<p>C-7 format only indicates relative importance of coursework rigor, grades, class rank, test scores, and essays. It doesn’t rank order priority of these. True, UF didn’t post their relative importance in 07-08 CDS, but their admission office does rank the priority, at least verbally in group sessions: #1 Grades and Course Rigor #2 Essay # 3 Tests. For FSU, you can assume priority is reversed on #2 and #3. </p>
<p>I think the OP is correct in the assessment of various admission strategies. I know several UF recent grads, whose test scores had higher percentile ranking than did h.s. grades (not shabby, btw) that took 13 semesters to graduate, and still don’t know what they want to do with their life. I also know UF grads with very low test scores/high h.s. grades that graduated in 8 semesters and in grad school by the 9th. </p>
<p>UF already has the Florida market cornered on the high-caliber student statistics- it appears they are seeking to improve graduation time and class size stats. FSU needs to seriously improve in this category as well, but perhaps they are trying to get the student stats up level with UF first. </p>
<p>The big question is: which combination is a better indicator of life success- good h.s. grades/medium test scores or medium h.s. grades/good test scores. (I would add the 3rd variable- character (i.e. essay) but that is impossible to assess in my simplistic question!) And the kicker- does the university of attendance help make the difference for either group?!?</p>
<p>As if we can measure happiness via statistics or even some person’s definition of success!!!</p>