<p>I'm extremely interested in going to university of Florida. However, I am out of state and heard several different things about their admissions. I have heard they would prefer students out of state because they pay more, or that they are like UNC and are very particular about the out of state students. Any advice or thoughts? Thank you ahead of time.</p>
<p>it doesn’t matter if you’re OOS, you’re a UF applicant, period. People have their speculations and all saying “oh yeah they want OOS more because of more money” or “they want in-state since they are a flagship” but let’s stick to the facts: all of that is mumbo jumbo with no proper source or weight; it’s fabricated information, mere assumptions, not the truth. And the truth is that it’s the same thing between OOS and in state, in terms of competition; and that’s the truth because it’s from a legit source, the actual admission officers here at the university.</p>
<p>sabertooth-</p>
<p>Can you cite your references …
Can you provide a link to any authorized University of Florida websites that verify this infotmation.</p>
<p>My bet is no.</p>
<p>@Ilovethe47: </p>
<p>Call UF, they’ll confirm.</p>
<p>Ilovethe47, this information was already discussed and established in a past thread, and you know it is true. Call UF admissions, and you’ll get your proof. Go straight o the source for your info., sites and links are worthless compared to the direct source (which is the university). BornToBeaGator can back me up on this and you already know this info, which is interesting sinc you seem to “pretend” you don’t know it</p>
<p>I’m not into computers nor any type of computer programming, but according to reliable sources, the University Of Florida “official” website has over 11,000 pages of entries and you are not able to cite even one sentence regarding your claim…</p>
<p>I say, BS! </p>
<p>The UFL is a state supported school and ran by state supported tax dollars. Why in the hell would UFL seek equal admissions to out of state students whose parents are not financially supporting the school with their tax dollars? I can understand your claim regarding private institutions of higher learning, but UFL is a FLORIDA PUBLIC SCHOOL></p>
<p>One more thing----
This bit about calling admissions and asking a part-time freshman student who is trying to make a few bucks to pay for her cellular bill is not the best source to verify policy and procedures @ UFL.</p>
<p>Sorry I have to agree with ilovethe47 on this one, but keep calling admissions</p>
<p>UF only has 3% OOS students, so it has to be pretty selective. My D was accepted OOS last year with a 2360 SAT, 12 AP and joint enrollment classes, but only a 4.0 weighted GPA. If you’re really interested in going to UF, go for it. D has had a good experience so far, and you can’t beat the weather!</p>
<p>Hi everyone: we are from PA and my daughter had a 3.91 gpa with some honors but no AP courses. Her highest composite ACT was a 25. She did get a 28 m math and 26 in science sections. She is a freshman and loves it. She has so many friends from NYC and NJ and maryland in her sorority. I was shocked that she got in as my son two years before did not and she is a legacy , but I dont think that really matters. Its all in the essay and exra cirriculars too.Take a shot-its a wonderful campus!!</p>
<p>Dear ilovethe47,</p>
<p>So the University of Florida official website has over 11,000 pages of information. I have “stuff” to do, and 11,000 pages is a lot. Now, kindly face the facts and realize, this has already been established. My claim, has already been established. You’re pretending to “not know” anymore and are now asking for evidence. I didn’t bring this up before, but that was because I let it slide. Fact is this, the thread of this being established is here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-florida/1415447-state-students-have-no-greater-chance-than-oos.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-florida/1415447-state-students-have-no-greater-chance-than-oos.html</a></p>
<p>You know about this information already and you know that if you call UF admissions, you can get the answer. If I go on McDonald’s website, I will never find out their EXACT process in the kitchen. Their website, packed with information, doesn’t have a single sentence on the exact process/functions of what happens in the kitchen. But if I go to a random mcdonald’s and ask a manager about the process, I’ll get my answers. Calling works. Actually, I may even get a tour of the kitchen!</p>
<p>That being said, don’t go and be like “I say, BS!” because fact of the matter is, for like…I think the FIFTH time, THIS. HAS ALREADY. BEEN. “E.S.T.A.B.L.I.S.H.E.D” And yet again, stop pretending like you didn’t know or something. </p>
<p>And if you call admissions, make sure you talk to an admissions officer. If I called Walmart and wanted to talk to a supervisor, I’d ask for the supervisor, and make sure I talk to them. This is common sense. But it looks like I’ll have to provide semi-detailed steps for you. Step 1-) Call admissions, Step 2-) Ask for admissions officer, Step 3-) Verify it is an admissions officer, Step 4-) If verified, ask question, and Step 5-) Hang up. If you feel like, for whatever reason, that you didn’t talk to an actual admissions officer, go to the admissions office itself and talk, one-on-one, with one of them. It’s so easy. </p>
<p>I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, you DON’t HAVE FACTS ilovethe47, you keep SPECULATING. This is why you are not credible. This is why, REPEATEDLY you make the same mistakes on these forums. </p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Sabertooth (aka, someone who has advised, and KEEPS ADVISING, you to stop speculating and get the facts)</p>
<p>P.S. Apologies if you took any offense to whatever I said to you or how I said it. 100% seriousness, I don’t mean to be offensive in even the slightest and offer my deepest apologies for even the slightest offset. </p>
<p>@justwaiting4news: No, that doesn’t mean it’s selective. I won’t ask for source, instead I’ll try to put things in perspective for you. Assuming you are correct and it’s factually true that UF only has 3% OOS, that only means that a VERY SMALL number of OOS students apply to UF. It means that not many OOS students apply therefore, UF has a small percentage of OOS students. It doesn’t mean it’s super selective out of state.</p>
<p>@Ilovethe47, nothing you say is going to be taken seriously if you don’t take all the evidence into account. CALL UF BEFORE POSTING ANY MORE SPECULATION. Damn.</p>
<p>UF is one of the top 20 public universities in the nation. Regardless of in-state or out of state, it can be difficult to get in. Students applying to this university are all top of class candidates from their high schools. Competition is generally the same between in state and out of state applicants, but consider the fact that if the student is in-state and on the same academic level as their out of state competitors, they more than likely have state-funded scholarships such as the Florida Bright-futures scholarship. Such a scholarship could pay up to a graduate degree. Now try to view this in the point of the person reviewing these applicants. Would you rather accept an out of state student who possibly has some scholarships and grants, that they would have to keep getting each year to continue school, or would you rather accept an applicant with a state funded scholarship that is guaranteed to pay you? It’s not so simple as to whether they prefer in-state or out of state, it’s mostly whether or not you will be able to fund your education and pay them, and you won’t become a negative statistic and contribute to their drop-out rate. If you’re out of state, you have good academics, extracurricular activities, and you show you’re overall the better scholar, there’s no reason they wouldn’t accept you. Just realize colleges care about $ and statistics. Not whether you come from their state or not.</p>
<p>@Sabertooth</p>
<p>No offense, but its funny that you have “stuff” to do yet you wrote a huge post.</p>
<p>I think you and ilovethe47 need to discuss this matter via Skype.</p>
<p>Kiss and make out now, MFs.</p>
<p>@CORNandTOOTHPICK: I went on a word counter, copied and pasted my text into the box and hit enter. It wasn’t even 600 words. It’s not a huge post at all. Especially given that I’ve typed only so many 1000+ word essays, that I’m a fast typer, and know my stuff well enough to not hesitate consistently when typing, that post took no more than 5 minutes to type. But let’s pretend it took an hour. Do you have any idea how long looking through 11,000 pages of a website is? 11,000 pages. Just look at the number. 11,000. Now let’s say it took an average of 1 minute (VERY SHORT time) to read each page on the website. So you have 1 minute x 11000 pages to read= 11,000 minutes (1 hour/60 minutes) (1 day/24 hours)=about 7 and a half days to go through the entire website. What’s larger, 3 hours or 7 and a half days?</p>
<p>I and several others have already pointed out ilovethe47’s errors out and I’m confident she’s acknowledged them yet chooses to ignore them for SOME reason. Now, THAT part, where I mentioned “I’m confident she’s acknowledged them yet chooses to ignore them for SOME reason” is speculation, and at the very least I’m able to mention when I speculate and when I don’t. ilovethe47 never mentions when she speculates because she wants to put her speculation out as facts. That’s absolutely full of error and inaccuracy. And at least with my speculation, I have some backing to come to that formulation because right in this thread, ilovethe47 neglects something already established in a past thread. So even THEN my speculation has some form of backing. That and the fact I mention it’s speculation, is what makes my “speculated comment” proper, while still allowing me to maintain credibility. If I were to say it as a fact, then we’d know it’s no fact. And at that point, I would lose some credibility. However, I won’t lose credibility because the manner I presented my information is well done and proper.</p>
<p>@Sabertooth Sorry, I assumed you knew how to use internet crawlers to scout the internet.</p>
<p>The way you type, you sound like an engineer, as I am also.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, what’s your major?</p>
<p>@ Saber-
One last point and please let it be……Why? Let it go as I am right and you are wrong…</p>
<p>Anyways, allow me to reiterate…. I have -----ALREADY----- graduated UFL this December and I am just waiting graduate/professional school to start this fall as I have already been accepted and it really doesn’t matter to me anymore. Essentially I am killing time here……</p>
<p>Funny how much time I spent in high school taking AP classes and AP test in order to graduate early and now that I graduated a term early, I have nothing to do……What a life!</p>
<p>@ilovethe47 What did you major in? And if it was your fourth year, should have take a few additional classes in spring to boost your knowledge. Congrats on your admittance to UF grad school. (Assuming that’s where your going).</p>
<p>@Ilovethe47: You’re not right. You’re hardly ever right. You’re actually one of the worst posters on this board because of how inaccurate everything you post is.</p>
<p>Nope, unable to take additional classes this spring term as I already graduated in December. As a double major, UFL limits the amounts of credits one can take before they either graduate you or begin to charge you double tuition for excessive credits. I’m waiting notification from several grad schools for PhD. Physics program. I have already been offered to a second tier school and just waiting for the “better” schools to announce.</p>