The listing below identifies the 25* Maryland high schools that send the most students to the Clark School.

In alphabetical order, the schools are:

• Atholton High School
• Archbishop Spalding High School
• Broadneck Senior High School
• Calvert Hall College High School
• Centennial High School
• Colonel Zadok Magruder High School
• Dulaney High School
• Eleanor Roosevelt High School
• Franklin High School
• Glenelg High School
• Howard High School
• James Hubert Blake High School
• Loyola Blakefield High School
• Marriotts Ridge High School
• Middletown High School
• Montgomery Blair High School
• Mount Hebron High School
• Northwest High School
• Notre Dame Preparatory School
• Poolesville High School
• Quince Orchard High School
• Richard Montgomery High School
• River Hill High School
• Severna Park Senior High School
• Sherwood High School
• Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School
• Urbana High School
• Walt Whitman High School
• Walter Johnson High School
• Winston Churchill High School

*Note that, owing to ties, there are 30 schools listed.

The listing below identifies 25 Maryland high schools that send the most students to the Clark School.

In alphabetical order, the schools are:

• Arundel Senior High School
• Atholton High School
• Broadneck Senior High School
• Calvert Hall College High School
• Centennial High School
• Winston Churchill High School
• Damascus High School
• Glenelg High School
• Huntingtown High School
• Governor Thomas Johnson High School
• Walter Johnson High School
• Montgomery Blair High School
• Richard Montgomery High School
• Mount Hebron High School
• Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
• Poolesville High School
• Quince Orchard High School
• River Hill High School
• Eleanor Roosevelt High School
• Severna Park Senior High School
• Sherwood High School
• South River High School
• Towson High School
• Tuscarora High School
• Urbana High School
• Westminster High School
• Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School

*Note that, owing to ties in 2010-2011, there are 27 schools listed.

The listing below identifies 25 Maryland high schools that send the most students to the Clark School.

In alphabetical order, the schools are:

• Aberdeen High School
• Atholton High School
• Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community High School
• James Hubert Blake High School
• Broadneck Senior High School
• Calvert Hall College High School
• Centennial High School
• Winston Churchill High School
• Dulaney High School
• Walter Johnson High School
• Loyola Blakefield High School
• Colonel Zadok Magruder High School
• Montgomery Blair High School
• Richard Montgomery High School
• Mount Hebron High School
• Mount Saint Joseph High School
• Old Mill Senior High School
• Paint Branch High School
• Eleanor Roosevelt High School
• Sherwood High School
• Springbrook High School
• Towson High School
• Tuscarora High School
• Urbana High School
• Walt Whitman High School
• Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School

*Note that, owing to ties, there are 26 schools listed.

The listing below identifies 25 Maryland high schools that send the most students to the Clark School.

In alphabetical order, the schools are:

• Atholton High School
• Broadneck Senior High School
• Calvert Hall College High School
• Centennial High School
• Century High School
• Clarksburg High School
• Colonel Zadok Magruder High School
• Eleanor Roosevelt High School
• Hereford High School
• Howard High School
• Marriotts Ridge High School
• Middletown High School
• Montgomery Blair High School
• Mount Hebron High School
• Northern High School
• Perry Hall High School
• Poolesville High School
• Quince Orchard High School
• Richard Montgomery High School
• River Hill High School
• Severna Park Senior High School
• Sherwood High School
• Springbrook High School
• Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School
• Towson High School
• Urbana High School
• Walt Whitman High School
• Walter Johnson High School
• Winston Churchill High School

*Note that, owing to ties in 2010-2011, there are 29 schools listed.

Recruiting the Best Students from the Best Schools

As part of the University of Maryland, a land-grant institution, the Clark School is required to draw 70 percent of students from its home state. That gives the Clark School a remarkable advantage. In 2012, for the fourth straight year, Maryland's public education system received number-one national rankings from Education Week and the College Board (for advanced placement performance).
 
The Clark School, through its Top 25 Engineering Source Schools Program, makes a special effort to recognize the Maryland high schools that provide it the greatest number of students. Recognition includes the listings at the links below and letters and certificates from Clark School Dean Darryll Pines.

• 2012-2013 Top 25
• 2011-2012 Top 25
• 2010-2011 Top 25
• 2009-2010 Top 25

Year: Junior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Rockville, MD
High School: Richard Montgomery High School

What Made You Decide to Attend UMD?
The James A. Clark Engineering School and the atmosphere of a large campus.

Best Experience with a Class or Project:
Any class where we had a design project. For Introduction to Engineering Design (ENES100) we built an autonomous hovercraft. It was a great way to start freshman year.

Favorite Class:
In major: Introduction to Engineering Design / Dynamics
Non-major: From Willowbrook to Attica: Delinquency in the Context of Disability

Involvements/Extracurricular Activities:
Muslim Student Association
Muslim Women of Maryland

Favorite On-Campus Event:
Art Attack concerts are always fun. In the past we've had Ludacris, The Bravery, Wycleaf Jean, Cobra Starship, and others come play for us. The sporting events are always great as well. No matter which sport it is, the games are always an enjoyable way to have fun and take a break from classes.

Preview Programs 2013

Congratulations on your admission to the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland!

We hope that you will visit us this spring to learn about the opportunities available to engineering students in the Clark School. Please join us to learn more at a Preview Program! We have arranged a special program for you, where you will meet students in the Clark School and find out about student research, activities, and projects. You will find that combining this program with the academic information presented during the Friday open houses will give you an overview to the people, projects, and experiences you can look forward to as an engineering student!

This program is led by engineering students and presented to the admitted students, and parents will receive additional information about things to do in the College Park area in the confirmation e-mail. The Preview Program is a great way to hear individual stories of our accomplished undergraduates. This experience is very different from the Spring Open House the following morning, so please join us for both! Please contact us if you have any questions about the program, and we look forward to welcoming you to the Clark School!

Engineering Preview Programs will be on Thursday, March 7, 2013 and Sunday, March 24, 2013. This is a great opportunity to go beyond the open house events and to talk with many undergraduate engineering students and staff representing a wide range of programs.

Registration for Thursday, March 7

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.: Registration, meet and greet, pizza and snacks with staff and students
6:00 - 6:45 p.m.: Women in Engineering Reception and Information Session
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.: Engineering Preview Program

Current students will share their experiences during a student panel, and then lead you through a hands-on project that you will design, build, and present! Parents will have an opportunity to meet with staff and students in a parents-only forum.

This event precedes the Spring Open House on Friday, March 8 offered by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. During the Spring Open House, you will meet with one of the 8 engineering departments to learn more about the majors, classes, and research available.

Register for the March 7th Preview Program

Registration for Sunday, March 24

Unfortunately, registration for this event is closed.  We encourage you to attend an upcoming Information Session to learn more about the Clark School of Engineering  or meet us at Maryland Day, the largest campus-wide open house of the year.  You may also wish to attend a Spring Open House facilitated by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions; register here.

Questions?

Email: prospengr@umd.edu
Preview Program: (301) 405-0287
Women in Engineering: (301) 405-3283
Center for Minorities in Science & Engineering: (301) 405-3878
 

The A. James Clark School of Engineering conducts many activities throughout the year to provide students with opportunities to learn more about engineering. The Engineering Preview Program, held this Fall, connects undergraduate engineering students with current high school students admitted to the Clark School in a series of exciting and interactive panels, tours, and hands-on activities.

The Engineering Preview Program is held on the University of Maryland campus amidst state-of-the-art labs exposing students to interdisciplinary research areas, covering topics such as telecommunications, transportation, national security, healthcare, and product design and manufacturing.

The Engineering Spring Preview Program will allow students to see many Maryland experiences available to them.  We look forward to welcoming you to campus!

All first year engineers participate in Keystone classes to begin their engineering experience. Here at the Clark School, we want to help you build strong fundamental skills and knowledge through project-driven courses.

The Keystone program is comprised of various coursework with the best professors to help guide you through your first few classes as engineers.

Learn more about the Keystone Program and other classes are offered.

With fundamental skills and knowledge you can go on to create and innovate products such as these:

Product Design and Production	Telecommunications and Networking	Nanotechnology
Energy Systems	Biomedical Technologies	Advanced Materials
Space Robotics	Rotorcraft Technologies	Intelligent Transportation Systems

Your first-year experience in the Clark School of Engineering will be challenging, exciting and fun. You'll learn things that you'll use throughout your life, meet new people, make life-long friends, study subjects you didn't even know existed, and broaden your horizons to include new ideas and abilities.

There will be many other new students going through the same experiences as you, but you won't be just a face in the crowd, or just a name on a class list. There are upper class students who will assist in your acclimation. And, of course, your professors will be available for any help or advice that you might need.

One question that always comes up from prospective students: "What courses will I be taking as a freshman in the Clark School?" The answer is somewhat dependent on the particular major that you choose and any AP credits that you have. But, in general, the first year is very similar for all majors. Below you'll find a "typical" schedule for a first-year student.

Above: If you don't know what this is now, you will after Engineering Statics (ENES 102), where you'll learn how different materials respond to a variety of forces.

Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Credits

Please visit the university's Transfer Credit Center to learn more about campus policies for accepting these credits.