Chance me for UF PLEASE!!!! its my dream school

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Florida
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<p>Academics:
Unweighted GPA: 3.65
Weighted GPA: 4.1
ACT:28
Class Rank: right outside top 10%, im 11%</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
Cross Country (9-12) - Captain
Track and Field(9-12) Captain
Math Honors Society (10-12)-Vice President
Key Club (10-12)
Have 200 community service hours</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
Rookie of the Year 2009-Cros country
Will to Win- 2011-Cross Country
MVP-2011-Cross Country
Rookie of the year-2010- Track and Field
MVP-2012-Track and field
AP scholar with honors
School record holder in 1600m
Have 3 district titles
Have 1 regional title
All conference athlete for 3 years</p>

<p>Other
-Wrote an average essay, nothing over the top but well written with no grammer errors
-im African American
-First generation born in america</p>

<p>BE HONEST!! ALL RESPONSES ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!!!</p>

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<p>I think you have a great shot at UF. Your weighted is good and ACT decent, not to mention the excellent extracurriculars. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Solid shot IMO. Rank is important, top 10% being recommended, top 5% being even better. But your top 11% so it’s close enough IMO lol; essay is SUPERRRR important; if I’m not mistaken it could be make or break. First generation hook will help and overall you look good.</p>

<p>Remember, it’s all about how your overall app paints you as. Uf is looking for leaders and innovators. If you made your overall app make you look like an innovator/leader, you should be good to go. </p>

<p>And I know you’re very anxious and want to get an idea of whether you’ll get in or not, but don’t take CC forums with much weight or emphasis at all lol.</p>

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<p>I tend to disagree with the above poster as your GPA of 4.1
and ACT of 28 is just below average and in my opinion your
chances at admission @ UFL are under 50 / 50 and you are
not a solid candidate as the above poster stated.<br>
I only say this so that you continue with your
application to the other state supported schools.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the replies!!! Greatly appreciated… Anymore would be great</p>

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<p>also forgot to mention. I have taken 8 ap classes and 1 dual enrollment with the rest being honors</p>

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<p>I disagree with Ilovethe47, UF doesn’t only look at academics. Your ACT is dead average, 50%. Your GPA needs to be reweighted to a UF GPA (Out of only academic classes, 5.0 for an A in AP’s, 4.5 for an A in honors). It’s most likely going to be below a 4.0 UF GPA which isn’t as attractive as a 4.0 UF GPA. </p>

<p>However, you have some solid EC’s. Being African American doesn’t help at UF, but first generation college does. If you’re all state in track, you’ve got a much better chance. </p>

<p>I know a kid who got a few C’s, less than 1900 on SAT’s, All-State in track and got in.</p>

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<p>Ilovethe47, consistently this is something you keep repeating: you pay too much attention to the numbers. You disregard that admissions is done holistically, and albeit “chance me’s” are literally meant for a speculated guess, you speculate to the max, saying “under a 50/50 chance.” There is no explanation whatsoever as to how you got that logic, you literally took it from thin air. </p>

<p>I’m not saying numbers aren’t important, they definitely are, but holistic admissions means the applicant is looked at as a whole, not just for their numbers. That’s how each year, a unique, quality class in CHARACTER is admitted to the university. Thats even how the university gains some diversity in terms of thinking styles and is why uf is grounds for consistent innovation and groundbreaking ideas to the market.</p>

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<p>I think you’ll get accepted! Now as scholarship money (like presidential scholarships etc.) probably won’t happen. You can totally get Bright Futures though!</p>

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<p>I could as easily torn you premiss apart regarding GPA /SAT scores
vs some voodoo holistic approach, but on this Thanksgiving Day, I
say, good luck to all freshman applicants and the higher one’s stats,
then the higher one’s chances of gaining accepted, regardless of one’s
holistic qualities, which in my opinion is a scam solely used by the UFL
admission committee to admit those “Obama” applicants.
Regarding scholarship money, the school is broke.</p>

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<p>47, your bitterness is showing again…</p>

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<p>The GPA posted is recalculated already. Thanks for the replies!!! if anyone has any more opinions thanks but this is great.</p>

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<p>Bump bump bump</p>

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<p>@ilovethe47: You’re comment on thinking holistic admissions is a scam is again, another showcase of speculation. Did you really say “Obama applicants” btw? You gotta start sticking to proper facts. And I don’t know why you assume the admissions committee lies when they don’t exactly have a reason to…</p>

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<p>Curious who ilovethe47 thinks the “Obama applicants” are. If you are going to be racist at least be upfront about it. Nice way to show your love for UF</p>

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<p>Need to remember that the “average” ACT score includes athletes and others who get in for non-academic reasons. These applicants bring down the average considerably.</p>

<p>For guideline purposes, applicants seeking admittance based on academics and application alone should consider the average UF ACT score to be in the 30 to 31 range.</p>

<p>Agree that the “holistic” nonsense is a bit of BS. It is admissionspeak for “sometimes we let people in whose numbers are way outside the averages for reasons we don’t need to explain to you.”</p>

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<p>@myluckydog: again, speculation, false that is regarding your comment on holistic admissions. UF seeks balanced classes full of potential innovators, leaders, and higher thinking workers. </p>

<p>Also about 13,000 students or so, overall get admitted…you’re telling me the averages of athletic scores (assuming they are low, but that is speculation) and those who got in via other ways…have a significant impact on the overall average? Even if these admits you speak of consisted of like, 500 people that’s only like 3% of the entire admits…and they have a significant impact to considerably lower the overall average? That doesn’t make sense, and you don’t take into account this: what if all the students you claim to considerably lower the average, in fact, help raise it?</p>

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<p>@Sabertooth: Alas, this is why you, myself, and a few others check CC every day, the goal is to prevent/enlighten ignorance. </p>

<p>@myluckydog: Speculation, as Sabertooth said. I could conjure up theory after theory on why UF accepts certain people and why the don’t accept others. I could look at each individual of the 14,000+ Applicants that are rejected and assign each of them an unfounded explanation as to “Why” UF’s admissions are BS. </p>

<p>The fact of the matter is that UF does admit a very SELECT group of students who are questionable and most likely should not have been admitted. However, that’s not to say that the entire Admission’s process is bogus. An average ACT score of 28 means 28. An ACT score of 30-31 is above average, not the “Unwritten” average. If one bogs themselves down with nonsensical theories, their Application will reflect that. </p>

<p>I can tell you right this second what UF wants. They want leaders and opportunity seekers. They want high academics. If you’re president of 4 different clubs and have a 2200 SAT, but you have a 3.6 UF GPA, they don’t just focus on the GPA. The reviews of applications are, I can’t say this enough, HOLISTIC. On the other side of the token, if one has a 2100 SAT and a 4.2 UF GPA but no EC’s, it could have an effect on your admissions (Note: Though with academics that high, you really don’t need to worry about getting accepted). </p>

<p>The “Reasons UF doesn’t need to explain to you” are carefully evaluated by human admissions officers in several different stages. Let’s say a kid has a 3.8 UF GPA and an 1890 SAT, that’s a little below average. Now let’s say that same kid had to grow up with a single mother, walk to every volunteer event or home from every school event because his family doesn’t have a car, and has taken the real initiative to try to succeed given his UNIQUE situation. UF looks at his UNIQUE situation and might UNIQUELY accept. </p>

<p>“All Athletes” are at an advantage is entirely false. Granted, Athletics show a time commitment. Though, if the grades aren’t there, they just aren’t there. UF will readily accept a scholarly student who has never been involved in athletics above the quarterback of a football team who has a 1650 SAT and 2.5 GPA.</p>

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<p>Not if the Gator football team needs that quarterback.</p>

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<p>@myluckydog Now, that’s just absurd.</p>