Chance me for Burnett Honors College

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Hi! I was accepted for the fall 2017 term at UCF. I’m hoping to be accepted to the honors college as well, and was wondering what my chances are.

Here are my stats:

Term Applied For: Fall 2017
Residency: In-State
UW GPA: 3.685
W GPA: 4.24 hs gpa
Class Rank: 87/557
SAT: 1400/1600
Community Service Hours: 130+

Extra-curriculars:

  • Pre-Med Club (President) [11-12] Founded this club my junior year
  • Volunteered at Arnold Palmer [11-12] I have over 125 hours there.
  • Yearbook (Copy Editor) [6-12] I was awarded story of the year at my school (11th grade) and the book itself has won a Pacemaker, Pacemaker Finalist, and Crown Finalist (the highest possible awards for yearbook)
  • Youth Pals [10] An club that supports fun activities for autistic children
  • National English Honor Society [12]
  • Band [6-9] Both marching and concert. I was awarded a superior in small ensemble and the band as a whole won multiple awards.
  • Volunteerd with Pet Rescue by Judy [9-10] Local pet shelter
  • Art [10-12] Both 2D and 3D

Senior Schedule:
AP Statistics
AP Macroeconomics
AP U.S. Government
AP 3D Art
Anatomy Honors
AP Literature and Composition
AP Computer Science
Yearbook

Taken and passed AP Human Geography (4), AP World (3), AP Biology (3), AP Psychology (5), AP U.S. History (4), AP Physics 1 (3), AP Language and Composition (5)

Awarded AP Scholar with Distinction.

Included 3 teacher letters of recommendation.

So, how do you think my chances are at getting in? Thanks!

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@UCFgal Your chances should be good.

My S applied and got in to the Burnett Honors College. (He’s planning to study mechanical/aerospace engineering.)

Here are his stats:

Applied for: Fall 2017
Residency: Out-of-State

GPA (UW): 3.74
GPA (W): 4.22

SAT: 1430/1600 (730 RW; 700 M)

He’s in the IB program and taking all IB classes.

ECs: Eagle Scout, Cross Country, several clubs, etc. He also attended UCF’s Cybersecurity Camp last summer.

You will want to be sure to write a thoughtful Personal Statement and (if you haven’t already) apply as soon as you can. All the best to you!

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@VABogart Thank you so much! And congratulations to your son :slight_smile:

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I found out today that I was accepted to the honors college :))

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@UCFgal That’s terrific – congratulations!

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Way to go, UCFgal!

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@VABogart @Trisherella Thank you so much!

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@UCFgal About how long did it take for the Burnett Honors College to get back to you about your acceptance? I’m so anxious I check everyday and I applied about 11 days ago (but that was pretty close to the priority deadline so it’s understandable that’ll take a bit). It says on their site anywhere from 3-5 weeks?

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@madisonskipper They received my application the 17th and notified me exactly one week later.

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@madisonskipper For me it took about the same as it did for Jnjrs (8 days) to see that I was accepted on myHonors. However, I didn’t receive my actual letter of acceptance until about 4 days after.
Since you said you did submit close to the priority deadline, I wouldn’t be worried. I hope you’ll get some news soon!

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@Jnjrs @UCFgal UPDATE! So I logged onto myHonors today and saw that I’ve officially been accepted! So my application was received on 1/13/17 on my status changed on myHonors on 1/30/17. That means it took (17 days) for me to get accepted. I’m also posting this in case anyone else has been worrying like I was. On their website it actually says anywhere from 3 - 5 weeks (especially if you’re applying near the deadline I guess).