Chances at these three schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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  • My schools are University of Kentucky, Ohio state, and Umiami.

-I 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 (my school only submits weighted on transcript, and even though they don’t submit rank, I’m in roughly the top 18%)

-Highest composite act is 31, 32 superscired

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.
-Two tours at Osu
-One tour at UK
-Been to Miami campus and have talked to admissions reps over email but no official tour.
Thank you and I can chance back

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Why would you be applying as a Florida resident?

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@Roxbury_resident I really don’t know, my dad really really really wants me to go to Uf and get instate tuition so he is complicating the whole process and trying to get us residency(we have a house there but live in pa). He has this idea that he is moving to Florida after I graduate high school but I’m not sure what I’m doing at this point.

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You will not be considered a Florida resident for tuition purposes. Have your dad read this: https://www.floridacollegesystem.com/sites/www/Uploads/files/Students_pages/Guidelines%20for%20Florida%20Residency%20for%20Tuition%20Purposes%2010.28.2015.pdf

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@suzy100 trust me I’m not counting on it but I will send to him…thank you

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I think you will get into all three of the schools you listed. I would be really surprised if you didn’t. Chance me back

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Bump…will chance back

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I agree, I think you will get into those three schools. Good luck.

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And uMiami is a private school residency doesn’t matter

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Just to update but I basically “told” my dad that I am putting my real homes address(not Florida) on my application.

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Another thought on the address thing. Colleges will get your transcript from your high school which has your Pennsylvania address on there right? The discrepancy between an address from Florida and Pennsylvania could ding you come admission time if the officers thought anything of you trying to game the system lol.

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For UMiami, since it’s private, you’ll be bringing geographical diversity by applying with a PA address. Being in FL makes no difference since there’s no “instate rebate”.

For Florida, you can put your dad’s FL address, but your dad needs to have lived there fore 12 months, have an address AND voting rights AND his driver’s license there for you to be considered instate, and “instate” only applies to public universities (such as FIU, FAU, NCF, UF, FSU…) You would be considered instate if he meets all these conditions and you’ve lived with him at least half the year (even if it was a half year when in was in PA).
It also means you can’t apply as a PA resident, but due to the combination of high instate costs and quasi-absent financial aid at PSU and Pitt, I doubt that’s as attractive as Florida with its multiple excellent, low-cost large universities.

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@CiteYourSources @MYOS1634 the transcript thing was my moms and mine argument against my dad. My Dad does have a Florida license and a home in Florida but a job in pa. Say I applied to uf and was accepted as an out of state student. If my parents moved to our Florida home right when I graduate and became Florida residences, would I be able to get instate Tuition after ~two years? I’m the youngest so I think that is their plan.

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Actually, you’d get instate tuition your second year if your parents moved there right after hs graduation.
Read the link provided above that spells out conditions.
This only applies to public universities - Umiami is private, so there are no special discounts for instate students.