University of Maryland (UMD) (2024-2025)

[midnight plume]

and how do I find it

i got an email

but it says 504 gateway time out

how

do you find the directory ID

[carmine citrus]

I think u have to make it??

[brazen plaza]

nah ofc u can be upset js that i saw instate kids talking about oos kids taking all the scholarships that's who im directing this at. just dont act entitled yk

45k is pretty good tho

My bad, I didn’t mean for it to come off as rude, nd it was ignorant of me to make the your parents comment...I get that plenty of students pay taxes too. I get that missing out on merit scholarships can be frustrating, and I wasn’t trying to downplay that. Just pointing out that the cost difference is still hella huge for OOS students.

[midnight plume]

dyk how

[brazen plaza]

they sent a bunch of emails and its on the portal as well

https://identity.umd.edu/

go here and click activate account

then just foloow the instructions

[humble badge]

whenever i do activate account it just keps loading and times out with 504 gateway

[wicked jay]

😭

wish we were more like other countries

[humble badge]

state schools that dont have a required percent of instate ppl are wack

[brazen plaza]

dawg

im paying like 60 something

[wicked jay]

that's even worse 😩

[brazen plaza]

obviously 🙏

[humble badge]

does maryland have an automatic scholarship program

like tennessee and georgia have hope scholarship as long as u have a 21 act

[wicked jay]

my European friends tweak out when they hear what tuition costs here 🥴

[serene gull]

nah, but if you score high you should get something

[fluid night]

is anyone else having issues setting up their university directory id using their ssn?

[humble badge]

yes i am having trouble

[brazen plaza]

wdym score high

like on sat?

[somber lark]

do you guys know when rd desicions come out?

[serene gull]

yea, i meant good stats in general (test scores, gpa), but there's no definite, "do this, get this"

[humble badge]

we have guarenteed scholarships and admission

but i do live in a bum ass state

[marble quartz]

Ngl wishing UMD was a private school, they’ve got too many people 😭

Too many people and not enough scholarships

[past sierra]

UMD’s yield is going to plummet based on what I’ve heard of the folks who are being admitted

Talented out of state students without enough scholarship to attend (who are going to get in elsewhere), while rejecting in state students is a terrible way to get people to come to your school

[abstract umbra]

for those who committed, here are some useful links to have for course registration, feel free to check these out:

schedule of classes & course catalog: https://tortugasoc.com/

teacher reviews website: https://planetterp.com

schedule builder: https://www.jupiterp.com/

[cosmic fox]

damn :[[

[dim sun]

Still bate this place

[pliant barn]

how do u withdraw

[north seal]

fr😂

[proven galleon]

Yea and in state no one wants to go

The ppl who got in don't wanna go at all

And the ppl who rly wanted to go all rejected

[past sierra]

Maybe they tryna reduce the number of admitted students

[real canopy]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1j07s1d/beware_if_you_are_considering_umd/

[green lintel]

oof

[hushed hearth]

Helpful context is the person posting this (the Reddit poster, not you) is an extreme shill for the university of Alabama

He’s also very fond of arguing conservative views even if it means leaving out facts to get his particular point across

Maryland is a more liberal state and anyone in the U.S. college admissions space could tell you budget cuts are not a Maryland specific issue

If anything California’s are much more well known

But I’m sure that wouldn’t have gone over as well bc A2C loves the UCs

[green lintel]

TIL, that person always talks about how great those southern state schools are !! Gee whiz

[hushed hearth]

I remember once he and I got in a spat over high point university which is a very Christian university

I tried to tell him that no, people are not upset that the university is Christian, but perhaps they’re not fond of the school due to its at risk of losing accreditation status (something you need if you want your degree to be taken remotely seriously vs a UofPhoenix degree) and the university’s president’s son involvement with a hazing death on campus which he’s covered up

[main tusk]

how do i access my fin aid offer

i have my id but cant get a passphrase

when i try forgot passphrase it says this: <myid> does not exist or has not been activated. Please contact the IT Service Desk at 301.405.1500 for assistance.

[cosmic fox]

have u done https://itsupport.umd.edu/itsupport?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0010724

[brazen plaza]

yeah but thats like every uni atp

[hidden kite]

a citizenship thing

[past sierra]

I’ve been bribed by my state government so I can’t say anything

[thorn shore]

Yo UMD doesn’t send acceptance packages or anything right

I haven’t gotten anything not even stickers 😔

[thorn shore]

Ah damn well that sucks

[hollow kelp]

how grabbable is banneker/key?

[tacit fjord]

they take top 2% of admitted applicants (less than 400 people) for semifinalist, selection is pretty random once u get up there imo

ive heard like 90% are in-state too

[grizzled heath]

Yeah I think they only give out 40 or smth to oos

And if people don't accept they just go away

[grizzled heath]

They took a long time last year, I think they might send them all out after rd is released

It was just some stickers and a letter tho

[solemn fable]

wdym by this

[crimson bear]

basically impossible oos

also it's harder if you're in a competitive major

[hollow kelp]

ohh gotchu gotchu

[hollow kelp]

that's too bad gotchu gotchu

damn i wanted that cool little card so bad

[solemn fable]

honestly nobody knows what’s going to happen + no additional application required

Just apply EA and cross your fingers

[solemn fable]

Nah man absolutely you can get it

Just try your best

[crimson bear]

Yeah I mean if you apply to UMD you automatically get considered so no harm no foul

It’s just very very tough

[grizzled heath]

Like if someone doesn't end up going to UMD who got Banneker key they don't give it to someone else, they just have less scholarships for that year

[ember root]

Do you have to be in honors program to get Banneker/Key?

[crimson bear]

Yes

Though most honors college admits don’t get it

I didn’t

Sidenote though:

BAAAAANGGG

[ember root]

I’m only in Scholars so I didn’t even look at the different at the honors programs

[tacit fjord]

chose UH for the dorms lol

[humble badge]

I got into gemstone

[serene gull]

same

[brazen plaza]

damn good shit

[cosmic fox]

fire

i wish i got aces but im in gems

TwT

[crimson bear]

Yeah I did cybersecurity stuff like CTF comps that's prolly why they took me lol

[cosmic fox]

Pog

grats mate

[crimson bear]

you too man

[brazen plaza]

im js happy i got in cs😇

[marble quartz]

i got into ILS 👌

[dim sun]

hating on umd

[marble quartz]

Did anyone else get into ILS

[marble quartz]

Me everyday

Even tho I’m 99% sure I’m gonna end up going here

[somber lark]

need rd to come out alr

[green wraith]

is anyone going to or has gone to the banneker key interview days

[tacit fjord]

what about them

[heavy quest]

did anyone get

financial aid offer/?

[thorn shore]

Yeah I got an email about it a couple days ago

[sullen swan]

Do yall know RD decision date

[somber lark]

all it says is before April 1st

[somber lark]

thinking it'll come out this or next week tho

[sullen swan]

Bruh why is almost every uni gatekeeping

[umbral stone]

Ikr!!!

[somber lark]

this is the only one im still waiting for😭

[heavy quest]

You got aid?

[thorn shore]

Ohh I see what you are asking

No I just got the email that my offer was ready

But I didn’t get any aid

[heavy quest]

Dang

I didn't even get an offer cus I gotta verify

[somber lark]

does Maryland not give aid unless you're in the honors/ Banneker key program or whatever?

[heavy quest]

They give u financial aid and other 3 merit scholarships but no u can't get the free tution/bannerkey without u being in the honors

[lost isle]

I’m still waiting for a decision, am I cooked?

[uncut granite]

dude me too dw

[lost isle]

Ok good

[past sierra]

You applied RD?

[lost isle]

Yea

[silver flint]

Any chance on negotiating aid

[green lintel]

Negotiating with a state school is nigh impossible unless you have a very legitimate reason

[somber lark]

ngl, us who applied rd might have no chance, apparently 90% of their students come from early action

holding onto hope tho

has anyone who applied regular decision heard back yet?

[silver flint]

Nah no crazy reason just very low income

prolly still going to try negotiating no harm in doing so

[green lintel]

worth a try fs, just don't expect much ig

[marble quartz]

Does anyone know what I should do?

I got accepted and asked to change my major and sent all the info in a different email but haven’t gotten a reply back

[grizzled heath]

When did you send it?

You can just follow up they probably just missed it

[cursive folio]

send an email again

u got accepted

u chilling

[north seal]

if my coa is 30 times my student aid index, do I have a good case?

[grizzled heath]

Possibly but the student aid index doesn't work the way the FAFSA used to

It's basically just a ranking of how much aid you need

For example if your student aid index is 20,000 that doesn't mean that your expected contribution is 20,000

[marble quartz]

I sent it the 20th of February

[grizzled heath]

Oh yeah definitely re send then

[marble quartz]

I sent it to [email protected]

Should I send it to them again then

[grizzled heath]

Yeah

I believe there's a change of major form they send when you register for orientation as well if they don't respond

[finite root]

are there any UMD AFROTC cadets in this discord, want to ask some questions

[brazen plaza]

gosh 30 times is crazy for sure bruh

[arctic flare]

Did anyone else get an invitation for the clark scholars program? Or know how many people get an invitation?

[pliant barn]

i did but i also mentioned it in my supps

[tacit fjord]

Students selected for this distinguished program will receive need-based scholarships. The program will support up to 10 new state of Maryland students each year, for a maximum of 40 students when fully enrolled. The program launched with an inaugural cohort of 10 students in Fall 2018.

[humble badge]

so u cant get clark scholars if ur oos

[arctic flare]

Do you know if a lot of people get an invite? Or is it relatively selective

[brazen plaza]

i mean a lot of ur eligibility for it at all is based off ur financial situation

[cosmic fox]

Wtf 💀☠️

[proud lava]

Why u bring it up 2 months after decisions dropped

[real canopy]

even if they put u for rd

ur gonna be cooked anyway

just look past umd ig(unless its ur dream school or smthin)

[somber lark]

why does umd do this fr

like its the only school i know of that makes it so hard to get in rd

[real canopy]

i mean

for like popular majors like cs

thats everywhere

ig

[somber lark]

yeah ig

[tacit fjord]

You should call them

My test scores weren’t showing in December so I called them

[heavy quest]

I sadly cannot afford this

[somber lark]

give ur spot to me

[heavy quest]

I wish

[marble quartz]

I need an honest answer

Do you think dorming as an instate student is worth it for all four years

I really wanna but I need to convince my parents somehow

[solemn fable]

not if ur going to ellicott

[daring totem]

Housing isn't guaranteed for four years

Most people move out sophomore or junior year

Your friends would all be gone for campus by junior year

[manic solstice]

you're a lifesaver

[hushed hearth]

Yall have a good chance

You should play in our bracket groups pinned in #🏀-march-madness

[solemn fable]

GO TERPS RAHHH

[subtle sequoia]

When are RD decisions coming out (my sister applied RD)

[somber lark]

usually the last friday/saturday of the month

so the 28/29th

[marble quartz]

Crashing out rn

[uncut granite]

Me too gang

[marble quartz]

This is very random, but does ANYONE know a good curly hair salon in Maryland that cuts curly hair for a possibly cheap price

[lament talon]

does umd send out acceptance packages? i got in ea & havent gotten anything yet

[marble quartz]

Same lol

[pliant barn]

if i withdrew would i still get my package

[brazen plaza]

same

[oak hearth]

whats an acceptance package?

[brazen plaza]

like

something in the mail

just saying congrats and shit

with a pamphlet and packet and stickers and goodies or sumn

[thorn shore]

I asked before and someone said they send stuff after RD comes out

[oak hearth]

quick question, why would you apply to UMD RD instead of EA if you didn't get deferred?

isn't this just like living life on hard mode?

[thorn shore]

Some ppl just don’t research the EA vs RD acceptance rates

[oak hearth]

lmao

thats actually kind of insane tho

[thorn shore]

Like 98% applicants taken EA is crazy

[solemn fable]

some send stickers!

usc i believe even sent people airpods once

jhu a bluetooth speaker

[oak hearth]

is this why their acceptance rate is 40% btw

cuz their EA was like 80 in the server

[solemn fable]

only found about umd after nov 1st deadline, didnt have time to do supps, etc

[green lintel]

Their like super strict with the dates too, so if you bungle the score send your fried

[oak hearth]

damn

thats cold

[long mantle]

i didnt 💀 oops

well ig i know where im not going

[serene gull]

nah i sent my score after the deadline, but they got it

[thorn shore]

Yeah their RD acceptance rate is abysmal

[thorn shore]

Still a possibility of getting in

[oak hearth]

UMD does a ton of crap EA tho

like Freshman Connection + acceptance to school but not major

why don't they just reject?

[thorn shore]

Gaming the system

Like northeastern

[oak hearth]

lmao

is it just to get more ppl to apply?

like its so weird

[thorn shore]

Yeah if they don’t have a housing issue it’ll also be to get lore OOS pol

[oak hearth]

i don't know anyone who got rejected, but a few of my friends applied CS and got freshman connection + letters of science only

why not just have balls

none of them want to go cuz of that stuff anyways

it would most certainly make RD a little kinder

[thorn shore]

Idk man

I’m lucky enough to get directly admitted but I still don’t know if I can go

not cs btw aerospace engineering

[oak hearth]

damn i heard aerospace engineering was also hard asf

congrats dude

one of my friends is doing that too

is cost too high?

[thorn shore]

Nope but my parents aren’t comfortable sending me that far away

If Purdue/mich don’t work out I’ll convince them

[somber lark]

its lowk ridiculous, they're the only school that does that and they don't advertise it at all you just have to find out on reddit😭

wtv one more week🙏🙏 praying for my fellow rd ppl

[uncut granite]

When does UMD rd come out??

[torpid fractal]

guys do cpark scholars get good dorms with honors college

[wicked jay]

they aren't the only one

although they are a bit more extreme with it

but lots of public schools will fill up (especially competitive majors) early

purdue does this, vtech does this, UMass Amherst does this, etc.

UMD is just, like, extreme with ti

[green lintel]

The ones that don’t fill up early, instead defer like to the extreme ( see NC State)

[grizzled heath]

Sort of, scholars is in cambridge community which is not great but has air conditioning so not the worst you can get

[daring totem]

It's great

What ru talking about

Good location and good dorms if you get Cambridge hall

Idk about the other ones

[torpid fractal]

oh i can i dorm with a guy in bse (i'm sts)

we were thinkin about it \

oh nevermind isee you can

but thatr was two years ago so i just wanna make sre

[torpid fractal]

what the fuck 💀 tha'ts insane

[grizzled heath]

I mean if he's comparing it to honors dorms it's not lol

Although good location yeah

[daring totem]

Bro most freshmen get Hagerstown

But yea ur right

[jovial fox]

chat

[grizzled heath]

True I guess

[daring totem]

Couldn't see Cambridge getting dogged on as a Hagerstown resident unfortunately

[grizzled heath]

I'm spoiled with Johnson Whittle 🤭

[daring totem]

Living there next semester

[grizzled heath]

Although you guys don't have cameras in your bathrooms so ig we're even

[daring totem]

Real

Peeping Tom 😘

[daring totem]

Where r u living next sem

[grizzled heath]

That was a crazy week

[grizzled heath]

Off campus I think

[daring totem]

Anywhere would be a downgrade

[grizzled heath]

True lol

[daring totem]

On campus

Atleast

[grizzled heath]

We got Allegheny in housing selection but the rooms are super small

So I think we're gonna get an apartment in Aspen heights

We had 5 people and got 11:40 as the earliest for our housing slot 💀

[daring totem]

I had 9am

I was cooking

[grizzled heath]

Lucky

Are you in a double or single in JW?

[daring totem]

Double

Wouldn't want a single

[grizzled heath]

Oh ok

Surprised you didn't want Oakland

Although it's in a bad spot

[daring totem]

Too far

I'd rather be close to everything and in jw

[grizzled heath]

Yeah that's fair

[daring totem]

Oakland is overhyped

Only problem with JW is you can't be throwing parties cuz there's people with ads and ras are kinda strict 😢

[grizzled heath]

Our floor has been not strict at all lol

It probably depends

As long as you're not super loud

[daring totem]

Idk my friends got housing probation

Ra cooked them

[grizzled heath]

Oh yeah one of my friends did too lmao

[daring totem]

Can't be caught lacking 🙏

[grizzled heath]

He answered a knock at the door with a beer in his hand 💀

He was just being an idiot

[daring totem]

Lmfao

[grizzled heath]

It was like the first week of school too

[daring totem]

My friend's ra said he could "smell the alcohol" and barged into the room

💀

[grizzled heath]

Oh yeah I don't think our ras care about that

As long as they can't see it

[daring totem]

I think they were just being obnoxiously loud

And if ras get multiple complains

They have to act

Not nice being a nuisance to everyone

[grizzled heath]

Yeah that's fair

[open smelt]

hi

[open smelt]

Deadass?

[daring totem]

yes

im fairly social and that would be depressing asf

[open smelt]

Ah

[cosmic fox]

Ellicott gang anywhere.. Xd

[grand aspen]

guys when is rd

anyone know?

[somber lark]

next friday/saturday based on when it usually comes out

[open smelt]

🙏

character building

i visit ellicot time to time

peopel there are funny asf

[cosmic fox]

🗿

[marble quartz]

is anyone else doing ILS

[azure wren]

is umd worth oos tuition for business

[bronze garnet]

anyone here CS/CE in umd already

[brazen plaza]

sup

[brazen plaza]

i mean i got in if thats what ur asking

i doubt anyone alr in the college is here

[oak hearth]

yep

im in for CS

[oak hearth]

yippee :) good shit man

[azure wren]

for business 🙏

[oak hearth]

I dunno much about business but CS should be depending on who you are and other offers

[thorn shore]

I think you might have better options for business

[slate saffron]

i need a confirmed date maryland…

[uncut granite]

Deadass it hasn’t come out yet like hello

[analog trellis]

Watch it come out on ivy day 😂

[somber lark]

for the past couple years it came out on the last friday or Saturday of the month...

2-3 more days yall🙏🙏

[somber lark]

we will be in the 6% rd trust🙏🙏

[quartz night]

do u guys have an estimate as to how many ppl applied for cs this year?

just curious cuz their website says they admit 600 ppl

or smth like that

[dawn fiber]

Oh really? Didn’t realize that

[quartz night]

ya i think so let me double check

oh it was for last years cycle

[oak hearth]

Getting into the CS LEP has become a little bit easier, from 450 to 600, but transfer spots went from 1,000 to 100, making getting a spot on admissions lots more valuable

[quartz night]

yea

[dawn fiber]

So max of 700 students per year?

[oak hearth]

Yeah about there

More or less considering it appears to be 600 spots for admission

I might be wrong

[dawn fiber]

Interesting, ty

Is there any way to see admissions data for how many people applied to cs?

[oak hearth]

Public schools typically don’t release

There’s no stats on LEP acceptance, but estimates go from 16% or so

[quartz night]

wow

[shrewd forge]

Yo is there a 2029 server

[brazen plaza]

that's how many enroll😭

they sent this email a while ago to 213 different email addresses

but i assume this isn't the only email they sent, they might have done it in bunches

[uncut granite]

Bruh did umd come out yet

[low yarrow]

There was one I was on that went to 311

[brazen plaza]

alr so at the very least 524 cs acceptances have been given out

anyone else admitted cs tryna check their email and see if ur part of mine or @low yarrow's chain or if there's others

[dawn fiber]

Yeah I think I have another one it has 170

[torpid fractal]

what's your email?

or hold on

[torpid fractal]

oh yes i'm in this bunch

[oak hearth]

I GOT THAT LOL

[brazen plaza]

there's like a few emails in that screenhshot just use those

[brazen plaza]

aight then so far we know of 3 different emails, so at the very least 524 cs acceptances have been offered till now

[oak hearth]

RD mfs in shambles

[brazen plaza]

why would u rd here anyways

[oak hearth]

Forgetting the date

[brazen plaza]

supps are all super short too

[brazen plaza]

it's nov 1st just like evry other college😭

[oak hearth]

I forgot UW Madison and applied RD 😭

I still got it so we take those?

[brazen plaza]

damn dubs, i got rejected :/

[oak hearth]

UMD CS is still higher on my list tho

[brazen plaza]

nice

uw madison's ranked higher tho no?

[oak hearth]

Ranks that close don’t mean much

[brazen plaza]

yea u right

[oak hearth]

Once you’ve mad T20 it’s negligible unless ur #1 or smthing

[brazen plaza]

ehh

[oak hearth]

My only advice is just choose based on academics, but sacrificing happiness for like 2 ranks is silly

[brazen plaza]

i'd say there's quite the difference between purdue cs and cornell cs

[oak hearth]

True ig, isn’t Purdue better?

I didn’t apply to either

[oak hearth]

Idk man

Purdue is like known for CS

the only shit I hear about Cornell is just ivy

[marble quartz]

Guys it’s official

[oak hearth]

Most of the ivies are mid for CS

[marble quartz]

I’m committing to UMD

[oak hearth]

LETS GOOOOO

[brazen plaza]

cornell's not known for cs because it's fucking great in general, it's also clearly the best ivy for cs

[marble quartz]

UMD and ILS honors college

[sullen swan]

Guys when is umd rd

[marble quartz]

I have no idea

I’m guessing by the end of this week tho

[sullen swan]

Ugh

[dawn fiber]

hey what are your others options if you don't mind me asking?

[placid grove]

Good luck everyone for rd

[bronze garnet]

so i got cooked everywhere

so 95% chance i am UMD '29!

go terps

[cosmic fox]

yayyy nice!

[marble quartz]

So real

[solemn fable]

its actually quite a bit more than that

600 means they have 600 available spots

but people will decline to go to other schools

so they admit more than 600

but they expect that about 600 will enroll

so its a bigger number if my line of thinking lines up

[heavy quest]

Btw

Should i apply for these scholarships?

The only issue is that, i think they give the offer after june or so

But i gotta confirm enrollment by may 1st

my decision is completly based of how much scholarship i get

so what do i do

[somber lark]

if you have the money to pay anyways and think it's worth it then just go, if you have cheaper but not much worse options, might as well stay on the safe side

especially if you want to go to grad school at all do not overpay for undergrad

[mild urchin]

Please umd

No way it's this busy

[somber lark]

ong

waitlisted from nyu its a sign im umd bound🙏

[mild urchin]

My waitlists might come out before them bro

[somber lark]

frr

[fading marlin]

Accepted people received an email?😭

Well shit

[low yarrow]

People accepted EA

[fading marlin]

Oh thank god

[somber lark]

tomorrow everyone (probably)

best of luck🙏🙏

[fading ore]

guess i will be committing to umd for cs after receiving the rest of my decisions

[green lintel]

BY would be proud

[fading ore]

bro 😭 😭

i keep finding u i’m here

[green lintel]

Fries ain’t gonna put themselves into the bag

[brazen plaza]

u sayin it so bleakly as if umd cs not TOP 20/10!!!

[tranquil inlet]

so Im getting rejected from UMD time 😄

[silver flint]

cant go to umd cs to expensive

[uncut granite]

so umd is coming out tomorrow?

[long mantle]

what time?

[slate saffron]

tmrw??

[cosmic fox]

We got our results last friday of jan at 5pm -4 iirc

[somber lark]

yeah gonna be tmrw 4-5 im guessing

[thorn shore]

Good luck! I may see some of you on campus next year

(If I go)

[shrewd forge]

Is there a 2029 server

[oak hearth]

No 2029 server iirc but there’s a server for the school

[slate saffron]

when is maryland gonna come out bruh

[snow gale]

ong ts pmo

[somber lark]

4-5 more hours be patient yall🙏

[mild urchin]

its max 3

cuz they close at 4pm est

[somber lark]

ppl ea got them 4-5 pm and last years rd also did tho

[shrewd forge]

Do u have it

[oak hearth]

ye

[mild urchin]

Who does umd think they are

[somber lark]

a wonderful university whos gonna admit me soon🙏

[grand aspen]

WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE

[brazen plaza]

can we make one

[oak hearth]

We should :)

[analog trellis]

Is it out yet

[mild urchin]

no

[analog trellis]

💀

[mild urchin]

i was wrong

[grand aspen]

It’s out?

[mild urchin]

nah

[shrewd forge]

Can u dm me it

[uncut granite]

Bruh so no umd

4 oclock?

[somber lark]

likely 4-5 yes

[uncut granite]

fml

[rare compass]

yo how hard is umd regular to get in?

[uncut granite]

Can’t be that hard

Not sure thin

Tho

[mild urchin]

50% acceptance rate

[somber lark]

supposedly very hard but its kinda just word of mouth no actual data from what i can find

[uncut granite]

Okok

[mild urchin]

but its a good school

better than northeastern

[somber lark]

def less for rd

[rare compass]

heard like 5% of total class comes from RD

[somber lark]

also cs bc its suuuper competitive

[mild urchin]

damn

[somber lark]

yeah that's what ppl say but idk

[rare compass]

i got 3.91 unweighted 4.65 weighted applied to public policy in state i might be cooked

[grand aspen]

What about CS lol

[slate saffron]

when is this coming out

[mild urchin]

50/50 you either get in or dont

[grand aspen]

Do a lot of ppl get into the letters and sciences thing if they don’t get their major

[mild urchin]

who even lives in maryland

[oak hearth]

Very far from 50%

[grand aspen]

A lot of ppl actually

[somber lark]

3.8 w out of state engineering😭 im cooked

[rare compass]

me

[oak hearth]

Yeah, they will admit to L&S but not CS

[grand aspen]

Same same we are cooked together

[rare compass]

they are actually more lenient to out of state

[grand aspen]

Biggest CAP

[rare compass]

dude not cap this year

[grand aspen]

Someone just got into Michigan with a 3.3 and 1190 in state

[somber lark]

my 1460 carried me through other admissions tho so im slightly optimistic

[rare compass]

they hate my county at least

[rare compass]

sport?

[grand aspen]

Idk it’s on Reddit

[somber lark]

nah they are bc they know oos will commit less but pay more if they do

[grand aspen]

Some Rutgers type situation

[somber lark]

yeah

f rutgers tryna make me pay 65k😭

for umd i would tho🙏🙏

[rare compass]

umd doesn’t waitlist

accept or spring admit

[grand aspen]

Good

[rare compass]

or reject

[grand aspen]

I hate waitlists

[somber lark]

honestly could be different this year

[rare compass]

i’m on 5 waitlists dawg

[mild urchin]

damn

[somber lark]

same its just a rejection lowk

[mild urchin]

unless its like BU or smth

or ivys

[grand aspen]

Depends on the school but most top schools yea

[somber lark]

like nyu waitlisted thousands but only 0-50 get in ever

not even gonna stay on it

[mild urchin]

its in new york anyway

[somber lark]

did yall apply test optional?

[rare compass]

yes

i got a 1340 decided not to submit it

[wind thistle]

when is it coming out

[mild urchin]

unknown

they think they have aura or smth

[wind thistle]

😭

im not even tryna go

[grand aspen]

Ye

[wind thistle]

i just want to add another school onto my accepted list

[somber lark]

if it doesn't come out today imma be mad😭

[wind thistle]

same

[somber lark]

they think they carti

[grand aspen]

If I get in I have to pay 50 bands so was it even worth it

[rare compass]

should be around 5 est today

[uncut granite]

On jah

[rare compass]

if not, prolly monday

[grand aspen]

Could be tmrw too

[somber lark]

frr

[rare compass]

or tuesday

[uncut granite]

They keep edging us

[rare compass]

they do it on weekends?

[uncut granite]

Ts 🙏💔🪫

[somber lark]

nah theyre doing it before april 1 fs

[grand aspen]

Yea

Saturday’s

[rare compass]

oh wow

i think it’ll be today tho around 5

[somber lark]

same always is the last friday of march for the past 3 years at least

[rare compass]

EA was last friday of january

idk about past years

[grand aspen]

Bro no way 91% have 4.0 their weighted is probably weird

[somber lark]

yeah id guess

also grade inflation is crazy nowadays

[rare compass]

that’s gotta be weighted

max unweighted is 4.0

[grand aspen]

That’s according to UMDs scale so yes

[somber lark]

wheres that data can you send the link?

or file

[grand aspen]

https://www.irpa.umd.edu/InstitutionalData/cds.html

I guess they don’t really care about SAT that much

Cuz it’s under considered

And not important or very important

[somber lark]

usually depends on the major tho i think

[rare compass]

do they for public policy?

honestly i lowk regret applying public policy should’ve done journalism

[somber lark]

probably not, usually for stem they care more

damn looking like 65k for them too😭 i alr know I'm not getting scholarships

rip my fellow oos

[rare compass]

i’m in state so $27k for me

so i’m prob going if i get in

[somber lark]

lucky

i just had to be born in PA smh

[rare compass]

where else did u apply

[somber lark]

temple, rutgers, stony brook, nyu, embry-riddle, and U Delaware

shouldve applied penn state but honestly i just wanna get out of here

[rare compass]

i’m still waiting to hear from penn st

did u get into nyu?

[somber lark]

nah waitlisted

made me feel better tho cuz i was sure i was gonna get rejected

[rare compass]

dang

these waitlists suck

[somber lark]

penn st is honestly rly good, if i wasn't from here id go

[somber lark]

yeah

[rare compass]

umd don’t waitlist tho to my knowledge

[somber lark]

so far, a lot of places changed their policy this year tho bc of the increase in applicants

no one rly knows what yield rates will look like

[slate saffron]

if it helps i work there rn and they rejected me

💀💀

so i think yall have a good case to plead

[somber lark]

loll

anyways gtg wish you all the best on getting in🙏🙏🙏

[rare compass]

thanks best of luck to you 🙏

[analog trellis]

I'm on 11

[rare compass]

holy

[analog trellis]

I'm a waitlist weapon

[wicked jay]

did RD come out?

good luck yall

[slate saffron]

uhm

it’s not out

[slate saffron]

i read person not weapon omg

[uncut granite]

Still not out bruh

[slate saffron]

59 min then

[uncut granite]

Fml

[somber lark]

they edging us

[rare compass]

yeah it’s coming out between 4:30-5:00

[cosmic fox]

👀 is it out

[rare compass]

don’t think so

[uncut granite]

wtf

[peak tapir]

😐

[uncut granite]

then when is it coming out???

[rustic ferry]

it’s 5…

[uncut granite]

someone should call the admissions office (im too nervous)

[thorny ingot]

i think its out bro my friend got it

[uncut granite]

HUH

[peak tapir]

someone definitely should(i won’t)

[cosmic fox]

🤔

[eternal juniper]

It’s out

[grand aspen]

Yea it’s out

[dire oasis]

it’s out?

[peak tapir]

Is there something I’m supposed to click, cause I don’t see a decision

[oak hearth]

Good luck yall!!!

Join us!

[rare compass]

i got in spring

[oak hearth]

Freshman connection?

[slate saffron]

rejected

bye bye maryland

😢😢

[rare compass]

what is that

[wind thistle]

is there going to be a poll

[rare compass]

i was thinking i could take classes at my community college for fall semester if i go

[wild garnet]

yeah me too why’s it spring 💀

[fading marlin]

What is umd letters and sciences?

I applied for cs

[green lintel]

You start in the spring, and they don’t give any money either

It’s pretty stupid

[grand aspen]

It’s like undeclared u didn’t get into CS

Can ik ur stats

[rare compass]

not enough room for fall i’m guessing

[somber lark]

rejected🥲

[wild garnet]

i got into that too

[peak tapir]

How do I see the decision

[wind thistle]

How did I get in

For my sup fun fact I put “when you press harder your pencil draws a darker line”

[fading marlin]

1530 sat
9th 10th 98%
11th 92%
12th 98%

National level coding olympiad bronze
Math awards
Aime

[rare compass]

they don’t care about that

[fading marlin]

What does that mean exactly

[somber lark]

insane

who does umd think they are genuinely😭

[rare compass]

so most people that got in got in spring and not fall?

[peak tapir]

I don’t see a decision

[fading marlin]

I have gotten rejected everywhere else

[snow gale]

bro that makes no sense more ppl got in fall

[oak hearth]

UMD does a lot of stuff like that

Freshman Connection/Spring and L&S indirect admission

[rare compass]

what is freshman connection

[fading marlin]

What does undeclared mean I'm genuinely confused

[uncut granite]

why did i not get an admission decision

im confused

help

[rare compass]

if u applied LEP they might come out later idk

[uncut granite]

whats LEP

im so confused

help

[uncut granite]

same wtf do we do

[fading marlin]

Click the checklist button

[uncut granite]

oh

its not there still

wtf

[peak tapir]

Same

I could be blind

[uncut granite]

can someone hop on vc and try tp help me find it

im so confuzzled vro

[grand aspen]

U can search it up and see it on their website it can explain better than I can

[rigid yarrow]

Is it more clear on computer?

Cause idk where to look on the website rn

[somber lark]

anyone get into engineering rd? if so what were ur stats just curious

[brazen plaza]

did rd come out?

[peak tapir]

seems like for some

[somber lark]

yeah

[brazen plaza]

nice

[peak tapir]

if you got your decisions did you receive some type of status update email

[uncut granite]

Yeah you were supposed to

I contacted the admissions office

[rare compass]

i accidentally didn’t press save letter but i took a SS 💀

bruv who changed my shit to change your nickname

[dire oasis]

me because you were doxxing yourself 💀

[dire oasis]

@everyone decisions were expected to be at 6pm EST and many seemed to get their decisions early as well. be sure to check your portal and vote on our pinned poll.

if you got in, congratulations! if you didn't im sure there are many other things in store for you. everyone will end up where they're meant to be

[oak hearth]

You got into UMD but not the comp sci limited enrollment program

[uncut granite]

6 pm est and still no decision wtf

[lost isle]

Brrruuuu my app has said incomplete for 2 months and I’ve filed 2 support tickets and gotten radio fucking silence!!!

[snow gale]

lol same it’s said incomplete since October

[lost isle]

I have everything submitted too! I’m so confused Fr.

[uncut granite]

Did anyone else not get decisions?

[rigid yarrow]

I didn’t yet

By the looks of the poll, not everyone got it yet

Maybe it’s coming out by school?

[lost isle]

Me😭

[uncut granite]

this is so annoying

[snow gale]

🗿

[lost isle]

My fucking app still says not done too😭

[analog trellis]

Bro

No way

ANOTHER WAITLIST

What is the chance of getting accepted from the waitlist? I feel like it would be super low for under

[peak tapir]

Anyone get a decision for engineering?

[somber lark]

i did, rejected😭

[somber lark]

damn u rly are a waitlist weapon😭 waitlisted from a school that doesn't waitlist

[analog trellis]

is it something new they're doing this year?

[somber lark]

yeah i think so

[analog trellis]

same thing happened to me for uf 💀

[thorn shore]

For EA they deferred people and they NEVER defer

[marble quartz]

I’m telling you UMD is trying to act like an Ivy League

[jovial fox]

has anyone been able to sign up for a tour?

im trying to but the every single event says that its not available/there is no space

but i doubt that every single one is full so i think its a error

[gilded berry]

lol yeah i tried to but they really are booked apparently

i called to ask and they said they were booked i didnt know UMD accepted student days were so fricking popular

[uncut granite]

Is anyone here still decision-less from umd

[gilded berry]

i got my decision EA

[gilded berry]

i heard that UMD usually forgets to remind students of status updates so if u stil dont have ur decision u could either look on the portal to see if its there or if it isnt email admissions

[lofty gate]

i was unable to sign up for a tour or anything but i just showed up to campus on thursday at 9 am and went to the visitor center and asked to be put in a tour and in a cmns information session and they let me do both 🤷‍♀️

[proven galleon]

bro umd tours fill up so fast

they need more dates

[undone tangle]

Should I go Purdue or Umd ? Can’t decide 😭

[thorn shore]

For what major

[undone tangle]

Cs

[thorn shore]

Hmm up to you then

Both are very great schools

I’d visit both if you get a chance

[gilded berry]

Purdue overall cheaper

[undone tangle]

Disregard cost

[proven galleon]

umd location better

[gilded berry]

UMD

based on vibes and location

also turtle

[undone tangle]

Yeah that’s the main point I’ve been thinking of

[gilded berry]

turtleee

but yeah location wayy better

has a bunch of restaurants around

[undone tangle]

Purdues so rural

[gilded berry]

very walkable

[undone tangle]

Any idea about the metro system nearby

Can you easily get to dc

[gilded berry]

yeah that's waht i heard

u can get to Baltimore too very easily

[undone tangle]

Oh

[gilded berry]

another plus with umd is that the baltimore campus has stuff with JHU

so u can take classes at JHU and do research

[undone tangle]

Cool

[gilded berry]

if that's what u want

[undone tangle]

Have you committed ?

[gilded berry]

im assuming tho ur like engineering or cs if ur for purdue?

[gilded berry]

strongly considering

[undone tangle]

Yeah cs

[undone tangle]

Nice

[gilded berry]

its either that or UMass

[undone tangle]

Oh yeah I’ve gotten into umass as well

[gilded berry]

but honestly umd is just kinda better than umass

[undone tangle]

Pretty much

[gilded berry]

umd and umass are both comparable for cs tho

[undone tangle]

True but I’ve gotta maximize my chance

[gilded berry]

true

[undone tangle]

Of getting jobs, internships

[gilded berry]

truth

[undone tangle]

More so because I’m international

[gilded berry]

only reason why i'd commit to umass more is because very big school

and its closer to boston

but umd has other shit that makes it above umass tbh

[undone tangle]

I thought they’re both of similar sizes

[gilded berry]

iirc umass has more students?

[undone tangle]

Umd’s campus looks beautiful

From street view

So much greenery

[gilded berry]

it isssss you need to go visit it irl if possible

[undone tangle]

Not possible sadly

[gilded berry]

they have like a personal bus system

[gilded berry]

oh righht intl

from where?

[undone tangle]

Yup

India

[gilded berry]

yoo

another umd plus

lots of desi

s

[undone tangle]

Nice

Tbf Purdue has more desis

But eh doesn’t matter much

[gilded berry]

lol but umd location way better than perdue

[undone tangle]

There’ll be Indians everywhere

[gilded berry]

purdue*

[undone tangle]

Yeah I visited Purdue it was so far off from everywhere 😭

[gilded berry]

i live in a really rural location it isnt fun 😭

gotta drive somewhere? takes 35 min

[undone tangle]

But maybe it wouldn’t matter as much

After all there’ll be 40,000 people

[gilded berry]

if you have a car maybe it wouldn't

[undone tangle]

There too

[gilded berry]

but trust me if you want to get to a nearby train station

and you have to drive

its not worth the cost of gas and stuff

and also

[undone tangle]

Right

[gilded berry]

it'll be harder to go places

purdue is in Illinois?

[undone tangle]

You’re doing a good job of convincing me lol

[undone tangle]

Nah indiana

[gilded berry]

im convincing myself at the same time LMAO

[undone tangle]

Borders Illinois

[gilded berry]

ahhhhh okok

im just gonna say

rural loction isnt fun

[undone tangle]

Hmm

[gilded berry]

if ur going to an accepted student days event i'd highly recommend going around campus

campus alone is making me wnt to go there over umass

[undone tangle]

Welp I won’t be able to go before August

[gilded berry]

ur gonna have to pay the deposit before august

[undone tangle]

I’ll attend the virtual sessions if there are any

[undone tangle]

Yeah that’ll be online

[gilded berry]

mhm

[oak hearth]

both are good but personally for me i chose UMD

Better campus & location, both great CS programs

wherever you're going, it's gonna be good. but for me at least, UMD just was nicer

[grizzled heath]

Very easily, like 40 minutes to get the national mall, people go down there all the time
Baltimore is doable but is kind of a trek, only really worth it for day trips

You definitely don't need a car since they have really good buses too

[cosmic fox]

yes

college park is a station on the dc metro

[undone tangle]

You chose Umd specifically over Purdue?

[shrewd forge]

How hard is it to transfer into cs through the lep

I’ve heard ~100 spots but how many apply

[grizzled heath]

It's extremely difficult, you need to have a backup plan

The 100 is for internal and external transfer spots, I don't think they release numbers but I'd guess it's <10% acceptance rate

[oak hearth]

Do not count on it

[dense coyote]

has anyone else not received a decision

[shrewd forge]

What’s the application like?

Same as college app criteria?

[grizzled heath]

I honestly have no clue, they'll want to see college stuff rather than high school I'd guess if it's similar

[shrewd forge]

Hmm alr ty

[rigid yarrow]

Yeah I haven’t yet

Was boutta ask the same question

[peak tapir]

I also have not

[lost isle]

Same here, they haven’t even answered the support ticket

[analog trellis]

is your application complete?

[peak tapir]

Mine is

[rigid yarrow]

Yeah it says it is

[rigid yarrow]

Damn, maybe try asking your regional admissions counselor

Are you guys international? Just wondering

[lost isle]

I have😭🤣

Nope

[rigid yarrow]

Engineering major?

[lost isle]

No response

No bio

[rigid yarrow]

Idk man

This really weird

[peak tapir]

i applied for eng too

[lost isle]

IKR like at least gimme the rejection

[rigid yarrow]

Fr

[heavy quest]

what happened with the scholarships

werent they supposed to come out today

all these

btw for other scholarships if i get the decision after the deadline of enrollment how would that help me

since my decision to enroll is based on how much scholarship i get

[grizzled heath]

These came out a while ago you likely didn't get anything

[grizzled heath]

These are targeted at current students but freshman are also able to apply, that's why they come out later
They're also fairly small scholarships

[heavy quest]

dang thats sucks

well there was nothing to apply

they should've atleast no i didn't qualify for any

i was waiting lol

[gilded berry]

Merit is for EA applicants

When I asked they said they don’t change scholarship amt based on RD applicants

So yeah they came out a while ago

[rigid yarrow]

Is anyone else still missing their decision?

[oak hearth]

they should all be out no?

what did u apply for?

[rigid yarrow]

MechE

I sent them an email just now

It said on their website that it’ll all be out by April 1st

[rigid yarrow]

^

[analog trellis]

Soft rejection ahh

[rigid yarrow]

Fr

I’m just tryna end my application season

[peak tapir]

just got my acceptance...to the wrong major 😐

[oak hearth]

what happened?

can you send a screenshot of the letter?

[rigid yarrow]

They said they’re still reviewing mine

Will get decision back by Friday

[oak hearth]

that's insane lol

[gilded berry]

was it LAS?

[rigid yarrow]

Yh, guess they were very popular this year

[gilded berry]

not the major but where u were accepteed

[oak hearth]

thats what i was thinking

[gilded berry]

fellow UMD '29 maybe

[oak hearth]

most CS applicants who apply CS get admitted to LAS intead of CS

[gilded berry]

hello

[oak hearth]

hello!

[gilded berry]

most LEP

idk how popular my major is for UMD but ik UMD in general has gotten very competitive

[oak hearth]

i got really fucking lucky but i don't know anyone else who has

at least from ppl at my school

[oak hearth]

true but CS just got a lot worse this year

[gilded berry]

CS always had it worsee tho

[oak hearth]

as of fall 2024 it operates tighter than all of the other LEPS

[rigid yarrow]

I’m probably not even gonna go here, just give me my decision…

[gilded berry]

like i got into MCB and idk if there are any statistics on that

[oak hearth]

600 total acceptance spots and 100 transfer spots maximum

[thorn shore]

Goddamn

[gilded berry]

yeah CS hella competitive, engineering too

[thorn shore]

That’s insanely tough

[oak hearth]

all other LEPs don't have the transfer limit that low

they talked about wanting to bring the total number of students down at open house

and aparently since making it an LEP, their general population of CS majors has still gone up 😭

[oak hearth]

ye they're really good for general engineering

[thorn shore]

How was your experience on campus? I live to far away to be able to visit before the summer

So I have to also make a decision without visiting 😭

[oak hearth]

it was honestly amazing. i really loved the campus and i'm sure you'll love it too :)

[gilded berry]

u went to open house?

[oak hearth]

ye

[gilded berry]

:D i loved the campus on a not busy day

i think everybody was getting reeady for a game but the campus was kinda dead

so if i liked it on a not busy day i'll probs like it in general

[gilded berry]

i didnt kinda bummed aboutt thatt

[thorn shore]

I gotta decide either OSU and transfer out after a year/two years or commit to UMD for 4

[gilded berry]

i couldnt get into accepted student days either

[oak hearth]

oh wait i went to the accepted students day not open house

[gilded berry]

how much is OSU for you

[oak hearth]

forgor they're different htings

[gilded berry]

OH

lmao

[thorn shore]

In state so cheaper like 23k a year

[gilded berry]

sad i didnt go to accepted students day...

:(

[oak hearth]

yeah it was honestly pretty special

[gilded berry]

i waited for like 4 weeks and all of the slots were filled up

and i was like wtf

[oak hearth]

the day before i sniped a spot on the list

[gilded berry]

not even umass filled dup that quickly and they overenrolled

[oak hearth]

after i submitted it i refreshed and it was gone

[gilded berry]

when was it?

[oak hearth]

lol

[oak hearth]

this was the early march one

[gilded berry]

i didnt realize it was that popular... 😭

[gilded berry]

ohhh

theres one in april i think

[oak hearth]

getting into the open house was harder than getting into the LEPs bro 😭

[thorn shore]

Goddamn 😭

[gilded berry]

THIS IS SO REAL

i called the admissions office FOUR TIMES

[thorn shore]

Also I’m aerospace engineering so there’s like 0 guarantee I can transfer out 😔

[gilded berry]

at the rewquest of my dad

[oak hearth]

aerospace engineering for UMD as long as you have the money is insane

[gilded berry]

and i was like "dad this school the goat no way im getting into admitted students day"

umass is filling up slowly tho

umass CMNS probs has not a lot of ppl

[oak hearth]

what shools are u deciding between btw jan'vi?