to send your test scores using collegeboard

Even if you've self reported them

[marble quartz]

Oof

[atomic bloom]

what cool shit does umd give in their acceptance package

[abstract umbra]

stickers

[atomic bloom]

sick

[west moss]

When do they ship those out

[marble quartz]

Yall if I wanted to request to change my major who would I conracr

*contact

Would I do my region’s AO or just the AO

[brazen plaza]

anyone doing the scholarship website questions?

i did a bunch but now im stuck on this question

like there's some bug with the question like it won't let me continue. even when the continue button turns red and i can click it it just comes back to this same question. and it says "please answer the following questions" and there's no question, just an n/a box

anyone else have this problem?

it's not letting me go through the rest of the questions and find what other scholarships i could qualify for bruh

[proven galleon]

wait where is that

[serene gull]

the scholarship universive im pretty sure

they sent activation stuff to your umd email I think

[brazen plaza]

https://umd.scholarshipuniverse.com/

[serene gull]

wait I got stuck there too just now

[brazen plaza]

omg so its not just me

lmk if u get a fix

[proven galleon]

wait i got in

but i didnt get like an email address from umd

is that after i like pay my deposit

[serene gull]

no

[serene gull]

just go to the scholarship universe page, and click idk what the id is

[proven galleon]

okok tysm

[civic dagger]

Did merit come tho

[brazen plaza]

yo

all the open house slots r gone

and every next stop maryland event is registered for until april 28th, 2 days before commit day

wtf

should i just sign up for a terrapin tour

like it says this

but like

ive never been to umd like really

kind of for a marching band comp

but not like really

and if the closest one available is 2 days b4 commit day

tf am i spsd to do

[wicked jay]

do you have any friends on campus

or do you know anyone there? maybe they could show you around

if not, you could do a self guided tour

[grizzled heath]

The terrapin tour is better than nothing my guess is they're all pretty similar (other than the open house that'll have special stuff)
But yeah it's always better if you know someone to have them show you around

Cause then you can go in buildings and stuff

[grizzled heath]

No unfortunately not
I'm on the highest presidential thing and in honors

[inner beacon]

Has anyone received a financial offer yet in the FinAid Portal? Mine is still under review, but under the "Financial Aid Offer" category, when I click "View as College Financial Plan," it shows some details.

[dawn fiber]

How do you access your financial aid portal?

[daring seal]

does anyone here know about the capa scholarship? / know anyone who's gotten it?

[fluid night]

Is anyone getting a 403 Forbidden error when they try to activate their directory ID

[solemn fable]

holy wait thats still so sigma

which llp

HI SOLAR!!

did you apply to umd :O

[grizzled heath]

Uh for the dorms

[solemn fable]

holy sigma i did hear about uh dorms

that is so cool

[crimson bear]

Ok guys

How tf do we do this honors form

Like what do I say

[humble badge]

DO i get kicked out of honors if i dont fill it out

just curious

I doubt i am going here anyways

[crimson bear]

Yes

[humble badge]

😝😝😝😝 oki

when do merit scholarship ccome out ?

[civic dagger]

U tell me

[solemn fable]

congratulations!!

solar you are so sigma...

[heavy quest]

April 1

[crimson bear]

why do they say no later than feb 19th for the HC form

and then say "ur late" on feb 19th

it's still feb 19th mfs

[umbral stone]

Do they send financial information out at the same time for spring admits?

[wicked jay]

did they send out finaid yet

[elfin fractal]

is there separate financial stuff i have to fill out on the portal besides FAFSA?

[humble badge]

i got a email about merit

got presidential scholarship

[pliant barn]

omg same

i thought it was a lot more but i read 32k as per year instead of overall lol

[humble badge]

its still 20k tuition with the scholarship

at least oos

idk if worth it

is it worth paying if im engineering major? my other option is university of tennesee w/full tuition

[proven galleon]

umd engineering is rly good

[pliant barn]

is there any way to see any other aid

[green lintel]

UTK and only having to pay for room/board is probably hard to beat unless you care about prestige/have moneys

[humble badge]

is utk solid for engineering ? i cant tell my perception is weird cuz im instate and am pretty connected to the college

[soft trellis]

between UMD w/ scholarship vs purdue honors for cs

idk which one is a better choice

[humble badge]

does cost matter ?

[soft trellis]

well im not sure rn bc my purdue fin aid package hasnt come yet

theyre both around the same tuition for oos tho

[wicked jay]

how much did you get?

I got 20k, but over four years 😔

[humble badge]

80k over 4 yrs

[wicked jay]

neat neat

congrats

[humble badge]

thx!

[pliant barn]

niceee

[low yarrow]

Did anyone else get a UMD scholarship without getting into honors or scholars?

[bronze garnet]

what scholarsship

[bronze garnet]

i think a lot of people did

[solemn fable]

think presidential

[wicked jay]

yeah

[humble badge]

they just called it presidential

[blissful steeple]

same for me unfortunately 😔

i was so happy when i saw the email and then i read the bolded text

[visual quest]

i got 32k over 4 years :>

[brazen plaza]

presidential scholarship lfg!!!!

[pliant barn]

same!

[serene gull]

dang I didn't get anything

[midnight plume]

if we get presidential scholar does that mean we are ineligible for other scholarships

[serene gull]

other merit ones yea, but you can still get some from the scholarship universe

[solemn fable]

its not from the presidential schoalrship policy but similar

[crimson bear]

I got 48k over 4 years

[serene gull]

i rlly got nothing😭 oos kids took all the money

[midnight plume]

u might have gotten the bannerker/key scholarship

they said that comes out march 1 (i think)

[serene gull]

no, they alr did the semifinalists for that. its all good tho

[brazen plaza]

dawg u guys cost 17k in state anyways

im bringing my cost down from 60k to 55k

theres a difference

😭

[serene gull]

i get that, but im still disappointed

[silver flint]

40k still to broke to pay

[fluid night]

does basically everyone oos get the presidential scholly

I haven't met a single oos who hasn't gotten it yet

i've just seen different amounts of scholarship money

[brazen plaza]

people who got in spring can't get it at all

[green lintel]

I got in spring so no money for me boo hoo

tbh I prolly have very weak stats for an OOS Stem admit

[hidden kite]

is finaid instate out

or merit

[solemn fable]

b/k already came out like a week or more ago

[hidden kite]

fr 💀

bruh i have to verify smth for finaid...

[elfin fractal]

wait what thing

[carmine citrus]

any instate got presidential?

💔💔💔 cuz umd made the worst choices this year

[grizzled heath]

There's very few scholarships for in state from what I've heard

It's basically bk or nothing

Out of state there's a lot more but almost no bk

[main tusk]

did they give everyone money as part of the presidents scholarship

im oos

[lilac merlin]

nah deans

[brazen plaza]

i've met a bunch of people oos who didn't get any scholarship

if u in state and u complaining about oos getting all the scholarships stfu being instate is practically a 170k scholarship 😭 🙏

[past sierra]

Tbf, that’s because we pay taxes for it

[analog trellis]

imagine paying taxes

[brazen plaza]

I get that in-state students(acc ur parents lmao) contribute through taxes, but at the same time everybody's paying taxes to their own state, and not everyone i lucky enough to live in a state with a top-tier school like umd. In state tuition is already a huge built in advantage, so oos scholarships just help bridge the gap by the tiniest bit. Even the biggest presidential scholarship for oos is still makes it cost like double in state tuition. Either way, you can't complain about not getting any scholarships when u already paying like nothing compared to us😭

[past sierra]

I do in fact pay taxes, I have a job and investments. There’s also no need to be rude it- people are going to be upset in the event they deserve merit scholarships (which is subjective) and don’t get it.

[green lintel]

Nah fuck that they have a right to be angry especially given the joke of an education system the US has, as someone who pays taxes and lives in a state with two really good state flags

[humble badge]

Bruh does umd call students

Someone from umd chem e called asking me if i had any questions about the program and it caught me off guard so bad

[marble quartz]

How do you see if you got aid

[marble quartz]

Lmao well some of us can’t really pay in state either 💀 it’s cheaper than out of state but it’s not cheap

Let people be upset about not getting a scholarship

[marble quartz]

This

[past sierra]

This is my situation as well

[marble quartz]

I didn’t even get a merit, all I got was 5,500 bc of stupid fafsa

Like all my other schools have me merit

Even the in state ones 😂

Why does UMD wanna be so special

[dim sun]

umd gave me jackshit and im still mad

[jovial fox]

how do i see how much i got?

[marble quartz]

search up "umd financial aid portal" on google

also you need to make a umd account, directions are on your application portal

[wicked jay]

are you in state for UMD?

[wicked jay]

yeah honestly college prices are insane nowadays

[placid grove]

Wait same wth

How do I like withdraw my app

Cause no way

Every other school gave me a full ride

And they said nope ur paying 45k a year

[dim sun]

I didn't withdraw my app

I just never responded back

Fuck the

[placid grove]

Ok I figured it out

It asked are u attending I said no ❤️

[dim sun]

I could have gone to college close to home

But nooo

[placid grove]

Well they're gonna give my spot to someone else right so

[dim sun]

Umd wanted something

[dim sun]

Nah they automatically just do it anyways

Someone will get the spot

If u don't respond

[placid grove]

Oh ok

[dim sun]

Due to umd

I'm about seven hundred fifty miles away from home for college

[placid grove]

😭

They don't meet need for oos students clearly

Like wdym student aid index $0 net price $45k

[dim sun]

Penn state was just like this

[crimson bear]

How much money did they give you lol

[placid grove]

10k a year president scholarship and then just the Pell grant which I get for every school

[undone tangle]

Yeah but out of state students do get benefits in their state for paying taxes

[dry bluff]

I really hope I get into UMD, I’m a transfer student from a community college in New Jersey with a 3.4 GPA transferring for electrical engineering. I have four separate letters of recommendation on my application

[fluid night]

im oos 😭 just was confused if it was actually prestigious or not

[thorn shore]

I mean any scholarship is amazing, but UMD giving this much just seems like they are trying to rake in
OOS tuition more and more

[solemn fable]

presidential is the 2nd highest merit based scholarship umd has

so yes its pretty prestigious

[pliant barn]

its not letting me sign into fin aid portal

uhh

anyone else having this issue

[humble badge]

yes

i am trying to find my directory id and it keeps sayig 504 gateway time out

[pliant barn]

same lol

im just gonna wait till tomorrow or tonight hopefully it works then

[bronze garnet]

im in

have to pay 54.3k/year

cooked

[marble quartz]

Yes

[midnight plume]

What is a directory ID