My Final 'What Are My Chances' Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Florida State University
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<p>Bottom line is I'm getting pretty worried on whether or not I'll be accepted into my dream college - Florida State University</p>

<p>Senior in Highschool
White Male
Public Highschool in Miami (instate)</p>

<p>UW GPA: 2.8 (pending grade changes/grade forgiveness)
W GPA: 4.2 (pending grade changes/grade forgiveness)
FSU GPA: 3.54 (core GPA, 100% accurate)</p>

<p>SAT: (first time)
500 Math
500 Critical Reading
600 Writing (11 Essay) </p>

<p>ACT: N/A</p>

<p><em>I'll be taking the next 2 SAT's hoping for an 1800</em></p>

<p>Course Rigor:</p>

<p>Advanced Placements</p>

<p>1.) Art History
2.) Comparative Gov.
3.) English Language
4.) United States Gov.
5.) Biology
6.) United States History
7.) Human Geography
8.) World History
9.) Psychology</p>

<p>Dual Enrollments:</p>

<p>1.) Social Problems</p>

<p>Honors: </p>

<p>1.) Pre Calculus
2.) Biology 1
3.) Chemistry 1
4.) English 1
5.) English 2
6.) Geometry 1</p>

<p>Regular: </p>

<p>1.) Algebra 1
2.) Algebra 2
3.) Spanish 1
4.) Spanish 2
5.) Earth Space Science</p>

<p>Potential Senior Year Schedule (Rigor)(Core Classes Only)</p>

<p>1.) AP Environmental Science
2.) AP Macroeconomics
3.) AP Probability & Statistics
4.) Spanish 4 Honors
5.) Marine Science Honors</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>-1 year school internship for a Lawyer
-Jewish Club
-107 logged Community Service hours (assisting low level highschool readers)(hoping to have 200 by the time I submit my application)</p>

<p>FSU is my FIRST choice</p>

<p>College Confidential Community, what do you suggest I try and do to improve? Tips/Advice?</p>

<p>My FSU essay is complete, just improving it every way I can!</p>

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<p>Definitely retake the tests. A 3.54 GPA is iffy without strong standardized test scores. Your Math and CR scores are more important than the writing scores. Try to get close to a 1200 on those two.</p>

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<p>With a kinda low GPA, and your test scores barely meeting the 500 minimum, it’s tough to say you’d get in.</p>

<p>Your strength of schedule is what would save you… but even then it’s questionable.</p>

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<p>My brother was deferred with a 3.1 GPA and an 1800 SAT then later rejected admission</p>

<p>With a 3.54 I may have a shot.</p>

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<p>Also I know I have the minimums for FSU’s SAT scores but I’m aiming for a 600 in reading and math next time I take it</p>

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<p>Good luck. Just realize that minimums of 500/500 are really not enough. I’m not sure why they even post them. The average is around 1200/1600 with a near-4.0 GPA.</p>

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<p>I think it’s because people with scores that low can get in. Remember, of the main 3 criteria- course rigor, GPA, and test scores- the test scores are the lowest of the priority-wise, per FSU.</p>

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<p>Got the course rigor down, GPA is low but not bad, SAT scores are MINIMUM but will be get better. </p>

<p>I’m also pretty sure I have an upward trend in my GPA</p>

<p>I’ve tried very hard Junior year and this summer to pull up my GPA can’t do anything else but hope for the best</p>

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<p>Study hard for the sat and make it happen!</p>

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<p>Realistically, you don’t have that great of odds of getting in.</p>

<p>Your GPA is in the bottom 25% (middle 50% is 3.9-4.7).
Your SAT score is in the bottom 25% (middle 50% is 1730-1960).</p>

<p>You have course rigor. But that’s honestly about it. Your SAT and GPA are really low, and that will likely keep you from being accepted.</p>

<p>Is that to say you have no hope? Not at all. I just don’t think the odds are all that great.</p>

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<p>My SAT will be 1800 either by the October SAT date or the November if not 1850 having 600’s in both math and reading putting me at the middle 50% </p>

<p>I appreciate you helping me out with this Pasbal and being patient, really.</p>