@mrslac1 I am surprised to hear that your son wasn’t accepted to UCF, his stats were better than my DD. My husband thinks decisions at this point may come down to the essay and the specific major. My daughter will not be going to UCF so hopefully her spot will go to someone that has been Deferred.
@tms091797 absolutely not.
@jupiter98 I agree, my friend suggested it to me but I didn’t think it was a smart thing to do.
Thanks!
I would suggest that you call the admissions office if you were deferred. My daughter was on Friday and I called on Monday. Without even looking at her application the person on the phone gave me a blanket answer that she should submit her first semester grades and retake the ACT. I explained that her grades and ACT were very good and then the person pulled up her file. She then again said to send in her grades for the first semester which is not over for us for two more weeks.
Then today, her application changed to admitted (magically!) My theory is either that they want to see who calls after being deferred OR that the person who answered the phone actually looked at the file and realized that the application should have been accepted. It is worth a shot! Good Luck 
What were your daughters stats? @GotoCollege2020
Can someone chance me please?Application Status: Deferred
UW GPA: 3.0
W GPA: 4.0
SAT:1920
ACT: 26
In state or out of state? In state
Strength of classes? Mainly honors, 7 AP, and about 3 regular
Other colleges you applied for? Accepted into FIU and USF, deferred from UCF, UF(pending)FSU(pending)
EC’s: Several clubs, about 7 , Vice President of Foreign Language Honor Society, Treasurer of Tech Crew, Vice President of National History Club, and Parliamentary in Salsa club. Played Varsity Soccer for 4 years, and Crossi Country for 1 year.
I’m also Hispanic and first generation college student.
i got my decision in like november but i didnt realize there was a UCF thread on CC so i never posted it!
anyway
status: accepted for Fall 2016
SAT: 2050 super score
ACT: 31
GPA: 3.8 unweighted
In state Or Out of State: OOS (New Jersey)
Strength of classes: all honors
ECs: Swimming, SkillsUSA, i have a job.
other colleges: accepted to San Diego State, Fordham, Manhattan College, American University of Paris, and Kean University. Still waiting on NYU, University of Miami, and Pepperdine.
Right now UCF is at the top of my list since they gave me a nice scholarship(i think it was the knights achievement award for out of state students).
My daughter was accepted today to summer in the Pegasus Success Program. Anyone else?
access.sdes.ucf.edu/
Average SAT Score: 1261 (critical reading and math)
Average SAT Score: 1854 (critical reading, math and writing)
Average ACT Score 27.6
Average High School GPA 4.0
If your student exceeds the UCF norm above and is deferred, it’s probably due to paperwork. They need to “see” first semester grades for the typical 12th grader. Why? Because those grades prove that the student is actually enrolled in the required/claimed courses (AP Lit, Calculus, Physics, etc). Public school districts might have a delay from the semester’s end to the time when grades are “certified”. Make sure you send transcripts to UCF after semester 1 grades are district certified. Then wait until March.
Yesterday UCF offered the opportunity to do summer sessions instead of fall.
I’m guessing I got denied from fall 2016 term since they said if I don’t accept the summer term I will be denied admission?
Don t worry…many student will go to UF
mrslac 1 I don’t know why …your son have a great grades
Accepted 2 weeks or so after being deferred.
SAT Math: 670
SAT Reading: 570
GPA UW: 3.1
GPA W: 3.6
Rigor: Hardest in county
Don’t know what happens with scholarships. Do they send them out after the fact? Is there a timetable? Thanks and good luck to everyone.
@oagson when did you find out that you were accepted? I got deferred on the 8th of January and am still deferred
Accepted.
2200 SAT, 5.0 W GPA, 3.8 UW.
Beta club, ultimate frisbee club, and two years of JROTC.
13 AP classes, got credit in all so far.
30 hr/week part time job.
Didn’t write an essay or submit letters of recommendation.
They also offered me the $30k Provost award.
Forgot to mention I also did two years of cross country.
Term Applied for: Fall but I was sooooo late applying that I got Summer 2016
Residency: In state but transcripts coming from NJ
W GPA: 3.6
SAT: 1670
ACT: 25 composite
Community service: over 2000 hours
One AP, but many honors classes
Extracurriculars: President of 3 clubs (In 6) & captain of soccer team
I was accepted in UTampa, UCF, RUNB, FDU, and I am still waiting for my #1, USF, to respond back!
Hope all that wanted in gets in!
Application Status: Accepted Fall
UW: 3.3
UCF GPA: 3.8
W: 4.1
ACT: 25
3 AP; Mostly honors
I was first deferred then accepted three days later. My stats are on the lower end of the spectrum, but I am guessing that it was my grade trend and essay that really helped my application out.
How did you find out? By checking your Application Status or by Email?
@steelerfan97 I found out by checking my application status as they email you but a few hours later. The email only tells you that your application status has been updated, not whether you were accepted or not.