<p>have a 2.8 GPA UW and a 22 ACT score. I think my ACT score is average. I am not a good test taker and i didnt focus in high school. I didn't take any APs but I took three honors classes. Can I still get in? I have some extracurriculars such as Church choir, Volunteering at a hospital and playing varisty Basketball. I do to a high school in Atlanta if that helps. I want to major in nursing or pre-pharmacy.</p>
<p>Thanks ! !</p>
<p>Far be it from me to say don’t try, but I’d suggest another school or community college then apply to Florida State as a transfer student.
See: [FSU</a> Admissions | Freshman | Admissions | Admission Requirements](<a href=“FSU Admissions | Error 404 page not found”>FSU Admissions | Error 404 page not found)</p>
<p>Agree with the above ^ Sorry, but I don’t believe you have a good chance at FSU.</p>
<p>But that’s for students admitted. A lot of people might go to other schools even if they’re admitted at Florida St. Bc on collegeboard it says the average ACT score is 25-28…26-30 sounds like UF level</p>
<p>If I retake the ACT do I have a better chance? I’m applying at a lot of back up schools. I’m out of state too if that makes a difference.</p>
<p>Can anyone recommend a good back up school in Florida? I want to get instate tuition. My family might move to Florida if me and my brother go to college there</p>
<p>I think the fact that you’re out of state makes it even more difficult, since FSU favors in-state students like most state schools. Definitely retake the ACT, especially if it was your first test. Normally people do better on their second or third try(some even take it more times to get a better score). I believe that the programs you wish to pursue might be more competitive than admittance under a different major. It doesn’t hurt to try applying if you have the money. And I am being serious. If you can afford to apply to the school, you have nothing to lose by applying. You could knock them out of the ballpark with extracurriculars or your essay. It also helps to keep in contact with admissions after you apply to let them know that you REALLY want to go. There really is no way to be certain. Your high school academic record and ACT scores are far below the average, but they do admit students that are below that obviously. My advice? Just apply, write a fantastic essay, e-mail admissions about it, etc. By putting forth the effort, it shows that you really want to go, and they might grant you admission since they know that there were people admitted who have already decided they are not going to FSU.</p>
<p>Are you currently a senior or a junior? If you are a senior, you missed the early decision date. I’m pretty sure it is harder to get in after that since many spots have been filled.<br>
If you REALLY want to go to FSU, as in there is no other school you desire attending, you could move to Tallahassee for two years and get your AA at TCC, become a state resident, and then transfer to FSU(which will give you a 99% chance at admittance). </p>
<p>I recommend TCC only because it is about a mile away from the FSU campus, so you would be able to feel like you’re already at FSU. Many students do this. You might get a roommate that goes to FSU since you’d be living off campus. TCC is also much cheaper than going to another in-state university for two years and then transferring. I know nothing about you as a person, but you might qualify for a minority scholarship at FAMU for all I know. FAMU is a few miles away from the FSU campus as well, it is easier to get into, and there are many FAMU students that live at my apartment complex and enjoy taking part in activities at FSU as well. You don’t have to be an FSU student to go see movies(although you will be charged since you’re not a student, but it is very cheap), go to football games, etc. You could also try applying to FAU, USF, or UCF(although UCF is competitive because of the sheer size of the school. People try to knock it, and while it may not have the prestige or history of UF and FSU, it is very competitive since they already have too many students enrolled). USF also has a good nursing and pharmacy program from what I understand. Something else to keep in mind is that FSU doesn’t have an actual pharmacy school, so you’d be going somewhere else for that(in state I know that UF, FAMU, and USF have a pharmacy school off the top of my head). </p>
<p>BTW, the difference between 25-28 and 26-30 isn’t astronomical. Most of the people you will meet in a STEM major at FSU have the ACT/SAT scores and grades to go to UF. I personally didn’t go because FSU offered me more scholarship money, and that was a very important factor. One of my friends has an ROTC scholarship that I don’t believe he was offered at UF do to the branch he decided to choose. There are also many people with lower scores that apply to FSU and get in because they think it is all about getting a “college experience” and partying. That is never a good reason to spend money to go to school. </p>
<p>Good luck on whatever path you choose. Don’t hesitate to ask questions. I have been at FSU for 4 semesters now, and while I was feeling a bit burned out recently, I am really missing being there right now!</p>
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Look at the enrolled students from the [Common</a> Data Set](<a href=“http://www.ir.fsu.edu/Common_Data_Set/2012-13/C.html]Common”>http://www.ir.fsu.edu/Common_Data_Set/2012-13/C.html):
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<p>So your unweighted GPA is 2.8. [What</a> is your academic GPA per FSU’s method?](<a href=“FSU Admissions | Error 404 page not found”>FSU Admissions | Error 404 page not found) </p>
<p>Let’s say at best it is 2.8 - less than 1% of enrolled FSU freshmen have a GPA between 2.5 and 2.99. Remember that FSU values academic GPA and course rigor more than the SAT or ACT (See CDS -C7), since those tests may be taken over and over to better your score.</p>
<p>Yeah, I hate to be blunt like this, but the odds of you getting into FSU with those stats are pretty slim. It’s one thing to have either a low ACT or a low GPA (the low ACT is not nearly as damning as a low GPA), but to have both is pretty bad for your application.</p>
<p>Couple in a low GPA with a pretty low level of course rigor in high school- only 3 Honors classes- and you pretty much are lacking in all three of the top, non-extra curricular-related areas that FSU deems to be pretty important. </p>
<p>Then you’re also out of state, which itself is pretty competitive too? </p>
<p>I hate to pretty much be all doom-and-gloom (especially since today’s supposed to be the end of the world), but really, nothing in your application suggests that you would get in to FSU. Sure, they except what likely amounts to about a handful of students with a similar profile, but I really wouldn’t count on it.</p>
<p>The one big caveat to all this is that FSU (like UF), trumpets Fall FTIC stats and generally ignores those Summer and Spring admit stats for publication purposes. Both are state universities after all. </p>
<p>Summer and Spring admissions are less competitive than the Fall. However, you have to understand the competition is STILL stiffer than at other public universities in Florida.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Allow me to be blunt—
Ask yourself this question and I think you will understand what everyone else is trying to explain to you -
With enrollment capped and with many qualified applicants turned away due to physical limitations of the school, why in the world would FSU give you a chance at admission but deny another qualified applicant when you haven’t proven yourself academically in high school. Your current indicators of success are poor, you are an out of state applicant and I believe you haven’t even applied yet.
Give community college a try and apply after obtaining you’re A.A. and hopefully you will become a better candidate.</p>
<p>I applied to FSU and I got deferred. :/</p>
<p>Singer550040,</p>
<p>With a 2.8 gpa you’ll probably need to go to a community college and then transfer in with an AA. </p>
<p>It’s difficult to get in-state tuition in Florida. Even if your family moves to Florida, they may have to live here for a while. If you haven’t already, definitely research the requirements for in-state tuition carefully so you are not hit with an unpleasant surprise.</p>
<p>If you really don’t want to go to a community college, and getting Florida in-state tuition doesn’t work out, then a regional state school in Georgia is probably your best bet. Georgia State might be a decent choice.</p>
<p>You need to establish residency in FL if you want to get in-state tuition at FSU. This means proving you have been established within the state for at least 12 months. You’ll need more than just one solid piece of evidence that you have resided within the state for at least the 12 months. So you will need
some of the things below:
a FL driver’s license
have a permanent place of residence within the state
FL vehicle registration
at least 30 hours a week at a job in fl
FL voter’s registration card
You need 12 consecutive months of some proof before claiming in-state tuition. They don’t make it easy for obvious reasons.
I recommened going to TCC for 2-years establishing residency so yes you will end up paying OOS at TCC but OOS tuition at a CC is a hell of a lot cheaper than OOS tuition at a major Uni.
Once you have an AA and maintain a superb GPA, 3.8-4.0,… (if you plan on a Limited Access major) and anything above a 3.0 for a non L/A major. There really should be no reason to not get accepted at FSU once you have your AA within FL.</p>