UF accepts more than 13,600

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Prospective students compete to stand out - 13,624 high schoolers accepted to UF

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_e6af3b12-d3ac-11e5-b387-9313ce0a8481.html

Dacia Bowra, a UF admissions officer for the last 10 years, said gifts don’t affect applicants’ chances. When UF is sent small items, such as flowers and food, they are put out for the entire office. Items of greater value, such as gift cards or jewelry, are sent back.

But despite this policy, she said she’s noticed more students like Lott trying to stand out in one way or another.

Once, a student sent her an orange and blue chair after being told there was a limited number of seats available at UF.

“He said that he won’t take up that much space,” she said.

Whomever sent that chair, needs to be a Gator!! Pronto!