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@Abish
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 • 9 months ago •
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University of Maryland
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Hi

I checked the admitted students profile for University of Maryland, it says 4.3

Not sure if I am reading their stats correct. does it require that high GPA to get into this University.

Thanks.

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@CameronBameron
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 • 9 months ago

It's actually higher at 4.39 but that is a weighted GPA. It's not based on an unweighted scale and since most admits come from Maryland, it would be fair to say that Maryland high schools have rampant grade inflation and their weighted scale is based on 5 points (for APs and Gifted and Talented courses)

irpa.umd.edu/CampusCounts/Admissions/appsug.pdf

I did look at the UMD common data set as well for the last reported cycle and it stated that 92% of the admitted class had an unweighted GPA of 4.0, 4% had a UWGPA between 3.76-3.99, and 2% had a UWGPA between 3.51-3.75.

Therefore I would conclude that UMD has very high GPA standards and while it does make exceptions, perhaps those admitted with lower GPAs are recruited athletes, children of faculty, and other hooked applicants.

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@Abish9 months ago

I was checking my chances based on my GPA. Thank you for clarifying.

@05kdivita9 months ago

I go to school in MD and yes, our weighted scale is 5.

@05kdivita9 months ago

UMD is a competitive school where is definitely helps admission to be in state but with good ecs and As and Bs and good test scores it could be a target school for many.

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