Chances

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>ACT: 23 (Yeah I know)</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.47 (I'm taking 10 classes this year to bring this GPA up)</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.019</p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Highest achievement in English,</p>

<p>Highest achievement in Social Studies, Highest ascertained score on FCAT, Highest achievement in Math.</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>

<p>Defensive Team Captain for Varsity football team, in charge of calling plays and making sure everyone is lined up correctly prior to the snap, and audibling out of plays depending on how other offense is lined up. I play LB/OLB.</p>

<p>Varsity Basketball Team Captain: I play small forward/power forward, depending on if we're playing big or small lineup.</p>

<p>President of National English Honor Society: Raise money to help donate books and other reading materials to Salvation Army.</p>

<p>Social Studies Honor Society- Built care-packages to send oversees to troops.</p>

<p>National Honor Society (Running for Treasurer, however, elections won't be held till later in the year and if I am elected, I will be in charge of collecting money, and making sure it's put to proper use.</p>

<p>Spanish Honor Society: Tutor kids who have difficulty in Spanish every Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for 90 minutes.</p>

<p>Key Club: Coordinator, was in charge of scheduling events for us to attend such as Ronald McDonald house, Salvation Army, Goodwill, Retirement homes, and homeless shelters.</p>

<p>American Red Cross: Helped collect money to help send to Japan in order to help with the relief effort in Japan. I was in charge of phone-calls, and we even went door-to-door.</p>

<p>Native American Rights Fund: Help raise money to make lives for Native Americans much better. We built care-packages containing basic necessities such as toothbrushes, toothpastes, non-perishable food items, and board games for kids and adults to enjoy. We then shipped them off to reservations across the U.S.</p>

<p>National Association for the Advancement of Colored People- Helped minorities such as Hispanics, Native Americans, assassin homes and jobs. For a better life.</p>

<p>Race for the Cure: I was able to collect $1750 for Susan G Komen's Race for the Cure, because in late 2010, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and my mom and the Race for the Cure is a special event my mom and I partake in annually.</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Cashier (Universal Studios)</p>

<p>So, in late 2010, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and she had to undergo intense therapy and was out of work. So, I had to get a job in order to help out my dad. So, everyday I came home for 20 minutes, and then went to work until 11PM, then I came home, Tutored my brother until 1AM, and then I completed my own homework, then went to bed at around 4:00AM, then woke up at 6AM for rinse-wash-repeat.</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: 130+ hours at a MASSIVE hospital in Florida</p>

<p>Summer Activities: NARF, NAACP, American Red Cross, Fundraisers</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Should be VERY good</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Should be good</p>

<p>Additional Rec: My volunteer coordinator will write me a "non-academic rec"</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): Florida (In-state)</p>

<p>Country (if international applicant): United States</p>

<p>School Type: Public and VERY competitive</p>

<p>Ethnicity: NATIVE AMERICAN</p>

<p>Gender: MALE</p>

<p>Income Bracket: $56,000</p>

<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM and First Generation (Nobody in my family has even graduated high school, and when I mean no one I mean no one)</p>

<p>Please let me know of my chances for UF!!!</p>

<p>UF admissions does things very holistically, so I think you have a really good chance. Why? Because your essay will be kickass—you will tell about your mom and all you had to do to keep your family running, job, helping with homework, etc.—it is a compelling story and you will tell it that way. Work really hard on your admission essay–have English teachers and others read it and make suggestions. Also, first generation college is a real hook. My S’s gf didn’t have great SAT/ACT scores, but was first generation and had lots of activities and leadership just like you–volunteer work too. She got admitted Feb. 2011. Your Class rank is good…grades OK…not stellar, but I really think if your essay is really good, you will stand out (love all your volunteer work and activities!) and quite possibly be admitted to UF. Hope you have some AP classes?Good luck! You have been through a lot, and I hope you are admitted!</p>

<p>your GPA is well within range if its by their calculations. your ACT score would be the deal breaker.</p>

<p>Any other opinions?</p>

<p>Honestly, your application appears good, but your ACT score of 23
is a killer.
Opinion; retake the next SAT and ACT and hopefully you can bring up
these scores as an ACT score of 23 will probably not gain you admissions to UF.
Good Luck</p>

<p>Is your Weighted UF Calculated?</p>

<p>I got a 24 ACT and got in. 23 the first time. But I had like a 4.2 UF GPA</p>

<p>My friend got in for Summer with a 23 and a 4.08 UF GPA and had some bunch of awards, honors clubs, and President of a Club.</p>

<p>Your sports ECs are great. Your weighted gpa is probably close enough.</p>

<p>But your ACT is very low. Take it again.</p>

<p>My son raised his ACT from a 31 to a 34, with zero studying. It would be good if you could get it up to a 25 at least.</p>

<p>Any AP courses and test results???</p>

<p>I was looking at some of the decision threads on CC, and I saw numerous users accepted to UF with a 23 on the ACT. In fact, I saw somebody with a 20 ACT admitted.</p>