<p>I've been accepted to FSU and CU Boulder thus far - denied at WUSTL, UNC, and the University of Florida.</p>
<p>3.2 UW 4.6 weighted at a poor public south Florida highscool
1510/2140 (Lit: 700 Math2:800)
President of a club, VP, and Secretary
Competetive regionally for my sport
Eagle Scout, etc. etc. etc.
Native American</p>
<p>I'm still waiting on Duke(#1 choice!), Rice, and Vanderbilt, but so far I can make a pretty good wager that those letters won't be of the thick variety.</p>
<p>So now I'm stuck in a situation where I might only be accepted to large schools, what I was trying to avoid. As a potential pre-med I understand that FSU would be a safe choice (financially i've got Bright futures and Florida Prepaid) but my disdain of Florida has me wary of the school, especially because so many from my highschool will be enrolling. </p>
<p>If anyone has had a similar experience I would really appreciate some feedback/advice</p>
<p>With a 2140 SAT and URM status, I would think a school like Vandy might accept you. I don’t know about Rice or Duke. Vandy’s diversity numbers for NA are not high (1%), so I would think that they would snap you up. :)</p>
<p>What about UChicago…I think they are still accepting the common app. If their NA numbers are low, they may want you.</p>
<p>Since you’re pre-med, also consider a quick app to Creighton U. Has a good med school and is usually generous to URMs. CU is still accepting apps.</p>
<p>edited to add…Duke’s NA numbers are less than 1%. I think you have a good chance at Duke. :)</p>
<p>Have you had your guidance counselor contact Duke to “help” your case? If not, request.</p>
<p>If you’re thinking of graduate/professional school, keep the debt level down. You’re clearly someone who will do well no matter where you go so keep a long term perspective.</p>
<p>Don’t despair either - you could get into any one of the other three. It’s easy to get down when a rejection comes but there’s no rhyme or reason to why things happen in the admissions area.</p>
<p>Good luck - let us know when you get another thick envelope - my wager is that you will.</p>
<p>OP: What is your class rank or percentile?</p>
<p>Hi there - I’m a Floridian myself.
I understand your disdain over the FL secondary education system, but FSU’s Honors program is nice and college is an entirely different game. Those that are, plainly put, village idiots who do not want to study will get average grades or be failed. They will just not have the same opportunities as you will with a good GPA (assuming you work hard) you can have some great research and study niches waiting for you at FSU (worst case scenario).
Graduate school admissions disregard undergraduate “prestige” for the most part so…you can go anywhere after going to a decent state school if you do really well!
Also, agreed with speihei. UF is a crapshoot at best…</p>
<p>Yeah, I always thought being Native American would be some type of hook… I actually had a dream last night that I got rejected to my other colleges because Duke already claimed me lololol.</p>
<p>Class rank: top 5 %</p>
<p>I had a really poor freshman year, (2 'D’s, 4 'C’s) and a lackluster sophomore year due to some mild depression and general disregard for school. I hope that isn’t what’s keeping me out of these top schools since I also included my positive progression as a theme in my essays (Straight As since then)</p>
<p>FSU has excellent support for its premed majors. I looked at it with my younger son, who was considering then going premed. While in general, FSU has the problems that large schools had, I think what the medical school offers premed students is an exception.</p>
<p>Go visit. Contact the med school and ask about their programs.Make sure you also tell them you’re a FLoridian and a URM. I think that will add to their interest, though, from what I’ve seen, they are very supportive to everyone.</p>
<p>Note: It was their Med School that offered the special program for pre med majors. Tutoring, study groups, exactly what people need to do well in pre med. I think the students even had a reserved study area at the med school.</p>