The University of Maryland - College Park

“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 was in state and had to write severalJan 25 2012Journalism
I was in state and had to write several essays an interview with Journ school to get a triple minor.
SAT: 1200 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