Many state schools who have a higher acceptance rate use threshold admissions, so anyone with a GPA below ____ or a test score below ____ do not get accepted and vice versa for those with high GPA or test score. This system makes decision making quick, especially if they do not use holistic review.
UF looks at all pieces of an application and I have been told by my son’s counselor there are multiple people reviewing the application, so decisions take longer because they don’t use the threshold process. I believe they had to move the date from mid feb to late feb because application numbers have steadily increased.