<p>This thread gives me so much hope because I too am an out of stater and thought I had no chance even though UF is my absolute dream school!!! Thank you guys so much!!</p>
<p>Only 4% of UF enrollment is OOS.</p>
<p>@BuddyBrooke- You’re welcome:)
@Gouf78- That is correct. The OOS percentage is so low because such a low percentage of OOS students even bother applying in the first place. There is no residency discrimination in the application process- Call UF, they’ll confirm.</p>
<p>make that 3 per cent.</p>
<p>I am recently admitted as a transfer student from an out of state college. I have to say I am glad that I did what my heart told me to do although some people said the chance to get in was extremely low. If UF is your dream school, then apply! Dont get easily discouraged! Believe in your dream! Work hard to achieve it! Good luck :)</p>
<p>Hmmmm. So which is right? I think this is where an Adcom person should be stepping in?</p>
<p>Sosomenza, I dont know which is right and wrong. One thing I know for sure is that it’s always worth to try.</p>
<p>@Sosamenza </p>
<p>UF uses a Holistic admission process. It has no quotas! However, it always comes out with 3 to 5% OOS…and the right (for UF) % of URMS…don’t ask how the sausage gets made…</p>
<p>@BornToBeaGator</p>
<p>Your math makes me sad, sad panda…</p>
<p>5% (enrolled) OOS does not allow you to say 5% of admitted are OOS and it doesn’t allow you to state that 5% of Applied are OOS. All you can state, is that 5% of enrolled are OOS.</p>
<p>It would also be a safe assumption that the acceptance rate of OOS is far less than 43% (the overall acceptance rate). OOS would be looking at more options, while Florida kids would place a premium on UF (due to several factors, not the least being in-state tuition). UF is well aware of this, so it likely admitted more than 5% (if 5% was it’s targeted goal). </p>
<p>On the other hand, the % of OOS that applied, could be more or less than 5%, we really have no idea. However, UF has always drawn kids from the North East, where OOS tuition doesn’t seem to be a problem, and spending your winters in Florida has a strong appeal. With kids applying to 6 or more colleges, I can see UF getting it’s share of OOS applicants.</p>
<p>Bottom line, if you’re interested in UF, apply! Your chance of being admitted is ZERO, unless you apply.</p>
<p>“It would also be a safe assumption that the acceptance rate of OOS is far less than 43% (the overall acceptance rate).” </p>
<p>-No, it would not be safe to assume that because it is not true. Call UF. I’m telling everyone in this thread right now, call UF if you think they discriminate against OOS.</p>
<p>^I’m saying that OOS students are more likely to decline an offer from UF…hence the lower acceptance rate. This isn’t something UF is going to share, though UF does know the %.</p>
<p>My bad for not being clear. I should have said “% admitted who enrolled”, which at UF is 52% (2012-13). This percentage will be higher for in-state students, but lower for OOS (this is the students deciding to accept or not the offer of admittance). </p>
<p>So, UF had 4% OOS in 2012-13. To get this number, UF had to insure that they admitted a pool of agents with greater than 4% OOS.</p>
<p>On the other hand, the number of OOS that make up the pool of students applying to UF, is not associated with any of these %. We simply don’t know the number and UF has no plans to share any specifics. </p>
<p>UF does have a target (maybe it’s better to say goal) for OOS. However, it’s very careful to shade the language it uses in describing how it “builds” it’s incoming class of undergrads. </p>
<p>UF will NEVER say they discriminate in the admission process. They don’t believe they do. However, they will build the class, in a way to meet the schools goals for diversity. That includes the number of ORMs vs. URMs, high SES vs. low SES, instate vs. OOS/international, and on and on…</p>
<p>Ridiculous - it’s a fact, UF is mandated to accept a high percentage of in-state students compared to OOS. It is a land-grant university partially funded by state taxes as someone on here already pointed out, and you can even get the % breakdown on Florida government sites. This is not the case at all schools, but it is at UF, hence it is MUCH more difficult to get in from OOS, not that in-state is easy by any means. And by the way, it’s called UF not UFL, you’re clearly from out of state if you keep calling it UFL and really don’t deserve to go to a school you can’t even call the right name.</p>