sigh... another chances thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Florida
1

<p>So, I was considering applying here and was curious as to
a. my chances
b. how hard/easy is it to double major
c. how good is the communications/journalism?</p>

<p>Half Indian, Half Chinese,... weird, i know...CT resident, Male, upper middle class, very competitive high school</p>

<p>3.5 uw gpa, 4.2 weighted</p>

<p>SAT1-
Math - 720
CR - 700
Writing - 710</p>

<p>SAT2-
mathi-720,
mathiic-750,
us hist- 740</p>

<p>every year i took the most rigorous courseload my school could offer</p>

<p>my school doesnt offer AP's before junior year and in freshman and sophomore year you can only take two honors classes... in junior year i only had one non-honors/ap class (regular health was mandatory for a graduation req)... took 4 APs 3 honors junior year...</p>

<p>Love history and english, really good at it... weird im asian and better at humanities than math and science, but there you go.</p>

<p>ECs...
Sports
Wrestling varsity 4 years
Varsity Track 4 years
-medaled in two events at regional junior olympics
Debate, 4 years varsity, captain senior year
-5th place state finals sophomore
-3rd place state finals junior year</p>

<p>Clubs
Peer Mediation 4 years, leader 1 year
FBLA 4 years, treasurer 2 years
Atlas Wrestling Club (coached by olympic coach)
USA Track and Field
Mock Trial 4 years, co-capt 2 years</p>

<p>Vol Work
-ASHA youth group- raise money to send to poor villages in india so that they can build schools, helped found it
-200 hours various at library, hospital, senior center
-Helped with FBLA to raise 1200 dollars for my friend who started his own cancer foundtation (he had a case of cancer that only 9 other people in the world have... scary...almost died)</p>

<p>Jobs
-Academic Tutor(raised a kids grades from c's/d's to a's/b's)
-Little League Baseball Head Umpire
-started my own business which is like a tutoring agency</p>

<p>Highest possible scores on all my CAPT tests (connecticut aptitude placement test or sumthing like that), state merit recognized</p>

<p>Tied with two other people for highest possible grade on Junior Writing portfolio(put best writing together and people assess your writing)</p>

<p>Ribbons on Natl+State latin exams</p>

<p>School doesnt rank...</p>

<p>AP's
-junior year
--psych - probably 4 on exam
--govt(american) - probably 4 on exam
--english - probably 4 on exam
--us hist - probably 4 on exam
-senior year
--stat
--comp gov
--english</p>

<p>Reqs – should be quite good</p>

<p>Essays - will be strong</p>

<p>Will spend summer between junior and senior years teaching poor village kids in Thailand(where mom grew up) english</p>

<p>Figure the stuff thatll set me apart is the starting own business and the Thailand thing</p>

<p>So, chances?</p>

2

<p>in at UF with honors.</p>

<p>why are you applying, when you're so qualified for better schools?</p>

3

<p>and ah! i've never met anyone else on cc who was doing mock trial. i did it for two years and it was amazing.</p>

4

<p>Lots of kids with these stats and higher go to UF.</p>

5

<p>consider UF a safety. good luck with the admissions process! i take it you'll be applying to several top schools</p>

6

<p>arilmada- i completely know that. i just don't understand why someone would want to pay OOS tuition (unless they get a scholarship, of course) for a school, when they can pay the same price for a better one. that's all.</p>

7

<p>A 3.5 unweighted from out of state is by no means a safety. Strong SAT's though, so you have a pretty good chance. IF you're NMSF you are definitely in.</p>

8

<p>you should be in, I have friends who got in with less. IF you're NMF though expect to get alot of perks, they're paying for everything for me, tuition, room and board, books, it's great. Plus registering early for classes and a few other little things are good bonuses.</p>

9

<p>gatordan, how are they paying for everything. daughter is NMF also and gets $5500/year for that and then 100% bright futures, which will cover most of room and board.</p>

10

<p>UF is, IMO, a good choice for OOS kids with good stats. You have to pay OOS tuition, sure, but even that is about 25 K cheaper per year than the good private schools (and even the bad private schools). If he's a NMF, which I don't know, so more the better. And the weather will be great! Frankly, so far as undergrad goes, you can get as far in UF as you could get in any other school in the country if you wish to. It's what you make of it.</p>

<p>So far as chances go, you look pretty good to me, but I don't know how OOS admissions are done. There are plenty OOS UF-ers on CC, though, so you may have a good fit.</p>

11

<p>I had a 3.6 uw OOS and a 33 ACT (w/ a 1390 SAT) and I got in. Your stats are about the same as mine, and you'll probably miss out on honors due to your gpa (like me). </p>

<p>But your EC's are much much better than mine, so you should be in no problem at all.</p>

12

<p>nmf is national merit finalist, right? no im not that</p>

13

<p>gpa wont keep you out of honors I don't think, I had a 3.6 gpa but I'm pretty sure honors is based on SAT scores (1400 min)</p>

<p>I'm also NMF though...</p>

14

<p>You need a UF weighted GPA of 4.0 for honors (not unweighted). UF calculates GPA without using pluses or minuses. They give you .5 extra weighting for honors and 1.0 for AP. So an A in a honors class is a 4.5, in an AP is a 5.0. A B, B+ or B- in a regular class is a 3.0. Any kind of B in an honors class is a 3.5 (4.0 in AP). Recalculate your GPA this way to see if you would get into honors.</p>

15

<p>ahhh, yeah I'm definitely above 4.0 weighted.</p>