Official 2010 UF decisions thread

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, uf 4.6
SAT (breakdown): Math: 770/Reading: 610/Writing:750
ACT: Didn’t submit
Rank: 5/500
Total number of academic classes (use your fingers, lol): 27+
Total number of AP classes: 13
IB student (Yes/No): No
Senior year course load: 5 AP Classes, 1 Honors Class
Extracurricular activities (position in parenthesis): clubs, football, soccer
Volunteer/Community service (list your total overall hours, too): a bunch of stupid stuff
Honors, awards, or recognitions: A lot of awards for Journalism/Newspaper and Art. AP Scholar. Secretary of Poli Sci Club, Secretary of BETA, Graphics Editor for award-winning paper. Also involved in many clubs including Key Club.
Essay (be honest): Pretty Raw</p>

<p>State or Country: Florida, Lutz Lutz Lutz
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: male
Income Bracket (low, middle, or high): idk
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy, etc.): Epitome of scholar athlete + hispanic</p>

62

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 740 reading, 750 math, 790 writing
[</em>] ACT: didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II: didn’t send
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3% I think?
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), French lit (3), English lang (4), art history (5), US history (5), world history (5), biology (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP stat, AP physics B, AP English lit, AP French lang, AP macroeconomics/microeconomics, AP music theory, journalism
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit scholar, AP scholar w/distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): piano, newspaper (section editor), tutoring club (VP), French honor society (secretary/treasurer)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours
[<em>] Summer Activities: Duke TIP summer courses
[</em>] Essays: okay</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: ?
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Feels great to finally be accepted somewhere! Good luck to everybody else!</p>

63

<p>4.3 GPA
1440/2150 SAT
10 AP classes over the last two years
President of 2 clubs/VP of 1
Class rank 8th%</p>

<p>Denied…
Should I appeal?</p>

64

<p>Pick one: </p>

<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>[ <em>] SAT I 660, 650, 600:
[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA 3.6:
[ *] Rank (75 out of 500)
[ *] AP AP Lang 3
[ *]
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Lit
AP Calc A/B
Physics Honors
Band VII
Law Studies
Latin 3
[ *] Major Awards None major):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars Latin Club 3 years (Historian, President
Marching Band 3 years/ 1 as Drum Major:
[ *] Job/Work Experience: nothing significant
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 4 years teaching sunday school
[ *] Summer Activities:IU Business program
ND Summer Scholars
[ *] Essays: Nothing dramatic
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec: Must have been awesome
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[</em>] State FL</p>

<p>[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: W
[ <em>] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: too much for aid
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: I am solid, not too many EC’s but involved heavily in what I did. UF likes Drum Majors?
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!</p>

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65

<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.5 (thats my hs one, I’m not sure how UF recalculated it)
SAT (breakdown): Math: 650/Reading: 690/Writing:690 (2030 overall)
ACT: Didn’t submit
Rank: my school doesn’t rank
Total number of academic classes: maybe 25 or 260
Total number of AP classes: only took 3 APs, but always honors everything except math and science
IB student (Yes/No): No</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities (position in parenthesis):
Job/Work experience: started own company, worked at parents company for all 4 years
Volunteer/Community service (list your total overall hours, too): I’ve probably accumulated more than 800. I’ve started a volunteer program/organization outside of school, a service club within school, and been part of various organizations out of school as well.
Honors, awards, or recognitions: I got the highest grade in a few classes but nothing special.
Essay (be honest): Looking at some of the other accepted students and their wonderful academic record, I think that my essay must have had to be amazing for me to get in. It talked about how I was passionate about service but I was so proud of it that I used it at a few other schools after I tweaked it. </p>

<p>State or Country: Florida, Miami-Dade
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket (low, middle, or high): upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy, etc.):
Proclaimed Major: I don’t remember what I put actually, but I think I put English or political science</p>

<p>General comments: I didn’t think I would get in but am SOOO happy I did! If you didn’t get in don’t worry too much; you can be happy anywhere. But if you did get in and are going: GO GATORSSSSSSS :)))))))))))))))))</p>

66

<p>I had an average of 450 in the SAT and I got accepted while some 800s where Denied! weird, right? i think they don’t like robot-like scores.</p>

67

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 610 reading, 660 math, 720 writing</p>

<p>ACT: didn’t take </p>

<p>SAT II: didn’t send </p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2</p>

<p>Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8</p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 25%</p>

<p>Number of APs and IBs taken: 4 APs, 12 IBs</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A</p>

<p>IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: </p>

<p>IB Economics I
IB Theory of Knowledge
IB Stat & Calc
IB French IV
IB Biology III
IB English IV
IB Contemporary History </p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>2006 5th Place Florida State Class B Chess Championship
2008 Florida Invitational Super Stars: H.S. Division participant.
2008 1st Place Florida North Regional Scholastic K-12 Chess Championship
2008 2nd Place Florida East Regional Scholastic K-12 Chess Championship
2008 5th Place Orlando After Memorial Open
2009 2nd place U.S. Class Scholastic Chess Championship: H.S. Division</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>

<p>Competitive chess + Taekwondo</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours
Summer Activities: Took chemistry at a community college, got an A
Essays: Very good</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>General Comments: Cool, I got accepted while in the bottom 25% of the acceptees and have a GPA way below UF’s 4.2 average.</p>

68

<p>I got in!! I’ll post my stats later. I’m gonna celebrate first!! :)</p>

69

<p>Dude, getting into UF is nothing special if you’re in IB. Get over it, seriously.</p>

70

<p>^
To some extent that is true. I don’t know why UF loves IB kids so much, but they seem to have a higher admittance rate.</p>

71

<p>^Yes, to some extent. A lot of IB students still get rejected by UF, nonetheless.</p>

72

<p>I’m extremely upset. I reluctantly paid the tuition deposit for FSU as it is my last resort. I applied for Summer B at UF. The admissions dept at UF is bipolar in my opinion. </p>

<p>Stats</p>

<p>ACTs: 24
UF GPA: 3.97
Top 10% of my class</p>

73

<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): cummulative 4.3/4.4 ish and my school weights GPA the same way UF does
SAT (breakdown): 640 - Reading 570 - Math 680 - Writing
ACT: 26
Rank: Top 5%. Third or fourth in IB class.
Total number of academic classes (use your fingers, lol): seven
Total number of AP classes: 0, IB student
IB student (Yes/No): Yes
Senior year course load: All IB classes except Theology</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities (position in parenthesis): basketball for three years, spanish honors society (president), math honors society, national honors society, literary magazine (assistant editor), i put more on my app but i can’t remember any of it.
Job/Work experience:
Volunteer/Community service (list your total overall hours, too): camp counselor for basketball camp (25 hours), camp counselor for camp invention (50 hours? about?), various other projects
Honors, awards, or recognitions: Honor roll all of high school, varsity letter, award for highest grade in math class
Essay (be honest): was really good and creative</p>

<p>State or Country: Florida
Ethnicity: Cuban
Gender: Female
Income Bracket (low, middle, or high): middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy, etc.): I don’t think I had any hooks unless IB counts</p>

<p>General comments (how you feel, any advice for future applicants, etc): I cried and I’ve been jittery all day and advice to future applicants is just apply if it’s even a maybe because I didn’t think I wanted to go to UF and I didn’t care if I got in, but over the summer I decided I really wanted to and I’m so glad I took my app seriously.</p>

74

<p>Decision: Accepted
This is for my sister who doesn’t have an account on here.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
SAT (breakdown): 590 math, 730 reading, 680 writing
ACT: 30
Rank: Top 10% (probably top 5%)
Total number of AP classes: 3
IB student (Yes/No): No</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities (position in parenthesis): National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Yearbook
Volunteer/Community service (list your total overall hours, too): Ronald McDonald House, feeding the homeless, about 80 hours
Honors, awards, or recognitions: National Merit Commended, Principal’s List, First Honor Roll
Essay (be honest): Good, imo, :)</p>

<p>State or Country: Florida
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket (low, middle, or high): high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy, etc.): I go there! (I’m her sister) but I doubt they consider that as legacy lol.</p>

<p>General comments (how you feel, any advice for future applicants, etc): :)</p>

75

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 750 reading, 700 math, 720 writing

  • ACT: 30
  • SAT II: Bio-770, Math Level 2- 680, World History- 670, can’t remember the other two
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Psych (5), Macro (5)
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
  • Senior Year Course Load: (All College Level) Calculus 2 & 3, English Composition 2, Physics w/ Calculus 1 & 2, Physics w/ Calculus lab 1 & 2, General Chemistry 1 & 2, General Chemistry lab 1 & 2, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, British Literature
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Finalist
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): track/field, cross country, cheerleading, National Honor Society (BC Liaison, spirit committee chair), Science National Honor Society, key club, Psalms choir ministry, One Accord step/dance team, Phi Theta Kappa (health committee chair)

  • Job/Work Experience: none
  • Volunteer/Community service: 430+ hours- local library (Teen Advisory Board), local hospital, children’s shelter (Student Ambassador), summer camp
  • Summer Activities: NYLSC leadership conference (in Spring), Dartmouth Bound
  • Essays: great
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): Florida

  • Country (if international applicant):
  • School Type: public
  • Ethnicity: Nigerian
  • Gender: female
  • Income Bracket: lower middle, I guess? (EFC was $6,200)
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): under-represented minority (plus engineering major)
    </code></pre>

<p>General Comments: I can’t wait to hit Gainseville up! I’m probably headed there since it’s my most affordable options, but it’s a really great school. It’s got good academics, diversity, school spirit, and great athletics. What more is needed?</p>

76

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.25 (UF ~4.16)
SAT (breakdown): 1410/2110 (R 680, M 730, W 700)
ACT: –
Rank: 50/639 (8%)
Total number of academic classes (use your fingers, lol): ~18 academic, 26+ total (including DE)
Total number of AP classes: 2 - AP English (4), AP Microeconomics (3)
IB student (Yes/No): No
Senior year course load: Full-time Dual Enrollment (24 credits)</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities (position in parenthesis): Basketball, youth activities at local mosque, travel
Job/Work experience: None
Volunteer/Community service (list your total overall hours, too): Mosque activites, homeless feeding (80 hours)
Honors, awards, or recognitions: Memorized Qur’an in Arabic? idk if it was worth something
Essay (be honest): Average, described my experience in Bangladesh last summer</p>

<p>State or Country: Orlando, FL
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket (low, middle, or high): low (< 30,000)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy, etc.): –</p>

<p>General comments (how you feel, any advice for future applicants, etc): :)</p>

77

<p>“Dude, getting into UF is nothing special if you’re in IB. Get over it, seriously.”</p>

<p>Could not agree more. </p>

<p>Anyway, I got rejected. I’ll post my stats later.</p>

78

<p>Decision: Accepted
***I am a 3 year high school graduate, and one other person here was too that got accepted!!
UF GPA: 4.3
ACT: 29
Rank: 3/458 (Top 2%)
IB Student: NO
Total number of academic classes (use your fingers, lol): 15 or 16?
Total number of AP classes: 1
Senior year course load: 5 college classes</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities (position in parenthesis): Class Coordinator 2 years, Math Team, Tutoring program & NHS
Job/Work experience: 2 jobs
Volunteer/Community service (list your total overall hours, too): 80 service hours
Honors, awards, or recognitions: nothing
Essay (be honest): Touching essay about my personal life.</p>

<p>State or Country: FLORIDA (:
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket (low, middle, or high): very low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy, etc.):</p>

<p>General comments (how you feel, any advice for future applicants, etc): Waiting to hear from other schools but this is great!!! I was rather nervous!!! Congratulations to everyone who got in and those who didn’t good luck at other schools!! **Future UF applicants, UF GPA 4.0+ + Class Rank top 10% seems to be a shoe in.</p>

79

<p>““Dude, getting into UF is nothing special if you’re in IB. Get over it, seriously.””</p>

<p>Uh, who were you referring to? You’re the only person in IB who has posted something which could be considered “freaking out.” lr2010 isn’t in IB, as far as I know. Either way, your comment was unnecessarily rude because IB students work their butts off… Most kids who are IB students with subpar GPAs can (and do, if they drop out) get 4.0 unweighted GPAs in normal classes with a few APs. It’s not like they’re just handing out acceptances like candy.</p>

<p>That said, it’s not just UF. All of the colleges love IB kids for some reason, and they get a lot of leniency. I see so many kids who are absolutely horrible students getting into good colleges and actually getting lots of scholarships (mostly from USF) because they were able to maintain a decent GPA by copying other kids’ homework even though their test scores sucked.</p>

80

<p>Last year, five out of the 11 IB kids in my school didn’t get into UF and this year, not all of them got in. It’s true that UF loves it’s IB kids, but saying it’s nothing special isn’t true either.</p>