<p>Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 8:03 PM</p>
<p>Reply: Sun 2/17/08 9:32 AM</p>
<p>Did you get snubbed as well?</p>
<p>yeah and the only problem is my SAT score which went up 170 points in january. everything else about me is pretty darn good.</p>
<p>wuts ur new score elizabethlai? can it help you?</p>
<p>well its nothing like 1300s but mystifire got in with 1170.. i have an 1180 now. currently waiting for my ACT scores to see how that went. but i have more extracurriculars than most kids who got in from my school and a ton of community service. lots of AP classes and that crap. calculated UF gpa of 4.07 ... idk. appealing is worth a shot, better than doing nothing at all.</p>
<p>exactly. do something, better than nothing</p>
<p>i got a UF GPA of 4.02 with 32 academic electives(look at 2007 freshman profile bar graphs).
i'm appealing</p>
<p>for your academic courses are you only counting math, science, social studies, english and language courses in that because at first i thought it was how many courses i took in high school but they only consider those subjects not electives and performing arts, etc.</p>
<p>for UF, the academic courses are:
Math, Science, English, History, Social Science, Foreign language, and ANY AP courses, even those that may be outside of these departments</p>
<p>Believe it or not, if they have all your info correct, they are going to continue with the "too many qualified applicants" thing. Because it's true. They DON'T admit all the top applicants because they want a diverse student body. So they reject UNBELIEVABLY QUALIFIED applicants and accept some kids, who on paper, don't make sense to the rest of us. I was there last year with my son.</p>
<p>That said, it DOES make sense to triple check and make sure that all the info they had on you was correct, and that they got all your teacher recs, etc., etc. The basis of the appeal has to be that there is something new or different or SOMETHING that has changed since they rejected you. Maybe late SAT scores, or a grade changed after the transcript was sent, or maybe you were sick sophomore year and you didn't mention it because you thought a 4.0 weighted would be enough. </p>
<p>Given the number of highly qualified applicants they reject, they can't admit all those applicants on appeal - there's not room, and it would open a floodgate of appeals each year. </p>
<p>So. I'm not saying don't appeal. But search for some extenuating circumstances that were not in your initial application, and also explain why those circumstances weren't in the app in the first place.</p>
<p>After all was said and done last year, my son didn't appeal (even though he had gotten the form, and had started to appeal). It just wasn't worth it. He's extremely happy this year at UCF's Honors college.</p>
<p>Good luck to all of you. I know you'll have wonderful college experiences wherever you land. Consider coming back to share how great everything is next year, when the next round of really great, qualified kids is rejected by UF.</p>
<p>yeah they gave me the same crap when i called this morning.. the "too many qualified applicants".. thanks for the advice mom. and did you have to call and request the appeal form be mailed? or was it online? oh and does your son know worcester? hes a teacher at UCF honors..</p>
<p>I could never find the appeal form online. That would be too easy, and they are not going to make it easy. Call the admissions office and ask for the form. They'll mail it out. Of course, first ask to verify that they have all your stats correct. In my sons case, they did.</p>
<p>The reality is that with the clock ticking, and the uncertainty that you will have PAST the magic date of May 1, you may end up like my son, deciding it's not worth it. In March and April kids are signing up for orientation, choosing housing, etc. An extra two months of limbo, with a probable negative output, eventually didn't seem like a great idea, for us. </p>
<p>The problem is that you MUST go forward with your alternate plans. And you start getting excited about the reality of the real school, and the sting of the UF rejection starts to fade. </p>
<p>Good luck to ALL who choose to appeal. Get it done, send it in, move forward with other schools as though the appeal is not going to work, and then, if it does, weigh all your options and choose what's best for you.</p>
<p>Elizabethlai - I don't know if my son knows Worchester. I'll ask.</p>
<p>what do you mean by "first ask to verify that they have all your stats correct." like if the address is correct?</p>
<p>I'm waiting to call until I better know what's going on there right now. I'm appealing because one of my transcripts was listed as unevaluated on the status screen and I'm concerned that means it wasn't considered for admission. (Which it should.) My ACT score may have also arrived a bit late, so I'll question them on that. They also lost my materials multiple times in the application process, and at one point they mentioned my stuff was accidentally split into two different files as if I were two people. I'm going to get them to check my whole file, what this transcript "unevaluated" thing means, and if my ACT scores were considered.</p>
<p>Needless to say, I've been receiving a lot of advice from family. Two of my cousins have been rejected to UF in past years, appealed that something was wrong with their application, and got in at the last minute. (One was for graduate school, and the other was for undergrad.)</p>
<p>Elizabethlai, did UF then agree to send you the appeals packet, or are you trying again later?</p>
<p>"what do you mean by 'first ask to verify that they have all your stats correct.' like if the address is correct?"</p>
<p>I meant to speak to an admissions officer and make sure that they have your correct GPA and test scores, along with all the other info that should have accompanied your original application. If they are missing something, or something is incorrect in their records, that is a very valid reason for an appeal, IMO.</p>
<p>If they have everything, and all their info is correct, the chances of a successful appeal go down considerably. But still, if UF is your dream, it's worth a shot.</p>
<p>dvm, how did your cousin who applied undergraduate and got rejected appealed and what did he/she do?
and when was it?</p>
<p>I have no idea. You have to understand though that both of these appeals were about 10 years ago. It's entirely possible they wouldn't be UF material if they were applying today. What I do know is that the one who got rejected undergraduate actually had her dad call and she got the appeal form. I would call the office myself though. It shows you, the applicant, are able to represent yourself. I just don't want to get the "many qualified applicants" excuse so I'm waiting to see how everyone else's call goes and will possibly call tomorrow. I also don't want to be on hold for a long time on my day off of school. I can only imagine how many people are calling right now.</p>
<p>I feel really bad for you all.. best of luck to those appealing!</p>
<p>dvm i have to request one in march. they dont come out til then. but when i called this morning i was like why was i not accepted.. and the lady said that i was a strong applicant but there were too many and they couldnt accept everyone.. that same old crap. but whatever.</p>
<p>i called too and they told me the same crap that they told elizabethlai.
You can actually ask what was your uf gpa and everything.
it took me 2 tries to talk to an admissions officer. They said that the residency was not the problem. I'm calling now as we speak because the last phone call dropped.
i'm not giving up</p>
<p>so calling now won't get you on a list of people requesting appeal packets or anything of the sort? Does this mean I would have to call them again in March?</p>