chances at uf?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Florida
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<p>So nervous about getting in to the university of florida, any idea of my chances?</p>

<p>I'm ranked in the top 8% of my class, out of 645, i have a 3.8 gpa, a 4.6 weighted.
My sats are 610 verbal, 650 math, not fantastic but its at the top middle 50 percent of what they accepted last year.</p>

<p>I've been in marching band for 4 years, president of social studies honor society, in foreign language honor society, national hs, historian of band and a club called stand.</p>

<p>I volunteered at the local hospital, summer camps, and various other things so i have about 560 service hours.</p>

<p>I have two sisters who go there, have taken a total of 8 APs and honor courses in high school, and wrote a good essay.</p>

<p>any opinions?</p>

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<p>Hmmm... are you instate or out-of-state? </p>

<p>If instate, I'd say 65%-80% chance. </p>

<p>If out-of-state, I'd say 15%-20% chance. </p>

<p>According to their freshman profile, something like 85% of freshman with a 4.0 GPA or over were admitted. And below 4.0, the rate dropped dramatically. So if your UF GPA is above a 4.0 as you suggest, I'd say you have a good chance. But with UF, you never really know. I am pretty nervous about my chances as well, and my stats are pretty similar to yours... good luck!</p>

<p>This is an unrelated question, but isn't UF using the writing section of the SAT this year? I think I remember hearing it somewhere. Does anyone know?</p>

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<p>Yes, they are using writing this year.</p>

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<p>Did you compute your GPA the UF way? (+.5 for honors, +1.0 for AP)</p>

<p>If so, I would agree with AT9's probabilities.</p>

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<p>yea i am instate, and writing total i have an 1860, and yea i heard the writing is somewhat more looked at than in past years but not weighed very heavily, it could only put you at an advantage.</p>

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<p>Not so good.</p>

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<p>Good chance, probably 75% or so.</p>

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<p>How much of a disadvantage are you at if your writing was only a 540? I got a 1300 when combining CR and Math (630 and 670 respectively).</p>

<p>I'm not sure why, but I just couldn't crack the writing test.</p>

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<p>I don't think it will make a huge difference as long as you're GPA isn't leaving you on the brink.</p>

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<p>well my guidance counselors and the uf representatives that came to my school said it can only count positively for you, so a 1300 is a really good score for the sat, so dont worry about writing too much.</p>

<p>and i know writing was so difficult for me, i just wasn't getting it.</p>

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<p>Sweet. I'm glad they're using writing this year because I have an 11 Essay.</p>

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<p>i came from a similar background as yours with lower sat scores so they offered me the summer b session instead of fall. but you end up coming back in the fall with everyone else. i actually found the summer very helpful. if you can rock your essays i would say you have a very good chance of getting in.</p>

<p>probably 85%</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance</p>