Chance me please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Florida
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<p>Hey guys, I'm interested in applying to UF for the Fall, and I'm just wondering if with my credentials I'd be good to get in!</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA-3.9783
Weighted GPA-4.7174
Class Rank-1 out of 314
5 AP's so far--AP World Hist(4), AP English lang(4), AP Spanish Lang(1), AP U.S. Hist(4), AP Environmental Sci(2)-- (enrolled in 7 AP's for Senior Year)
305 Community service hours at local hospital (interest in medicine)
Captain of Varsity Tennis Team, President of Academic team, VP of National Honors Society, Treasurer of Spanish honors society, Athletic trainer, Boys State delegate
SAT- 1800 (590-reading, 540-math, 670-writing) (dislike act)
ACT-27 (retaking act, lately I've been getting 28-29 composites on practice tests)
Race- South Korean/White</p>

<p>Thanks alot guys!!! Good luck to everyone!!</p>

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<p>ditch SAT
other than that your chances are solid</p>

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<p>Thanks alot! I really hope I get in…I’m definitely not retaking the SAT, but I hope that with an improved ACT score I’ll be a good shot in. I’m also looking at Vandy, USF Honors, and UMiami, but preferably UF</p>

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<p>Any others?</p>

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<p>everything looks alright. scores are definitely your weak point, but you have strength of schedule and GPA as good as can be expected.</p>

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<p>Your in at UF/UM/USF… Apply to Vandy if you get your ACT to 31+ or SAT to 2100+</p>

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<p>Hollis731
CONGRATULATIONS-</p>

<p>Without sounding like a total looser, I have a question if you don’t mind answering;
How is it possibly to be valedictorian & manage of GPA of 4.7174
and only score an 1800 on your SAT and a 27 on your ACT’s ?
In my humble opinion, this is a perfect example of grade inflation !</p>

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<p>how is that in any way an example of grade inflation?</p>

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<p>In UF/UCF/FSU Possible Honors at UCF and FSU</p>

<p>cynmpsd: it happens. Our valedictorian 2 years ago, now at Harvard, pulled at 1780 his first shot. Took his ACT 36 Took SAT again 2000</p>

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<p>Cynmpsd, everyone isn’t a good test taker.</p>

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<p>First, I apologize for not making my point clearer but “grade inflation” appears to be running rampant at The University Of Florida !
I will never fully comprehend how a prospective freshman applicant can “honestly” submit a 4.7 GPA high school average and then score marginally on an attitude test that is uniformly offered to all incoming freshman applicants.
I currently attend a private Catholic preparatory school that doesn’t offer specific AP classes, thus my individual GPA will never accurately match those here who attended public high school and with a few AP classes, these public high school students can dramatically increase or rather inflate their GPA.
Although my GPA is only a 3.62, still I scored a 33 on my ACT and a 2310 on my SAT’s, I probably wont make it into UF solely based on my GPA, which I think really sucks ! I feel better now ! Thanks</p>

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<p>you didn’t explain the relationship between the ACT and their high school GPA. so, you really didn’t clarify your point at all. why cant you get a high GPA and low test scores? do you think is impossible to have the reverse? after all, according to you, people with a 1800 on the SAT should probably have a GPA of what, like a 3.0, and if its higher, theres ‘grade inflation’? in the opposite case, it must be ‘deflation’?</p>

<p>moreover, whats the point of taking the SAT if your GPA is somehow supposed to correlate with test scores?</p>

<p>you’re getting caught up on something that doesn’t even exist. if you’re seriously trying to compare your private school GPA with their weighted district GPA (and then getting worked up about it), you’re just ignorant and thats all there is to it. its pointless. it cant be done. they are likely two totally different scales.</p>

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<p>@hollis731 - I’d say you’re a solid candidate, and have known others with very similar stats who got in. Don’t underestimate the essay, it’s a pretty important factor.</p>

<p>@cnmpsyd - ever heard of working hard? It works wonders for your GPA, and it has nothing to do with inflation! Chances are if you get denied from UF it will have nothing to do with scores and everything to do with the fact that you’re an arrogant, elitist fool.</p>

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@cnmpsyd - ever heard of working hard? It works wonders for your GPA, and it has nothing to do with inflation! Chances are if you get denied from UF it will have nothing to do with scores and everything to do with the fact that you’re an arrogant, elitist fool. </p>

<p>Data-----</p>

<p>Is your tone really necessary ?</p>

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<p>Well, hollis731 welcome to gator nation. You should apply to more prestigious universities. Your test scores are great in my eyes, but for scholarship purposes you should get Crack The ACT/SAT to improve your scores.</p>

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<p>cnmpsyd - Isn’t the motto for your high school “Forming Men Above Others”? Figures!</p>

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<p>Thanks alot for the comments guys, you’ve really pushed me to do better on my test scores, I’ve been doing ACT diagnostics this summer and I’ve been getting 28-30’s, really excited at applying! You guys are great motivators!</p>