Chances as a transfer?

Colleges & Universities University of Florida
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<p>I’m actually a high school senior, but I’ll have my A.A. in Pre-Law this December from Pensacola Junior College. I’ll leave out my high school stats for now, because the admissions person I talked to said that they would look at both my college stuff and high school stuff separately. When I asked which would take precedent if I were accepted based on my transfer work, but not by my high school work, I would still be accepted as a student… even if my high school transcript wasn’t good enough. So what do you think? </p>

<p>3.9 GPA Pre-Law (I want to major in Political Science at UF)
4.0 Pre-Professional
Member of Phi Theta Kappa (honor society for community colleges) </p>

<p>Courses:
College Algebra
Latin I with lab
Latin II with lab
Computer Concepts and Applications
Intro to Criminal Justice
Pre-Calc
Elements of Nutrition
English Comp I
English Comp II
Contemporary Literature
American History to 1800
American History from 1800
European History to 1700
Geology with lab
Philosophy of Religion
The Legal Profession
Torts I
Constitutional Law
Public Speaking
Logic</p>

<p>Grade total:
B’s=1
B+'s=2
A’s=17</p>

<p>So based strictly on my college application, do I have a chance?</p>

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<p>You can’t apply as a transfer. I read the transfer page at UF Admissions 2 days ago, and it stipulates that you must apply as a FTIC freshmen.</p>

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<p>I will be applying as a freshman, but they will look at both my college and high school transcript. The admissions lady said that if I were accepted based on either one, they would accept me to the university. I’ll still be a “freshman,” but they’ll look at my college work as well. So for the sake of argument, lets pretend that I’m a typical transfer student… what are my chances?</p>

<p>This is (as the admissions lady said) an advantage that only very few applicants have. I essentially get two chances at applying at one time. If they think my high school record sucks, they can still accept me as a freshman based on my college transcript.</p>

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<p>Still: I would try to get at the very least a 1350 SAT or 30 on the ACT.</p>

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<p>They can’t ask for a GPA much better than yours. I’m not familiar with UF, but I vote that they’ll take you.</p>

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<p>Well, of course I’ll try and score as high as possible with the SAT. I’m aiming for about a 1300. I know it’s still not at a safe level, but I think that along with a competitive transfer GPA will give me a pretty good chance… I hope. </p>

<p>greenblue, you’re right. You can’t have a much higher GPA than I do, but it is UF… and it’s hard to tell what they’ll do.</p>