Chances for an IB Student???

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Florida
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<p>yeah i know you are all probably sick of people asking.. sorry =(</p>

<p>ib student (3 years)
unweighted gpa: 3.6
weighted: 4.8
sat- 1290 (660 math, 630 cr)--->taking it one more time, should hit 1300
act- 29 (34 english, 29 math, 27 reading, 24 science)</p>

<p>ap exams:
psychology: 4
english lang: 3</p>

<p>ib exams:
biology:4
psychology:6</p>

<p>senior year schedule:
IB SL physics
IB HL Psych
IB Spanish 4
IB HL Contemporary History
IB HL English 4
IB SL Calculus</p>

<p>extracurriculars..
2 years club volleyball (1 year captain)
3 years boys volleyball team manager
1 year jv girls volleyball
beta club
spanish club (3 years)
80 hours community service (American Cancer Society + Food Bank)</p>

<p>ecs for senior year:
planning on doing...
waterpolo team
math honor society
science honor society
modeling</p>

<p>other:
female
in-state
dual citizen (US and Australia)</p>

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<p>i don't see why you wouldn't get in. i think you have a very good chance.</p>

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<p>thanks :)
i just hope they don't see a 3.6 gpa and think i'm stupid or something..
i mean my freshman year i made straight a's and i was in honors, then i entered ib and i've had a 3.5 each year since.. i hope they don't underestimate how challenging IB really is... =(</p>

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<p>I applied last year and my stats were VERY similar to yours (IB, a few APs, 1300 SAT, 4.6 gpa weighted, lots of clubs and community service, track, and theater) and I got in. you probably will, too. I don't know anyone who was in IB and got at least a 1300 SAT that was rejected last year. good luck! :D</p>

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<p>your GPA is great...some people in IB with GPAs close to 3.0 got accepted...i'd say if you have a 3.5 or above in all IB classes you will get in</p>

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<p>Everything looks good. Good luck</p>

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<p>Just one thing-Keep in mind that I think you're in. UF takes A LOT of IB students.</p>

<p>You can't have a 3.6 uw GPA and a 4.8 W GPA. It's physically impossible. Even if you took all AP classes, that only bumps your UF-Calculated GPA up 1 full point.( And I know you haven't taken ALL AP classes since freshman year). For the UF-calculated GPA, Honors is weighted .5, and AP/IB(not pre-ib) is weighted 1 extra point.</p>

<p>Anyway, I still think you're going to get in, just try to bump up the test scores a bit and for sure you're in. (about 1350)</p>

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<p>Actually, graj08, it is definitely possible.</p>

<p>In Miami-Dade County I know that they add up the number of extra points you get (2 for AP/IBs and 1 for Honors), divide that number by fifteen, and add that to your unweighted GPA.</p>

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<p>I went to a high scool in Miami-Dade county, and my unweighted GPA was close to a 3.6. However, my weighted was a 4.9 when I applied to UF, but I don't know what my GPA was when UF calculated when I applied.</p>

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<p>I know, I'm just saying, when asking for chances for admission to uf, one should recalculate GPA into UF terms. (.5 for honors, 1 for AP/IB) to facilitate comparison to admitted students. That's exactly what UF does.</p>