r/UMBaltimore

Applying to UMSON BSN for Spring 2027. I have a bachelor’s degree, CNA experience, and recent prerequisite grades of B in A&P I, B in Chemistry, C in A&P II, with Microbiology planned/in progress. I also have older poor grades that lowered my cumulative GPA, but my recent academic performance is much stronger and I’m submitting the supplemental academic explanation. Has anyone been accepted to UMSON with a similar academic history?

UMB classified my residency as out-of-state. I have lived in Baltimore since the summer of 2024 and submitted all the required documentation to petition for reclassification per the university policy (deed to my home, MD driver’s license and vehicle registration, MD income taxes, MD voter registration). They denied my petition and are charging me out-of-state tuition.

Has anyone else had this issue? How were you able to resolve it?

My name is Ellie Wolfe and I cover higher education at The Baltimore Banner. My colleagues and I are working on a profile of Dr. Berhanu Kibret, of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, who was recently detained by ICE. If you are a student who has been taught by him or interacted with him, or know him in any other capacity, please let us know. You can shoot me an email here: Ellie.Wolfe@thebanner.com