Class of 2018 Results!

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<p>Hi everyone! With the big 2/14 admissions day less than two weeks away, I thought one of the threads was bound to appear! I figured I'd just start it already.</p>

<p>I have no required format for how you should post things. In the past, I've seen....</p>

<p>SAT:
SAT IIs:
ACT:
GPA:
Rank:
Other stats:</p>

<p>Major:
Essays:
Teacher Recs:
Counselor Rec:
Hook (if any):</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country:
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:</p>

<p>Other Factors:
General Comments:</p>

<p>I'll make an example of myself! :)</p>

<p>SAT: 1900, did not submit
SAT IIs: did not submit
ACT: 31, one sitting
GPA: 3.4 W
Rank: don't have class rank or percentiles, but basically top 40%</p>

<p>Major: Broadcast Journalism
Essays: AWESOME. proofread by two of my english teachers, plus a UF alum
Teacher Recs: "the best i have ever seen" in the words of my guidance counselor
Counselor Rec: awesome!!
Hook (if any): my cousin is a UF alum for broadcast journalism, plus from my internship at NBC, a lot of words were given to UF from known broadcasters on my behalf of work ethic, talent, etc</p>

<p>State or Country: MA, USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female</p>

<p>Other Factors: again, the HUGE job with NBC (originally unpaid intern, but i've been on payroll with them for over a year now and have made a significant impact)
General Comments: I LOVE UF. SO MUCH! it's my #1 school and i'm praying, under some miracle, that they find potential in me!! I WOULD LOVE TO BE A GATOR!!! </p>

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<p>UF doesn’t accept either teacher or counselor recs…</p>

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<p>Yeah… They really don’t. ^</p>

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<p>Lmao…</p>

<p>Anyways, best of luck to all applicants!</p>

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<p>i know, i learned that after the fact. some of the people i’ve worked with, however, have contacted admissions and verified my success with them! anything possible for UF. didn’t post this to be mocked. just filling out what i usually see!</p>

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<p>@hopmayer , my intention was not to mock you, was just stating facts.</p>

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<p>You should have submitted your SAT scores! They are really good!! </p>

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<p>SAT: 2000 (in one sitting)
SAT IIs: 700 in biology (eco)
GPA: 5.0182
Rank: 5/430</p>

<p>Major: Telecommunications
Essays: Good? </p>

<p>Location/Person: South Florida… excited to go even a little north of this winterless inferno
State or Country: FL
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic I guess
Gender: Male</p>

<p>An NBC internship is like one of my dreams in LIFE. Really jealous right now. That wasn’t really an option where I am haha. Good luck hopmayer. And hey we’ll be in the same college if we both get in :)</p>

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<p>@anderr123 i have to admit - i am the poster child of nepotism! my dad works for NBC, and has been in broadcast journalism for 30 yrs. he let me be a runner once to try and get this dream out of my head…but it stuck with me! i’m lucky to have the opportunity to climb the ladder. 2000 DANG! </p>

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<p>I think I’m waiting way more anxiously than my son. I just want this decision to be over:)
He’s stats:
SAT: 2220
SAT II: Math 2-790, Chem-760, APUSH-740
ACT: 32
W GPA: 5.02
UW: 4.00
Rank: 9/851</p>

<p>Major: Engineering
State: FL
EC’s: 7 years yr/round club swimmer, 4 years varsity swimmer (captain sr yr), 3 years waterpolo (captain)
AP Scholar with distinction (5 AP’s so far all 5). And there’s more stuff
Ethnicity: Hispanic</p>

<p>I’ll be so happy to see an acceptance:)) Good luck to everyone</p>

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<p>@Saona63 There is absolutely no way your son won’t get in. Those stats are pretty ridiculous+affirmative action advantage. Best of luck anyways!</p>

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<p>Objective:
ACT: 34 Composite
SAT II: Math 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):7/526
AP (place score in parenthesis): 11 AP’s passed all of them
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:Some AP’s, got lazy and took basketball and pottery
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):ALOT, don’t feel like listing but I love to compete(Definitely going to be my greatest hook)
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Officer in National Honor Society, Science club and a lot more stuff
Job/Work Experience: Paid intern at local business for over a year
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Co-founded a entrepreneurship promotion project
Summer Activities:None
Essays:Eh? Okay
Interview:none
Other
Intended Major:Finance
State (if domestic applicant):FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:<45000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):First Gen, Amazing EC and awards
Reflection
Strengths:Well rounded
Weaknesses:ASIAN):
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: Got into UM and rejected from Columbia):</p>

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<p>@parryc96
Talk about stats!!!</p>

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<p>@Saona63
What engineering major is your son into? I’m in mechanical/aerospace dual major and I can certainly give some tips to if this is the route he’d be going.</p>

<p>6 more days people. If you haven’t applied yet, find a time machine.</p>

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<p>Wow, what a great group of applicants! :)</p>

<p>@parryc96 Don’t worry about being Asian, UF doesn’t take it into account (either way). And with the great pool of Hispanic applicants in the state, they don’t take that much into account either. </p>

<p>However, in the holistic admission process, they do take into account First Generation. </p>

<p>While we’re at it, UF also doesn’t take into account AP test scores (but they do take into account that you took the class, as it helps your weighted GPA and class “rigor”), IB/AICE test scores (treated the same as AP classes) and SAT II test scores.</p>

<p>Good Luck All!</p>

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<p>SAT: 2070 (1390 CR+M)
SAT IIs: 730 Lit
ACT: N/A
GPA: 3.79 uw now, but when I submitted my app it was 3.67 :confused:
Rank: N/A
Other stats: AP Euro/AP Lang (5), AP Stat (4), taking APUSH, AP Econ, AP Lit, and AP Psych this year.</p>

<p>Major: Political Science
Essays: Meh. Well written, but cliche topic (I wrote about charity work).
Teacher Recs: UF doesn’t take them.
Counselor Rec: Same.
Hook (if any): Not really anything, other than living overseas (I’m in-state, though). Probably ECs.
ECs: President of MUN, editor-in-chief of school newspaper, Habitat for Humanity Mozambique, Libertarian Party rep, etc.</p>

<p>State or Country: FL
School Type: Private International
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other Factors: I wouldn’t be surprised if I didn’t get in, wouldn’t be surprised if I did.
General Comments: Accepted at UMD College Park and FSU already.</p>

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<p>SAT: 1960
SAT II: n/a
ACT: 31
GPA: 4.0UW/4.67ish weighted
Rank: 1
AP: 4s or 5s on all the tests that people take 10th-11th
Major: Business
Essays: good/great as far as my teachers have said.
Hook: Rural area maybe? Can’t recall if that’s looked at.
EC: average. </p>

<p>State: CA
School: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Excited to hear back, like everyone else. Hoping for good news.</p>

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<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68
Weighted GPA: 4.57
SAT (breakdown): 590 Reading, 640 Math, 590 Writing
SAT Total: 1820
ACT: 26 (Composite)
Rank: Top 5% (38/712)
Total number of academic classes: 29ish, this is a close guesstimate
Total number of AP classes: 10
Total Number of AICE: 1
Total Number of Dual Enrollment: 2 @ Community College & 2 @ UF
IB student (Yes/No): No
Senior year course load:
AP European History
AP Calc BC
AP Microeconomics
AP US Government & Politics
Pottery 2 (I do love pottery <3)
Physics Hon</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities (position in parenthesis): A-team 2 yrs (Captain once), Competed on 2 game-shows, 3 years of Band and Marching band (3 state titles), Ecology club member (10th), Active missionary (been to about 3 third world countries and volunteered helping people there) Member of 5 honor societies, inductee of 7 :stuck_out_tongue:
Job/Work experience: None.
Volunteer/Community service (list your total overall hours, too): About 150 hours; Tutoring for honor societies, Building homes, assisting elderly, helping orphans, landscaping (all from missions work.
Honors, awards, or recognitions: Honor Roll, top 5% all 4 years, Ap scholar 2 years running, 2nd place Regional Sci Fair, State Qualifier. State qualifier for Solo and Ensemble. UF LOMBARDI SCHOLARSHIP NOMINEE
Essay (be honest): I think it was pretty fabulous, teacher thought it was well put together.</p>

<p>State or Country: FL
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket (low, middle, or high): Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy, etc.): Legacy, Spent 2 months doing lab work, taking classes and attending lectures at UF as part of Summer Program.</p>

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<p>Weakness: I got “D” in AP Chem, and withdrew from the class after first semester of Junior Year. The Teacher was Horrible! Some Ph.D. not ment to teach high school students, and of no help at all. I swear she was out to get me, accused me of cheating on every test even though I was doing poorly in her class. She hated that I missed 2 classes for State finals too.</p>

<p>But regardless of the “D” received, I still had a good junior year, and worked hard to keep my GPA and Class Rank up.</p>

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<p>Honestly I’m Super Nervous :/</p>

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<p>@svengali95 i have the same experience with AP chem! my teacher is straight from lebanon, has her Ph D from MIT…yet 90% of my class was failing the first term junior year, and she’s STILL having issues teaching. i think she’ll be gone next year - she was new last year. here i am in honors physics, with a 99, being taught by a teacher with a Ph D in nuclear physics!! sometimes, the teacher and student cannot form a mental connection. it happens!</p>

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<p>Oh wow, these amazing stats are making me pretty nervous! I completed my application to UF in early September and at the time I thought I would be fine. Now, I’m not so sure. I got into U of Miami but it would be nice to have UF as an option as well since it’s 1 1/2 hours away from me rather than Miami which is 5 hours away. I’m definitely going to be on edge for the rest of the week :l. Good luck everyone!</p>