Out of state junior legacy worried about UF!

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Hello all! I am a Texas resident, born in Gainesville, and wanting to attend U of F. Both of my parents got their masters at UF, and I am wondering what my chances are at not only acceptance, but at getting some sort of financial aid. I know this makes it extremely difficult, but my parents can only afford $25,000 :frowning: . Anyway, I would greatly appreciate any honest feedback that is provided here.

Intended Major - Philosophy

3.8 GPA
Hispanic URM (Argentinian)
11th Grade
Male
Texas Resident

Work History
• Currently working as a lifeguard
• Swim instructor for kids aging 4-11
• Don’t know if this counts, but I helped my father do some paralegal work last summer, I was mainly an accountant.

Skills
• Fluent in Spanish (speak it at home) and currently in French III, plan to continue in college
• Microsoft Office (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Leadership, public speaking, communication
• Linux and other computer skills (can pretty much trouble shoot any computer problem, am well known for fixing various operating system problems that usually require more expertise)
• Currently developing my own Linux distribution (mainly as a side project, Linux is a hobby of mine)
• Have been told by my English teachers that I am a good writer (it has improved tremendously since I took the SAT)
• A very good interviewee
• A very well rounder reader

Awards and Achievements ( I know, not so good here)
• Superintendent Scholar 2013-2016
• National Honor Society
• National English Honor Society
• 1870 SAT (first try last year, recently retook and felt very confident)
• Recently took ACT and felt very good about it, I know this doesn’t help, just thought I’d put it here
• I know this also won’t count, but I took a practice LSAT, since I plan on going into law, and score a 164. I don’t know if I should mention this or not
• Captain of varsity swim team (I have been a member of varsity swim for all 4 years)
• In the top 7.8% of my class

Courses -
• AP Physics I (junior)
• AP Human Geography (sophomore)
• AP English (junior)
• Dual Credit Precalculus (taking this summer, as I am a year behind on math since I transferred to my current school)
• AP Calculus (senior)
• AP Statistics (senior)
• AP Government (senior)
• AP Economics (senior)
• Forensic Sciences (junior)
• French I, II, and III (fresh,soph, junior)
• Dual Credit Computer Science (senior)
• Dual Credit English 221 (senior)
• AP Physics II (senior, hopefully the class makes, as it is not a very popular)

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You have a very good chance of getting in. If you maintain what you have now, and you increase your sat to above 1950 or an act score of 30+ your chances of getting in are close to 100% provided you don’t completely screw up on essays.

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@night3423 I actually got my act scores yesterday, and i got a 31 composite score. How does this put me?

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A 31 ACT puts you at the 75 percentile for enrolled students (top 25%). You’re doing great. :slight_smile:

Keep your GPA up and continue with your ECs. Then apply and hope for one of the more substantial ($16K to $20K a year) OOS scholarships. But since those are not guaranteed, you should make sure to apply to several other matches/safeties (Texas will have several great, affordable in-state options).

Good Luck!