University of Maryland

 The University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school and the flagship of the University of  Maryland system
Located between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, the University of Maryland offers students a suburban lifestyle within easy reach of big-city experiences. The flagship campus in College Park, which has its own subway stop on the D.C.-area Metro transit system, is often considered a commuter school. It is the largest  university in the Washington DC urban area and  is very prominent and  popular in the regio.Undergraduates select from nearly 100 majors and 25 living-learning programs with 30 areas of focus. Undergraduate education is centered on both a student's chosen academic program and the selection of core coursework to fulfill general education UMD helped pioneer living-learning programs, including launching the nation s first program devoted to entrepreneurship in 2001 and the first focused on cybersecurity in 2013.Half of UMD's fall freshmen enroll in these and other honors or scholars programs.  Marylands prominent stature in the DC area means it  offers studnts excellent access to the government and  related industries. For example  Maryland jas a very strong Robotics program funded by various defense contractors.


 Admission is competitive.


 Maryland is ranked #60 and the acceptance rate is 45%


You need to answer the following essay prompt:
 answer one of the following essay questions in your application. Make sure to include the question itself at the start of your essay. Your essay should be no more than 500 words; the question will not be included in the essay total word count.
1. Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.
2. Describe a time when you made a meaningful contribution to others in which the greater good was your focus. Discuss the challenges and rewards of making your contribution.
3. Has there been a time when you’ve had a long-cherished or accepted belief challenged? How did you respond? How did the challenge affect your beliefs?
4. What is the hardest part of being a teenager now? What’s the best part? What advice would you give a younger sibling or friend (assuming they would listen to you)?