<p>PLEASE USE THIS BY DETERMINING CHANCES - 2010 UF FRESHMAN PROFILE: UF</a> Admissions
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<p>I have a 4.19/4.2 UF GPA and a really good essay (I actually think it's awesome heh, worked extremely hard on it, The grammar is near perfect, it flows well, the reader gets the overall impression).
3 AP Classes, AP Envi, Psych, Human Geo</p>
<p>Any programs or activities that helped you prepare for higher education?</p>
<p>For one summer, I sold wrist bands with the St. Jude's logo on them to help raise money for cancer research. I did this because a family friend lost their seven-year-old daughter to brain cancer.</p>
<p>Extracurricular activities:</p>
<p>I was in the following clubs in high school: National Honor Society (10th-12th), Mu Alpha Theta (10th-12th), Science Club (10th), Science Honor Society (11th-12th), Spanish Honor Society (10th). </p>
<p>Two years Varsity Tennis 9th and 10th. I plan on playing again this year (12th grade). I played 10 hours per week between practice and matches.</p>
<p>Community service: I did volunteer work at St Joseph's Hospital Tampa FL in the cardiac unit for two summers (over 100 hours) Cardiac Admissions and Recovery, working/volunteering in the gift shop, and at the Cardiac West Wing. I enjoyed helping out in the hospital, cleaning up, filing, putting away beds, providing food and drinks to the patients, escorting recovered patients in a wheelchair (mandatory for all patients) to their loved ones, and meeting the staff, the doctors, and patients in the hospital.
Having this experience helped me learn what having a job in the hospital would be like and inspired me to consider a career in medicine.</p>
<p>Volunteering in the hospital gift shop gave me experience of working in a small business retailer/establishment, which will be useful in the future.</p>
<p>I also did community service in and after school (helping out in the library, assisting and helping teachers in a classroom).</p>
<p>Additional Information: During my Junior year, I became ill and had to drop out of my current classes at the time and take homebound courses (which didn't offer honors or AP courses), and 4 honors courses on FLVS. Before all of this, I was in 4 APs and 3 honors, but unfortunately I became sick a few weeks before the semester ended/exams. 1st quarter of these grades I received all A's. I had no time to take previous or new AP courses because by the time treatment ended, I wouldn't have them complete in time for the AP exams. I am currently finishing up pre-calc honors on FLVS, a course I was in last year. I am back this year to a normal schedule of a mixture of electives, honors, and AP Courses. Obviously my rank fell because of me being sick/what happened; from top 3% to 14 or 15% out of a large student body, but after first semester I'll probably be near or in the top 10%</p>
<p>On another note, I attended summer tennis camp at UF last year, and I got a general feel for the school by exploring the campus and living in the dorms. I have to say I fell in love with the school, and I'm determined to get in.</p>
<p>23 ACT, but I'm taking the SAT next saturday and I think the lowest I'll get is an 1800 since I have been taking practice tests and been scoring very well, I just might suck at ACT and be good at SAT. If I somehow scored in the 1600-1799 area, would my chances still be that bad?</p>
<p>Also, use the freshman profile for chances, they gave me some hope. :P
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<p>I screwed myself over by only doing the ACT heh. It looks like I'm a better candidate for SAT.
I took mostly honors courses besides spanish which had to be reg. (only level they offered). Along with AP's I'm doing now (2) and 1 freshman year. - was in 4 Junior year, but I explained what happened above.</p>