University of Florida Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

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This is the official thread for those applying EA to University of Florida.

List your unweighted GPA, any SAT /ACT scores, and ECs. What majors are you going into?
Ask your questions, the CC community is here to help!

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The 2026 application is open for students to apply now. If you choose to apply this early, you will not have an application status until later in August. Freshman - How To Apply - University of Florida

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OOS applicant here. What should we expect? App submitted on 8/1.
4.41 GPA
1550 SAT
not top 10%
strong extra curriculars, volunteering, jobs, internship
applying for business

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Has anyone received UF portal access after submitting thru Common App

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It won’t happen for at least another week, if not longer.

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@Melissa96 Question if you know and/or can say. UF is one of few schools that asks about family members that are or have attended the university. Is it better to list legacy (parents/grandparents) or currently enrolled siblings. I know it supposedly has no bearing on admission. Curious. Regards!

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It doesn’t make a difference so whichever the student prefers.

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Does anyone know about the Grandparent waiver? If my son is still taking the SATs can we apply to UF, apply for the waiver and then wait (and hope) that he gets the necessary SAT score? I read that it is first come first serve.

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If you apply for the waiver and your son does not have the appropriate SAT scores you will be told you do not qualify and you’ll have to apply for the waiver again if his scores are high enough.

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thank you. Do you know what the SAT score is? I have heard conflicting information of 1330 and 1340.

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I believe it is a 1340

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Out of State: Early Application
1st/2nd Choice Majors: Business // Environmental Science

ACT: 33 // Reading: 36 Math: 32 English: 32 Science: 32
Unweighted GPA: 3.88
Weighted GPA: 4.44 Est. Graduating WGPA: 4.52
Coursework Rigor: 13 AP/IB 15 Honors

Selected Coursework: AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, IB Global Politics AP Comparative Government and Politics, IB Philosophy, Economics and Personal Finance, Honors

Extra-curricular-
Leadership:
Captain – Varsity Cross Country (1 Year)
Co-Founder / Co-President – Women’s History Club (2 Years)
Vice President – Book Club (2 Years)
Indiana University – Kelley School of Business: Women’s Leadership Institute Selected Participant (Summer 2025)

Athletics:
Cross Country – Varsity (2 Years), Junior Varsity (2 Years)
Track (Spring) – Varsity (2 Years) / Track & Field (Winter) – Varsity (1 Year)

CLUBS AND VOLUNTEERING:
Key Club Member (4 Years)
Amnesty International (4 Years)
Women’s History Club (2 Years)
Book Club (2 Years)
NCFC Youth Soccer – Assistant Youth Coach (4 Years)
Red Cross CPR / AED Certified Adult and Youth (3 Years)

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Summa Cum Laude – Class of 2026
North Carolina Academic Scholar Award
Presidents Education Award
“X-School” Scholar Award
Academic All-Conference – Cross Country (4 Years)
Academic All-Conference – Track (2 Years)

Internship / work:
Small Business Services & Consulting Intern — “X” Company (Summer 2025, 10 weeks, 32+ hrs/week, paid)

  • Built budget and forecast models for a privately held business serving 5000 Patients.
  • Managed monthly audit of 200+ inventory SKUs and 25 vital equipment units.
  • Assisted in preparing income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports.
  • Conducted professional outreach mentor development: secured and interviewed 5 mentors, created executive-style summary reports on academic and employment backgrounds.
  • Professional Development Text Reading: Read eight Leadership / Business texts by Kotter, Drucker, Maxwell, Gladwell, created executive-style summary reports on text, authors key points, and personal takeaways.

I’d love to give her a decent chance at admissions but OOS and Business are tough asks.

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OOS, applying for Business or Econ

1560 superscore (790 Math, 770 EBRW)

4.0 UW GPA with 12 AP/DEs by end of senior year, including DE Multivariable Calc and AP German, 5s on all 7 AP tests taken, including Calc BC, Macro, Micro, and Chem

ECs: XC for 3 years, captain this year, qualified for states last year; volunteers at a hospice facility every Sunday; Track and Field all 4 years, president of German Club, and some other minor activities

Awards: nothing that stands out that an AO couldn’t tell by looking at her application, like AP Scholar with Distinction

Will her good stats give her a shot even though her ECs and Awards aren’t phenomenal?