Do I have what it takes to get into Gator Nation?

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<p>Hello Everyone, I'm a rising senior who wants to major in accounting, from the state of Florida....what are my chances of getting into UF?</p>

<p>GRADES AND CLASSES:
7 AP and 13 Honor courses through grades 9 and 12
Class Rank: 50 of 374 (Top 13%) Go to a "U.S Top 50 Catholic school"
SAT Subject Test: U.S History: 700; Biology M: 600
ACT Comp: 28 (Reading: 31, English: 28, Mathematics: 27, Science: 24, English/Writing:26, Essay: 8)
AP Scores: U.S History: 5; Eng Language and Comp: 4; Biology: 3
SAT: 1870 (CR: 650, M: 600, W: 620)
Weighted GPA: 4.51; Unweighted GPA: 3.84</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE:
Accounting Intern at a broker dealer in downtown Miami.</p>

<p>EC:
National Honor Society (11,12)
School Ambassador (11,12)
Future Business Leaders of America (11,12)
Varsity Track and Field (10,11, expected 12)
Varsity Cross Country (9,10,11,12)
Travel Soccer Team (9,10)</p>

<p>AWARDS:
AP Scholar (11)
Honor Roll (9,10,11)
Varsity Cross Country MVP (10,11)
Varsity Track and Field MVP (11)
Cross Country Rookie of the Year (9)
2 Varsity Letters in Track
3 Varsity Letters in Cross Country
Black Belt</p>

<p>LEADERSHIP:
Student Ambassador (11, expected 12)
Captain of Travel Soccer Team (9, 10)
Captain of Track Team (10, 11, expected 12)
Captain of Cross Country Team (10, 11, 12)</p>

<p>VOLUNTEERING:
150+ hours </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I don’t think you’re a shoo-in, but you certainly have an above average (60-70%) chance from my understanding of the current admissions standards (I was admitted in '10 and graduated this May).
I didn’t have nearly as many ECs as you do, but had a higher GPA and ACT (no SAT II subject tests), but 2 less APs (about the same scores).
I had a really good admission’s essay (the subject was my overcoming a brain injury)…I don’t know how closely they take those into account however. </p>

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<p>Thanks for your feedback. </p>

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<p>Florida and “U.S. Top 50 Catholic School”, seems like a Miami kid to me. haha</p>

<p>But in all seriousness, I was in your position last fall applying to schools and one of the schools I did apply to and (fun fact) that I am attending is UF. I know of many people who applied from different spectrums so I think I can shed some knowledge.
P.S. I will not sugar coat anything.
Grades and Classes: You have taken a fair amount of APs and Honors, but it would be nice to know how many your school offers. One large part of college admissions is whether or not you fully utilized all the resources your high school has to offer, one of them being AP and Honors classes. Your class rank seems on par and your GPA seems legit. With regards to your scores, I think you should work on that. Maybe bump up your Math ACT and SAT given that you would like to be an Accounting Major. Also, think about taking the Subject Test for Math 1 or Math 2 depending on what math you’re taking. I know that UF doesn’t “accept” those scores but putting your scores on your app doesn’t hurt. </p>

<p>Everything else seems great, but only one last comment. Really look into any major volunteer opportunity that you maybe have been doing for a while now. Something that might mean a lot to you or something that stands out, community services and outreach makes the admissions go nuts cause they love that stuff more than a white chick loves starbucks after chipotle. </p>

<p>If you have any specific questions regarding essays or any other part of the admissions for any college feel free to message me.</p>

<p>(Sorry for all the typos)</p>

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<p>Thanks Figuejh, and nice job I’m a Miami kid. </p>

<p>I’m going to re-take the ACT and SAT this fall. I should get a 29 to 30 on the next ACT and will focus on math in particular for the SAT – hopefully bring it up to 640. I have taken all the honor classes possible, except for Spanish because I’m a gringo. My school has 17 AP classes (We are only offered APs junior and senior year) which means I’m taking 7 of the 17 APs offered (3 junior year and 4 senior year). My class rank will be top 10% by the time I get 1st semester grades back, but I don’t know if it will matter much because by then I will have already applied. </p>

<p>Again, thanks for the advice and will be volunteering more to become the “white chicks starbucks” for the admissions team. </p>

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<p>No problem. Oh and for your essay try talking about your volunteer work in Miami and how you can implement in GVille</p>