<p>I want to apply to UF as an incoming freshman. My academics and extracurricular's will look great on the application, but I still feel insecure. If you or someone you know got into UF, please inform me on your/their stats like GPA, sat scores, AP classes, essay, extracurricular's, etc. I need some sort of reassurance.</p>
<p>I’m gonna be applying soon as well, and I go to school on Hillsborough county (Tampa). Here they give out .5 weight for honors and 1.0 weight for honors. Everyone I know at my school who got in had a 5.0+ gpa… And a healthy EC load. Although I think there’s tons of gpa inflation going on in our district because our valedictorians have 6.5+ gpa’s… But many of these same kids have unweighted gpas in the 3.2 to 3.8 range. I think it just depends on the courseload.</p>
<p>As I previously posted, the UF Class of 2015 admission statistics were as follows:
Mean GPA: 4.30
Mean SAT:1963
Mean ACT Composite Score:30</p>
<p>Generally speaking, with limited exception those admitted for the Fall had higher stats. About 900 were admitted to start in Spring 2012, 1400-1500 to start durning Summer B session. UF intends to take a group of admitted students starting in 2012 and have them attend only during the Spring and Summer Semesters. In part this is tied in trying to maximize full time occupancy of the dorms, classes and other facilities.</p>
<p>Out of state admission is substanially more difficult with a maximum cap of 3% of OOS
students admitted. The actual admitted figure appears to be less. Those admitted as OOS
are very competitive profile wise, often with National Merit Finalist designation, top grades, EC’s etc.</p>
<p>The projected number of applicants for the class of 2016 is estimated to be between 32,000-33,000. Last years admit rate was 38% with 29,348 applications. If the application numbers reach the projected level, given the fixed size of the freshman class at about 6,400, that would yield an admission rate at about 36%.</p>
<p>You might want to scroll through this thread</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-florida/1085141-official-2011-uf-decisions-thread.html?highlight=accepted+denied[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-florida/1085141-official-2011-uf-decisions-thread.html?highlight=accepted+denied</a></p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>Bdale2012, your totally right. I live in Florida too(miami- dade county). My school makes us take both a load of dual enrollment and AP classes and everybody’s weighted is around 5.0 and up. Out of the 100 seniors in my school, only one person didnt get accepted to UF, he was ranked like 93 in our school and had terrible grades.</p>
<p>I got in with a 4.4 GPA, 26 ACT and an 1170 SAT (just math and reading) but I was involved in 4 clubs and sports</p>
<p>thanks kttn2103, the thread really helped. I feel better now, lol.</p>
<p>you’re welcome sweetie</p>
<p>UF does not give you credit for non academic courses. So dont figure your As on PE, underwater basket weaving etc.</p>
<p>Also add .5 for honors and 1 for AP.</p>
<p>These are my stats. I was admitted for this coming Fall:
UF gpa 4.12
SAT 2070
ACT 31
cum ser hours 380
Sliver Knight runner up: a big deal in Dade County.
9th in a class of 761</p>
<p>Having said all of this. 10 students applied to UF from my HS. 6 were admitted, 4 are already in school, and 2 of us start in the Fall.</p>
<p>So if your grades are borderline? apply anyway you may get in.</p>
<p>Good Luck.</p>
<p>Oh one more thing. Start your College applications NOW I mean like yesterday. DO NOT wait another day. Trust me it is insane.</p>
<p>I live in the same county as Bdale, but I believe it actually works so that a C or higher in an AP adds .08 to your UW GPA and a C or higher in an Honors course adds .05 to your UW GPA.</p>
<p>Anyways though, this gave me an W GPA of 6.3 (highly inflated of course) and a UW of 3.96. My UF GPA came out to be about a 4.35. My SAT scores were a 2020 (700 CR, 690 M, 630 W) and a 29 ACT. I know people that got in with much lower scores than I. And I had loads of extra curriculars; student government, Beta, NHS, Ping Pong club, just to name a few. </p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>To be completely honest there is no way of knowing. I was accepted with a 1250 SAT (Math and reading) and a 27 ACT. I was though involved in many EC such as cheerleading,cross country, NHS,class of 2011 and I was SGA president. My best friend however, got a 1450 ( math and reading) was admitted to USC,NYU and UM but was not accepted to UF even though she was involved in the same EC as me. Honestly, I’m starting to believe their admission is a lottery. My room mate had almost the same STATS as me and was admitted to summer not fall.</p>
<p>Oh yeah rlycnch93, ur right. I keep getting the weight mixed up with how most colleges weigh them. Lol. But honors courses add .04 to your gpa.</p>
<p>If admissions to UF is partially lottery based, then applying early would most likely guarantee acceptance, right? Or at least increase your chances. Hey gator27, what was your friends gpa? how early did she/he apply? USC is an amazing school, congrats to your friend. It surprises me how he/she didn’t get accepted to UF.</p>
<p>There’s not such thing as a lottery system. It’s based on your stats, and what school within which college you apply to. Meaning that colleges with higher demand are more strict in their acceptance, colleges with less demand are less strict with their acceptance due to lots of space available. For example, a person with a 3.2 gpa will totally denied admission if they apply to vet school, but will very likely be accepted if they had applied for the linguistics school or geography school, or something not as popular.</p>
<p>Also, lots of colleges have a minimum gpa, and some schools within some colleges are limited access. For the limited access, they wait until the applying deadline comes so they have the entire pool of people to cherry pick from. </p>
<p>So basically, it’s not like a lottery system. Is based on your stats, what college and major you’re applying, and how many people are also applying. Also, if you’re in state, out of state. </p>
<p>I once heard from an insider that ethnicity does actually matter, they are a public institution so they have to keep it mixed. If you’re a minority you have higher chances than a caucasian because of the amount of people of that same ethnicity/race applying to the university. Making up a number, let’s say if you’re asian you’re chances are 1/10 but if you’re caucasian your chances are more like 1/50 because of the percentage of people from each ethnicity that they want in their mix. I hope I didn’t confuse you with this…</p>
<p>Yes USC is an amazing school and so is the University of Miami and New York University,where she was also accepted.I have a couple of friends with outstanding scores and EC’s that were not accepted yet I know some kids who got 900’s on their SAT’s and have horrible GPA’s that were accepted. She had a 3.8 UW and a 5.4 weighted.</p>
<p>@ kttn2103: If there is no such thing as a lottery then explain to me how there are people at UF that did not even get accepted to FIU ? And as an undergraduate everyone who I am referring to did not apply to a certain college like that of medicine or dentistry. While the majority of the students do meet the demands of the University, just like anywhere else,not just UF, there are a few thousand students who have no business going there. I am sorry but a person with a 20 ACT, 900 SAT and low GPA should not be admitted and I guarantee you I have at least a handful of classmates that were accepted with those STATS.</p>
<p>From my observations with people who were accepted or denied from my school:</p>
<p>It’s easier to get in with a very good class rank and low SAT than it is with a low class rank, but a very high SAT.</p>
<p>I got in with 2020 SAT, 4.26 gpa, top 10%, very upward grade trend, varsity baseball, NHS, NTHS, Pathfinder nominee.</p>
<p>@gator27: I know someone like that. I don’t know how they got in.</p>
<p>gator 27; Straight from UF’s web:</p>
<p>Few students are admitted purely on academic merit. While the potential for academic success is a primary consideration, UF’s comprehensive holistic application review also considers personal essays, academic awards, extracurricular activities, family background and home community. All information in the applicant’s file, academic and non-academic, is considered in relation to the size and strength of the applicant pool for that class.</p>
<p>You can find more info here [UF</a> Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/ugrad/frprofile.html]UF”>Freshman - How To Apply - University of Florida)</p>
<p>My conclusion is maybe your friend’s essay sucked. It was probably well written, and with no misspellings but the actual content wasn’t interesting, or relevant or answered the question you were asked on the freshman application. Maybe your friend’s extra curricular activities are not related to the major they were applying for. For example, volunteering at the lemonade stand doesn’t mean anything if you’re applying to the school of education but it means a lot if you’re applying to the school of business. Or, maybe, your friend didn’t have the “right” family profile, or maybe for the college she applied to, there were let’s say 50 seats available, and while her overall stats weren’t that bad, there were at least 50 people with overall stats better than hers who took all 50 seats so there was no room for her anymore. </p>
<p>I’m a transfer student, so my admission process is different from yours, however, I applied on the deadline day and got in; so I don’t think that applying well in advance gives you higher chances of getting in. </p>
<p>Also, don’t forget this is a public university, me and your parents pay taxes for this university to function, so they can not rule people out just on pure academic merit. The kid with a 3.2 gpa whose dad pays taxes has as much right to be in that university as does the son of a taxpayer with a 4.0 gpa. They both pay for it; specially the ones of us who pay property taxes.</p>
<p>Ok, so, how would UF and USC(I like this school) view me if I’m Cuban, first generation american, 2nd generation college student(my mom has a BS degree), low income(below 40,000), and son of a widow? I’m excluding academics for now, I just wanna know where/how I would be placed by taking my ethnicity and personal background info. into consideration…</p>
<p>Hey David1994
Not to sound like a Di*k, but like you, both my parents were born in Cuba,
Mom is a college professor with a PhD., Dad is a surgeon, my families income
is naturally rather high and I will be graduating from a private Catholic High School from Coconut Grove. Why should you receive preferential treatment
during the application process only because you are first generation Hispanic ?</p>