Out of State for USF, FSU, UCF, and UF

Hey there!

I’m currently a Junior in Louisiana and plan on attending college out of state in Florida. My number 1 choice is the University of South Florida and I plan on majoring in Nursing or following a pre-med route.

My projected stats upon graduation:

GPA - 3.60 Unweighted
ACT - 28
Sports - 3 Years Wrestling Varsity
Clubs - NHS (2 Years), Key Club (2 Years), Beta (2 Years)
ECs- 30+ hours riding in Ambulances with EMTs and a Summer Internship at a local hospital
Class Rank - 80/500 or higher
Ethnicity - Asian

  1. What are my chances?
  2. If I placed 3rd at State in my wrestling weight class would that help distinguish me?
  3. How does USF recalculate GPAs? (Here in LA we have a 7 point scale "93-100 = A" while other states follow the 10 point scale "90-100 = A, would my letter grades be recalculated as well?) (Does the USF GPA use unweighted or weighted? Or something completely different?)
  4. Any extra advice? (I've heard of "Academic Common Markets" to help pay for out of state tuition)

Thank you!