<p>If you really want to appeal, ask your guidance counselor for help. Some of the reasons that people appeal are for reasons such as a medical condition having affected their performance on SAT/ACT, or during their senior year when their grades dramatically improved. I don’t know of anyone who has appealed and been accepted. </p>
<p>UF decisions are basically set in stone. Due to budget cuts, UF has had to limit the amount of freshman and transfer students accepted, so the chances of UF changing their mind are basically 0-2%. </p>
<p>If you really want to go to UF, I recommend going to a community college where you have a good chance of doing well and being recognized in your classes. It is easier to get accepted when you apply from a community college as opposed to a bigger state university. </p>
<p>When I applied for UF in 2008, they accepted me under the condition that I start school in Spring of next year. I had no idea why they did that and was extremely frustrated (I didn’t want to go to a community college for a semester). I called the admission office and asked about appealing process and they told me to write up a letter about why I deserve to go to school in the Fall instead of Spring. What do you know, in 2 weeks after mailing the letter I get a reply and ta-da, Fall 2008.</p>
<p>At that time I knew a large group of kids who were rejected too and they called and inquired about the appealing process. I believe it was typing up a 5 paragraph essay instead of a letter. </p>
<p>I suggest you call them and give the appealing process a shot. Good luck!</p>
<p>I called the admissions office and they advised me that you have to qualify for an appeal package. They are hard to get and you have to have new information. Don’t bother calling if nothing has changed in your application.</p>
<p>I hope everyone who wants to appeal has requested an appeals package. My daughter called after March 1st and they sent the package out immediately - no questions asked. There is no essay question or prompt, just write a letter and tell them why you should be admitted. She sent hers in earlier this week. The panel, made up of faculty members, meets about twice a week to review appeals and makes decisions as they review - basically, first in first out process. Recommend you get your package in now but in their cover letter, it stated it will be hard to get admitted. Good luck to all.</p>
<p>I don’t know if someone has already mentioned this because I haven’t read the above messages. I only skimmed through your main thread and saw that you listed mere numbers as reasons for a strong appeal. So I just thought I’d give you a tip: Avoid putting numbers on that letter of appeal. Really sit down and give them the reasons why that school is perfect for you, vice versa. Use words. If all fails embellish it with pathos-but no trickery. Good luck and I hope they return to you with good news!</p>
<p>Congratualtions Igmister!
With her stats 4.2 WGPA & 32 ACT it was probably the “out of state” that originally held her back.
Going thru the appeal process showed her commitment to the school and the likelihood that she would actually enroll.</p>
<p>The reality is that she could probably go anywhere she wanted to and UF was not going to waste their time accepting her.</p>
<p>She didnt include anything. She was blunt and honest and stated she felt she was undeservedly declined admission and stated how her qualifications got her admission into the honors colleges at 3 other universities and now admission into Northwestern. I read in some other threads about how folks feel UF favors IB students. She specifically stated in her letter that AP and IB were not options at her high school and she should not be discriminated by not having them. She is very strong willed and absolutely refused to plead but instead stated what she felt were the facts. I was concerned but it was her letter. Obviously it worked.</p>
<p>the reason UF accepts many low quality students and seems to reject many high quality students is because it is a state school and as such has quotas to fill by county. some counties have a lot less competition so lower quality students have to get in. in other counties there is a large amount of competition so getting into uf becomes a lot harder. also, UF looks for a well rounded student when competition is high, academics is not everything. they look at what have you done outside of school, your community service, and your passions. It’s more like quality over quantity of activities. You can focus a lot on one thing and it will balance out lower academics or test scores. hope that helps</p>
<p>by the way I believe you have to write a letter to UF admissions stating you want to appeal. I would call just to make sure.Good luck !!</p>
<p>“the reason UF accepts many low quality students and seems to reject many high quality students is because it is a state school and as such has quotas to fill by county.”</p>
<p>I have to reject the premise of this. It’s not true. UF students are the most competitive academically out of any school in the state. They don’t accept many low quality students in my experience- not by a long shot.</p>
<p>I’ve never heard of the qutoas by county concept, but UF is not filled with low quality students by any stretch of the imagination.</p>
<p>Igmister- With the high stats your daughter has, she definitely deserved to get in. Congrats again! I’m sure she will do exceptionally well at UF if that’s where she decides she wants to go.</p>