Go to a competitive private high school in Pennsylvania but my dad is a Florida resident and he told me to apply as a Florida resident so we shall see what happens there.
-My high school has a weird grading scale (100-93 is an a, 92-85 is b etc.)
Uw gpa:~3.7 ish, weighted is 4.64
I need to talk to my g.c. but my Uf gpa is either 3.8 or 4.1
-Highest composite act is 31, 32 superscored but that doesn’t matter.
Extracurriculars:
9th grade:
helping kids with disabilities play sports(didn’t add name for private reasons)
-I played freshman football(not sure if I would add this because it only happened freshman year)
I have worked a job since I was 14.
-I made high honors at my school both semesters.
-humane society volunteering
10th grade:
-ski club
-JOb
-helping kids with sports
-I began volunteering at a hospital in the beginning of the year
-I worked with a family friend on a political campaign
-high honors again both semesters.
-humane society volunteering
Summer:
-Went to Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week
-My brother and I started a landscaping “business”(not sure if I would put this)
11th grade:
-ski club
-job
-hospital volunteering
-humane society volunteering
-FBLA- first time it happened at my school
-Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science(first place in regional, couldn’t go to states because of family stuff)
-joined soanish club
-high honors both
-participated in the Brain Bee at Pitt
-joined National Honor Society
I realize that a lot of my activities are Pennsylvania based but I assume that won’t be too detrimental. Also, I know I lack leadership but I am trying to start a pre Med club at my school for the next year.
If it matters, I will be applying to either the international studies major or undecided. Also, I have taken two tours at uf(one year apart) and will most likely be going down for the third year in a row(how much my dad loves chool is unmeasurable) and I have been in contact with the admissions for the innovation academy(although I will not be applying to it).
Thank you
Totally forgot but I will have 10 honors and 3 AP. My school doesn’t offer as many as a public school.
UF seems to be a match. Holistic admissions can seem a bit random at times. See below, your test scores are good, but your GPA score could be a little low.
Take into account the following when figuring out your GPA (from the Q&A on using the SSAR):
So, use the scale supplied by your school (if it’s on the transcript or school profile), and then drop any pluses or minuses. Give honor classes an additional 0.5 points and AP classes an additional 1.0 points.
Keep in mind, that UF wants to see that you took the most rigorous classes available, so they will not punish you if that’s all that your HS offers. You don’t need to take 12+ AP classes to get into UF.
Your EC’s also seem to be a match, UF likes to see a commitment (in time and effort) to an EC and volunteer work. Make sure you list working as one of your EC’s. UF will appreciate the time and effort put into it.
Your UW GPA or UF weighted GPA? If that’s your UW GPA, then you’re fine. If that’s UF’s GPA, then we really need to start looking at other factors.
For example, are you taking the most rigorous classes offered at your high school, and they simply don’t offer a lot of AP/DE/IB type classes (something you already mentioned)? If so, UF will take that into account. Also take a look at your class rank (if your HS does rankings), is it in the top 10% or 25%? If it’s not in the top 25%, then UF becomes more risky. 72% of students are in the top 10%, 96% are in the top quarter of their HS graduating class.
Once again, this is all reading the tea leaves type of stuff, when you’re dealing with UF. Students get admitted with far lower GPA’s and test scores that what your stats.