<p>I agree, skibird. Instead of new large universities and larger existing universities, the move to the two tiered system is happening. The new “State Colleges” designation means that there will be more slots for freshman overall, but fewer slots at the Universities, and more students getting 4 year degrees at a State College. FSU, UF, UCF etc will become more competitive. </p>
<p>We saw in our high school good “B” students who did not get an acceptance to a single state univerisity, not even the more regional UNF/FGCU/UWF.
To the OP, your ACT score is in the top 25% for FSU, but your FSU GPA is in the bottom 25%. And that is based on last years numbers. For this current group of applicants, and given the economy and the fact there will probably be even more instate applicants, your ACT could quite possibly be below the top 25%, and your GPA could drop into the bottom 15-20%. </p>
<p>Crazier things have happened. Get the application in.</p>