*OFFICIAL* UF Class of 2020 Applicant and Decision Thread

10.25 hours to go!

Date Applied: October/November
Unweighted GPA: 3.53
Weighted GPA: 4.03
UF GPA (If you calculated it):
SAT: 1900
SAT II’s:
ACT:
State Of Residence: Florida
Male / Female: female
Summer or Fall: fall
Class rank: 29/35
AP’s: Human Geography, World and US history, Language and composition, Literature, Government, Psychology, Macroecon, DE stat and philosophy, Spanish, environmental science
Extra Curriculars: Spanish honor society, a lot of community service hours, Mu alpha theta, NHS
Senior Schedule: AP Spanish, AP gov and macro econ, AP Literature, AP psychology, AP Environmental science, DE Stat and philosophy
Is UF your first choice? yes :.)
Other schools you applied for: FSU and UCF
Major/Field of Study: Business
Comments: If i don’t get in i would be devastated

Applied: October 31
I am in state, and a white female, first generation to go to college.
My intended major is computer engineering.
Applied to Summer B because I heard it might give an advantage.
GPA:
Unweighted: 3.5
Weighted: 3.7
UF GPA: 3.78 (I think. This is my own calculation though so could be off.)
SAT: 2000 Reading: 650 Math: 660 Writing: 690 Essay: 8
ACT: 32 English: 36 Math: 28 Reading: 35 Science: 27
APs: Unfortunately, none until senior year. Currently taking AP Music Theory and AP Calculus

Extra Curriculars

  1. Jupiter Horsemen’s Association (JHA) Member from 2009-present (14 hours per week)
    -Participated in events and horse shows.
    -Awarded Grand Champion of youth show division two consecutive years and Reserve Champion two years
    -Earned over one hundred minor show awards
  2. Choir member from 2012-2014
    -Participated in rehearsals for an average of 5 hours per week, 9 hours per week prior to performance
    -Performed at solo and ensemble as a soloist and received a superior rating
    -Performed at solo and ensemble as part of the choir twice and received superior ratings both times

Community Service: 122 hours

  1. Morikami Park Elementary School (57 hours)
    -Helped set up classroom and prepare materials for the upcoming school year
    -Tutored kids
    -Graded Assignments
  2. Jupiter Farms Community Elementary School (45 hours)
    -Assembled pseudo holographic Vocaloid concert to teach kids about the Vocaloid electronic music software and computer
    animation
    -Volunteered at summer camp
    -Supervised and served lunch to children
    -Helped plan and set up weekly activities for the kids
  3. Palm Beach County Youth Court (9 hours)
    -Served on youth court jury 3 times
  4. Acreage Horseman’s Association (4 hours)
    -Participated in a Trail clinic with horse trainer Darrell Smith demonstrating riding techniques and helping clinic attendees
    practice
  5. Jupiter High School Criminal Justice Academy (4 hours)
    -Helped file papers after school
  6. Friends of Jupiter (3 hours)
    -Jupiter Beach cleanup

Employment:
Integrity Shell Contractors inc. (June 2015-Present, 15 hours per week)
-Data entry for estimating department of Integrity Shell Contractors inc, a construction company. Enters values from estimated plans into estimating software and also updates lumber and block prices in company database.

Additional Information:
-Can read, write, and speak intermediate Japanese
-Can speak conversational French
-Has in depth experience with Linux and Windows operating systems
-Familiar with Python, C++, and HTML computer languages
-Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Powerpoint
-Studied Network Security at SANS Cyber Aces

As far as the essay, it should be pretty good.

I’m so nervous, I know I have a really slim chance but I can still hope. Good luck everyone.

Date Applied: second week of October
Unweighted GPA: 3.98
Weighted GPA: 5.32
UF GPA (If you calculated it): no idea haha
SAT: 1820 (sophomore year)
SAT II’s: n/a
ACT: 32
State Of Residence: Florida
Male / Female: female
Summer or Fall: fall
Class rank: 2 (recently found out I’m tied for 1 now, too late to change it though)
AP’s: calc AB, microeconomics, psychology, human geography
Extra Curriculars: brigade commander for my high schools jrotc program, rho kappa founder/president (it’s history honor society haha), math team treasurer, on a lot of jrotc teams, national honor society
Senior Schedule: AICE Physics, AICE Marine Science, AP Calc BC, AICE Global Perspectives, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AICE sociology A level, DE gov, DE comp 2, JROTC
Is UF your first choice? Yes!
Other schools you applied for: USF (accepted)
Major/Field of Study: engineering
Comments: I also put in the extra section of the app that I intern at a dental lab about 10 hours a week. Oh and there was no section on here for AICE classes but I’ve taken AICE chemistry, AICE General paper, AICE psychology, AICE international history, AICE English language, AICE math, AICE travel and tourism, AICE sociology, and AICE US History.
If I don’t get in I’ll be very disappointed

Good luck everyone! I was in your guys same position last year. Going to UF has been the best decision I’ve ever made! Remember that this decision doesn’t make you! There are many factors that go into these applications, so don’t feel terrible if you don’t get in. May the odds ever be in your favor, future Baby Gators! Hope to see you all on campus next semester. :slight_smile:

@itstamara I remember reading your posts in last year’s thread :slight_smile: so awesome to have a current Gator in here!

@aaajones Aww, that’s so cool! :slight_smile: Good luck today!!

Gooodluck everybody!! I remember being in yalls shoes last year at this time! Aghh coming to the Gator Nation was probably the best decision ever! Just a few more hours and you’ll find out! So excited for you guys!
Ps if any of Yall want to live at the Pavillion on the 62nd let me know. I need someone to take over my lease for my and three other friends :slight_smile:

Date Applied:November
Unweighted GPA: 3.45
Weighted GPA: 4.7
UF GPA (If you calculated it): 3.5 ish
SAT: n/a
SAT II’s: Math 2 800
ACT: 34
State Of Residence: fl
Male / Female: m
Summer or Fall: fall
Class rank: n/a
AP’s: Human, World, Euro, Stats, Chem, APUSH, Gov, MacroEcon, Physics 1
Extra Curriculars: fluent in Java, Volunteer work in india, 3 times national SECME engineering winner, marching band, concert band, chess
Senior Schedule: Java, English 4 H, Ap Macro, Engineering Development and Design, AP Gov, AP Physics, COllege Algebra
Is UF your first choice? yes
Other schools you applied for: Purdue, Clemson, GA Tech, UCF, RIT, UMD, NC State
Major/Field of Study: Comp Sci
Comments: yea my gpa is really low. how do u guys think they weigh gpa much

@Btirumala1219 To answer your question; what were your results applying to GT & NC State?

@ProudParent2020 NC State i got accepted with 10 k per year scholarship GA Tech i got denied. I got into Purdue, Clemson, UCF and UMD. waiting on UF and RIT

Good luck everyone! I activated my account just for this group, I’ve been watching all the threads and I’m so nervous lol. Hope we all get in!

On my way to Gainesville for this weekend !!! Good luck to everyone <3

Is anyone else currently having a seizure in school from the stress??:slight_smile: few more hours, we can do this

@Jgator5 this has been me all day :confused: I thought class would take my mind off of things but I was definitely wrong.

4 hours!!! Good luck to everyone. They should just auto-admit anyone on this thread because they would know they have dedicated UF students!

My son is sleeping peacefully. How he can do that? ???

just 3 more hours to go…

2 hours to go Good luck everyone :smiley:

Are you ready? ???