Last Minute Chances Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Florida
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<p>I'm just getting real anxious about the upcoming decision (And my missing Y) so I'm making a chances thread for myself just to get some opinions. Sorry if you have already seen my stats so many times already, but I really want my own thread now.</p>

<p>UF GPA: 3.57
School Does Not Rank</p>

<p>Applied Undecided</p>

<p>ACT Composite(Better than SAT score): 32
E- 33
M- 33
R- 34
S- 28
W-11</p>

<p>School: Ultra-competitive private school</p>

<p>ECs- Over 340 hours of comm. service by the end of senior year.
Secretary of Young Democrats (Founding year!)
School Ambassador (Hand picked by school to represent them at open houses and shadow new students. It's extremely selective, and I mentioned it's selectivity in the activity description.)
Accepted to and participated in Youth Leadership Broward program
National History Day Competition</p>

<p>Awards- National History Day 1st Place Winner in school and county. 2nd in Florida. Participated in national Washington D.C. competition.
1st place science fair winner in school and 2nd place winner in county for two years running
3rd place in Florida Junior Academy of Science Competition</p>

<p>Summer- FAU Honors Summer Institute. (A special program at FAU's honors college where HS juniors and seniors can take a junior-level honors college course at an accelerated pace. The program lasted for three weeks and I lived in their dorms. I got an A in the class and an official FAU transcript was sent to UF, but it appears as UNEVALUATEDecd for whatever reason on the status site. I hope they still considered it!)</p>

<p>Other considerations-</p>

<p>When I entered high school, I was fresh out of remedial classes. In a sense, in HS, I was "recovering" from my learning disability. I checked the box declaring it on the application. The reason for my low GPA is that my freshman and sophomore year schedules are no where near as strong or weighted as my junior and senior year. (Even so, my junior and senior year schedules would still appear wimpy to some here.) For comparison:</p>

<p>Freshman year classes:</p>

<p>English I
World Geography
Pre-Algebra
Honors Biology
Spanish I
Intro to Drama
P.E.</p>

<p>Senior year classes:</p>

<p>College Writing
English IV
Honors American Government
Honors Macro Economics
Honors Psychology
Honors Calculus
AP Environment
Honors Web Design</p>

<p>Needless to say, this is a definite ultra-upward trend in grades.</p>

<p>My position academically when I started HS impacted my ability to take AP classes, because my school requires a teacher recommendation to move to AP, or even honors for that matter. Also notice the jump from pre-algebra to Honors Calculus. (Lots of summer work.) Basically, I have been hoping that admissions would forgive my lack of AP classes (Enviro is my only one) and see that the progress from freshman to senior year and my awards better show my academic ability than my GPA. </p>

<p>Also, on another note, I received a $16,000 scholarship to UMiami and was accepted to New College if somehow those are possible indicators of admission to UF.</p>

<p>Well, I think that's it! Thanks for your help, and please forgive my anxiety!</p>

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<p>I really think you have a good chance. Your ACT score will help a lot. I'd say at least 75%.</p>

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<p>I agree, i think you're in, and i honestly don't think the "y" has any significance whatsoever.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys. I think I can feel my pulse coming back. LOL.</p>

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<p>Inhale.....exhale......Repeat as needed, but not too quickly.</p>

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<p>Chance me please!</p>

<p>Hispanic
Male
In a dual enrollment program(School doesnt rank)
Very Competetive School in South Florida(and selective)
GPA: UW:3.54 W: 5.223 and new transcript sent on the 10 of february: GPA Weighted: 5.667
College GPA: 4.0/4.0
M:650 V:550
Going to graduate with 45 college credits)
(Total of 6 AP's when graduating) All passed.
Sophmore: AP Human Geography</p>

<p>Junior year:AP English Language
AP Calculus AB
Honors History
College Fitness and Wellness
College Human Growth and Development
College Business Principles
Second Semester of College:
College Fundamentals of Speech and Communication
College Humanities
College Individual in Society</p>

<p>Summer Term: College Psychology
College Algebra</p>

<p>Senior Courseload: AP English Literature
AP Government/Economics
AP Stasitics
college biology
College biology lab
College First Aid
College Philosophy
Second Semester:
College Human Anatomy and Physiology
College Human Anatomy and Phy. Lab
College French 1
College Business Law</p>

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<p>ECs:
President of SADD club (students against destructive decisions)-12th
President of Soccer club-12th
Vice President of HIV/AIDS awareness club-12th
Active member of FBLA(3rd place in accounting in regionals)9,10,11,12th
Active member of NHS-9,10th, 11, 12th
Active member of Mu Alpha Theta-12th
Active member of Young Democrats-12th </p>

<p>Honors and Distinctions:
AP Scholar Award
I'm in the Dean's list in college.
Achieved Honor Roll throughout high school.</p>

<p>Community Service:
Pharmaceutical technician assistant at my local hospital for 2 years.
Shake-A-Leg Miami Sailing instructor:Taught disabled children on how to sail.</p>

<p>Working Experience:
Credit Suisse- Assistant to bank's international representative
Preferred Aviation- Bookkeeper
Big Kite Miami, Inc- Certified kitesurfer instructor.</p>

<p>Played soccer for over 12 years and in many teams.</p>

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<p>You have a 99.99999% chance.....assuming they forgive your relatively low SAT score considering what you have done.</p>

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<p>I think you are in. You are applying transfer it seems so compared to a lot of transfers you are pretty solid.</p>

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<p>Any insight for me herman, by any chance? I know, I just won't be satisfied until I get the decision.</p>

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<p>I think you have a solid chance. Schools seem to take notice if you take the time to explain any extenuating circumstances which it sounds like you did. Your ACT is amazing and so are your ecs. If your GPA were higher ud be in for sure but if you took the time to explain ur circumstances then I think it could help you a lot.</p>

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<p>i didnt apply transfer, herman. i applied as a first time college freshman.</p>

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<p>Sigh.....reading last year's RD II decision thread wasn't exactly the best confidence booster.</p>

<p>At least I'm expecting to get accepted to U-Illinois Champaign at 6 PM tomorrow as well. (Meh, the people on their board told me I was definitely in, so I'll believe them.) Now if I get rejected from both places......I'll just have to condemn myself to solitary confinement for the rest of the weekend. I've already been accepted so far to every school I've applied to. (U-Miami, New College FL, UCF Burnett Honors plus other OOS safeties) The winning streak can't end! I won't let it! LOL.</p>

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<p>Danny_125, you have no shot. No shot at all. There's a better chance of Britney Spears turning her life around.</p>

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<p>Wow, then I must be betting my admission on the Dolphins making the NFL playoffs next year, which is even more unlikely than Britney Spears becoming sane again.</p>

<p>Wow kahl, you joined CC just to say that? Where are you from? You sound like you're from Cypress.....or Pine Crest.</p>

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<p>adam: SOUTH PARK IS BETTER</p>

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<p>You shut your mouth Danny, your dirty, lying mouth.</p>

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<p>.................I'll let the others pass judgment on that, thanks Blake.</p>

<p>(This has now officially turned into the war thread with danny and FamilyGuyFan)</p>

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<p>like Jack Nicholsan once said, "YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH!"</p>

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<p>this is not over family guy. You will be damned with Family Guy re-runs for the next year.</p>

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<p>dvm, how can you find the posts from last year?</p>