<p>So I'm very happy that I got into Florida State University. It made me feel good when I saw the acceptance notification online today.</p>
<p>I would like to showcase how FSU is stacking it up with the other Universities.
The following is a letter sent to my school counselor from the Director of Admissions at FSU:</p>
<p>Dear Dennis,
Just a reminder that tomorrow (February 20) is our second notification day and that students will be able to access their decisions at 12:01 a.m. Over 10,000 applicants will receive a decision and, unfortunately, for over 2/3's of them, it will not be the news they were hoping for. Because of budget reductions and overenrollment, the University is reducing the size of this year's freshman class to 5,300 students. This means that for our last two notification dates, standards will be increasing significantly. You will definitely notice this difference when you receive your status reports... many of the students admitted in November would not have been admissible for these last two notifications. The middle 50% of students who are being offered admission tomorrow have a core grade point average of 3.8-4.3, SAT scores of 1220-1350, and ACT scores of 26-30.</p>
<p>We will ultimately turn down some very good students; however, the University is overenrolled by approximately 1,500 "unfunded" undergraduate students and has no choice but to reduce that student population. For more information on why this is happening, please refer to FSU's homepage at Florida</a> State University and link to "Florida's Financial Crisis - An Unnatural Disaster".</p>
<p>We expect the phones to be ringing off the hooks tomorrow. In the meantime, don't forget your tissues, and that for those students who really want to be here, we will try to provide options.
janice
P.S. CARE is also at capacity and has a waitlist.</p>
<p>Janice Finney
Director of Admissions
Florida State University</p>
<p>Thanks for posting this information.
Seems the early bird catches the worm this year. Anybody who receives admission during the final two rounds is very competitive indeed. Congratulations to you!</p>
<p>The middle 50% of students who are being offered admission tomorrow have a core grade point average of 3.8-4.3, SAT scores of 1220-1350, and ACT scores of 26-30.</p>
<p>This is a good indicator of what admissions will be like for the next cycle.</p>
<p>FSU's SAT and grade averages will be at the averages of UF has had for some time now. While this is tough for a whole lot of students who had their hearts set on attending FSU, it does make this alumnus proud to see we have closed the gap with the other Florida flagship university. About time. We are where we used to be with the Hogtown folks.</p>
<p>Yes, apply early, even in the first cycle. Admissions really does have time to look at the early apps more than the ones that make it just before the deadline. Download the info in August when the application goes live, and start working on it during the summer. Submit as much as you can during the first few weeks of school, when guidance not as crammed with requests. Get letters of rec, counselors recs out early. If you don't like your scores by end of Junior year, sign up for the first ACT or SAT of the school year. Just do it, and do it early. The closer you are to the lower end of the 25-75%, the earlier you need to get things in.</p>
<p>Now that they have raised the bar, watch how fact they rise up in the rankings. Meanwhile UF is playing the diversity card and the incoming classes aren't as good as they could be.</p>
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<li>As a UF Homer, I am happy for FSU. Sounds like it's your time to shine.</li>
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<p>No one D knows who was deferred on Nov 28th had a status change. And she had not heard of an FSU acceptance at her school from the Feb 20th notification. She knows of three who did not receive an acceptance and two who she did not want to ask, but gathered that the news was not good. However, UCF has accepted many this week, some who were previously deferred. But even FAU announced there may be 2000 less students this fall (they did not say 2000 less freshmen, just 2000 less.) We are shocked at the number of students we know who do not have a state U acceptance yet, not even to UNF or FGCU. These are good kids with good grades and decent scores, who are not even getting into their safeties. It is a tough year.</p>
<p>Well if it's any consolation the Junior Colleges are now really starting to expand their Bachelor degree programs. The Legislature gave them $56 million to help with their expanded enrollment.</p>
<p>wow, this makes me really happy that I applied for the first cycle. I was rejected at UF, so that would be really bad if I didn't get into FSU (since I only applied to 2 schools)</p>
<p>I was deferred in November. Checked status the other night-same deferred status. Re-took Act in Feb....guess FSU will wait to look at ACT results. ACT hasn't posted my results yet for Feb test.</p>
<p>I applied and was accepted at 3 other state universities and also applied and was accepted at 2 private colleges. Looks like fair chance state won't fund FRAG $3000 for private colleges which has cooled me off on private Florida colleges now.</p>
<p>I've pretty much committed to attending one of the other state universities, and am excited about it. I will still be going to FSU though. I'm a student-athlete and my school competes against FSU. Participating in athletics was important to me--if I went to FSU I would have been a walk-on only.</p>
<p>At my high school many kids have heard nothing yet from the state universities. I'm glad I did everything early.</p>
<p>LIZARD - you were very smart not to procrastinate, especially this year!
Glad you have good options already lined up just in case.</p>
<p>My friend's son attends Stetson (which he loves) and I know they are a little concerned they might be losing out on FRAG and/or Bright Futures money too.</p>
<p>FRAG is a grant program the state of Florida has had in place the past 29 years. Florida resident students who attend one of Florida's 28 private colleges have been eligible for the approx. $3000 annual awards for up to 4 years in college. It is for Florida private colleges only. The logic for justifying the grants to private colleges was it would ease crowding at state universities, AND save the state money by not having to pay upwards of $15000/yr to educate these Florida students at state universities.</p>
<p>Gov Crist in his budget recommendations for coming year wants to suspend the grants for next fall's new freshmen. About 15,000 students would not get the grants, current students would continue to get grants. Nothing concrete as Fl legislators will have say in this next session soon. Interestingly, Crist would continue the grants at Fl's 3 historically black private colleges uninterrupted.</p>
<p>is this on top of bright futures? I know they pay what it would cost at a public school if you end up at a privite institution. This affirmative action stuff needs to stop. what ever happened to being treated equally?</p>