Official FSU 2015 Decision Thread

<p>Decisions for the October 15th Deadline come out tomorrow. Post results here. Good luck everybody!</p>

<p>Remove all spaces with in brackets.</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essay:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1800 (CR = 600/M = 600/W = 600)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank but probably top 15%
[</em>] IB - Yes
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: not as rigorous as it could have been (no math class)
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
varsity athlete in 2 sports (co-captain)
substanial volunteer hours
speaks spanish fluently
[/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): FLA
[<em>] School Type: IB Public High School
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted: Strong GPA at an IB program
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - USF and UCF and still waiting to hear from UF
[/ul]</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>I will post stats later</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[29] ACT:
[3.8] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[18/501] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[World History 3] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[rigorous] Senior Year Course Load:
[Varsity Swimming, SGA(Junior Class President)] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[I thought it was pretty good] Essay:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[No] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[Exploratory] Intended Major:
[FL] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[?] School Type:
[White] Ethnicity:
[Male] Gender:
[Awesome] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>SAT: 1280/1900</p>

<p>GPA: 3.47 Unweighted 3.69 Weighted</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):1860/2400
[ *] ACT: 29 Composite
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.6
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 6%
[ *] AP:World, US, English:3 & Enviro:4
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP English, Physics Honors, Finance Honors, Marine Bio Honors, DE: College Algebra, Health, Micro/Macro Economics
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): alot lol
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Minimum 20 hours per week since freshman year
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 80
[ *] Summer Activities:Jobs/ internship
[ *] Essay: Strong
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major:Exploratory (undecided)
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):Florida
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:Strong test scores and essay, extracurrics, and work ethic
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: hard work! :slight_smile:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Nowhere yet.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
I received the 21st Century Scholarship- $8,000 over four years</p>

<p>you have to remove the spaces in the brackets to get the form to post right.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
SAT I (breakdown): 1900- CR:660 M:630 W:610
ACT: 30
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6/5.2(weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 76/507
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), APLANG (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP: Calc, Euro, Environmental Sci., Lit, Gov&Politics.
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Bowling (team captain, sergeant at arms, league president, and local association board member), Yearbook (Academics editor), and Chorus.
Volunteer/Community service: 75 hours. Volunteered at a foster home for abused children, with a creative thinking program, and with a program that prevents accidental infant deaths.
Essay: Pretty good.
[/ul]Other[ul]
Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
Intended Major: Meteorology.
State (if domestic applicant): Florida.
School Type: Public high school.
Gender: Female.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Took extra classes through virtual school?
[/ul]Reflection
Strengths: test scores, weighted GPA, challenging course load.
Weaknesses: extracurriculars.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test scores.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: USF. Applied: Penn State-UP.</p>

<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 590. CR: 610. WR: 580. 1780 Overall.
[</em>] ACT: 25 Composite
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 126/287
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Theory, Anatomy
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Choir (Vice President), Gay-Straight Alliance, Tri-M Music Honors Society
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Leadership Council
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essay:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: Music Therapy
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Native American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essay, GPA, Extracurriculars (I’m heavily involved in choir)
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA (I can’t decide where it is on there), Test scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because they felt I belonged there? Because I do too.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Central Florida, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville University, Peace College.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I AM SO EXCITED. I’ve already enrolled and applied for housing - I’ve got #325! :D</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1640/2400
[</em>] ACT: 25
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 9%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (2), Human Geography(2), English Language(2)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Econ Honors, Amer.Govt Honors, English Comp1/2 DE, PreAlgebra Honors, Earth Science, Yearbook, Intro to Education DE
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Senior Class VP, Yearbook (sports editor), Varsity Cross Country, 3 years Varsity Weightlifting, 3 years Varsity Cheerleading, Representative to Superintendent’s Advisory Counsel
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 years lifeguarding in summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 80 + hours at schools
[</em>] Essay: Who knows, I thought it was great, and I had my English teacher edit it for me.
[/ul]Other[ list]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: will!
[</em>] Intended Major: Elementary Ed
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Father alumnus
[/list]Reflection[ list]
[</em>] Strengths: Activities/Strength of Schedule
[<em>] Weaknesses: test scores!!!
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: well rounded
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted USF, only other place applied</p>

<p>zoodle - did your daughter get in for fall or summer?</p>

<p>Any acceptanes for Fall 2011 yet? Seeing summer 2011 up but not Fall.</p>

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<p>What do you mean? I can’t yet tell you which term my DD was accepted for because I am unable to do a status check on her application. So far, all I can do is see she owes $200 and sign her up for fall 2011-spring 2012 housing.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1450/1600; 2150/2400 (710M, 740CR, 700W)
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: 770 US History, 710 Math I
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (4), Us History (4), World History (3), Enviro (4), Psych (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 Ap’s and 3 honors
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essay: not great
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[</em>] Intended Major: undecided
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: test scores, and gpa
[</em>] Weaknesses: IDK
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA and Test Scores
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments: Glad to get in!</p>

<p>You won’t know summer or fall until midnight. Both sign up for fall housing. Summer housing is separate and does not go up till feb or march.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1290/2060 (620 CR, 670M, 770W)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 640 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4,4,4,3,3,3
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: All AP
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer Captain- Travel
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Quality
[</em>] Summer Activities: Volunteer work
[<em>] Essay: Good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[<em>] Intended Major: Econ
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Top in Palm Beach
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT/ Weighted GPA
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good candidate I suppose
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: 1st acceptance- hopefully more coming[/li][/ul]**General Comments:**Always good to get that 1st acceptance, hope to fill out more of these in the future! Congrats to everyone who got in!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (790 CR, 800 M, 720 W)
[</em>] ACT:N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 690 Lit, 760 MII, 700 Span.
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 APs
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 2 Honors, 2 Regular Classes
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain Of Rowing Team, Member of various other clubs.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100 hrs, nothing special
[</em>] Summer Activities: Rowing
[<em>] Essay: Decent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Na
[<em>] Intended Major: Finance
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic, In-state
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT, GPA
[<em>] Weaknesses: Comm. Service
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere yet.
[/ul]General Comments: Freshman Scholarship, possibly national merit finalist. Congrats to everyone who got in!!!</p>

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1230/1820 (560 CR, 670M, 590W)
ACT: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.48 (3.88 by FSU’s weighting)
Course rigor: 7 APs, 2 Honors
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Gov, AP Lit, Calc, Journalism II, Photo
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JSA 4yrs , Young Democrats (president) 4 yrs, Journalism (Editorials Editor) 3 yrs, Cross Country (Varsity) 4 yrs
Volunteer/Community service: did some work for a congressional campaign
Summer Activities: Summer programs for JSA
Essay: Good
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
Intended Major: Poli Sci
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public, well known, good school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation? (Parents went to Comunity College)
Reflection
Strengths: Extra Curriculars, Course load, SATs
Weaknesses: GPA might be a little weak for most schools I’m applying to
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had no inherint flaws
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pitt Accepted, LSU Accepted, Tulane Differed</p>

<h2>General Comments: I don’t know if I’ll end up here, but it was certainly worth applying, and now I have the option so who knows?</h2>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):560 reading 510 math 510 writing
[</em>] ACT:24
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.49
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):25% 109/506
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Govt/Ap Macro econ
Ap Microecon/AP comp politics
ENG IV HNRS
ANATOMY & Psyiology HNRS
AP Enviromental Sci (online)
LATIN III HNRS
PRE CAL HNRS</p>

<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]American Government Club(President)
Interact club (Treasurer)
ASTRA club (Treasurer)
Chess club member
American Teen Cancer Society Member
Krazy Kats member (school spirit club)
Drama Club Member</p>

<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Holister model
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 150 hours
[<em>] Summer Activities vollunteer at church
[</em>] Essay:
[/ul]Other[ list]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:not yet
[</em>] Intended Major:
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:Black/Haitian
[<em>] Gender:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):first gen + URM
[/list]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:History classes
[</em>] Weaknesses:SAT
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 730 Reading, 510 Math, 670 Writing
[ *] ACT: 27
[ *] SAT II: 610 Literature, 500 Level 1 Math, 550 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang. (4), European History (4), US History (4), Psychology (3), and Spanish (1)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Haven’t taken those yet
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB Stat. and Intro Calc., IB History of the Americas, IB Biology III (AP Biology), IB English IV (AP Lit.), IB Spanish V, and IB Psychology II
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN and Red Cross Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Tons of stuff, 62 service hours total but a lot of more CAS hours.
[ *] Summer Activities: Community service
[ *] Essay: …? I think I wrote a great essay.
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Will be completing the FAFSA in January
[ *] Intended Major: Psychology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[ *] Country (if international applicant): US
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m pretty poor and a first generation college student.
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: IB, AP, my essay, my overall SAT (especially reading), and good community service.
[ *] Weaknesses: Math section of the SAT and SAT II scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think me being first generation and poor put me in a more positive light regarding my exemplary grades.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to USF and UCF
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>