Florida universities questions

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<p>Today is my 3rd day as a HS senior. The nail biting, constant worrying, and obsession over GPA and scores have begun! I live in Miami. I want to move FAR from Miami, but still remain in the state (can't afford to go out of state at all haha) Anyways. I have a few questions regarding admissions to universities in my state (UF, FSU, UCF, etc.) UF and FSU are my top choices. So here goes:</p>

<p>1) Early action or regular decision?? I have a 3.4 unweighted, 4.4 weighted. Only taken 1 AP course last year, passed with a 3. I'm taking 2 (hopefully 3) AP courses this year. I've been told that regular decision is the best course if you are hoping that your GPA will rise. Now, I'm not sure if mine will increase at all. I've taken some dual enrollment classes so maybe those will help. On one end, early action will save me the despair of not knowing where I'm going; yet they will see this exact GPA you guys are seeing. The other end: regular decision might give me a chance to improve my GPA and grant me more time to study for my 2nd try at SAT/ACT. Advice/opinions??</p>

<p>**Also, does applying regular decision impair my chances of being accepted at all? I feel like early action would give me more chances.. D:</p>

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<p>A few items.</p>

<p>First, recalculate your GPA. For UF (and I think FSU, UCF, etc, follow the same pattern), only counts academic classes. They give +0.5 points for honor classes, and +1 point for AP/IB/AICE/DE classes. So a B in English honors is worth 3.5 while a B in AP Chemistry is worth 4.0. ONLY USE your GPA from 9 thru 11th grade. They will not be looking at your 12th grade GPA (with some exceptions).</p>

<p>UF does not offer Early Action. Some of the other schools do, or have rolling admissions (like UCF). Feel free to apply to these programs, as they are non-binding. </p>

<p>Regular decision will not allow you to use your 12th grade GPA. However, it will give you time to re-take the SAT/ACT.</p>

<p>Google “UF Freshmen Profile” or “FSU Freshmen Profile”…etc…to get a sense of how admitted students performed (GPA and SAT/ACT).</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>