<p>I honestly hope that if anyone from the UF/FSU admissions committee reads over this post, they are not offended as I am only trying to express an opinion.</p>
<p>I honestly believe that the red-neck mentality within the admissions committee at UF/FSU most change its unwritten policy by not discriminating against the wealthy Hispanic applicants attending private high-school here in the South Florida area by minimizing admission to this group. It appears to me from personal experiences and from statements from many parents and from the local print media, UF/FSU openly refuses admission from this group of applicants citing that they will do well at UM. Although UM is a great school and many wealthy Hispanics are capable of paying the $40,000 in tuition each year, it is a great injustice that these Hispanic applicants are denied admission to UF/FSU as this mentality will only polarize the Hispanic community with the rest of the country by keeping the qualified Hispanics down here in Miami.</p>
<p>I think you’re mistaken. I know many that attended Catholic High Schools in Miami that have been accepted in UF & FSU. My sister graduated from a Catholic High School in Miami, and was accepted into both UF & FSU, she is actually currently in FSU on her last year of Law School. Oh, and we are also Hispanic.</p>
<p>i hope it’s a joke. I’m hispanic–not super wealthy and not indigent. My children have attended private and public school. Oldest has applied and is now waiting on replies from FSU/UF/Duke/Vandy/Stanford/UNC. If the above thread is not a joke–an apology to UF/FSU on behalf of the rest of lucid hispanics is warranted.</p>
<p>This is so far from the truth. UF accepts those who deserve the acceptance and who have earned it. I have so many hispanic friends who attend UF and who have also been accepted by UF, but chose to attend another university. I cannot stand these kinds of posts. It’s like “The Boy Who Cried Racist.” How pathetic.</p>