FSU gets noticed for SAT average increase

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<p>And not everyone is happy:</p>

<p>Tallahassee, Florida - Florida State University's incoming freshman class is unlike any in the school's history. Its members are smarter than any other freshman class and it's the smallest in at least a decade. But Malia Dreyer won't be a part of FSU's wave of incoming students, though she had a 3.6 grade point average at her college preparatory high school in Winter Park. She's among more than a thousand who didn't' get in because of budget cuts.</p>

<p>Officials at FSU had to further restrict admission because of state budget cuts. This year's incoming class is 5,053. That's down from about 6,326 who entered last fall. In the last two years, FSU officials have had to deal with about $41 million in cuts and more are looming.</p>

<p>With fewer students admitted, the academic bar was raised to gain entrance into FSU. The class SAT average for this group of freshmen is 1261, higher than any previous class. "It's incredibly frustrating," said Dreyer, who will major in merchandising, and will attend Tallahassee Community College this fall. "It's (FSU) the only Florida public school majoring in merchandising."</p>

<p>Dreyer graduated from high school in 2007 and went to a fashion school in New York, before deciding she wanted to go to FSU. She received a letter from FSU saying because of budget cuts they will only transfer students who have associate degrees from Florida schools. But after attending TCC this fall, officials have told her she can enter FSU for the spring semester.</p>

<p>Dreyer can share her frustration with many other students shut out of FSU this fall. FSU officials take a positive view.</p>

<p>"It's certainly the best prepared ever," said FSU Provost Larry Abele. What does it take to get into FSU? Abele said the school focuses more on what the student accomplished in high school than how they did on the SAT. "We really want to look for hard work," Abele said. "Did you challenge yourself by taking a full array of academic courses? I don't think a single sitting at a single exam should outweigh four years of high school."</p>

<p>Excerpted from: Tampabays10.com</a> | Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater | Budget cuts slash FSU's freshman class</p>

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<p>So they would be admitting more out-of-state students?</p>

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<p>That is not clear...suffice to say in general, out-of-state applicants are held to higher standards compared to in-state applicants.</p>

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<p>we are from oos, s applied for the first admission cycle last fall. he was in the range of gpa/sat described in the article above, but i am not so sure he would have gained admission if he had not applied early, let alone this year. The best advice i received on this board from p2n and cybermom etc, was to apply early. i can't stress this enough, especially for oos students.</p>

<p>good luck and Go Noles!</p>