<p>Ok so I'm not some super-student like most of you here, but I do have high aspirations. My sophomore and freshman years were bad, but I've been on a steady increase.
Freshman gpa - 2.7/2.8
Sophomore- 2.9/3.0
junior- 3.4/3.7
sat- 1800 CR- 640 M 560 WR- 600 (essay: 12)
i plan to retake it and have around a 1900.
white/roman catholic
parents divorced
High school- St. Ignatius College Prep
I am the captain of the crew team. I have been in contact with a few major schools for recruitment. i.e. harvard, yale, dartmouth,
my 2k is 6:36
I placed in the top 30 at crash-B's
i am taking 2-3 ap's next year
i am the founder of a Ronald McDonald house visitation program.
i am a member of a pallbearers society.
chess club president, 2004 city champ
latin club
mission trip to a jesuit school hungary this summer to help underprivileged kids.
volunteered at William Patrick Day- a children's mental retardation pre-school.
corporal support squad
in total 300+ hours service
recs from school president, AP gov teacher (great recs)</p>
<p>not great, but i can still hope at least...</p>
<p>This will be a close call, however, I believe that if you get your SAT up and work hard next year you will have a chance. Your EC's are great so that should help. If I were you I would apply, whats the worst that could happen?</p>
<p>dude, Im not trying to pour cold water over your heard, but with this kind of status, I'd say near impossible. Your first three years GPA is wayy to low to even compare to UF's middle 50%, and so is your SAT score. Yes you might have your senior year to bring up your grades, SAT etc, but UF admission pays major attention to your first three years, and basically pays no attention to your senior year grades, as long as you do deviate too much from your previous three year. As for conclusion, you might want to start looking into other schools.</p>
<p>actually your SATs are not too bad because a 1200 is not all that low( i am looking at your math an CR) but your weighted GPA definitely needs to be much higher, like 4.1+ atleast</p>
<p>Is IS possible, but I agree with the other posters that it is unlikely that you will get in with your current grades. If your SAT ws 1500 or better, you might stand a chance. You sound like a fantastic student -- you should also consider other schools that don't have such stringent standards regarding grades, but are still great schools.</p>
<p>So a 1200 is below the 25th percentile. I could be wrong, but I understand that a caucasian applicant has little chance below the 25th percentile. That zone seems to be mostly for athletes and under-represented minorities.</p>
<p>Also, consider that the number of applications surged around 25% this year. This implies that the middle 50% numbers for SATs will very likely increase.</p>
<p>My humble advice: back off on the ECs and focus hard on your SAT prep. I would also work hard in the fall on your grades. I'm not certain that your grades from your first semester of your senior year aren't included in your GPA calculation. But I do believe your final semester grades can only serve to cause a offer to be rescinded, but that doesn't seem to happen too much.</p>
<p>How can a 1200 be very low is 1220 is the cut of point for the middle 50%, and they don't reserve a scoring range just for athletes and URMs, though they are give slightly more consideration. 1200 is on the lower end but not by much. It's not only caucaians with a little chance below the 25th percentile its everyone.</p>
<p>If your gpa was higher, I think you would have had a good chance. A 1200 is not that bad, it's within range. But I would try to beef up those ec's to have a chance. Also, write a very good essay. It's possible , I know people who have gotten in with less. But continue to raise your gpa and do retake your SAT. Study over the summer for it and take it at the beginning of your senior year.</p>
<p>"they don't reserve a scoring range just for athletes and URMs"</p>
<p>No, I don't believe that certain scoring ranges are reserved for certain groups per se. But I do believe that UF has diversity goals. As such, to get the target number of individuals from a given group, they take the best from the total pool of applicants who are members of each target group. As a group, I believe Caucasians tend to have higher SAT scores than the general population, so the average SAT for Caucasians should be higher than the average applicant to UF. Hence, SATs for the middle 50% of Caucasians should be higher than 1220 - 1390.</p>
<p>So I still believe that for a Caucasian with low grades, a score of 1200 is very low. I think a score in the range of 1250-1300 is on the low side. And all else equal, a score of 1300+ would put a person of this type in a competitive position with a decent chance of getting in.</p>
<p>Now, there are certainly many other factors that go into a decision. If one has a "hook" (as it's called in the business), very strong grades, has overcome some hardship, has great ECs, etc. then that would compensate for a low SAT. Still, it's my understanding that SAT and GPA are two important criteria.</p>
<p>I think the above assessment is reasonable and perhaps on the conservative side. But if it were my son or daughther I would give them the very same advice, which would be to work hard to strengthen your SAT. I would much rather see them over-prepare a bit and have a few extra SAT points than be denied entry.</p>
<p>I think your wrong. At UF SAT doesnt matter that much its only worth about 10% in the process. It will not make or break you. Theyd much rather you have like a 4.3w gpa then have a 1400</p>
<p>try to get straight A's, practice for the SAT and strive for at least a 1300, and get really involved in a variety extracurriculars and community service. If your really serious about UF, get the application essay prompt and spend time over the summer writing and revising your admissions essay and find a fairly unique topic to write about. All of this might make up for your lower GPA (for UF standards). Make sure you have a few safeties that you would actually enjoy attending in case you do not get into UF. GOOD LUCK</p>
<p>"At UF SAT doesnt matter that much its only worth about 10% in the process. It will not make or break you. Theyd much rather you have like a 4.3w gpa then have a 1400"</p>
<p>I don't have details of the methodology the admissions folks use to make their selections. However, I am skeptical that SAT counts for only 10%. I agree that GPA is likely weighted higher, but I would think that SAT is fairly close to the weight given GPA. I have heard that GPA is a better predictor of success in college than other single criterion. Maybe this is because it is an indicator of a student's work ethic. But SAT would seem to me a better measure of scholastic strength or just sheer brainpower. </p>
<p>Admission to UF's Honors program requires a minimum weighted GPA of 4.00 and minimum 1400 SAT--both must be satisfied to be invited to apply. If SAT counted for so little, you would think that they would be flexible on the SAT component, but I understand they are not.</p>
<p>I agree with Chamilitary Mayne completely.<br>
O yea the % breakdown is like this 70% is GPA, SAT/ACT, and ECs and 30% is your essay. The more unique the essay and the more diverse and large number of hours of community service the better (but as with everywhere GPA and SAT have very strong weight in the process).</p>
<p>Yea i mean im not 100% sure but i have spoken with admissions officers from UF and they believe that the SAT is just a 4 hour snap shot and that your grades are more valuable because they show your work over 4 years.</p>