Accepted (?)
Invited to Gator Engineering @ Santa Fe
In state
Computer Science
GPA 4.72 W 3.77 UW (non UF since I don’t know how to calculate that)
1440 SAT, 32 ACT
Top 30% at my school (very competitive with more ap classes available to students that aren’t in the music program I’m in)
Only have 4 APs not including the five I’m taking senior year, but I have circumstances to explain it (major surgery that didn’t go very well and didn’t receive much-needed accommodations until the end of my sophomore year). Might file an appeal if possible?
Pretty good ECs
Music (lots of time dedicated, 13+ hrs a week), lots of programming stuff, did research with the army during the summer, Questbridge College Prep Scholar, placed in science olympiad with SNHS charter at my school.
Only 75 hrs of volunteer-work
Essay was pretty good.
I feel like I just didn’t put enough time into my Coalition App. I spent a TON of time on my essay, but I didn’t know how to navigate the platform at all. I was mostly used to Common App and my profile on there is much more complete. I feel like if I spent more time on it I would have gotten in without being in the program. I also wish I just auditioned for music since I’m fairly certain I would’ve gotten in that way as well. Congrats to everyone else who got in!
ACCEPTED!
Female
OOS (IN)
Major: Biology
Weighted GPA: 4.194 (i dont know how UF does GPA)
ACT: 32
SAT: 1430
2 APs, 3 dual enrollment classes, 2 IB, 2 Honors
Not legacy
Leadership position for DECA (all 4 years) and 4th place in the world, head of a mental health awareness campaign, worked part-time all high school
Senior year independent research program
Decent volunteer work
Thankfully accepted to fall term I was so nervous about it lol.
Applied for Linguistics major
In-state
White female (Hispanic) from a single-parent household
Weighted GPA: 4.4792 (not sure how to recalculate for UF GPA)
Unweighted GPA: 3.9167
Top 7% of my senior class
Not legacy
ACT: Comp. 29
Graduating with 11 APs and 10+ honors on transcript (can’t look at my transcript to total the exact number right now) along with 4 years of Spanish
EC: Key Club for three years, NHS senior year, Spanish honor society two years (senior year only: VP of the club), Science honor society for two years (senior year only: secretary of the club), Earth Club, family responsibilities including taking care of my grandparents (which is what I wrote my essay about)
100+ volunteer hours
W/ 100% FL Bright Futures, UF is looking like a solid option for me
10 APs, 14 honors classes; Four years of Spanish (this is supposed to help?)
Triple legacy - mom, dad, sister (undergrad and doctorate)
Visited school on official tour and attended Open House over the summer
Captain of 3 sports teams, 8 seasons of high school sports, 2 school awards, 2 sports awards; AP scholar
attended two summer camps at UF – journalism, blueprint
Shadowed/volunteered for two therapist (speech, PT) to learn about professions
Sat on two teen area leadership civic boards
Started small fundraiser for animals
Lead volunteer for school fundraising event; volunteer at other school event for incoming freshman
Ronald McDonald House volunteer and dinner organizer/oversee
Active member of NJHS,EHS, Key Club, Animal Welfare League
VBS counselor to lead counselor to overall group leader (over 120 pre-school children and other counselors) over 6 years
Math tutor at school
I was so nervous about it lol.