<p>Hello again CC</p>
<p>Was just wondering if I have the ability to request a meeting with an admissions director during the summer prior to applying to FSU.</p>
<p>I would like to show FSU my deep interest in their University. </p>
<p>My question is, does FSU does this type of thing where a student who is a rising senior requests a meeting with an admissions person at FSU to POSSIBLY increase the chance of getting accepted.</p>
<p>Thank You</p>
<p>-Elite</p>
<p>What would be the point of the interview? I could understand if it was an Ivy school and you were trying to do anything possible to increase your chance of getting in, but this is FSU. Meeting with an admissions person just to say “zomg I want in soooooo badly” isn’t going to increase your chances of getting in, or else literally everybody would want to do it. </p>
<p>FSU knows that you at least are accepting of the idea of attending FSU (at worst) as you are applying for admission. I don’t get what meeting with an admissions person would really do, especially since it’s not like they’d really be able to mark your application in any special way. </p>
<p>Your profile from what you’ve posted seems fine for being accepted to FSU. Aside from probably wasting the admissions person’s time, if they did offer those sort of meetings, it’s not like there would really be any point. By the time the summer between your junior and senior years rolls around, about the only thing that you can do to improve your application to FSU is to bring up your test scores, and add a new club/organization or community service activity. It’s not like you have enough time to bring up a 2.5 GPA to a 3.5 or seriously change your course rigor or anything. </p>
<p>Long story short: It’s possible that FSU offers such a thing, but I haven’t ever heard about it and I really doubt that they do. However, if you would like to find out whether they do offer such a meeting, your best bet would be to contact the admissions office either through email or by phone and asking them directly. Ultimately though I’m not sure there’s really a point to such a meeting even if they offer one.</p>
<p>Can always count on you Pasbal to answer my questions. I’ll make this short, 3.57 FSU GPA , 1800 SAT , think ill get it? Summer/Fall I don’t care, Florida resident?</p>
<p>Yeah, probably. If not for Fall, you’re more than likely for summer.</p>
<p>I know you’ve taken a number of APs but how many of them are you doing this year?</p>
<p>Senior years schedule will look like
Marine Science 1 Honors
AP Stats
AP Macroeconomics
Spanish 4 Honors
AP Environmental Science
DE English 4
So 3 AP’s 1 DE and 2 Honors</p>
<p>I think you’ll be good. </p>
<p>FSU typically rates course rigor as one of their most important factors when making a decision. That works in your favor since you have a number of AP and DE classes on your schedule.</p>
<p>Just don’t get any bad grades, and I think you’ll be fine. Your FSU recalculated GPA seems slightly low, but it’s not bad by any means.</p>
<p>A way to meet admission officers face to face is to attend the Q&A sessions conducted by admission officers at the campus tours…ask questions and talk to them after their presentation. Also, make sure to go to college fairs in your area when they hit your town…admission officers from the college will be there. Follow up with an email to officer after meeting them thanking them for giving you guidance on how to get in the school. Get in their face a few times, make a good impression…they’ll remember you…can’t hurt!</p>
<p>Both times our daughters applied we made appointments with admissions officers and discussed their academic credentials as well as took a tour. We left no stone unturned in seeking admission, despite the fact both were excellent students. I would suggest you take the time to make a personal appointment.</p>
<p>Florida State is more difficult now than ever before to enter and I suggest you not assume much of anything. The recent preeminent universities law will only increase the pressure for admission.</p>
<p>what type of attire did your daughters wear for the meeting with the Admissions Officer? Do you sit in as well; or just your daughters? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>parent2noles you’re scaring me…what did the admissions officer speak to your daughters about?</p>
<p>We sat in as well and the dress was informal as in business casual. We took the standard university tour immediately after. This was not a formal interview and Pasbal is correct that FSU is a large state university. But we made sure that the admissions officer we met (each time) and discussed our daughter’s application and academic record with knew we (mostly our daughters) liked the school and wanted to attend. The fact my wife and I are alumni got our kids a legacy point in the process.</p>
<p>The point is that we took nothing for granted. Plenty of FSU alumni have difficulty having their kids get accepted. This is nothing new. UF has the same issue.</p>
<p>Thanks for the insight. This is my first time through the process. My son just finished his sophomore year here in Pennsylvania. He wants to go to FSU or Clemson. Acceptance to all of these schools seem to have gotten quite a bit more difficult in recent years. I am going to have to make a couple of trips down south in the upcoming year to vist several schools. Just developing a game plan and your info is appreciated.</p>
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I’m not quite as optimistic as you are about that. This past year (incoming 2012 freshmen) was the first year since the incoming 2008 class that the acceptance rate wasn’t over 57%, and yet it was still 10% higher than the incoming 2008 class (when I believe FSU cut the number of acceptances significantly due to budget problems?). </p>
<p>It certainly looks like, if 2012’s freshmen class is the start of a trend, that FSU is getting more difficult to be accepted. I’m just not sure that as of yet that it is so cut and dry. Nor do I think that the preeminent universities thing will really change all that much. I’m not sure how many people applying to FSU actually care about that, to be honest.</p>
<p>All that said, yes, you should do anything that you can to help your chances if you are trying to be admitted. That’s the case for any school though, right?</p>
<p>The simple number of students in Florida ([a</a> state of some 19,000,000](<a href=“http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12000.html]a”>http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12000.html)) indicate the best state schools will be very competitive. FSU is one of the two best state schools (ignoring New College, which is small) and will be competitive. The new law guarantees millions to FSU each year to increase quality. It’s not a stretch to assume FSU President Barron means what he says when he sets the goal for Florida State to be a Top 25 (public) university.</p>
<p>Acceptances for 2014 posted early, as in today…</p>
<p>Elite,</p>
<p>I think you should definitely meet with admissions and explain your situation. Ask them if you can have the chance to enroll in classes outside of school to raise your GPA and re-take the SAT/ACT. </p>
<p>I would like to know what they say to you.</p>