<p>Awesome!</p>
<p>I am still working on my essay for UCF, but I will have it submitted in the next few days. My transcripts are already there, and my recommendation letters are about to go in the mail. I am taking the SAT on Friday for the second time.. so after then I should find out if I will be at UCF during the summer of '09.</p>
<p>I just re-activated my app for summer. =S I hope you guys do alright. =)</p>
<p>Jess, you need to send 2 essays.</p>
<p>so carol, if you're deferred in one session you can re-activate it in another, like you went from Fall to Summer? That's good to know, D is also apply to FGCU and USF as a backup but for Fall, in case she gets deferred she can decide then to switch it to Summer.</p>
<p>Two essays? Why two?</p>
<p>Don't you mean an essay on two of the topics??</p>
<p>Yes, you pick two topics for the essay and write a total of up to 500 words.</p>
<p>Oh my! D wrote two 250 word essays on two different topics!</p>
<p>So she wrote 1000 words?</p>
<p>Carol, I hope the summer app works out for you. Keep us posted.</p>
<p>No, sorry, She sent two essays totalling 500 words.</p>
<p>My S, two years ago, took the topics and combined them into one essay, essentially the same essay he sent somewhere else. UCF didn't care. So, my D just did the same thing. Took an essay that answered both questions that she'd already written for somewhere else and told UCF that said essay combined both topics. </p>
<p>zebes</p>
<p>Here is how it reads:</p>
<p>Essay (personal statement)
The essay (personal statement) is a very important part of your application which can assist the university in knowing you as an individual, independent of test scores and other objective data. We ask that you respond to two of the topics below. Your personal statement should be no longer than 250 words each or a total of 500 words for both statements. The best personal statements are not necessarily the longest ones. </p>
<p>THIS COMPONENT OF YOUR APPLICATION CAN BE MAILED SEPARATELY</p>
<ol>
<li>If there has been some obstacle or bump in the road in your academic or personal life, please explain the circumstances.</li>
<li>How has your family history, culture or environment influenced who you are?</li>
<li>Why did you choose to apply to UCF?</li>
<li>What qualities or unique characteristics do you possess that will allow you to contribute to the UCF community?</li>
</ol>
<p>My daughter wrote two essays for UCF admission last year. One was less than 250 words and the other was more but they totaled 500 words as instructed. She essentially took the essay that she had written for UF and divided it up into two paragraphs. It does appear that it dosen't matter whether or not you do two (as they instructions imply) or one, 500 word essay that answers two of the questions. Obviously students have been admitted to UCF doing both routes.</p>
<p>Jersey- that is not the directions that I was given. Is that from the online application, or the paper one?</p>
<p>I beleive it's from the online application.</p>
<p>I know of several kids, including my D, who have already gotten their acceptance letters. They all, to my knowledge, wrote two separate essays, aproximately 250 words each answering two of the topic questions. It certainly could be interpreted either way. I was also surprised how quickly she received her acceptance letter for Fall 2009-it only takes 2-3 weeks.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if you get deferred for the fall 2009 semester if it makes any difference if you reactivate your application and apply for summer? We keep hearing conflicting answers and would really rather go this summer.</p>
<p>You can definitely switch your application for summer consideration but that is not going to get you a quicker review. You were deferred for either grades OR SAT scores and you will not get your admissions decision until you improve whichever one was not up to current standards. That said, they are probably more likely to approve your application (in January, after midyear reports are received OR after higher test scores are received) if you change your application to summer.</p>
<p>I have been accepted and I wrote one essay, which covered two topics.</p>
<p>I think that as long as you address at least two topics then it doesn't matter how many essays you write.</p>
<p>kamrf....I thought that if you requested Fall and they were willing to accept you for Summer they send you an acceptance letter for Summer. That is what happened to a friend of mine.</p>