<p>My friend applied to University of Florida.</p>
<p>Ok my friend has a 4.3 GPA, top 5% of his class, 13 AP classes, and is african american. However, he has a 930 on SAT, and the minimum u need is a 950 or soemthing. The question is, should he switch to regular deicsion 2 so he can have a chance to take the January SAT and up his score WHILE risk the spots being filled up by the reg decision 1 ppl, or should he jus stay in reg decision 1 and hope the rest of his strngths over power his SAT liek his 4.3 GPA and his top 5% class rank and his 13 AP classes.....Thanks a lot. I need a roomate, and i dont plan on it being a stranger so yah lol.</p>
<p>From what I've heard, UF admissions gets harder as the year proceeds, and I've met students with much higher SATs who were rejected. I am doubting that your friend will get into UF unless your friend drastically raises his score. My understanding also is that Florida public colleges don't take race into consideration for admissions, and as a result the proportion of black students at places like UF has been declining. You probably can check this out by Googling articles about black admissions and Florida public universities.</p>
<p>So either way, his chances will decline, so he might as well switch to regular decision 2 and raise his SAT score?</p>
<p>But that is only for the SAT....his GPA and course schedule are in the 4.0 and above category and his strength of schedule is the highest in that category as well.</p>
<p>It might be a good idea for your friend to call UF admissions and ask their opinion. My understanding is that Fla. schools want to attract URMs, but are inhibited somewhat by regulations that the governor put into place. UF may be very open with your friend about his possibilities because except for his SAT score, he has the profile of the type of students they'd love to attract.</p>