<p>Yeah, this is a lot of sturm und drang about nothing. 31 ACT, 3.85 UW GPA (at least, I am assuming that is unweighted by the way you listed your actual grades. You didn’t raise them a letter grade for honors or AP courses, right?) I would be shocked if you didn’t get admitted in any case, but since you were a resident and did pay taxes and do have a state plan, admissions isn’t going to just ignore all that. They do have discretion. People want to make their schools seem more selective than they are. This isn’t Berkeley or UCLA. Yes, Florida can afford to be somewhat selective because students have FSU as an option. But the stats are pretty clear. Many OOS students with lesser stats than the OP have gotten into Florida.</p>