in state
w: 4.4
act: 31
major: pre pharm
ACCEPTED
Daughter is in!
Accepted y/n: Y
Term: Fall
In-state or OOS: In-state
UF recalculated GPA: not sure
Unweighted GPA: 3.84
Weighted GPA as your school weighs it: 5.2
ACT and/or SAT Score: 1540 taken once
Notes on rigor (like number of AP/DE/AICE): 3 of 4 years of all dual enrolled
Class Rank (%): no ranking at school given nature of program
Extracurriculars of note and things that make you stand out: multiple college level and high school club leadership positions, including NHS, part-time job
Was your essay great? (Be honest): 8/10 but not sure how you grade yourself
Why do you think you got the result?: Special dual-enrolled high school program with college courses from sophomore year plus SATs and leadership
Got in for fall term!!
1280 SAT, 3.9 GPA, 27 ACT
about 4 AP classes taken
botany research for three years ( made it sound fancy on application)
average volunteer and extra circulars
Accepted y/n: Yes
Major: Sport Management
Term: Fall
In-state or OOS: Internatinal
UF recalculated GPA: not sure
Unweighted GPA: 94
Weighted GPA as your school weighs it: doesn’t weigh
ACT and/or SAT Score: 680RW 790M writing got 16 twice
Notes on rigor (like number of AP/DE/AICE): 1 ap sophomore, 2 junior, 4 senior （Chem 3, BC 4, AB subscore 4, Human geo 5, but I forgot to turn tgese in actually）
Class Rank (%): school doesn’t rank
Extracurriculars of note and things that make you stand out: my ec’s are actually kind of weak. 3 years soccer, 3 years ski racing, some clubs （just members）, 1 week volunteering as soccer coach in Cambodia
Was your essay great? (Be honest): It’s pretty bad. Literally no hook as my teacher evaluated
Why do you think you got the result?: Some AP’s, decent SAT, ec’s are right at my intended major
Accepted Fall 2020
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Unweighted GPA: 3.615
SAT: 1430
Out of State
IM IN FOR SUMMER B
In state
SAT: 1350
GPA: 3.7 UW
4.375 W
Accepted y/n: Yes I’m so happy!!! Also honors college and undergraduate research scholars
Major: Global Studies
Term: Fall
In-state or OOS: oos
UF recalculated GPA: not sure
Unweighted GPA: idk
Weighted GPA as your school weighs it: 4.3
ACT and/or SAT Score: 35
Notes on rigor (like number of AP/DE/AICE): mostly all the APs my school offers
Class Rank (%): in the top ten students out of about 500-600
Extracurriculars of note and things that make you stand out: Lots of volunteering and organized volunteering events that connect to my major, a few sports, lots of clubs and leadership positions in them. I think I showed a genuine passion for my ecs through my essays.
Was your essay great? (Be honest): I think my common app one was pretty good and the others were good too but not incredible (I might just be overcritical though)
Why do you think you got the result?: My volunteering and my stats
Son accepted for physics - no honors (a little surprised tbh). Visiting UF, UCF, FSU in late March.
OOS
4.0uw, 4.8 w, (UF recalc about 4.6)
5/427 class rank
1510 SAT
National Merit Finalist
IB Diploma Candidate
2x State Tennis Champion and 8x National Championships Qualifier
Mathnasium Instructor
A few EC’s, some with leadership role
My DD accepted Fall 2020 and Honors Program
In=State
SAT 1560
ACT 35
GPA 4.0
Very excited for her but some tough decisions ahead…good luck to all!
NOT In for SUMMER B / Think there is a mistake?
In state
SAT: 1440
GPA: 3.8 UW
5.875 W
8 AP’s
200 volunteer hours, EC, NHS, Sports, Leadership
4 yr + job at “where shopping is a pleasure”
Accepted at FSU + Scholarship $$$
I’m perplexed. Suggestions welcome!
@uftpafsu do you know where you rank in your high school class?
Yes. Top 20%. It is a big top 20 “traditional” high school in FL. So smaller HS are better a option??? I have noticed LOTS of accepted OOS on the FB groups.
@uftpafsu from what I have seen, from people I know, the top 10% have been the ones getting in. Congrats on FSU. It’s an AMAZING school!
So class rank matters that much? Not right and really Pathetic! At this HS less than 5% do not attend college or go into the Millitary!
@uftpafsu The common data set says class rank is “considered” not important or very important. BUT that is the only common denominator that I have noticed. Your GPA would determine your class rank anyway. So it’s kinda the same thing. They are comparing you to your classmates and recalculated GPA is more important than sat scores.
I agree with @flprepaidmom, top 20% is not good enough anymore. Your SAT will likely be in the top half of those accepted, but UF values high school grades and rigor more than test scores.
This is a point of debate on this board, but I believe that you are primarily competing against those in your high school. Assuming you go to school in Florida. And UF cannot accept 20% of the in state students.
Sure, some high schools tend to get a higher % of their students into UF than others, so it is best to know where that cutoff generally is for your high school.
Accepted to honors!
OOS
GPA: 102.15 W
ACT: 34
SAT II: 780 Biology M
IB Diploma Candidate
Lots of ECs and volunteer work
Legacy at UF
Does anyone know if the UF Admissions office is open tomorrow? I know that that UF spring break starts tomorrow so not sure…
Accepted : Y
In-state
1370SAT, 32 ACT
UF recalculated GPA: 4.6+
Unweighted GPA: 3.9+
Weighted GPA as your school weighs it: 5.2
Top 5% of very large public school
Lots of rigor, AICE Diploma, 9 AP’s,
Many EC’s, and volunteer, NHS, many other honor societies, 4 -5 clubs, HOSA, several varsity letters.
@dreamer000 - Yes Admissions has regular 8-5 hours. We don’t close for Spring Break.