Could I get into the University of Florida?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm a senior high school student in Florida, and really want to go to UF.</p>

<h2>Here are my statistics, anyone think I have a chance? Any opinions, recommendations, or advice would be great.</h2>

<p>White male, 17 years old, Canadian citizenship, Florida resident.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9 unweighted, 4.3 weighted
5 AP Classes, 11 Honors Classes</p>

<p>SAT: 1250 composite, 1920 total
ACT: 28
*Note: I am taking ACT again this weekend, and SAT next month. I have been taking practice tests and am expecting around a 1320 and a 30 this time.</p>

<p>ECs: Mu Alpha Theta, NHS, School Newspaper, Student Council, Cross-country, Track and Field, Interact, French Club, Spanish Club, Spanish Honors Society (pending), Extended French Program (2 years), and the school fashion show =).</p>

<p>Community Service: 150+ hours, mostly at a hospital</p>

<p>Speaks fluent French (+ learning Spanish), 11 years of Piano/Music study.</p>

<p>Essay: Spent a lot of time on it...</p>

<p>Letters: Pending, from guidance counselor, 2 math teachers, spanish teacher, and history teacher.</p>

<h2>Applied in July, two weeks after application was available.</h2>

<p>Again, anything you can tell me would be great.</p>

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<p>You're a shoe in if you applied ED. It's a very good bet if you applied RD.</p>

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<p>No one is a shoe in at UF these days. Medwell has a very good chance and an even better one if he improves his SAT or ACT.</p>

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<p>As a Florida resident who has many friends at UF, I will tell you that it seems like that school only cares about class rank and SAT- the rest is ancillary. If that GPA is putting you well in the top 10% of your class, and your verbal and math scores are within the middle 50%, then you have a very good shot.</p>

<p>I, however, got rejected from UF even though I was ranked 70/800+ with a 650V 620M. It may have been because I sent my application on the day of the deadline, though. In any case, UF is not that great of school, and I have firsthand information to corroborate that.</p>

<p>As a fourth-year at New College of Florida, I highly recommend checking out small liberal arts colleges. They provide stellar educations and adequate preparation for graduate school. New College, in particular, provides all of this at a bargain price, especially for Florida residents.</p>