<p>Hey guys i feel like im borderline in terms of admissions my stats are:</p>
<p>SAT: 1370/2080
UF GPA: 3.85
Ethnicity: Hispanic (Also 1st generation)
EC: great
Application: put effort towards, well written</p>
<p>I also applied Summer B hoping it would give me an advantage, anybody have proof to back this up, it would be greatly appreciated</p>
<p>i mean really…</p>
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<p>I hear if you post the same thing twice, you will get accepted for sure.</p>
<p>You’ll be fine. I know kids who are ORM’s with worse stats who got in last year, fall admission. Therefore, you really oughtn’t worry too much; however, be wary that the process is holistic, so it’s difficult to chance with any degree of accuracy.</p>
<p>how exactly is it “holistic”</p>
<p>does “holistic” mean that they evaluate the applicant’s performance relative to the performance of other students in their school’s class?</p>
<p>Holistic means they look at the entire package. What does that person have to offer UF and will they be an asset/contributor to the university? So not only grades, they look at your extra curricular activities. They also look at background/ethnicity because they want a diverse population. They evaulate your overall potential to succeed.</p>
<p>@Seminole and Bugger Holistic means a lot of different things. </p>
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<li><p>They look at you relative to the rest of your class. Generally, the biggest thing is that this should counter avid grade inflation or deflation. So, yes, if they have a slew of candidates better than you from your same school, you need to differentiate yourself. If you can’t stand out in hs, there’s no way that you can in the university, at least in the eyes of admissions. Also, since the OP’s UF GPA is rather below average, this sort of measurement against the OP’s peers should provide a quality basis for the adcom to judge the OP’s qualifications for UF. Provided the OP has taken a thoroughly challenging rigor, this should not pose an issue.</p></li>
<li><p>Holistic means they don’t judge any one aspect too harshly or beneficially. No single aspect, whether a 2400 SAT or a 5.0 GPA will get you a guaranteed slot into UF. They want to see a complete person as an adcom. Everything that you have done should demonstrate to them the uniqueness of your application vs. the thousands of other ones. Yes, a 2400 SAT or 5.0 will most likely be a significant asset, but you need more. Very, very, very, very few students are admitted solely for their academic potential, and they most certainly have rejected people in the past with stellar SAT scores. It happens. </p></li>
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<p>However, I feel like this caveat needs to be stressed, UF, for all of its holistic tools, is still a state school, with an overpressed and underfunded admissions department. Their admissions fee of $30 is really quite reasonable compared to most universities, and as such they may not necessarily be able to afford all of the time in the world that might be best to evaluate each application. As such, with your status as URM and quality SAT scores (though, in fairness, they could be higher), you should be able to gain access into the University of Florida; however, you need to present to them all of your character, from your service to the community and world, to your academic endeavors and rigor. </p>
<p>Summer B also will give you a (very) slight advantage; however, I should hope you applied to start then out of desire to get a head start on your education, not for the marginal benefit it will give you. Also, I cannot stress enough how your status as a Hispanic should help your overall application; approx. 15% of the UF population is hispanic as opposed to about 16.8% of the state (based on Census 2000 numbers, which is a very conservative estimate), so they are most likely trying to increase the number of hispanic freshmen as fast as they can find qualified people to fill the slots, and, from the little information you have provided, it appears that you should be well qualified to enter UF.</p>
<p>thanks bpsbgs, hopefully all is well, im looking forward to february 11th, as for my EC’s, i am heavily involved in debate and won UF’s own tournament, which im sure they look highly upon.</p>
<p>It appears to me that you have a great chance for admission, especially since you applied for summer admissions. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>^^^ thanks FSUbound, nervousness increases by the day, goodluck to everybody</p>
<p>NO problem. Also your a minority and a 1st generation student, so thats a definate plus too!</p>