<p>I'm considering a transfer from UIUC to UF, and wondering what kind of chances I have. I know this probably seems like a step down, and it's very much financially related. I graduated from a Florida HS and qualify for full Bright Futures, and was even admitted into UF during my senior year. As a freshman in Nuclear Engineering, it was very tough. Grades were as followed (hours indicated):</p>
<p>Chemistry: B (3)
Chem Lab: A- (1)
Microeconomics: B (3)
Calculus 2: D+ (3)
Physics: C- (4)
Intro to NucE: A (1)</p>
<p>Basically, I barely made the proficiency test into Calculus 2, and pushed myself too hard in a class I wasn't ready for. Physics I just did poorly. Will I have any way to account for myself in an application? And what kind of chances do I have for admission?</p>
<p>If high school statistics matter, I had a 3.96W GPA, was in IB courses, and had a 1450 SAT with tons of clubs.</p>
<p>I'll be glad to provide any other information that can help you guys figure out my situation better. Thanks in advance,
Fletch</p>
<p>I'm sure that since you were admitted already, and your high school stats are good, you will probably be able to make it in, especially if you do better next sem in your grades....the only class you did bad in is calc 2, and that is understandable if you weren't ready for it, so uf may look past it.
ps, I think you can only get bright futures if you apply for it before you graduate HS...hopefully you did that.</p>
<p>dumb question: what college is UIUC?</p>
<p>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</p>
<p>The D and C- could really really hurt you, but worst comes to worst, you can always go to FSU (or UCF I suppose) if money is a problem.</p>
<p>Well yea basically I earned the 100% aid award by my GPA and SAT before I finished HS, but never accepted the award since it wouldn't be applicable at U of I. I suppose I'll go fire off an email to the Nuclear Engineering department, since they also need to accept me in also. Thanks for the help, any more opinions are much appreciated, I've never really looked into transfer before.</p>
<p>Thanks for paying attention, bud. </p>
<p>I essentially went into physics and calculus a semester earlier than I should have, and obviously, I paid the price in poor grades. The fact that I did poorly in a class I wasn't ready for shouldn't make you automatically assume I have no ability in an engineering field. </p>
<p>I had a 780 Math SAT, 740 SAT II MathIIc, I was one of the top competers in a mathematics league in my county, and I've gotten straight A's with minimal effort in any mathematics class all of high school. The only downside to my whole mathematics background is I was in IB Math SL my junior and senior years, which has very little relation to any calculus. I was able to teach myself enough using an AP Calculus book to pass the Calculus II proficiency test at my university, but as this semester has shown, I clearly wasn't as ready for Calculus II as I had thought. </p>
<p>Rather than drop the class at the first sign of trouble as most students, and also because at the time I didn't think of the repercussions if I wished to transfer, I suffered through it, did poorly, but did well enough to advance on to Calculus III. I'm tired of bragging about my abilities in math, just making the point that before you make a snide, sarcastic remark about something, get the whole story, and it'd be much more helpful to just give me some advice that's actually worthwhile. Thanks.</p>
<p>trackstr777 - you need to contact Admissions directly and not rely on random people's opinions. Too much is at stake for you to not go directly to the main source. Go to <a href="http://www.ufl.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ufl.edu/</a> and you can find info there. The university is closed right now, but you might be able to find out what info you need from the web site. Good luck.</p>