<p>SAT: 720 Math, 680 Reading, 710 Writing (2110/2400)
GPA: 3.0 unweighted, 4.0 weighted (my weakest part)
My essay was honestly probably one of the best that the Univeristy of Florida receieved this year. It was about an immediate family member who was attending UF and passed and how it shaped me.</p>
<p>How did I not get in? I mean i was set firm in belief I would be accepted. I was totally shocked when rejected.</p>
<p>Is it worth appealing? Is there any chance I can get in. I'm very distraught right now.</p>
<p>uf goes by weighted if the student has taken honors, ap, ib, dual enrollment. they even say it on the website, they give extra .5 or 1 points for the recalculation. so dont worry about the unweighted, but your uf gpa could be around the 3.5+ it depends on how your grades were in the academics not electives.</p>
<p>I know the GPA was low, but I had grade progression, especially from 10th to 11th grade, when the incident happened(i wrote how it affected my view on education). My weighted GPA for 11th grade was something like 4.8. I was so sure I would get in due to this! Is it even worth to appeal? I don't really have any new information...</p>
<p>was your junior year gpa 4.8 cummulative or just what you received on your report card? it could be worth an appeal, but the committe has not distribute that information yet and you do have to contact them maybe phone, or email.. i dont think it matters either way they'll give you information you need.</p>
<p>My son was rejected a couple of years ago. Initially he was considering an appeal (his stats were well above the 75th percentile) but in the end chose to attend the school that was "showing him the love" and has had a wonderful college experience for the last two years.</p>
<p>I understand the impulse to appeal, and would not discourage you from that process. But things really do work out for the best sometimes. If you aren't meant for UF, there may be a better place for you out there.</p>
<p>It stings. It feels like a gut punch. I know. But for all those who were rejected with great stats, the right college for you IS out there. It may not be UF..</p>
<p>What I meant was that my GPA for ONLY junior year was 4.8. So freshman year and sophmore year were much lower, and they averaged out to the 4.0 weighted GPA that I had(3.0/4.0 unweighted though.) Very low but I showed grade progression and the fact I had matured and would be intelligent enough for their courses and also my EC were OK(sports varsity team, treasurer of club.) I am just so distraught right now.</p>
<p>Thanks mom2three. If you don't mind me asking, what is the college that your son chose, and how did he choose it? I was so set on UF, all other colleges just seem so unappealing to me(in florida, especially).</p>
<p>I'm not going to recant my own personal story like I did last year when I was rejected, but I was very much the same. I had a 32 ACT and about a 3.9 Weighted GPA. (3.7 UW)</p>
<p>I showed extreme grade progression throughout high school, especially in math. I started in pre-algebra my freshman year and was in honors calc my senior year. My freshman year, I was just mainstreamed from a remedial curriculum (don't ask) and was in DE and AP classes by my senior year as well. I made the admissions committee aware of this in my original application and my appeal because my freshman and sophomore year class selections impacted my weighted GPA. Still, my rejection was upheld. They reason that someone should demonstrate exceptional achievement throughout their HS career, and not just in the final two years.</p>
<p>Really, grade progression means nothing to UF, and that's sad when there are special circumstances involved.</p>
<p>SATWizard -
My second son is at the Honors College at UCF. I know that UCF doesn't get a lot of cred on this board, but I have been extremely happy with my son's experience there. He's majoring in Mechanical Engineering. The Honors College advising and registration services and support have been great. UCF makes it so easy for kids to get involved and feel part of the college, right from the start.</p>
<p>As for its being a commuter campus, that was true back when I attended in the 70's and 80's. It's no longer the case, and has about the same amount of on-campus housing as UF, if I remember what I was told at the various orientations I've been to over the years.</p>
<p>Anyway, if you haven't taken a look there, you might want to. I teach at a magnet high school and talk to a lot of students and parents (we are NOT in the Orlando area). A lot of kids choose UCF, and everyone I know - parents AND students - are really, really happy with their experience there.</p>
<p>OK, I was going to go on, but this board isn't the place to extol the qualities of another university. I'll be happy to discuss UCF with anyone over on the UCF board.</p>
<p>In case no one saw my side profile, I also go to the UCF Honors College, which actually now has higher FTIC statistics than UF.</p>
<p>Being an honors college, they're able to look deeper into an application than a school like UF would, and they admitted me. There really are a lot of perks you get for being part of it, including graduate student library privileges, early class registration (even before the seniors!), cool honors lunches with influential and interesting people, a special honors adviser who's ALWAYS available for walk-ins every day, small classes, and more.</p>
<p>Most students here actually were accepted to UF, but didn't like it for one reason or another. Take a look at it, and don't think FSU is your only other state option.</p>