Gpa and SAT score enough?

haytheir20
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 14:38:59 +0000

What is your rank? UF is big into top 10%. Also, if you are in the top 10% with a 1500 SAT then you’ll be auto-admitted at UCF. If you are not in the top 10%, I think that UF is probably not likely unless you boosted your SAT by 500-600 points. For all of your schools, consider applying for summer entry – it really boosts your chances. Also, some schools will conditionally accept on the condition of earning a certain number of credits at the local community college (FIU is one).

All in all, I think that your GPA doesn’t disqualify you from any but for UF. I’d say, as you stand, FIU seems like the only very likely (and even then, I am assuming you’re in the top 25% of your class). USF also seems pretty likely. A stronger SAT score (consider retaking or ACT) will certainly help at the others.

Also, just FYI, my brother who is a PhD student at Harvard now, was a “late bloomer” and had a 2110 SAT and a 3.7 GPA which placed him in the 21st percentile of his high school class. He was rejected at UF, but accepted at higher ranked schools with “holistic admissions” who appreciated his upward trend and his ECs and essays.