Chanes at USF and UF?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>SAT- 630 M 550 CR</p>

<p>Asian ethnic background</p>

<p>Im currentley a junior, going to senior year.
I am going to apply for the University of Florida</p>

<p>Weighted is 4.4
unweighted is 3.82 out of 4.0</p>

<p>Passion in Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p>Core Class Grades
Geometry Honors A B
Alg I Honors A A
Alg 2 Honors A A
Trigonometry & Analytic Geometry Honors A A
College Algebra A A</p>

<p>English I Honors A A
English II Honors A A
English III Honors A A</p>

<p>Biology Honors B B
Chemistry I Honors A A
Anamoty And Physiology Honors A A</p>

<p>World Culture A A
World History A B
AP History A B A B</p>

<p>Senior Course Load:
AP Calculus
AP English
Physics I Honors
Economics Honors</p>

<p>Dual Enrollment Classes:
College Algebra A A
Compositon I A</p>

<p>Taking the only 2 AP classes my school offers.</p>

<p>Key Club - Varied Activities - 130 hours
Tutoring At Largo Central Elementary - 50
Read And Lead at Largo Elementary - 35
Relay for Life - Volunteer - 15
Quality Workshop Facilitator -15</p>

<p>My essay:</p>

<p>Personal Essay Topic:
How will your individual background, experiences and personal identity influence your educational pursuits and your contributions to the campus community at the University of Florida? </p>

<pre><code>Dozens of people were running past me, all of them strangers. Children were clinging close to their parents without a clue in the world. Many were hugging and kissing, while others were shouting. I had never seen these kinds of people before. They had distinctively different features. I saw people with green, blue, brown eyes. Every one of them came in different sizes with brown or even yellow hair. A large sweaty man ran by me and dropped a large case. He quickly picked it up and ran frantically towards a corridor. The lights around me flashed unknown words that I had never seen. A large voice came out of machines announcing an unusual message. I hung onto my brother and grabbed his right hand tightly. I was four years old and my family had just arrived in the United States.
For as long as I can remember, my family was always hardworking and dedicated. Before my family immigrated to the United States in 1995, we lived in Vietnam. Post war scars left Vietnam crippled and filled with poverty. We desperately needed a new life; a new life that would fulfill not only our dreams of freedom, but also our dreams of financial security and a chance for a top-notch education.
After immigrating to America, my family was confused about what to do in a new environment. Eventually, my fifty-year-old parents and twenty-year brother were forced to acquire minimum wage jobs because of their incomplete education. Everyday after work they would come home tired, broken down, and depressed from their jobs. One day, after school I asked my older brother what any puzzled eight year old would ask. I asked him why he worked at that job if it made him so unhappy. The response he gave me would change my life. He told me that he was forced to work at that job because he didnt have a chance at a good education like I have right now.
I finally realized the great opportunities in the United States that I was taking for granted. My only job was to work hard and succeed in school. Unlike myself, my brother was obligated to work at a minimum wage job until he was twenty-five years old before he was able to attend college. Seeing my parents and brother work forty to fifty hours a week showed me the importance of an education. It proved to me that without an education, I too could look forward to a minimum wage job.
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<p>I was determined to have a new perspective on my future. In a free country such as the United States, education is a given right, unlike the rare opportunities for education in third world countries. With my new mindset,<br>
I believe that I will be able to bring my persistence and desire to succeed to the University of Florida. My educational pursuits might change, but whatever I choose to do, I will always strive to be the best. By attending the University of Florida, my ethnic and social backgrounds will add diversity to the campus. I will be able to educate others by relating my familys hardships and proving that hard work and dedication ultimately lead to success.</p>

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<p>not a bad essay, no grammitical errors. Try to create more compound or compound complex sentences. Your sentence rhythm is not good. All simple sentences. Otherwise quite good, good intro, somewhat captivating. Use more active verbs. If you convert every linkingverb in your essay to an active verb, it would make it much better.-from Writing with style, a book by a man named Trimble (cant remember his last name)</p>

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<p>IMHO, you have a 15% chance at UF.</p>

<p>Here is the 2006 FTIC profile:</p>

<p>Middle 50% of the Class</p>

<p>High School GPA of 3.9 - 4.4
SAT of 1220 - 1390
ACT of 26 - 31 </p>

<p><a href="http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/ugrad/frprofile.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/ugrad/frprofile.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>wow. thats like...really low. Im applying ED. My sister is currentley attending there as well.</p>

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<p>Yeah, why so low?</p>

<p>What are your extracurrics?</p>

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<p>wow shut up sobick. you are go ignorant. you just cant calculate his %.</p>

<p>You have a 22.3% chance. blah blah im a computer who only looks at SAT and gpa ranges. </p>

<p>FYI lansing I think you have a 50/50 chance. (assuming your florida resident)</p>

<p>NO JOKE GUYS HERE ARE MY BROTHER AND SISTER PROFILES: (im not lieing also)</p>

<p>Brother: 3.6UW gpa, 1150 SAT, 1 year of varsity tennis, 3.6 college gpa.</p>

<p>Sister (this is insane) 3.6 UW GPA, 970 SAT, Modeling?, 3.6 college gpa</p>

<p>look at her SAT. (both in-state and legacy)</p>

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<p>my ecs are in there. Im qutie involved in my local elementary school. Usually 4-5 hours of volunteer a week?</p>

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<p>ok cool so your ec's are good. As far as USF is concerned do you want a full scholarship? Thats the question to ask yourself.</p>

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<p>I have 2 scholarships already. Either school im going to, everything is going to be paid for. My doorways covers 54$ outta the 74$ credit hours for the first 2 years. I have to pay the 20 dollar difference for the 1st 2 years. My 2nd 2 years is fully paid for by doorways. And then I have brightfutures, which will pay for 75% if i dont get the 100% scholarship. I also have tons of grants coming my way because of my families low income. But...I just wanna know my chances at uf.</p>

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<p>Well like I said its a 50/50 because your GPA is a little above the normal (4.4 W) but your SAT is a little below and your ec's seem good. You seem like competitive to me. There is nothing really holding you back and your in-state to top it all off. Just look at my sis's and bro's stats because it gives you an idea to how UF weights in-state. (and transfers with high gpas.)</p>

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<p>will my sister attendance there, my ethic background, and financial situation help me in any way?</p>

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<p>your sister attending there will not give you legacy status henceforth, no it will not. Your ethnic background will actually hurt you. I know this sounds wierd but Princeton Review came out with the thing that asians have it the worst. Your financial situation will help you but no a lot.</p>

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<p>Wow. Doesnt look so good for me. Only good thing I got going for me is my rank and GPA, Early decision doesnt really help?</p>

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<p>early decision at UF helps. You have a lot going for you. I personally think youre a well-rounded individual. But remmber there are always people out there who are more-well rounded and have crazy SAT scores 2000+.</p>

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<p>bump. I called them to ask about summer b and if it would be easier to get in, but they said its the same.</p>