Chance me for summer B (I will chance back)

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<p>Intended major: Chemical Engineering (I'm not sure if this affects my chances of admission or not..)
Gender: M
Ethnic Background: Hispanic (Bolivian)</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.57
Weighted (UF) GPA: 4.125</p>

<p>ACT score: 30
SAT score prediction (waiting for my October score): 700 Math, 650 Reading, 700 Writing (I got a 1980 last time: 710 M, 690 R, 580 W</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>a few clubs that I have been in for 3 or 4 years. I have a two or three officer positions.
I did tennis for two years and track for three.</p>

<p>Community service (the weakest part of my application because I did not list how many community service hours I had, as I assumed UF would look at the hours on my transcript...)</p>

<ul>
<li>Volunteered at a clinic for the summer</li>
<li>Volunteered at a library for the summer</li>
<li>Volunteered with some community service clubs</li>
<li>Tutored kids with a club</li>
</ul>

<p>Honors and Awards:</p>

<ul>
<li>AP Scholar with honors</li>
<li>High honor roll all throughout high school</li>
<li>school math recognition award (freshman year)</li>
<li>tennis diligence award</li>
</ul>

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<p>I didn’t list mine either because my counselor said they look at your transcript and I got in. Your chances are looking pretty good though.</p>

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<p>That makes me feel a lot better. What were your stats, if you don’t mind me asking?</p>

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<p>4.0 UW, 4.6W or something like that. SAT/ACT was around the same as yours. I was in 4 clubs with only one leadership position and I only had 100 community service hours. So you’re definitely solid on the ECs/Community Service.</p>

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<p>thank you! bump!</p>

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<p>Your SAT score is higher than mine, and your extracurriculars sound solid! I’m worrying about getting in for the summer B term as well…</p>

<p>I copy and pasted from my original thread :stuck_out_tongue: </p>

<p>I’m a senior in IB.</p>

<p>SAT: 1310/1600
Math - 730
Reading - 580 >.<
Writing - 600
I just retook the test yesterday, October 1st Hopefully my reading score will improve…</p>

<p>Class rank: 99%, so I’m guessing I’m in the top 1%? :x Cuz my GPA is 3.6, and weighted is 6.2…(not uf-recalculated)</p>

<p>Senior year classes: IB Contemporary History, IB English IV, IB Psych HL, IB Chem SL, IB Chinese SL, AP Stats, AP Human Geo, “Research 5” </p>

<p>Took dual enrollment courses…MAC1147 (Pre-calc), CHI1121 (Elementary Chinese 2), and CHM1025 (Intro Chemistry)</p>

<p>My preferred term of entry to UF: Summer B 2012</p>

<p>My intended major: Pre-Pharmacy (Freshman Only)</p>

<p>English is NOT the primary language in my home. Also, am I considered a first-generation student or something? My parents came from Taiwan, and I was born in the US…but my mom attended FIU for graduate school. o.o</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Badminton (4 years), Chinese Club (President), Key Club, Gay-Straight Alliance Club, National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Golf.</p>

<p>Community service: 169 hours recorded. Girl Scouts volunteer counselor, annual school thing, line-judged at annual international badminton tournament :heart:, volunteered at Chinese new year festivals, and at local church’s pumpkin patch.</p>

<p>Honors, awards and recognitions: Badminton varsity and championships. :heart:</p>

<p>Job: None</p>

<p>Additional Information: 6 years of piano (stopped in middle school…) Should I list “Outstanding achievements” for FCAT, and participating in the Duke Talent Identification Program in 7th grade?</p>

<p>State: I’m a Floridian</p>

<p>School Type: Public…with the IB as the only magnet program</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian</p>

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<p>I think my recalculated UF GPA is a 3.8… D:</p>

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<p>Are you sure you calculated it right? I don’t see how it would be a 3.8 UF GPA if you’re in the top 1% of your class. What grades do you mostly get?</p>

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<p>Yeah, I would imagine that you would be more in the 4.4 or 4.5 range, which in that case, would mean that you have nothing to worry about at all.</p>

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<p>I get mostly A’s with a few B’s…I got 2 C’s in 2 AP classes last year :x Umm, my senior class size is about 700-800 students? I think I’m in the top 1% because of my high school weighted GPA…</p>

<p>Here’s my transcript, if you guys don’t mind calculating for me! </p>

<p>English 1 Pre-IB/Honors: A
English 2 Pre-IB/Honors: A
AP English Literature: B
Currently taking IB English…</p>

<p>Algebra 1 Honors: A
Geometry Honors: A
Algebra 2 Honors: A
DE Pre-calculus: A
AP Calculus AB: B
IB Calculus: A
Currently taking AP Stats…</p>

<p>Earth/Space Sci. Honors:B
Biology Pre-IB/Honors: A
Chemistry Pre-IB/Honors:A
AP Chemistry: C >.<
Currently taking IB Chemistry…</p>

<p>World His. Pre-IB/Honors:A
AP European History: B (this is listed as an elective…does it count? o.o )
AP US History: C >.<
Currently taking IB History…</p>

<p>Spanish 2 Pre-IB/Honors: A
Spanish 3 Pre-IB/Honors: A
IB Spanish 4: B
Chinese 2 (no special): A
Chinese 3 (no special): A
AP Chinese Language: A
Currently taking IB Chinese…</p>

<p>Now for some gray area ones…
Inquiry Skills Pre-IB/Honors: B (it’s like a writing class?)
AP Psychology: A (it’s an AP, but it’s an elective…)
IB Theory of Knowledge : B (an elective, a philosophy class…)
IB Psychology 1: A (it’s an IB, but it’s an elective…)</p>

<p>The ones I think that don’t count:
Art (.5 credit): A
Web Design 1: A
Computer and Business Skills (.5 credit): A</p>

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<p>Not counting the last 3, I get a 4.3ish UF GPA, which is good. I did the math really quick though so it might be somewhere around there like 4.1-4.3. All your AP/Honors/IB/DE count as well as your Foreign Languages. AP/IB/DE are out of 5.0 points, Honors out of 4.5 points and regular classes like your Chinese 2 and 3 are out of 4.0 points.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much! :smiley: I just recalculated it myself again, and I got a 4.29 :3 I feel much better!</p>

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<p>You guys are definitely in.</p>