Accepted: No
Instate
33 ACT
3.8uw, 4.5W recalculated
-11 honors courses, 8 AICE courses, AP Capstone science research program
-a few minor Art awards
-6 years w Girl Scouts incl mentoring a young troop x 2 yrs
If you are reading this thread, and your son or daughter did not get in, do not despair. I does not necessarily matter how well they do in school, testing, and ec. Our son had a tons of volunteer, leadership, 34 ACT, all A grades with all AP. It did not matter. He did not get in last year. In fact, even the Valedictorian of his class did not get in for the 2019 class.
We just heard from a friend and her daughter did not get in this week. 35 ACT, same type of background. Both our son and the Valedictorian ended up at UCF Barnett Honors college as freshman starting last August. They are in their own dorm, have very small class sizes, and are both happy. Whether its UCF or anywhere else, they will succeed.
The big issue is there are too many applicants (especially a strong rise in out-of-state applicants that get accepted) along with how the process works to be inclusive that makes it impossible to predict. We told all our friends with younger high schools students how difficult the process is in 2020. Prepare your kids.
Accepted
OOS
GPA- 3.97 UW (HS does not rank or weight)
Full IB diploma candidate
SAT-1450
Extracurriculars: 4 year volleyball player, lots of volunteering, working two jobs, DECA competitor and state finalist, nat. honor society
Still waiting on some other decisions but def a top choice. Used to live in Orlando and think it would be cool to go home for 4 years. I live on the West Coast now though, so it’s a little far from home.
Congrats to those who posted about their acceptance to UF. As two-degree Gator, I know that wonderful that feeling, and I wish you the best at UF.
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Would appreciate some insight. Son did not apply and now is very interested.
In State
4.33 Weighted
Dual Enrolled and will lack one math for AA
ACT 27
Football 4 years, Captain
Soccer 1 year
Church
Applied and accepted FSU, UCF, FAU, UA, Ole Miss. Offered honors and merit at FAU and UA. 100% acceptance/ realize their hurdle lower.
Wondering about options for UF?
Congrats to all the new Gators.
@CowCollegeGrad87 If your son only has more class left to earn an AA degree, he should consider enrolling at a state/community college to finish the AA, and they apply to UF as a transfer student. If he takes the class in summer B (July/Aug), he may be able to start at UF in fall as a Junior.
@sipco100 can I ask you what your son’s u weighted GPA was?