Will I get into UF?

[Crazee]

Here are the 2003 Freshman class stats at UF taken from their website:

2003 University of Florida Freshman Class
*23,810 Applicants

11,676 admitted

8,722 Fall

2,954 Summer B

6,750 expected to enroll

4,050 Fall

2,700 Summer B
*Middle 50% of the Class:

High School GPA 3.7 - 4.3 (academic classes only. Weighted)


SAT I total of 1200 - 1370

ACT composite of 26 - 30

*Of those admitted:


77 percent were in the top 10 percent of their high school class.

63 percent took 20 or more academic classes in high school.

49 percent took 21 or more academic classes in high school.

33 percent took 22 or more academic classes in high school.

21 percent took 23 or more academic classes in high school.

*Of those enrolling:


80 percent reported one AP or IB score as of July 2003.

73 percent reported two or more AP or IB scores as of July 2003

63 percent reported three or more AP or IB scores as of July 2003

54 percent reported four or more AP or IB scores as of July 2003

44 percent reported five or more AP or IB scores as of July 2003.



Looking at these I would say you have an excellent chance of getting in.

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: cchen

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: mitchafiYea, A's in AP classes are a 6.0, B's are a 4.5. I don't know about the rest. UF is the only college that I'm applying to that makes you write 2 essays. The rest are all 1, even UMICH, and that is like one of the top colleges in the nation.

do you mean U of Michigan? DO NOT DO IT. with your stats, apply to ALL ivy, if you prefer to come to north east. private will give you more in financial aids. if you are going to an out of state uni, you won't get as much financial aids from them, yet, they look you as international student. for umich, prepare to pay them $20k in cash for a year. your best bet is going to a state uni or private for more money.

??? no offense, but he's not gonna get in any ivies with those stats...

sound like you konw nothing about the whole college game. the whole process is impulsive. the more school you apply, the more chance you get it. there was 2 guys with almost the same stats in my school. one got into northwestern, the other didn't. the other one got into U of rochester, the other one didn't. most of my friends applied to more than 10 schools. I knew what I wanted and I applied to 5.

now, make a list of schools that you want to go but you may not get it and a list of schools you will get it for sure.

well, I just want to make a point to you. if you have the money and don't mind paying out of state tuition, then apply to an out of state uni. otherwise, try private. (the one that got into northwestern had financial aids problems. he called them and they gave him a FULL SCHOLARSHIP for 4 years!)

 

[mitchafi]

Yea, i've looked those over multiple times, and they do suggest that I have a good chance. But then again, it says nothing of extracurriculars and they note somewhere on the site that they play a large role in the admissions process, even moreso than other good schools from what i've heard. I always hear stories of those "perfect students" getting deferred for no apparent reason...it's making me nervous. On the subject of Ivy Leagues, I know I can't get in, but I have never aspired to go to one anyways, so it's all good.

Edit: About the out of state tuition: I am fairly well off, and my parents won't hesitate to put up the cash for an out of state or private university if it means I get a better education. However, I don't want them to waste their money putting me through an out-of-state university when I could get just as good of an education down here for free (100% bright futures + florida prepaid college fund = pretty much free).

 

[cchen]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: cchen

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: mitchafiYea, A's in AP classes are a 6.0, B's are a 4.5. I don't know about the rest. UF is the only college that I'm applying to that makes you write 2 essays. The rest are all 1, even UMICH, and that is like one of the top colleges in the nation.

do you mean U of Michigan? DO NOT DO IT. with your stats, apply to ALL ivy, if you prefer to come to north east. private will give you more in financial aids. if you are going to an out of state uni, you won't get as much financial aids from them, yet, they look you as international student. for umich, prepare to pay them $20k in cash for a year. your best bet is going to a state uni or private for more money.

??? no offense, but he's not gonna get in any ivies with those stats...

sound like you konw nothing about the whole college game. the whole process is impulsive. the more school you apply, the more chance you get it. there was 2 guys with almost the same stats in my school. one got into northwestern, the other didn't. the other one got into U of rochester, the other one didn't. most of my friends applied to more than 10 schools. I knew what I wanted and I applied to 5.

now, make a list of schools that you want to go but you may not get it and a list of schools you will get it for sure.

well, I just want to make a point to you. if you have the money and don't mind paying out of state tuition, then apply to an out of state uni. otherwise, try private. (the one that got into northwestern had financial aids problems. he called them and they gave him a FULL SCHOLARSHIP for 4 years!)

lol... i don't know about the college game? i've worked in the admissions office of an ivy, so i know how it works. i've also worked for a private college admissions consulting firm. but with those stats, i wouldn't recommend applying to the ivies with those stats

and mitchasfi, if you're gonna get a UF education pretty much free, definitely go for it. its not worth paying for school unless you have to, and UF is a solid state school.