Hey everyone, I'm currently a sophomore at Valencia Community College in Orlando who desperately wants to transfer to UF to major in Materials Science & Engineering. My cumulative GPA right now is a 3.66 and I'm in the Honors Program.
1) How bad do withdrawals look on my transcript? I have one WP (withdrawal passing) from my first semester last fall...I'm sure it won't affect me that bad but I'm really worried about a 6 credit Interdiscplinary Studies Honors class that I'm taking right now...I screwed up the first few weeks and now I'm going to have to work really hard just to make a B in the class. I've only gotten 3 Bs since I started at Valencia...if I get a B in this class my GPA will drop to a 3.6, even if I make As in all of my other classes (Calc II, Chem I Honors, and Speech Honors)...but if I withdraw from the class (and end up with a 2nd "W" on my transcript) and get As in my other three classes I'll be able to raise my GPA from a 3.66 to a 3.74. Should I withdraw from this class or should I not risk it and just take the B and drop my GPA?
2) I plan on sending in my application early January (the deadline for Fall 2010 is March 1st)...but the problem is that I will not completely finish all of my prerequisites until the end of Summer 2010. Next semester the prerequisites I'll be taking are Calc III and Physics I so I won't be able to take my final prerequisites (Differential Equations and Physics II) until the summer semester. Is this going to affect my application and my chances of getting in? How exactly does the process work when you send in an application while still finishing up your prereqs?
3) How much extracurricular should I have on my transcript? Right now the only thing I'm involved with is the Phi Theta Kappa honor society...should I join more clubs/associations like SGA and maybe try to get some volunteering done before I apply in January?
I really really really want to be a part of the Gator Nation...I've been praying ever since I started at Valencia that I'll get in to UF, it's my dream right now. Do I really have a chance at getting in? Everyone I've talked to in my honors classes who are applying to UF all have 3.8-3.9 GPAs and are doing alot of extracurricular activities...it makes me really worried that I won't get in
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