The University of Maryland - College Park

“Numbers matter, but I noticed that they really tendMar 27 2012Geography and Geosciences
Numbers matter, but I noticed that they really tend to take into account the full picture of who you are. (Gotta give em props for that.) I'm not the least bit cultured so my grades and SAT's alone got me in, but if you're cultured or diverse and have decent grades and SATs to go with it, you'll be golden.
SAT: 2110 Female

“They LOVE diversity and individualismMar 12 2012Biology
They LOVE diversity and individualism. I had the grades and SAT scores personally (which was a good thing considering I'm not a very cultured person) but I had friends who's grades from high school weren't amazing but they said they wrote their application essays on their own personal diversity or unique circumstances/background and got in. I think they're very subjective when they review apps. Numbers and all that matters, but personality plays a bigger part as compared to most other schools.
SAT: 1300 Female

“I graduated a year early from high school with a 4Sep 24 2011Finance
I graduated a year early from high school with a 4.3 GPA, participated in a few extra cirricular activities and applied early to the University, which puts you in contention for academic scholarchips.
SAT: 2000 Female

“I had to write a couple essays and neededJun 21 2011Criminal
I had to write a couple essays and needed two teacher recommendations, take the SAT and show off whatever other extracurriculars I had. Be creative in your writing(they want to see something that stands out), have a decently high GPA and don't bomb your SAT, and you have a pretty good chance.

Take a tour before you decide on going here, even after doing that my first few weeks were crazy because I spent so much time looking for each building (and then the rooms inside each building).
SAT: 1850 Female

“Get decentMay 10 2011Economics
Get decent grades and SAT scores.
ACT: 27 SAT: 1940 Male