<p>FSU is changing the way they evaluate GPAs. I have copied and pasted the relevant portions (from the link to brochure below), as well as the SAT/ACT requirements (I think they are the same as this year which may explain denials for 2013)</p>
<p>2014 FSU ADMISSION STANDARDS</p>
<p>admissions.fsu.edu/freshman/admissions/requirements.cfm</p>
<p>FSU will no longer recalculate an academic GPA in the decision-making process. We will use the GPA(s) on the student’s transcript. We are doing this for several reasons:</p>
<p>•The academic GPA recalculation takes a tremendous amount of staff time and we feel that time would be better spent analyzing the high school transcript more holistically than we currently do. It is our opinion that the GPA is just a number and a thorough analysis of the curriculum and grades earned provides more information than when it is reduced to a simple number.
•The recalculated academic GPA creates confusion for students and parents. They only know the GPA that is reflected on their grade report, and don’t understand how we derive our recalculated GPA, sometimes even after lengthy explanations. In addition, there are just too many GPA calculations: district (weighted), state (unweighted), Bright Futures, and SUS. We hope that by eliminating the recalculated GPA from our process, it will be less confusing.
•Most schools around the country do not recalculate a GPA</p>
<p>ACT/SAT INFORMATION
•Applicants should take both exams, since FSU uses the best composite/total score for admission and scholarship purposes. (Applicants taking the ACT must also submit the ACT Combined English/Writing Test.)
•Applicants should take each exam more than once, since FSU ‘superscores’ (takes the highest subscores to create the ACT composite and SAT total).
•In addition to the applicant’s overall composite on the ACT or total score on the SAT, the following minimum subscores are required for admission:</p>
<p>Writing:21 on the ACT English and Combined English/Writing or 500 on the SAT writing, and Math:21 on the ACT math or 500 on the SAT math, and Reading: 22 on the ACT reading or 500 on the SAT critical reading.</p>
<p>These scores do not guarantee admission; in fact, most students admitted to FSU have higher subscores. Students being considered for special programs (CARE, Dance, Music, Theatre, and Athletics) may have these minimum subscores waived.
•The January SAT and February ACT are the latest tests that we will use in the admission cycle.</p>
<p><a href=“FSU Admissions | Error 404 page not found”>http://admissions.fsu.edu/publications/counselor/CounselorBrochure2013.pdf</a></p>