<p>Just read that UF caps OOS admissions at 3%. My D is applying OOS and has a 2300 + SAT score and a 4.05 FL weighted GPA, with a very rigorous academic schedule. Do you think that's good enough? We're on pins and needles for Friday to get here!</p>
<p>Not saying there’s no chance, but it’s near impossible. Quite regularly I hear about kids getting rejected by UF but accepted at Ivys. Keep your hopes up though, it could happen! Good Luck</p>
<p>I don’t know how often Ivy Leaguers get rejected, but if she does not qualify for the honors program and is not a URM it’s not looking good. I believe there is some strange top 10% obsessions so maybe Ivy’s like the middle of the pack in elite school kids whereas UF likes the cream of the crappy publics. I think a 4.05 weighted is good enough but I don’t remember and they may have changed it.</p>
<p>To answer your question here are some facts about last year’s class admitted on February 11, 2011.
Mean stats for in-state students:
GPA 4.30
SAT 1963
ACT 30</p>
<p>UF caps OOS admissions at a maximum of 3%. Last year it was about 1.6% out of a total number of 11,243. Roughly about 180 students. It is unknown from that number how many were athletic scholarship students, but some portion of the 180 were definately recruited athletes. UF’s will admit about 11,000 tommorrow with the calculated yield of about 6,300 students. It is normally a freshman class of 6,400 but UF over-enrolled by 100 with the class of 2015 at 6,500. Given the mean of in state stats, and the fact that UF does not break down OOS admission information how do you know where you stand?. The direct answer is that OOS admission is very, very difficult given the small number of OOS slots and the competition for them. A look at sites such as College Data 411, My College Chances and College Confidential will reflect that the stats of many OOS students that were rejected would have been at or near the top of the in-state admitted pool. Many rejected students had GPA’s and SAT/ACT scores that made them competitive for Ivy’s or top 20 schools. It is a high mountain tyo climb and no OOS student has a a guarantee of admission unless they a a recruited athletic scholarship applicant.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info Danielle2400. We had no idea it was so competitive for OOS when she applied. Hope she is not disappointed tomorrow, but she has several other good options. Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>My question is also in regards to OOS daughter. She was born in the state in Florida in 1994 and my husband was a UF professor. At that time we purchased and paid for the Florida Prepaid college tuition plan. I have heard that even though we now live out of state she will qualify for in state regarding freshman application to UF. Does anyone know if this is true? She has all the great scores, grades, activities, etc., that everyone else has listed and we feel if she was a Florida high school student she would probably be consider for admission.</p>
<p>Justwaiting–your daughter has great stats! You must be extremely proud of her! UF OOS is just crazy! In state is crazy too! It’s a great school!</p>
<p>Unfortunately, if you are an out of state resident your child’s application will be treated as an OOS applicant. UF looks at the residency portion of the application and the proof of residency you supply, i.e. Florida Driver License number, Voter registration number, etc… A few students with high stats who that they would be classified as in-state found out the hard way as reflected on some of the CC postings around this time last year. You either meet the residency requirements or you do not. Florida’s Prepaid Tuition Plan does not overide the residency requirements.</p>
<p>My D was accepted last year as an OOS student. W GPA around 4.2, unweighted GPA 3.95, SATs around 1900, didn’t send her ACTs for a good reason :-); good ECs and some leadership (creatively emphasized in her EC section) and good essay and 1 good recommendation letter. She didn’t know anyone else from her school that was accepted but very few applied to UF from her school. She was also accepted at Auburn, LSU, SCarolina (full ride scholarship), Arizona, SMU, TCU. Rejected at USC, waitlisted at U Miami. Accepted and chose UTexas at Austin which is also very competitive, around 4% OOS. She received her acceptance from Florida on 2/11 pm on the website. </p>
<p>My point? She was accepted with slightly lower stats posted by Danielle2400. So anything is possible and my D’s stats are definitely lower than others’ posted stats on this thread. Check your HS Naviance site as well as that will detail her school’s history with UF admission, acceptance, and STATs. I really think schools look at your high school’s history, GPAs and what schools they apply to with successful acceptances.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>@carmom - thanks for your encouraging words. My d does go to a very tough private school in TN. She has been accepted to some great school with scholarship. Just feel like we were misled by admissions since they told us she would be considered instate! Very disappointed - a stressful time. Her really good friend is in the same boat with Texas!</p>
<p>@carmom–thanks, that is encouraging. We are so stressed out already. Hope your D is enjoying UTexas!</p>
<p>Congrats to your daughter for getting accepted as an OOS. I have previously pointed out that the stat numbers are not absolute just that for OOS applicant they are very long odds. But some applicants beat the odds because their combination of great GPA, good test scores and compelling EC’s, awards and essay hit the right note for the admissions committee. At almost all of the top 20 universities and LAC’s there are so many qualified
students that one or two postive facets of a students application can tip the scales for admission. One has to remember that with the economic situtaion in Florida and nationwide,
the admission pressure on UF,FSU UCF is intense. There are only so many freshman seats and especially for UF with what appears to be about 11,000 admissions out of 33,000 applicants the competition is greater than ever.</p>
<p>Danielle2400- you are so right! The competition is so tough compared to when our sons went to school. We were pleased that she was accepted to UF because it gave us an idea what her chances in Tx looked like.</p>
<p>She got accepted, OOS and all!</p>
<p>A Florida prepaid tuition plan DOES qualify an OOS applicant as a Florida resident for admissions purposes.</p>
<p>See number 6 under exceptions</p>
<p>[University</a> of Florida - Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/residency/exception.html]University”>http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/residency/exception.html)</p>
<p>It actually does not qualiy as instate for admission only for tuition. I asked that clearly when we visited in December. I was told the Fl prepaid gives instate tuition but you re still considered OOS when applying.</p>
<p>Justwaiting4news:
Congrats to your daughter!!! We are in the same boat as your and fully understand the stress you have been in and the new found relief! Go Gators!! Will your daughter be going to UF?</p>
<p>Thanks! It is very high on her list, but we’re waiting to hear from a few more schools. She is very happy and relieved.</p>
<p>I believe you are incorrect. What Florida Prepaid does is permit you to pay in state tuition rates if you are accepted. It does not overide your residency classification as OOS for admission decision purposes.</p>
<p>@Danielle is correct - Florida pre-paid simply covers tuition for Florida public universities at the current IN-STATE tuition rates. So you can purchase it from OOS, but it has zero impact on your residency status. You can also apply it to a school outside of Florida, they will cover up to the AVERAGE in-state tuition rate at a public university in Florida, you would still need to make up any difference.</p>