CHANCES for U Florida

[collegestress28]

Hi! Please let me know what my chances are
Still unsure of where to apply… please suggest other schools too!!! thanks so much

GPA: weighted- 3.96
(school doesn’t calculate unweighted gpa)
Top 25% of class (don’t know rank yet)

Freshman Year
English I H: A-
World History H: A-
Algebra II/Trig H: B
French II H: A-
Earth Science CP: B
PE: A- and Health: A
Wind Ensemble H: A+
(semester courses): Digital Media: A /Financial Literacy: B+

Sophomore Year
English II H: B+
US History I H: B
Psychology: A-
Pre Calculus H: B-
French III H: A-
Biology CP: A-
PE: A and Health: A-
Wind Ensemble H: A+

Junior Year
English III H: A-
US II H: B+
AP Psych: A-, 5
AP Calc AB: C+, 2
French IV H: A-
Chemistry CP: A-
PE: A+ and Health: A-
Wind Ensemble H: A+

Senior year schedule:
AP biology, AP environmental science, AP statistics
English honors, Anatomy honors, Physiology honors, marketing

ACT: 28 (English- 33, math- 28, reading- 25, science- 24, writing- 29) --> ALSO can someone give me advice on how to get a 30+ composite score?? (plan on taking ACT again…)

SAT with writing: single score of 1990 with essay score of 11

AP courses: psych (5), calc AB

Athletics: Varsity golf (Captain) → 3 years, Varsity winter track → 3 years
Participated in local golf tournaments

American Red Cross Babysitting certification and American Red Cross First aid certification

Community service (total of 100+ hours):

Volunteer at a private gifted talented elementary school (teacher assistant, took care of after care), (60+ hours)
Volunteer at church (50 +hours)
Interact Club (20+ hours)

Started over this summer (other community service):
volunteer at medical center
volunteer at art school
volunteer at a camp for children with disabilities (only 2 weeks)

Jobs:
had part time job at bakery during sophomore year
part time job at a thrift shop over the summer right now
teacher assistant at a learning center
tutor (70 hours)
babysitter (30 hours)

Clubs:

Student Council Treasurer (2 years)
Head of Autism Committee (2 years)
Vice President of Tri M Honor Society
Psychology Club
Interact Club
Taster’s Guild Club
National Honor Society
National French Honor Society

Awards: President’s Service bronze award and Honor Roll at school

[Gator88NE]

Few students are admitted to the University of Florida purely on academic merit. While the potential for academic success is a primary consideration, UF’s holistic application review also considers a student’s personal essay, honors and awards, extracurricular activities, and family background. All information in the applicant’s file, academic and non-academic, is considered in relation to the size and strength of the entire applicant pool.

The middle 50 percent

The middle 50 percent of students admitted to the 2014 fall freshman class had the following criteria:
•High School GPA of 4.1-4.5
•SAT 1810-2060
•ACT 27-31

You look like a “match” to UF. About 50% of admissions is based on GPA/Class Rigor/Essay and then to a slightly less degree of importance, test scores. The other 50% is based on EC’s, volunteer, work, leadership, etc.

Keep in mind that UF will recalculate your GPA. They only consider academic classes, will drop any “-” or “+” (all of your “A-” will be treated as “A’s”), they give plus 0.5 points to honor classes, and +1.0 points to AP, IB, AICE, or Duel Enrollment classes. For example, your “C+” in Calc AB would be worth 3 points (C, drop the +, add a point for being an AP class), while the “A-” in English III Honors is worth 4.5 points (4 points for an “A”, and then +0.5 points for the honors).

Your EC’s are fine (for UF). Holistic admissions can seem a bit random, so apply, but make sure you also apply to a few other colleges.

Good Luck!

[SouthFloridaMom9]

ALSO can someone give me advice on how to get a 30+ composite score?? (plan on taking ACT again…)

Do you have the red book? Get that and the online practice test from ACT, and practice a different section every day under timed conditions. The key thing my son did was to review every single question he missed, as well as any questions that were a close call (circle those as you’re practicing). You start to see patterns of what you’re missing. Consider utilizing a math tutor to see if you can drive up your math score a little bit. I wouldn’t spend a ton of time on English with a 33 (still do some review though). Science is very hit or miss in our experience. Our son started with in the 32+ range and on a later test dropped to the high 20’s (but picked up points elsewhere). At some point last year they changed the emphasis of the science section a little (or so I heard). You might want to surf around for ideas on how to maximize your reading section. There are techniques out there, and if you could find something that works for you then that is ideal.

If you could nudge up that ACT a little I would feel pretty good about your UF chances. At Preview this year, they said it was the highest ‘stats’ class ever. That being said, I basically agree with Gator88 - excellent comments as always.

Wishing you the best in your senior year!

[collegestress28]

@Gator88NE thank you so much!

[collegestress28]

@SouthFloridaMom9 thank you so much for your response!!