Chances of getting accepted into the University of Florida?

[TheNanoGeek]

I’ve asked this exact question on another thread regarding Ohio State University, but I am also curious about my chances for the University of Florida as well.

My credentials:

I am currently an undergraduate student finishing up my AA degree in Florida with a concentration in Computer Science/Software Engineering. I currently have about a year left, and I currently have a 3.4 GPA. I speak English, French, and some Spanish, and have made the Dean’s honors list several times. I have several extracurricular activities that I have been apart of such as volunteer beach cleanups and volunteering at the Humane Society. I also have some collegiate extracurricular activities such as being Vice President of the UAA (Urban Arts Association) at my college, and being the SGA chairman of the UAA at my college. I also have several professors willing to write me Letters of Recommendation to the universities I apply to. In my off time, I spend my time researching the field of Nanotechnology, and am wishing to get a paper that I am currently writing published. I am also working with a few of my professors at my current institution regarding the research as well. When I do transfer, I will be attempting to transfer into the Computer Science program, and attempting to double major with Biomedical Engineering.

A big drawback on my credentials are that I have 5 withdrawals on my transcript, and they are consistent. However, they were all due to family issues, and I have explanations for all of them.

What are my chances of getting accepted?

[Melissa96]

Transfer is really about the classes that you’ve taken and how you did in them. The requirements for admission can be found here https://www.cise.ufl.edu/sites/default/files/cse-transfer.pdf Biomedical Engineering is a limited access program.

[Gator88NE]

For BME specific transfer requirements:

https://www.bme.ufl.edu/academics/undergraduate/admissions

A lot of info at the above link, including…

Transfer

Qualified transfer applicants will have completed an Associate of Arts degree at a Florida public state or community college prior to arriving at the Univeristy of Florida. Transfer applicants coming from out-of-state or private Florida institutions will be considered on a space available basis only.

Transfer students must mee the following minimum requirements to be considered for admission to the upper division program.

Minimum 2.0 cumulative (overall) GPA

Minimum 3.0 GPA in required pre-professional courses (labs are excluded from this calculation)

Completion of all pre-professional courses and labs in the table below prior to arrival at UF (no exceptions)

No more than three of the pre-professional courses (not counting labs) in progress at the time of application

No more than two attempts allowed for pre-professional courses (withdrawals count as an attempt)

Applicants who do not meet the minimum admission requirements as stated above will not be eligible for admission to the upper division program. Applicants may not complete any of the pre-professional courses or labs after admission to the university - all courses and labs listed below must be completed before arriving at UF as a transfer student. The GPA calculation of pre-professional courses is determing using the current UF grading scale.