Credit: COLLEGE PARK, MD - DECEMBER 6: The campus of the University of Maryland, which is a public state school, in College Park, MD, December 7, 2017. During the decision making process for undergraduate admissions many different aspects of the student's application, like ethnicity, grades, passions, a written essay, involvement in leadership opportunities as well as family matters, are considered before a final decision is made. (Photo by Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
University of Maryland cancels all winter commencement activities due to COVID
