<p>2008 Summer / Fall Freshman enrollment data.</p>
<p>Summer data / Fall data / Average Data
2,278 enrolled/ 4,186 enrolled / 6,464 enrolled
SAT 1100-1312 / SAT 1210-1380 / SAT 1180-1360
3.8-4.2 GPA / 4.0-4.4 GPA / 3.9-4.3 GPA</p>
<p>So basically their own data shows that the 2,278 entering freshmen for 2008 summer term had lower SAT’s and GPA’s than the 4,186 Fall enrolee’s.
Same for the 2007 enrolled class on the same sheet.</p>
<p>My advice: Apply early and apply for summer term.</p>
<p>not all people that were enrolled in the summer b term necessarily applied for the summer b term, colleges sometimes have some students start in the summer so they can get acclimated to the college first, which would explain why their scores/sats would be lower than the normal standards.</p>
<p>“Summer B is no different from fall in terms of competition, as all freshman applicants are evaluated as a class. There is no distinction between terms, so there is no admission advantage or disadvantage to choosing summer or fall entry.”</p>
<p>some people apply for fall, and then when accepted get summer b, or spring, because the addmissions office looks at the apps as a whole (which is why theres a november 4th deadline), and then decide who’s in, and then move people around for the terms or whatever.</p>
<p>^^^
Exactly. Unless you can find data that supports that the summer b people all asked for summer be and got in with lower stats, you can’t assume that they got into the university, with lower stats, just because they asked for summer b. In our area, we’re watching a lot of kids get summer b who did not ask for it … asked for fall, but their stats were lower … so you also might assume, as sunrisegoodbyes says, that the university may have placed some of these kids in summer b because they hoped a less stressful time might give those kids a leg up once everything started in full swing. Not enough info to correlate, essentially.</p>
<p>I have found nothing in UF’s website (including your link) that states that if not accepted for the Fall term you will be accepted into summer B.</p>
<p>Around here, we have heard of no students applying for Fall that were offered Summer B instead.</p>
<p>^^^
I can think of several at my son’s high school who applied to UF for fall term and were admitted … but admitted for summer session. It’s quite common, I believe. Caused a few kids to go to UCF (near where we live) because they really didn’t want to go to summer term; whereas, a few others went kicking and screaming, but went to UF summer term because that was their first choice school and they couldn’t imagine going anywhere else. </p>
<p>Whats the big deal about going in summer? If anything else it’s better, as it gives you a little time to get used to the area and the new routines and all…</p>
<p>xNYer i actually remember reading about getting offered entry to a term you didnt apply for on the website, i cant find the exact place, but then i remembered they actually tell you that on the application itself, i cant give you a link, but if you log back into your application(even if you already submitted it you can do that) and click on “review my application summary” you will find this sentence under where you chose your term, in the Freshman Entry section, Term of Entry:</p>
<p>The term identified below indicates your preference; however, the Office of Admissions may offer you admission to another term.</p>
<p>Very true, in my school a surprising number of “top” students are applying summer and it’s not because they have low SAT scores.</p>
<p>They’re A students and have over 1300s, which is enough to get fall acceptance.
They said it was because they can start earlier and their are fewer students, so they can acclimate to the university.</p>