Just like the title said, I beat myself every single day about my grades. So I am a very highly motivated student, in IB, freshman year I got all A’s and took AP Psychology. When COVID hit, I began to research about diets, appearance, and it literally consumed my life. Every day I would look up how to lose weight for around six hours. I feel so dumb because this year the grades were actually inflated but I literally ended up getting ten SEMESTER B’S because I couldn’t think about anything else much. Now I am more motivated than ever (overcame the researching and eating problem) to get GREAT GRADES junior year (All A’s) and senior year, but here is the problem: I heard UF doesn’t really care about senior grades. So they are going to see my great grades junior and freshman year and just look at the TEN SEMESTER B’S I got sophomore year. I feel so so dumb because my unweighted GPA has fallen from a 4 to around a 3.65 and UF is getting more competitive than ever. I really really really still want a shot to go there. Other than taking many FLVS (online AP courses) and doing something outrageous (getting a million subs on youtube channel, national award, etc) is there still a shot I could get into UF? Also if I get my SAT’s to the 1500+ range? I know some people that got rejected from UF but accepted into Ivy Leagues so I know how competitive it is.
In addition my weighted GPA has fallen from a 4.44 to around a 4.23. This is my weighted district GPA I’m sure my UF GPA is much lower because that’s what many people say (UF GPA calculates A+, A, and A- and I got many - this year…)
Please please please can somebody reply
1st step: relax. It’s only been like a half hour since you posted this and more importantly: UF isn’t the only college out there.
What is your cumulative GPA? I think you might have only looked at your current GPA. My school sends dozens of kids to UF each year, and they said that UF does look at your senior year grades. If you do good these next two years, I think you can overcome the 10 semester B’s. If your final cumulative GPA is above a 3.75 and your SAT is above a 1440 (I didn’t make up this number, it’s their 75th percentile score on their common data set) I think you would be a competitive applicant.
Why do you want to attend the Univ. of Florida ?
What do you want to study ?
What is your budget per year for college ?
Assuming that you will not be offered admission to UF, what is your second choice school ?
please…I need to attend U of the F to please my parents, myself, also because in my school basically if you don’t go to UF you are considered a “loser…” It is just that if you don’t get into UF they assume, probably you didn’t care about school, you drink, did drugs, I don’t want that reputation
I have a good budget for college, money doesn’t matter in this case
If I don’t get into UF I don’t know, probably I’ll cry for a long time but maybe go to FSU.
Yes but the UF website stated that the average GPA was a 4.51. A 4.51…
Also what if I go insane and maybe to get a 1580 SAT after studying (do SAT 3 hours each day during the summer) but maybe to end up with a GPA like 3.8 unweighted, maybe 4.3 weighted…then would I still have a chance, UF said that GPA is so very important. Also, according to a website, UF does not consider senior grades at all
I’m not sure what you want from anyone here. Nobody can change your grades. Nobody can guarantee that you will get into UF.
What you need to do is: 1) apply to UF and give it your all and at the same time 2) look at alternatives and wrap your head around the idea that there are other fine colleges (including many in FL) where you can have a great four year experience and get where you want to go in life.
I suggest talking to a therapist to help you through this.
I know…I wish I could go back and redo time to get all A’s.
However, I did mention other colleges to my parents such as FSU and USF and they literally just scoffed. I know how disappointed they will be if I do not attend U of the F and they have always said “can’t wait you to go to UF, we will visit you in Gainseville” My friends all say that only losers don’t get accepted into UF and I kind of feel a lot of anxiety building. My mom is Asian and has super high expectations, she has told me many times that she will feel like the “black sheep of her Asian friends” whose children all got accepted into Ivy Leagues, and then look at me, UF reject. I can’t deal with it.
I just maybe wanted a chance me if I got all A’s in the junior year and SAT’s about 1550,
Nobody can (or IMO should) chance you based on grades and test scores you have not yet achieved. Do the best you can going forward and see how things go.
Again, perhaps some therapy would help.
OP here’s my honest thoughts as a student with Asian parents.
Are you going to UF for yourself or for others? You’re so worried about “what will my friends think” or “what will my mom’s friends think” but their opinions are essentially worthless. You’re the one going to college. It’s your life. Are you only going to be happy at UF? I’d bet that there are so many colleges that are right for you, it’s just that you’ve been caught in a tunnel vision mentality. Start looking at a wide variety of colleges. See if any catch your interest.
All the reason to expand your horizons.
Pick yourself up, dust the dirt off, and move on. Not much else you can do at this point other than taking care of yourself (mentally and physically). Nobody here can give you a guaranteed road to UF, just do good academically and hope the dice roll in your favor.
@soberlan99, please pay attention to your emotional health. Do you see what you’re doing? Seems to me that you’re transferring the same obsessiveness and anxiety about your weight, to admissions to UF. Both may have more to do with your fear of others’ perceptions of you than about what is good for YOU! I know, changing this is easier said than done when you’re getting the attitude from people close to you that you’re not worthy as you are. Maybe your mom is very proud of you, but (coming from Asia, where things are different) really doesn’t understand that there are many well-regarded schools in the US that lead to success in life. She may be more afraid for you than anything else. It’s hard, and if you can’t get some healthier support you need to find it through a counselor/therapist. We can’t do that for you here on CC, but we can encourage you to seek it. Doesn’t mean you are sick or crazy…it means that possibly those around you have influenced you to think in unhelpful ways, and you need a guide to get unstuck from that.
Sounds like you are a very capable student and person, and that you can pull your grades up and score well on the SAT. Just don’t go to excessive extremes to get there…your happiness and mental health are key thing to get in balance here. Remember, college admissions officers understand that the pandemic year was tough on a lot of capable kids…maybe UF will also, though there are no guarantees. There are hundreds of fine colleges/universities that will get you anywhere you want to go in life, that will love to accept you. Please get yourself healthy and strong enough not to believe people who will tear you down rather than celebrate your fine qualities.
You may be offered admission to UF & you may not. Same for your friends.
Do not focus on the past. FSU is a great school as is the University of Alabama Honors College.
Consider talking to your parents and sharing that you feel too much pressure regarding UF. UF is not a big deal outside of Florida, although it is a well respected, but overcrowded, school.
What would you like to study ?
P.S. Do you exercise every day ? Do you eat a healthy diet ?
Daily exercise & eating a healthy diet are things within your control that raise self-esteem & lower anxiety.
Also with a lot of online classes.
Right, I think both your parents and you need to get out of your current headspace and change your perspective and really tackle the questions “what do I want/want my daughter to get out of life” and work backwards.
UF is not the promise land. and yes I went there.
My son is going to FSU was accepted over 20 schools this year we went a little crazy on apps due to covid. His major is Political Science / International Relations. He will be studying his First Year Abroad at FSU study Center in Florence Italy ( UF can’t offer that ) and then come back to the FSU ( State Capital ) to finish which is perfect for a Poly Sci major.
Dont go to a school because your parents went there or it is their choice. It’s about you and where you fit in best. You will live there for 4 years or so.
Do your best and where you end up excel
I posted this in another UF thread. Only my little cousin is going to UF. friend’s daughter chose FSU cuz her goal is law school. Others chose UCF cuz within 2-3 hours from home, and they have specialities areas in hospitality/ theater. Another went to New School in Sarasota as a bio major, then went to MIT for grad school. In my area, some are choosing the Jupiter campus of FAU, as it is all Honors. Please get your folks in touch with people in the know, who can help discuss which college is best for your major. So much of UF is on line, vs, the other state schools.
Don’t forget the private FL colleges that offer merit awards.
Oh right, as you’re in FL, you actually have a great public cheap option in New College of Florida.
Imagine getting a strong LAC like Reed with small classes and a lot of personalized attention from profs where the vast majority of grads go to grad school except it’s on the beach. Some NCF grads have won the Frost Scholarship (full-ride scholarship to study a masters at Oxford) and other prestigious scholarships/grants.
Your parents may not have heard of it but they should know that grad school adcoms definitely have.
UCF is also quite strong in some engineering disciplines (it has one of the top photonics schools in the country, for instance). Basically, one big problem you have is that the people around you seem too ignorant about opportunities (outside of UF). The good news is that you can choose whether to let that affect you (and also gather data to show that there are many paths to success in the US). In any case, your major will likely matter more to your future than where you go for undergrad, but what will matter most for your future success is you yourself.