UF doesn’t work like most other schools when choosing who to accept. I know you are OOS but let’s look at instate first.
UF first goes through those applications and selects all applicants that fit the UF profile as determined by UF. Not the averages that we see but UFs actual grouping of what we want students to look at. Those are in the these students qualify. It then goes to a lottery like process - though officially that isn’t the word. It is called something else. Selected from that is acceptance a no is a rejection or a waitlist depending and as the CAP advisors say here it is a true crap shoot. They won’t even guess which students are yes or no.
Moving to OOS. UF will reassess on UF’s scale a GPA to match what the scale would be instate so you don’t necessarily know what your child’s GPA would be to UF. I don’t know the number now but the rules for the school used to be no more than 10% of any given class can be from OOS. UF then plays the same game. Who qualifies? Etc and then that lottery type thing it is. So it’s really impossible to chance anyone. The main thing is it’s an incredible school with many brilliant students and opportunities. All you can do is apply if it feels like you have a fit and like the school and then wait. What does this mean - it actually means all students have a chance if they fall anywhere on the scale of a UF student.
In 2020 my son was surprised when a student in his HS that everyone would say was really an extended reach for UF received the acceptance when many top 10% didn’t. Oh and no not a “yield thing” these were students with bright futures and florida prepay. They would have gone to UF. Where did they wind up FSU, UCF or Florida Gulf Coast.
Good luck to your child.