<p>Hi I'm cara. I'm currently looking for colleges in Florida and have a few questions for any FSU freshman
How hard is fsu to get into?
Are the people friendly?
How are the dorms?
How are the parties?
Is the campus nice?</p>
<p>–How hard is fsu to get into?
I can’t help you there as I transferred here with an AA degree.
–Are the people friendly?
Yes and no. It’s a city with people. You’re going to get some nice people, some indifferent people, some rude people and then you get those random crazies. As long as you know who you are and the kind of people you want to be associated with then you’ll be fine. Just know that not everyone is going to clique and bond at the same level or rate.
–How are the dorms?
Some are awesome and some are just downright horrible. What it truly comes down to is who your roommate(s) is/are.
–How are the parties?
I don’t go to parties here, but I will say if you do go make sure you go with people you trust and just be safe.
–Is the campus nice?
The main part of campus is gorgeous, other parts are eh, but they are cleaning it up, renovating and all that stuff. Do visit whenever you get the chance and experience it for yourself. </p>
<p>The academic profile of the middle 50% of freshmen accepted in 2013 was:</p>
<p>3.9-4.7 weighted GPA; 26-30 ACT composite; 1730-1960 SAT total</p>
<p>The most important factor(s) in admissions are GPA and class rigor. Test scores would be next. Finally, they do look at your EC’s and such. </p>
<p>Much more detail can be found in the common data set.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.ir.fsu.edu/Common_Data_Set/2013-14/C.html”>http://www.ir.fsu.edu/Common_Data_Set/2013-14/C.html</a></p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
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Per FSU’s common data set (thanks, Gator88NE!), about 56.8% of applicants are accepted. It’s tougher than some but not as tough as others. </p>
<p>Your GPA and your strength of schedule matter the most. Test scores are much less important, but still matter a lot. </p>
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Just like everywhere, some are and some aren’t. You’ll run into people that are very friendly and some that aren’t. </p>
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Some are better than others. Since none of them are exactly the same (aside from, I guess, Wildwood and Degraff being exact copies, though in different locations), this isn’t a simple question. I’m sure you will find someone for each building that says that it’s great. </p>
<p>Suite-style dorms generally are more favored than community-style (and individual rooms are usually larger). That’s also probably at least partially due to the suite-style buildings either being newer or having been renovated recently, compared to the community-style buildings which haven’t seen any major renovations in a long time. </p>
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Is this really a major concern of yours? I get that people will want to go to them, but really?</p>
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It depends on what you consider nice. I think it for the most part looks good. Of course, some parts of campus are much nicer than others: the Geology building and the computer science building look like they’re on the verge of falling apart. </p>
<p>A lot of the campus is red brick. The buildings that aren’t really stick out like a sore thumb. But overall it’s a pretty nice campus. I’ve seen lots of college campuses either through tours or during road trips and such, and it’s one of my favorites. </p>
<p>I assume you’re not in Florida since almost everyone in-state has some familiarity or knows people who went or are going to FSU. Florida is a populous state and FSU is 1 of the top 2 colleges in the state, so it’s getting harder every year.</p>
<p>Out of state is MUCH harder to get in vs. in-state residents because it’s part of FSU’s charter to accept mostly Florida residents…so I would say you need to be at the top % or above the highest averages noted in the posts above. It’s a fantastic school, so best of luck in your future!</p>
<p>@StoneMagic: “Out of state is MUCH harder to get in vs. in-state residents”
I toured them about a month ago and they said residency isn’t considered. </p>
<p>“Officially” it is considered.</p>
<p>See the common data set, table C7. State Residence is “Important”. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.ir.fsu.edu/Common_Data_Set/2013-14/C.html”>http://www.ir.fsu.edu/Common_Data_Set/2013-14/C.html</a></p>
<p>State residency places a complicated role in admissions. I think the AO’s like to think it plays no role when determining admissions, but at some stage in the process, it does. </p>
<p>It doesn’t add up to say it doesn’t matter - FSU is a public univerisity with at least a portion of their funding coming from the state of Florida. It is part of their state charter to have a strong % of Florida-based students, otherwise it would be a private school. The state of Florida receives it’s funding from taxes, which while some comes from tourism, is mostly paid by residents = future students from the state. </p>
<p>That said, ALL of these schools compete for the best academic students as it boosts their averages and reputation. So if you’re a top student, I suppose it’s correct to say that overrides state residency by a long shot - but if your academics place you in the same pool as the averages noted, the state resident pool will get stronger consideration. Hence my previous comment that you’re better off being towards the upper end of their 2014 middle student acceptances. Another consideration that is helping OOS students at all schools is that they typically pay much higher tuition rates, which does help the school financially - that is, unless you’re a national merit scholar or fall in to a competitve pool that makes you desirable. It won’t hurt if your family has the ability to pay the higher tuition rates…</p>