University of Florida- Chances?

sushipanda
Mon, 07 Aug 2017 23:23:32 +0000

@Gator88NE

It’s not 4.2 to 4.5 anymore. It changed to 4.3 to 4.6 this year, and will probably increase to 4.4 to 4.6 or something similar next year.

Also, @alwew3 you have to recalculate your daughter’s GPA. Stuff that is not AP and outside of the core academic subjects won’t count towards her GPA, so theatre won’t be a problem. However, French is still under those categories, so she’ll have to report it. The thing that might hurt is that if she was offered more rigorous electives and she chose not to take them. UF holds course rigor and GPA to be the two most important factors.

“Please note that the University of Florida considers classroom performance an excellent indicator of college coursework success, and therefore places more emphasis on grades and the challenge of the high school curriculum (including the senior-year schedule).”

To recalculate your GPA, use this scale. It’s 4.0 for regular non-Honors classes, 4.5 for Honors, and 5 for AP. Subtract 1 point for every grade below, so a B in an Honors class would be a 3.5, and a C in an AP class would be 3 points. Add it all up and divide by the number of classes and you should get her exact GPA that the schools in FL will use. However, based on what you told us, it seems like her recalculated GPA will be within the 4.2 range as well, but it doesn’t hurt to double check for a more accurate answer.