2018 UCF Acceptance/Scholarship Thread

With applications for Fall 2018 now open, we will start hearing about admission and merit scholarship decisions every day. Keep track here!

Term:
Date Applied:
Found out yet? Date:
Decision:

In State/Out of State

Unweighted GPA:
Weighted GPA:
ACT/SAT scores:

Course types:

Community Service Hours:
Extra-curricular:
Other:

Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded:

Are you accepting admission?

This would be helpful to those of us who are waiting and for future UCF-ers.

Please update as your status changes!

Good luck!

Term: Fall 2018
Date Applied: 8/11/17
Found out yet? Date:
Decision:

In State/Out of State: In state

Unweighted GPA: 3.96
Weighted GPA: 4.71
ACT/SAT scores: 1240 SAT

Course types:
Homeschooled with honors and dual enrolled classes.

Will graduate with 60+ college credits and have earned A.A. degree

Community Service Hours: 382 hours
Extra-curricular: Art Club, Psychology Club, Cosplay Club, Mensa, Duke TIPS, Phi Theta Kappa
Other: Presidents List, employer awards, 2 recommendation letters (one college professor, one employer)

Type of Scholarship Awarded:

Are you accepting admission?

Term: Summer 2018
Date Applied: 8/6/18 but still have to finish essay, will probably submit and have transcripts ready around 8/17
Found out yet? Date:
Decision:

In State/Out of State: In state

Unweighted GPA: 3.56
Weighted GPA: 4.43
ACT/SAT scores: 26 ACT, not sending SAT

Course types: 12 Honors 7 AP classes by graduration.

Community Service Hours: 250+ hours
Extra-curricular: DECA, Key Club, SNHS, lots of clubs tbh I was very involved, just don’t feel like writing them lol.
Other:

Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded:

Are you accepting admission?
hope I get accepted
Good luck! GO KNIGHTS

@Emily1MartinezU , anything yet? I’m hoping they will start decisions early next week if not sooner.

I was wondering why you chose to apply for Summer term. Just want a head start?

Term: Fall 2018
Date Applied: August 29, 2017
Found out yet? No
Decision:

In State/Out of State: In State

Unweighted GPA: 3.84
Weighted GPA: 4.89
ACT/SAT Scores: ACT 29

Course Types: All IB, AP, and Honors

Community Service Hours: 100+
Extra-curricular: Lacrosse, NHS, Honor Council
Other: Consistent work with a non-profit

Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded:

Are you accepting admission?

Term: Spring 2018
Date Applied: August 14th
Found out yet? Nope!
Decision:

In State/Out of State: Out of state

Unweighted GPA: 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.5
ACT/SAT scores: 1150 not sending ACT

Course types: All honors high school, took college classes and got associates while in highschool (early college).

Community Service Hours: not sure
Extra-curricular: mainly art stuff but i do volunteer, dont wanna list all i put on my application lol
Other: i feel like that early college stuff will be pretty impressive on my application (i hope so lmao)

Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded:

Are you accepting admission? YES.

Term: Fall 2018
Date Applied: August 25th
Found out yet? Yes!
Decision: Accepted!

In State
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.76
ACT 32

Course types: Honors, AP and Dual Enrollment

Community Service Hours: 502
Extra-curricular: Community theatre (tech/performance), High School marching. concert, jazz bands, Varsity/Club Tennis (co-captain)

No scholarships offered to date.

Term: Fall 2018
Date Applied: August 7
Found out yet? Date: Yes, September 2
Decision: Accepted

Major: Mechanical Engineering

In State/Out of State: Out of State - PA

Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.65 UCF Recalculated
ACT/SAT scores: SAT 1440

Course types: 9 AP, Honors

Community Service Hours: 100
Extra-curricular: Envirothon, Physics Olympics, Class Council
Other: NHS, Math HS, SS HS, WL HS,

Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded: Nothing offered yet.

Are you accepting admission? First admission, waiting to see where else

Any questions - inbox me.

Term: Summer 2018 ( wanted a head start, yes)
Date Applied: 8/17
Found out yet? Date: Found out today, September 8.
Decision: Accepted!

In State/Out of State: In state

Unweighted GPA: 3.56
Weighted GPA: 4.43
ACT/SAT scores: 26 ACT, 1230 SAT

Course types: 12 Honors 7 AP classes by graduration.

Community Service Hours: 250+ hours
Extra-curricular: DECA, Key Club, SNHS, lots of clubs tbh I was very involved, just don’t feel like writing them lol.
Other: honestly had a good essay lol

Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded:
None yet

Are you accepting admission?
Plan to, first admission and I would like to see my others
Good luck to everyone! GO KNIGHTS

Term: Fall 2018
Date Applied: 8/11/17
Found out yet? YES Date: not sure, the 6th or 7th. Great news during my evacuation!
Decision: ACCEPTED

In State/Out of State: In state

Unweighted GPA: 3.96
Weighted GPA: 4.71
ACT/SAT scores: 1240 SAT

Course types:
Homeschooled with honors and dual enrolled classes.
Will graduate with 60+ college credits and have earned A.A. degree

Community Service Hours: 382 hours
Extra-curricular: Art Club, Psychology Club, Cosplay Club, Mensa, Duke TIPS, Phi Theta Kappa
Other: Presidents List, employer awards, 2 recommendation letters (one college professor, one employer)

Type of Scholarship Awarded: NONE YET

Are you accepting admission? ABSOLUTELY! UCF is my first and only choice.

When will we know if any scholarship money is awarded. The little questionnaire after clicking I Accept asks how their merit award compared to others but I don’t know where I would find this info. Anybody have any info?

Term: Fall 2018
Date Applied: 8/29/17
found out yet? YES, hurricane Irma delayed ability to check. :slight_smile:
decision: ACCEPTED

Instate/ Out of State: In State

Unweighted GPA: 3.9
Weighted GPA : 4.88
SAT SCORE: 1550

course types:
AICE, AP , HONORS LEVEL CLASSES
Extra-Curricular : Marching Band, Mu Alpha Theta, Digital Knight, Key Club,
Attended summer Biomedical Engineering program at USF one year and this year Summer College for High schoolers at Ole Miss.
Community Service hours: over 100

Type of scholarship Awarded: NONE YET, when and where do I find this?

Are you accepting admission? Yes, first choice, terrific engineering and computer programs
Go Knights

@candyce1 I think they usually send offers in mid November.

Term: Fall 2018
Date Applied: August 29, 2017
Found out yet? Yes! (September 22. 2017)
Decision: Accepted!

In State/Out of State: In State

Unweighted GPA: 3.84
Weighted GPA: 4.89
ACT/SAT Scores: ACT 29

Course Types: All IB, AP, and Honors

Community Service Hours: 100+
Extra-curricular: Lacrosse, NHS, Honor Council
Other: Consistent work with a non-profit

Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded:

Are you accepting admission? Possibly!

Term: Fall 2018
Date Applied: September 17, 2017
Found out yet? Date: September 22, 2017
Decision: Accepted!

In State/ Out of State: Out of State

Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.56
ACT/SAT scores: SAT-1500

Course types: AP/ Honors

Community Service Hours: 200+
Extra-curricular: President/ Founder of Pet Cancer Awareness Club, Vice President of senior care club, advanced choir
Other:

Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded: Most likely National Merit Scholar scholarship(full ride)

Are you accepting admission? Not sure yet, but UCF.is currently my top choice

Term: Fall 2018
Date Applied: July 2017
Found out yet? Date: 9/22/17
Decision: ACCEPTED!!!

In State/Out of State: OOS (NC)

UCF Recalculated: 4.38
ACT/SAT scores: 1230 SAT (Giving out hope to all of those not great test takers out there!)

Course types: Honors, AP, IB, Diploma Candidate

Community Service Hours: 250+
Extra-curricular: National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Performing Arts activities
Other: Presidential Gold Service Award

Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded: Probably nothing :slight_smile:

Are you accepting admission? Already accepted!!!

I’m a hospitality major, so take that for what it’s worth! I’m super excited to go to Rosen!
Congrats to everyone else who got in, and I wish the best of luck to those of you who are applying!!

It’s been a month - any more acceptances?

Go Knights!

S18 was accepted earlier this week. It took his school weeks to get the transcript to UCF but once they got it they turned around his acceptance in about 5 days.

Term: Fall 2018
Date Applied: August
Date: 10/18
Decision: Accepted

Out of State

Unweighted GPA: 3.91
Weighted GPA: 4.1
ACT/SAT scores: 1460

Course types: Lots of math and science

Extra-curricular: BSA Eagle Scout

Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded: None yet

Are you accepting admission? probably not

Term: Fall 2018
Date Applied: 10/8 but SAT scores didn’t get sent until 10/11
Found out yet? Date: 10/20
Decision: Accepted

In State/Out of State OOS

Unweighted GPA: not sure
Weighted GPA: 4.01
ACT/SAT scores: 1350

Course types: Lots of AP courses, Honors, Dual Enrollment

Community Service Hours: not a lot
Extra-curricular: National Honor Society, Thespian Society, Key Club, Spanish Club, Drama Club, Historian for Drama

Other: ranked 50/444

Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded: none yet hoping for Knights Achievement Waiver

Are you accepting admission? possibly,. depends on scholarship $$

Term: Fall 2018
Date Applied: July 2017
Found out yet? Date: Yes, September 2017
Decision: Accepted!

In State/Out of State: In-State

Unweighted GPA: 3.93
Weighted GPA: 5.11
ACT/SAT scores: ACT 32, SAT 1490

Course types: 17 AP glasses by graduation, 3 dual enrollment by graduation

Community Service Hours: 333 hours
Extra-curricular: Captain of the debate team, president of the GSA, member of the German National Honor Society
Other: Received numerous awards at national Speech and Debate tournaments, from places like Yale and Nova Southeastern University

Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded: None yet…

Are you accepting admission?: I am!

I want to be a mathematics/physics major, and I’m really excited to see what the future holds for me at UCF! I’ve taken dual enrollment classes there before and it’s an absolutely amazing campus. I’m holding out for Bright Futures and for other merit-based scholarships. Here’s hoping!