<p>I am already a student at UF, but I have a friend who is applying. I have heard that it's easier to get in if you apply for Summer B instead of Fall. Why is this? Is it because fewer people do this? Are there any statistics on the people who got accepted Summer B vs. those who got accepted for the Fall?</p>
<p>Technically, Summer B is easier because less people apply for that term.</p>
<p>However, back in March I called the UF admissions office asking (I was rejected and applied for Fall) if had I applied for Summer B, would I have had a chance at being accepted. They told me that they removed the term to which people applied and examined all of the applications as-is and determined which term people would enroll. If that trend holds true for every year, it doesn’t matter to what term you apply.</p>
<p>Does anyone else have information or experience obtaining admission to Summer B for students who might be borderline in the fall?</p>
<p>They look at everyone for fall admission.
It just turns out that those with “weaker” stats end up being accepetd to summer B to “prove” yourself academically. </p>
<p>There is also the spring term acceptance for those with "weaker if you didnt get in that summer.</p>
<p>Any stats that you see already reflect those decisions thus seeming that it’s easier to get in during the summer.</p>
<p>xNYer, is summer b pretty much only for those who need to prove themselves? i applied summer b just in case. if i dont need to prove myself will they suggest that i go for fall?</p>
<p>^^
Not necessarily. Two of my D’s friends (both strong stats, both top 10 at their respective schools and both UF honors program) applied for Summer B because they wanted to start earlier. They liked the idea of being there in the summer and learning campus and adjusting before the huge influx in the fall. They both got their requests.</p>
<p>zebes</p>
<p>I applied for Fall a few years ago and they told me that I was denied but that if I started Summer B I was accepted. Ended up getting straight A’s that summer and graduating with a master’s degree in 5 years…it really motivated me to prove them wrong. </p>
<p>If I were you I would apply for Summer B anyway, just because it’s the best chance to meet a lot of people and get to know the campus and get used to college life. When Fall started I was the one who knew where the parties were, how to get to diff buildings, etc. while my highschool friends were lost.</p>
<p>PalmBeach, I suppose there are 2 categories:</p>
<p>1-You are a strong candidate and specifically request Summer B for the reasons Zebes stated.
And
2- You are a so so candidate and applied fall. If the selection committee determines you have some work to do they accept you for Summer B. In some cases they even accept you for the spring admission.</p>
<p>In any case if you are a so so candidate the admissions committee will place you where they think you need to be regardless of what you selected.</p>
<p>Unless you have stats in the top 20-25% I would apply for Summer B,</p>
<p>They look at everyone’s application.</p>
<p>The question for admission for Fall or Summer B is just a matter of preference now.</p>
<p>gpowsang</p>
<p>yeah. well i’m not that far off. im at 12% but thats because i go to a very competitive high school, so that number is tainted. another quick question, what would honestly look better a UF degree or an FSU honors degree? or do they kind of equal out?</p>
<p>^It all depends on how much work you put into it. Remember that a degree isn’t everything, there is also things like work experience, leadership/organization roles, etc. when it comes to applying for jobs.</p>
<p>gpowsang</p>
<p>A UF degree is better for sure.</p>
<p>Would you rather be an average player in the NBA (Florida) or one of the best players in the Development League (FSU Honors)? Easy Decision</p>
<p>i think a better analogy would be: would you rather be an average SEC (Florida) football player or one of the best ACC (FSU honors)football players, which would help you get to the NFL(job). but i still don’t think you can make an analogy out of this because the SEC for football is like the ivy league for job placement</p>
<p>hmm I see where you are going with that. I think it would be more realistic though if it was an average SEC player (UF) or one of the better Conference USA players (FSU honors)</p>
<p>^That is ridiculous >>> a UF degree is worth more. Neither will get you anywhere if you don’t have the grades and other performance indicators. No one cares. </p>
<p>If you have the opportunity for FSU Honors, take it…unless it is engineering, then go UF.</p>
<p>There is no point in turning down a better school so you can do honors at a worse school. Would anyone turn down Harvard so they could do UF honors? No. Only if they couldn’t afford it, which isn’t the case here.</p>
<p>The gulf between Harvard and UF in virtually all areas that would concern a student is huge. Whatever difference there is between FSU and UF is in the main not at all significant and is easily identified. You go to UF for areas of historic strength like engineering or agriculture. You go to Florida State for political science, social sciences and the like. The hard sciences (chemistry, physics) at both are quite close and variable from year to year. Law school is equivalent. UF has the older, more established med school (but you go where you can get into med school, mostly) plus the only vet and dentistry programs, while FSU has the National High Magnetic Field Lab. This is easy…and no place for sweeping generalizations.</p>
<p>I work with UF grads, FSU grads, ND grads, UMich…you name it. No one cares where your degree comes from as long as you are competent.</p>