University of Maryland (UMD) (2025-2026)

[storm zephyr]

Ikr

Like im genuinely confused

[rancid sandal]

it says the same for me so idk

[storm zephyr]

Do u hve the same problem as mine

Like havent receive a decision

[rancid sandal]

no, i got mine

[storm zephyr]

Damn

[rancid sandal]

did you contact admissions

[serene tapir]

I think u should email them

[storm zephyr]

These mfer rlly need to accept for cs so i can fix their damn web bro

[rancid sandal]

i saw a girl on tiktok didn’t get hers and they emailed and got it
last year

[storm zephyr]

Ye but its weekend so they havent replied

[rancid sandal]

i see

[storm zephyr]

I did

Still waiting

[rancid sandal]

would you do umd over purdue

[storm zephyr]

Idk tbh im considering

[serene tapir]

Oh then wait

[storm zephyr]

Cus i want to major cs over cyber

[rancid sandal]

obviously wait

[storm zephyr]

But still

Idk

[young lagoon]

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[storm zephyr]

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[young lagoon]

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[storm zephyr]

Bet bet

[uneven pecan]

what's the cs acceptance rate at umd?

[urban oracle]

are honors decisions out?

I don't see mine. What does that mean

[rancid sandal]

it was mentioned in your letter i believe

[urban oracle]

oh alr

[slate crystal]

vt penn state osu

[uncut needle]

seahawks putting bta btw

[glass scaffold]

One of my friends hasn't recieved a decision yet. Should he wait for today or email them right away?

[young lagoon]

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[storm zephyr]

i emailed them still receive 0 response

my portal still saying that my application is completed and I dont have to do anything

it said 2/11/2025 cus difference in timezone

[young lagoon]

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[storm zephyr]

i think its prolly sth with my school transcript cus my school also fucked up my transcript with other colleges

[quiet parcel]

bro same

i was missing my IELTS score

and i just found out

i sent it officially now

[young lagoon]

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[quiet parcel]

i mean i submiited my app in december mid and then i didnt find the login, idk how i missed it

then i logged in on 28th feb and saw my application is incomplete

then i saw the checklist and all to figure out what im missing

[somber valve]

yo they updated the website - looks like registration opens in feb

[stoic mason]

omg ok bet

thank you!!!! i will probably go on march ngl

[glass scaffold]

My friend contacted the admissions team, they are saying that he didn't submit his SAT and TOEFL scores officially which is why they did not consider it for Early Action.

[rustic wren]

wtf

they are TO

[serene tapir]

if ur submitting test scores they have to be official

they're so weird for that

[rustic wren]

Then they can just considered it as no test score and TO

[serene tapir]

I think they just push you to RD if you dont submit official scores on time

[serene tapir]

Anyone got their activation codes yet for making directory ID

[somber valve]

yeah i got it fairly quickly

like instantly

[somber valve]

also registration for admitted students day is now open

[quiet parcel]

texas a&m or UMD for computer engineering??

[rustic wren]

whats the cost for both of them for you?

[quiet parcel]

Cost doesn’t matter for me cuz I haven’t gotten an offer from any yet

Just education, ranking and other stuff

[rustic wren]

Umd

[quiet parcel]

isnt texas a&m ranked higher?

for engineering

[tired raptor]

Umd is near Washington DC so more internship opportunities

[quiet parcel]

oh

[quiet parcel]

also what about VTech and UW madison. where do they rank overall in comparision to UMD

[uncut needle]

i mean dude end of the day rankings dont matter nearly as much as happiness

look at like weather

look at clubs

take a visit (or virtual visit)

then decide

[quiet parcel]

But like by rank overall I mean which uni offers the best for comp engineering, which has better opportunities education and all

[uncut needle]

yeah thats what im saying

end of the day rankings are biased

and they matter very little

dig into literally everything else

talk to alums

look at professors

[compact beacon]

did anyone get banner/key scholarship notifications‼️

[rancid sandal]

madison’s way cooler imo

[rancid sandal]

did you

i didn’t but i didn’t get honors college so not expecting much

[compact beacon]

just got the notification yesterday 😝

overjoyed ngl lol

[rancid sandal]

ayyyyy congrats

[serene tapir]

Congrats!

[compact beacon]

tysm to both of you 😋😋

would love to know if anyone else got the same notif too !

[stoic mason]

really how are you guys hearing back 😭 i thought bannkwe key had interviews

[compact beacon]

oh wait oops i shouldve been more specific

i got a semifinalist notification but apparently all semifinalists are guaranteed at least half tuition as long as they do an interview

my interview's in march el oh el

[stoic mason]

yippee

[serene tapir]

What format is the login for the terpmail acct? Like [email protected]?

[lament spire]

@terpmail.umd.edu

[serene tapir]

Thanks

[serene tapir]

Anyone else have this issue where they log into the financial aid portal and it says ur fafsa hasnt been recieved?

I sent mine in like months ago

[somber valve]

thats for the 25-26 school year

[serene tapir]

Oh got it

[cloud meadow]

Guys don’t go to umd the fire alarm went off at 1 am and they didn’t let me go back into my room until 4 am

[uncut needle]

was it a false alarm thing?

[quiet parcel]

r there a lot of indians at umd?

[cloud meadow]

Yeah it apparently wasn’t a real fire

Anyway it probably happens at all universities though (or maybe not idk)

[cloud meadow]

Yeah there are a good amount

[uncut needle]

yo did you get in?

[uncut needle]

ah okay

[quiet parcel]

applied RD but aplication is showing incomplete

cuz forgot to send SAT

sending SAT rn

[quiet parcel]

also for SAT do i have to send all attemps or i can send any one of my best attempts?

[cloud meadow]

Just send your best attempts

[uncut needle]

ahh okay

[uncut needle]

send 2. one with the highest math score and one with your highest ebrw score

or if its the same test then send only 1

[quiet parcel]

alright thanks

[quiet parcel]

When does UMD RD come out?

[quiet parcel]

like approx when in march?

[somber valve]

probbaly late march

before april 1st

[serene tapir]

Has anyone gotten their acceptance letters yet?

Curious bc its been a few wks since ea decisions came out

[somber valve]

ur talking abt an acceptance package right?

i havent gotten anything

[serene tapir]

yeah

[somber valve]

i havent received anything nor heard anything from usps or ups abt a package or anything

[serene tapir]

R u from maryland btw or oos

[somber valve]

oos

[muted storm]

Is this rare??

Also why does it say based on residency i live in virginia 😭

[drifting light]

W

I got $20K over 4 years

Also

UMD trolling if they wanted me in FIRE why didn’t they let me in when I got my admission decision 😭

Unless everyone gets this email and I’m being delusional

[muted storm]

Yea I got that too

[serene tapir]

I got presidents scholarship!

(40k over 4 yrs)

It isnt a lot but still good

[drifting light]

Free money is free money

[rancid sandal]

i got this too

i’m assuming a majority of people did

[rancid sandal]

it’s only for OOS

[muted storm]

yea all my friends got it too

[rancid sandal]

yeah

[muted storm]

I think if u meet stats requirments its guaranteed or smth

[rancid sandal]

def

[tired raptor]

i didnt receive tho i am international tho

[uncut needle]

i got it im intl

[tired raptor]

did u guys fill up my some form or smth coz i didnt get it altho i got that FIRE email today

and when did u receive it >>

[rustic wren]

you got aid as an intl?

[rancid sandal]

it was 10k in merit

[rancid sandal]

no form, email with it came right before FIRE noti

you might’ve just not qualified i’m not sure tho

[cloud meadow]

I didn’t get it so you must have done better than me

[radiant charm]

h

[serene tapir]

Umd dropped the ball on acceptance letters bc wtf do u mean i just got a postcard lookin thing

Weeks after decisions were out too

[drifting light]

I was just about to say this 😭

[somber valve]

they also released my financial aid offer without telling me

(i got nada)

[serene tapir]

BROTHA THEY ALSO GAVE ME NADA

Why are these colleges asking for more than what my fafsa has (also doesnt include my siblings?!)

[rancid sandal]

all of my costs of attendance have been at least 3x my SAI

that’s the norm for schools that don’t give 100% if demonstrated need

[serene tapir]

bro these schools that dont meet demonstrated need suck

Welp now ik im prob not going to umd bc they also put me in letters and sciences

They clearly just want my money

[rancid sandal]

there’ll be better

where do you see the offer btw

[drifting light]

https://financialaid.umd.edu/my-finaid-account

no need based aid for me 🥀

[rancid sandal]

do you need to set up your ID and stuff after getting accepted

[austere kraken]

SAI isn't what your cost should be, it's just an index, this changed when they released the new fafsa

[austere kraken]

Same thing here

UMD is fairly bad at aid tho I've heard

Also the scholarship and financial aid office is so bad and slow if you have an issue, by far the worst part of UMD

I have beef with the scholarship office

[drifting light]

Yeah

With that you can access fin aid stuff and the scholarship universe portal

[stoic mason]

wait how

oh nvm

[rancid sandal]

yeah i just got the email that mine is out

[stoic mason]

lmao $5k a year 😹

(i didn’t expect any aid)

[somber valve]

has anyone going to the admitted students day on march 7 heard anything abt a schedule?

[cloud meadow]

Yeah I called them last semester at 9 AM (when their office opens) on August 19th and was 6th in line and did not get a callback

[rigid cove]

how the helly do i find find this stuff?

istg umd making things harder then they have to be 😭

[drifting light]

You need to activate your ID you can do it from the admitted students checklist there’s a link

[rigid cove]

omg love u tyty

[low roost]

when are decisions expected

last friday of the month?

or do they roll out

[rancid sandal]

maryland gave me 0 aid

except pell grant and merit

[somber valve]

probably

thats just a guess

[somber valve]

the fancy glass one is the cs building

it was donated by the cofounder of oculus

[eternal sapphire]

that is hardd

too bad its so expensive

(cs admit) 💔

[young lagoon]

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[stoic mason]

yeah

[eternal sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/maryland-terrapins-testudo-terrapins-mascot-mascots-gif-24401733

[somber valve]

i got a keychain from umd ‼️

that and a postcard

[eternal sapphire]

didnt get jack

💔

[somber valve]

give it a few days i think it was usps

im oos so its not only for instate or anything

[eternal sapphire]

gotchu

[somber valve]

i assume all admits will get it eventually

lowk i fw a keychain- apparently last year they sent ppl old bay seasoning 😭

[eternal sapphire]

😭

yeah i ehard man

[rancid sandal]

i got that like 3 weeks ago

[cloud meadow]

Last year all I got was popcorn and old bay seasoning after I committed (and a new students guide)

I didn’t even get an acceptance package

And I live in state

[manic flare]

wb international ?? 😭

[uncut needle]

we aint getting jack twin 💔

[manic flare]

[somber valve]

idk

[eternal sapphire]

did umd send packages to anyone recently?

[drifting light]

yeah they sent me a keychain

it's pretty nice quality too

[eternal sapphire]

ooo shi

might have to check my mail

[stoic mason]

its probably rolling for oos lol

i dont know when i wanna use the lil lanyard ngl 😭

[drifting light]

it's better than the skinny Rutgers one I have on my keys currently

[eternal sapphire]

wait can I see the keychain

[eternal sapphire]

yo that’s sick

[rancid sandal]

is it though

[drifting light]

Compared to my Rutgers one I’d say it’s an upgrade

[eternal sapphire]

Ya

looks nice and then the small turtle one

[compact beacon]

wtf I still haven't gotten my package 😔

that looks so cute though omg

[rancid sandal]

if you want you can have mine

[eternal sapphire]

can I take urs

[somber valve]

rutgers jumpscare

[timber sleet]

@low roost sorry to disturb u rn but do u know anything about the appeal rates or jus anything in general about appeals for umd or any college?

[low roost]

No I don’t know much abt appeals in general

[timber sleet]

i see, do yk any way i can show AOs my research abstract cuz ppl said drive links are not allowed

[cloud meadow]

I know a guy who got rejected from UMD and successfully appealed his rejection and now attends UMD

I don’t know any details about the appeal though

[timber sleet]

oh alr

i submitted mine yesterday

[hexed viper]

did anyone else get the nursing school guarantee yesterday

[young lagoon]

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[low tapir]

at or around 27th this month

[cyan goblet]

What time are results coming out?

[quiet parcel]

is it today?

[cyan goblet]

i presumed

[midnight ether]

Results when

[somber valve]

it was 4:45 pm et for ea

so prob 4:45ish

[midnight ether]

Thankssss but will they even come today 😭

[somber valve]

probably

[stoic mason]

good luck to whoever applied umd ^o^

[midnight ether]

Thankss

3 mins left hopefully

Bro

It’s not out

It’s 4:45 et now

😔

[river hound]

wait i actually got in?

[red verge]

is it out for you?

[river hound]

It is

just got the letter

but idk how to view aid??

[red verge]

can i see your portal/letter just to confirm

[river hound]

yeah

one sec

[red verge]

for unconfirmed times we'd need to confirm before we poll and ping

[red verge]

and youre RD yea?

[river hound]

I am rd yes

[red verge]

@everyone UMD RD is rolling out now! Vote in the poll above when you have a decision

[low storm]

[eternal sapphire]

umd cs (ea)

😭✌️

[river hound]

i thought i applied for the fall semester but here as it turns out i got accepted in the spring semester

[eternal sapphire]

I think that’s freshman connection

it’s still good I think

[river hound]

Yeah, idk what that is exactly

or if thats some special admit plan whatnot

but yeah hey good for me

i was told rd was near impossible

[eternal sapphire]

yeah ea increases ur odds significantly

congrats man

[river hound]

i’m a little confused just on finding my finaid stuff or if this means i have to apply for it additiknally or something

their portal is like weirsly unclear

[somber valve]

its a different website

financialaid.umd.edu i think

u need to make a terpaccount with ur student id

its cool u get to claim ur umd email before committing

[cloud meadow]

When registering for classes there are some sections reserved for FC

I don’t really know why people dislike it, but some people dislike being in it

[river hound]

Yeah lol

turns out they didn’t have my SSN weirdly so I have to do that for fafsa now???

[somber valve]

i lowkey regret the email i chose 😭

i mean its not bad but i should have gone for more aura

its just my first initial and first four letters of my last name

[river hound]

i legit just did my icloud prefix LOL

did u get in ea or rd?

[somber valve]

ea

i stuck between umd and vt rn

[river hound]

nice :-)

im between umd and lafeyette college rn but since i got in spring 2027 i at least have extra time lol

im honestly surprised cos everybody

was like telling me umd rd was virtually just confirmation

that i was gonna get rejected

[unkempt apex]

UMD cs+ quantum vs UIUC CE, which is good?

[eternal sapphire]

UMD cs

depends on cost tho

[midnight ether]

When results

[lofty hull]

is umd out?

or do they release in waves

[midnight ether]

Not for me

[lofty hull]

same here

im an intl

[midnight ether]

Same !

[lofty hull]

where you from? also what major

[midnight ether]

Math major !

[lofty hull]

cool i applied for compE

[radiant charm]

i got waitlisted

does anyone know the acceptance rate of the wl

[cloud meadow]

I don’t know anyone who got has gotten waitlisted before

[rigid cove]

why ping

[uncut needle]

yo did you get in??

[midnight ether]

No result out for me 😭

[austere kraken]

Congratulations everyone!

And go terps!

[uncut needle]

oh shii

[midnight ether]

Is that a bad sign 💀

[midnight ether]

Guys why isn’t my result out 😭

[somber valve]

id email admissions in a day or so - that happened to a few ppl during ea

[midnight ether]

I did! Thankss

[craggy thicket]

did everyone got their decision?

[craggy thicket]

same

[rocky palm]

same

[uncut needle]

Idk j got in early for math and if you get in id like to connect

[midnight ether]

Iccccc nicee

[cloud meadow]

I’m a dirty engineering student, but I’m taking a lot of math classes anyway

[compact beacon]

wait you're a umd student right? would you be alright if i dm'd you and asked some questions about umd? i have kinda a long list lol </3

[cloud meadow]

Sure ask away

[compact beacon]

thank you!! just sent over some questions lol

[uncut needle]

Oh nice!! Also is it worth visiting?

[midnight ether]

When will this come

😔

[kindred dirge]

hi guys im lowkey confused, it says before confirming enrollment to setup directory id but I dont have an activation code
so how do I set it up?
i am an international so dont have SSN

[somber valve]

ur code is somewhere in the admitted students checklist on the applicant portal i believe

[kindred dirge]

yup found it, ty

[cloud meadow]

I didn’t see this until just now, sorry. I don’t know what would make the college worth visiting, but it would probably be nice to get to see things at least once if you are considering the school.

[austere kraken]

IU Kelley probably but Bloomington sucks lowk

Depending on price obviously

[austere kraken]

Nah imo the campuses are similar, Bloomington is an average college town but there's nothing to do

College park is a below average college town but you also have DC

Honestly umds campus is nicer as well but that depends on personal preference

IU is a much better business school tho

Bro have you been to Bloomington 💀
Whole state has a gray filter on it

I mean there's less homeless people but that's because it's in the middle of nowhere Indiana

But I guess it depends on what you want

I'd much rather live in a city personally

Yeah that's definitely fair

I went oos and am very glad I did lol

IU is a better school anyways

[fading grove]

hi guys which things should i consider when choosing between umd cs and grinnell cs

[somber valve]

the job market is pretty sucky so the strength of the program really matters

i mean umd has one of the top cs programs and a great reputation for compsci

idk much abt grinnell tho

also cost

[fading grove]

ohhh thank you so much!!