<p>Can anyone who was accepted into the innovative academy please let me know their gpa/sat/act</p>
<p>one of my best friends got accepted into it with a 3.5 gpa/no SAT/24 ACT
but she also went to girls state & has a TON of community service</p>
<p>I got into IA with a 4.5 GPA / 3.6 unweighted / 26 ACT / 1780 SAT but 1810 superscored . Im not 100 % excited bout it , id still prefer to be in summer B. But hey UF is UF 
Go Gators !</p>
<p>lol in the end its all about what you graduate with, and what graduate school you go to(if you plan to do so). </p>
<p>I mean I’m going to transfer to UF by 2013 end or fall, but I’m doing so to help my career NOT ONLY to go there because it is UF(Though that is half the reason why :p)</p>
<p>I should have gotten into the IA atleast with a 2120 SAT but atleast I’ll take this as a challenge to ACE my first year at FSU or USF. And I’d rather wait a year and half to go to fall or summer a/b than be stuck in IA for four years.</p>
<p>My son got in OOS. 3.45 gpa, 4.2 weighted. No SAT, 34 on ACT, AP Schoalr with Distinction, 12 AP course with 3 or better on exams, another 5 being taken this year. 4 year debater, national qualifier, 2 years JV tennis as ECs. Legacy Gator.</p>
<p>Doubtful he will go, too many unanswered questions on IA right now. He wants to go into engineering and the only major they offer is Industrial/Systems. He wants Aero or Chemical. Also, not being able to go in Fall is a big disadvantage. If you need to retake a course , you dont have the extra semester to complete it. Engineering course are also sequenced fall-spring, so I am not sure how they will handle that once these kids are juniors. A shame, because he really wants to be a Gator, but looks like Northwestern, Minnesota or Michigan will be he goes. Once a Gator, always a Gator!</p>
<p>^</p>
<p>Northwest and Michigan are twice as good as UF. What’s up with you people? Your future is more important than your undergrad…</p>
<p>@College1456</p>
<p>Undergrad is part of your future…</p>
<p>@MNGator, did he appeal?</p>
<p>Wow! With those stats, I’m surprised he didn’t get into fall! I swear acceptances are so random sometimes.</p>
<p>@shelbyyy they really are , i know people with lower stats than i have and have gotten into summer b , which is the term i wanted to get into. And i got into IA :((((</p>
<p>wasn’t it because you marked on your application that you were interested in applying for it?</p>
<p>@Aforautum From my understanding, It doesn’t really matter what term you mark. They will place you wherever you qualify. The highest stats get fall, the middle get summer, and the lower get IA. However, to be placed in IA, you HAD to check the box on your application that stated you were interested in it. Otherwise, if you didn’t qualify for Fall or Summer, you were simply denied. Not even given the option to attend IA. </p>
<p>If I was offered IA, personally I would still take it. You have all the benefits of a Fall student, without having to take a full course load during that semester. This way you can go to Football games & rush & whatever else, without worrying about falling behind in school. Sounds like a good deal to me!</p>
<p>@shelbyyy</p>
<p>actually it does matter what term you mark. You’re preferred term, say, Summer B…will be given even if you are more qualified for Fall. UF reviews an applicant, admits them, but, when they admit them, they admit the student to where they see fits. If someone indicated Fall, they may be given Summer B because Fall is too strong of a class. </p>
<p>With regards to innovation, it’s not necessarily the lowest stats got into innovation. Innovation Academy had only a set number of students indicate interest. There may have been students qualified for Summer B but instead were given innovation academy because they indicated the interest and that Summer B spot they would’ve taken could be given to another, potentially less qualified, candidate. It’s not simply, if you got into IA that must mean you couldn’t get into Summer B or Fall. No if you got into IA, it’s because UF felt that’s where they wanted you. They saw your application and then saw which term you should be in and felt they wanted you in IA…it could also be that you had very strong stats and UF wanted you in IA because your stats would even out the profile.</p>
<p>Naturally if you get deferred to Summer, it’s because you aren’t qualified for Fall. But if you get into IA, it doesn’t mean you couldn’t be put into Summer/Fall. It just means you indicated interest and UF wanted you in IA more than Summer/Fall; even IF you were qualified for Summer/Fall. Your space for the traditional class would be left for someone else, as I have stated, a potentially less qualified candidate who had no interest in IA. </p>
<p>And also, it’s not all about stats/numbers. Perhaps your UF essay talked a lot about innovation and leadership…two prime elements for IA. And while you may have been eligible for traditional terms, UF wanted you in IA because your essay seems to fit with what the program teaches. Don’t forget that IA is a program.</p>
<p>Regardless, UF is UF. If you get into IA and they have your major, I don’t see why you shouldn’t do it. IMO, if IA has at least 3-4 majors you’re interested in, I’d do it. You get the same diploma and degree as every other traditional student…and you get the same education (actually, some more, considering the extra innovation focuses put in). Plus, if you get into UF…you get into UF…like, it doesn’t matter what term lol, you get in. You’re still considered to be one of the best, well-rounded students in the nation to UF. Many Ivy League kids don’t get into UF. That being said, if you get into UF, you’re academics and more importantly character, can be dubbed as “cream of the crop.”</p>
<p>No we didn’t appeal. We were told that by appealing you were effectively saying no to IA and if your appeal isn’t successful, you are out of luck.</p>
<p>And College1546, yes we know NW and UMich are great schools, but they aren’t Florida. There is more to college than just he numbers. He wants to be a Gator, but it will ultimately come down to what is best in the long term.</p>