<p>You can't possibly be considering BC and UF as equivalents.</p>
<p>Not when you are comparing 18,000 a year to 50,000. If it's free I'll take BC, if I have to borrow every penny, I'll take 76,000 over 200,000 any time.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if this counts because the institutional scholarship selections can but just as (if not more) random as admissions to elite schools.</p>
<p>I was outright rejected by East Carolina Scholars (didn't even make semifinalist!) but I was named a semifinalist for Emory Scholars....go figure.</p>
<p>rofl j'adoube. keep living in that perfect little world of yours.</p>
<p>^Actually, Beefs, I think that J'Adoube has a good point. Nobody is saying that BC isn't a fine school, but UF is certainly no slouch. It's ranked 49th in USNWR's ranking of tier one national universities and, as a university, it has much to offer in the way of graduate and professional school programs (some of which are ranked in the top 10 nationally) that BC doesn't. It's also a very difficult school to get into if you're a non-resident (not so easy if you're a resident either). And as J'Adoube correctly notes, in terms of the cost of attendance, it's a bargain compared to BC.</p>
<p>Florida
Test Scores
Middle 50% of
First-Year Students Percent Who
Submitted Scores
SAT Critical Reading: 560 - 670 77%
SAT Math: 580 - 690 77%
SAT Writing: - -
ACT Composite: 24 - 29 23%
Percent applicants admitted: 48%</p>
<p>BC
Test Scores
Middle 50% of
First-Year Students Percent Who
Submitted Scores
SAT Critical Reading: 610 - 700 92%
SAT Math: 630 - 720 92%
SAT Writing: 620 - 710 92%
ACT Composite: 28 - 32 34%
Percent applicants admitted: 27%</p>
<p>kbye.</p>
<p>No, I wasn't confusing the two. He's now attending Boston College.</p>
<p>^Beefs, I'm surprised that you didn't throw in "the numbers" for the University of Chicago for good measure. Nice job of ignoring the points that both J'Adoube and I made. You are a sad, sad little elitist, my friend.</p>
<p>Sorry I wasn't aware that the University of Chicago was in this discussion at all. Also, i provided hard numbers on each school that you can't refute. They speak for themselves.
As for me being an elitist, all i can do is apologize cause im going to a great school...?</p>
<p>^My point, which you evidently don't get, is that numbers aren't everything. I'm a Duke grad. Our "numbers" are a little better than those for the University of Chicago. Do you really think that this makes Duke an objectively better school than Chicago? I bet you don't, and I would agree with you. J'Adoube spoke to the fact that in terms of getting a good education for the price, UF is a better deal than BC. He's right. I spoke to the fact that as a major national university, UF can offer its students certain courses of study, certain opportunities and certain facilities that BC cannot. I'm right. What bothers me about your posts is that you seem to feel that one school is hands down "better" than the other, and you quantify your belief with a few numbers. The question is, better for whom? Is BC better than UF for someone who wants to be a veterinarian? UF has one of the top ten vet schools in the country and a great pre-vet program. BC? (sound of crickets chirping). UF has a great engineering program. BC? (sound of crickets chirping). In short, unless you want to come across as sophomoric, don't try to prove your point on these boards as to which school is better by quoting average SAT scores and admissions statistics. As I said in my first post, no one ever said that BC wasn't a great school. You do a disservice to everyone on this thread by trashing UF. Grow up.</p>
<p>i know someone who got rejected by NYU and accepted to harvard. And I know another person who was rejected at Quinnipiac and accepted to harvard, as well.</p>
<p>And I didn't even mention the UF Honors program.</p>
<p>I know someone who was rejected to UNC-CH In-State, and accepted to Harvard.</p>
<p>Not sure if this counts...as this is for scholarships.</p>
<p>I got rejected by ECU scholars (not even an interview!) and made semifinalist for Emory Scholars.</p>
<p>Two years ago</p>
<p>Rejected WashU
Accepted Harvard, Princeton, and Robertson UNC.</p>
<p>WashU rumor is definitely true.</p>
<p>These are interesting to read but should only be a surprise to those who see this whole process as one of rankings and numbers. High rank school takes highest scoring students, next rank of school takes next level of student and so on. There is a reason, supposedly, they look at your ECs, your essays, your letters.</p>
<p>waitlisted Umich
accepted Johns Hopkins</p>
<p>er...</p>
<p>Master: That does not surprise me at all........Around here we have alot of that....</p>
<p>Last Year:<br>
Waitlist UMIch accepted Cornell
Deferred UMich accepted John Hopkins
Deferred UMich accepted Wash U</p>
<p>a girl i know got into amherst, princeton (where she goes now) and brown. she was straight up rejected by bc and gwu. i think she might have been waitlisted at tulane too but i'm not sure.</p>
<p>My next door neighbor got rejected by Miami but accepted at Michigan and Emory......the surprises just keep coming.
It kind of throws out the whole "pyramid" of what you should apply to, more safties and matches, a couple of reaches....I mean this just defies any logic, not every case here but certainly a number of them. I think it is less so with big state schools which may not take the holisitic approach to the application process, though. Go figure...I am stumped.</p>