My son is out of state and applied to UF before Nov. 1. Here are his stats:
GPA 4.3
SAT 1310
AP courses taken 7
Varsity Swimming
Varsity Volleyball
Working year round as a lifeguard
Summer Internship in the HR dept
Various extra curriculums
Multiple Honor Societies
What are his chances to get into UF.
Major ?
The ECs are great. honor Societies little meaning.
They also have short essays that matter.
He’s below the 25th percentile in test and GPA.
But there’s more to know…especially major. An engineer will have higher stats than say polo sci.
You have great schools in Florida. FSU is high ranked…USF, UCF, FAU Honors in Jupiter.
Give it a shot but have back ups.
Majoring in Computer Science
Unlikely - but you never know. With stats like that, and I know you likely have Bright Futures so look at the other schools too. And Alabama. Why? With your #s, your tuition will be under $4K a year based on current rates - and it’s a safety for you.
btw - UF is ranked 48th for what that’s worth in CS - by US News. Niche rates UF 56. FSU 83 - but there’s no difference at that rank…both are fine. I know most in Florida - money is an issue with Bright Futures - but you can get into some fine schools with those #s like WPI, Miami, Minnesota, Va Tech, Pitt.
If one thing you can do is work on the SAT - that could help…could.
Good luck.
Good luck to your soon.
OP said he is OUT of state for UF, so no BF.
UF doesn’t admit by major.
UF is a hard admit. It’s really hard to say what his chance are, but it is a holistic process. It may come down to your home state, his essays, what the admissions officer is looking for. Good luck.
Yes. I often mis-read. Reading on the UF website, residency plays no part (similar to major). I asked about major because for engineering, they put some in the local CC with a campus life and I think that’s the one where it matters.
Unlikely for admission but will be a strong candidate at many large publics, in and outside of Florida and friending where from, perhaps their state flagship.
Thx for the correction. Good luck to OP…unless you apply, you’ll never know. But UF should go in your reach bucket.
Let us know if you need suggestions.
My OOS daughter has similar stats as your son. I consider UF to be a big reach for her. I am just hoping that it really is a holistic process, and that they consider her essays and extracurriculars.
As long as she has targets and safeties, she’ll be fine.
You take your best shot - and go with it. That’s all you can do.
I think one things people miss is - because they fall in love with a school - that they can be happy at many. My daughter is doing great at Charleston - but had she gone to UGA, UF, FSU, Miami, W&L or others she got into, she would likely be happy there too. That’s why it’s best never to fall in love - and I’ve seen many a chat about kids in their dream school looking to leave after one semester.
There are many “great” landing spots for your child, UF or otherwise. If they applied to UF, hopefully they hit FSU, UGA, U of SC, and U of Alabama too - which I’d consider similar and at least in the case of UGA a peer school.
Good luck. If your daughter wants to have a great experience, she will - no matter where she ends up.
I completely agree. She’s also applied to FSU, and she’s already admitted at UofSC, UDel, Penn State and Indiana. She’s got options, but she really enjoyed her Florida visits to UF and FSU. Before we visited, UF was her top choice. After visiting, though, she really loved FSU more than she thought she would. It would be nice if one or both of them would work out!
Honestly, FSU (in my opinion) is nicer. With a 1310, she’s unlikely to get an OOS waiver but it’s still reasonable. Many who like FSU also like U of SC - seem to cross shot. U of SC was my daughter’s #2 - she really liked. UD, PSU, and IU - yep, she’s golden. FSU will be a harder admit than all those…but hopefully she makes it. It’s tough OOS and UF is just tough!!
Good luck - I hope she gets into the “warm” schools - but she’ll be golden either way!! So she should be proud and happy!!!
Just curious because with the stats referenced I would think are solid for admission. I think the High School history of admission also has some bearing. In looking at my D’s school and UF admissions they focus much more on GPA than SAT. And for GPA ranges 3.5 and above had an 80% admission in last 10 years of data. We are from OOS so that could have some impact. Our state and specifically our district has some of the best publics HS’s in the country so it may be affecting the probabilities.
Assuming you are on a 4 point scale with +.5 for honors and one for ap, the OPs scores are slightly below the 25th percentile for gpa and test. But it’s a 25th percentile and not a 0% so you never know. And there are factors beyond grades/test.
I’ve been closely following UF admissions on here and elsewhere on the internet the last few years. One of my sons is currently a freshman. I could be wrong, but I don’t recall seeing someone OOS with an SAT around 1300 being accepted. There likely have been many. I just don’t recall seeing them mentioned here. I’ve seen numerous OOS applicants with SATs in the 1400s rejected.
UF - unlikely below 25% based on last years student Profile 4.4-4.6 GPA, 1330-1470 SAT
But you never know
FSU - Good Chance based on last years Student Profile 4.2-4.6 GPA, 1250 - 1400 SAT
GPA - double check His UF only uses core classes and adds 1 point for College Level classes AP,IB, DE, AICE and .5 for Honor classes
Good Luck
Could you chance me?
In-state, white female
UW GPA: 3.67
W GPA: 4.6
GPA is low because I did poorly during my 9th grade year due to external reasons. I have received straight As since so upward curve in grades.
Class rank: 147 / 702
11 AP Classes: AP Human Geo, AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP Art History, AP Lang, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 1, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, AP Literature, AP Statistics.
SAT: 1350
ACT: 30
Major: Psychology
Pretty decent essays
2 major leadership positions. Involved in 7 different school clubs (4/7 are honor societies)
I took a non-credit 2 week UF course over the summer. Lots of volunteer hours.
Your UW and Wtd GPT seem off. How do you wait - +.5 for Honors and 1 for AP?
You’ll know the answer new enough.
I’m not sure but my school does weighted GPA on a 6.0 scale so that’s probably why
Ok. Just don’t forget I’m not an AO so you’ll know soon enough but I’d say highly unlikely.
That said hopefully you have your matches and targets and you’ll be fine.
Let us know when you find out please. Good luck.
Just want to put my two cents in here. It’s very easy on cc to see anything other than a 4.0 uw as an awful gpa and that you’ll never get into a good school if you don’t have it. This is NOT true. I had a lower gpa than yours because of low freshman/sophomore year grades (due to circumstances as well) and I got into a school that was just as selective as UF over kids with better stats. School do care about your circumstances and they do get taken into consideration. So don’t lose hope. I’ve seen kids with low gpas get into great schools and kids with extremely high stats going to their state school because they didn’t get in anywhere else. Good Luck!
It looks like you will be below the 25th percentile when you recalculate your GPA on a 5 point scale. SAT just above 25th percentile
doubtful but you don’t know
Did you apply for PACE or Innovation Academy those would probably be your best shots.
If you don’t get in and are set on being a Gator a few of my Sons friends are going to Santa Fe for their AA and then trying to transfer.