<p>I'm considering UCONN, but I'm not sure if this is enough for out of state students...
3.7 GPA
1960 SAT
Volleyball Team
Key Club Treasurer
Monthly Community Service</p>
<p>We are also OOS and my son got in with 3.36GPA 1980 SAT. No sports, Eagle Scout (and so lots of community service), part time job for 2 years. Don’t know whether it helped but he attended the Exploring Engineering summer program for high school students at UConn last summer.</p>
<p>My D got in from OOS with a 3.87 and an 1860 (lots of honors and a handful of APs). Varsity tennis, sailing and track. Tech crew for the school plays. Peer counselor, prom committee and several clubs. So if you are asking me, I think there is a good chance you’ll get in.</p>
<p>definitely enough for an out of state (OOS) student. I wouldnt guarantee anything, but certainly have a better shot of getting in than rejected. Keep in mind writing does NOT count!!</p>
<p>A 1960 is great, but its only average at UCONN if the writing score was 700+.
It would be helpful to know the (CR + M)/1600 score. Write a strong essay, and try to possibly add to extracurriculars for an even better shot</p>
<p>Writing counts for something, but its definitely less than the other two. I wouldn’t join different extracurriculars, though, as it will be obvious you’re doing it to make your application look better. Getting more involved or taking a leadership position in one you’re already part of would be a good idea.</p>
<p>I know for a “fact” that UCONN is going to extend it’s incoming class to 6,300. When that will happen remains a ??? They have done a great deal of work on the main road coming into stoors and it looks really nice. </p>
<p>This is by no means a safety school and along with the new 6,300 student plan the school is getting another 1B grant. They are on track to push that school to the top. Adding to that the Pres. is all about a quality education and the student, she is on the top of her game and very good at her job.</p>
<p>As a parent of a student I’m “VERY PLEASED” with the school. In regard to the OOS students, this is big for UCONN because you are paying OOS cost and that’s big money. The SAT’s in the 1,900’s stand a very good chance on getting in. </p>
<p>I see there were two comments on writting. I can assure you that writing will and does count for a lot. (R: 550 - 650, M: 580 - 680, W: 550 - 650) are a baseline. That being said I was at a function with some “people” in the “know”. Without going into details UCONN is very serious about all three areas of the SAT.</p>
<p>Good luck to all… Parents that get their child in feel very good about the choice. My child just finished his first year and when I picked him up he said. “Dad, you know it’s said to think that this will all be over in 3 more years.” </p>
<p>To all you Mom’s… I know how my wife is. The day we moved our son in the buildings and rooms were spotless, this would include the bathrooms. All through the year up to the day we moved him home the building and bathrooms remained spotless. I can’t say the same for his room…that was just gross!! Boys will be boys!!</p>
<p>6300 freshman class!?? That is huge! Isn’t the current class about 3300? I know that there is a plan to hire more professors but I thought this was to lower the ratio not to double the size of the class.</p>
<p>The school is definitely doing more to raise it’s reputation and be more competitive. I love the new Storrs Center. There is talk of building a new Tech Park next to the campus. I am glad my DS will be able to take advantage of some of the improvements at the campus.</p>
<p>They have a goal of ~6000 students per class. They won’t be achieving it until probably 5-10 years from now. They have to build the new dorms first, as they already have problems with overcrowded dorms. </p>
<p>You should also be careful about predicting the quality of the school. A lot of people are choosing UConn now for financial reasons. It definitely saves a ton of money (only if you’re in-state), and they are making efforts to improve the quality of education. Be sure to make your own decision before throwing yourself into anything, though. Most schools are making aggressive improvement campaigns nowadays because rankings are becoming increasingly important, so the general quality of education is increasing (along with tuition of course!). There are some parts of UConn that remain quite neglected, however. The faculty of some departments is still questionable/lacking any legitimate dedication to teaching despite the effort to hire better professors.</p>