My daughter was accepted. Hoping she can get a large merit aid scholarship because otherwise the COA will be about $43000 per year and we wont be able to afford to send her. We are OOS and will not qualify for any need-based aid. Based on earlier posts it does not seem that UF gives out many large merit scholarships. Does anyone know when UF issues notifications of scholarships?
Decision: Accepted
SAT: 2120 (690 math, 760 reading, 670 writing)
ACT: 32 (1st try)
GPA: 3.56 (unweighted) 4.37 (weighted) 4.19 (UF GPA, might be a bit off)
Rank: 90/314
Other stats: 9 honors classes, 5 pre-ib, 9 APs, 11 IB classes
Major: Economics
Essays: Decent, covered a lot of topics and focused on personal growth
Hook (if any): N/A
State or Country: Florida
School Type: College Prep
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Other Factors: A lot of ECs, multiple officer positions (president, vice president, etc.), difficult schedule throughout high school including senior year
General Comments: You can get into UF with C’s no matter what everyone says.
@FailingToFlorida You mentioned you are waiting to see if you will be accepted from UT-Austin as well. If you are accepted to UT-Austin in addition to Florida, where will you attend?
I graduated from UF undergrad and the UT-Austin full time MBA program.
Naming your dog after Leonardo’s is truly unique, and I am guessing you have been indoctrinated. I miss the garlic butter rolls at Leo’s and a slice of spinach tomato.
Go Gators! And, Hook 'Em Horns!
@HookEmGators I will probably follow the same route- UF Undergrad and UT-Austin Masters. I’m in state for UF so attending there just makes more sense! Plus, how will I ever gain the freshman fifteen w/o those delicious garlic rolls?
Decision: ACCEPTED
SAT: N/A
SAT IIs: N/A
ACT: 23
GPA: 3.8 Weighted
Rank: 75/500
Major: Geology
Essays: KILLER ESSAY
Teacher Recs: None
Counselor Rec: None
Hook (if any): Out-of-State
Location: Atlanta area
State or Country: Atlanta, Georgia
School Type: Public (one of the best in the state)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Other Factors: I believe the main reason that I got in was because I wrote a very well put together essay, I did not have a super popular major, and the main reason because I was Out-of State
congratulations!!@ can you emailme about the essay- my D is ops and has only 24 so far but my other D is a junior at UF and we are concerned about her getting in
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@PassionForUMiami are you deciding between UF and UMiami? My S is and while they are such different schools, each is equally appealing to him at this point. Unfortunately, UM Accepted Student Day and UF Honors College Accepted Student Day are both 4/12, so he’s still deciding which one to attend. (edited to add assuming UF Honors acceptance which arrives early April, I believe.)
@FloridaSwagMan - “I believe the main reason that I got in was because … I did not have a super popular major”
This is an interesting subject. What was your major?
Does anyone know whether the declared major plays a role in admission to UF, and if so, what majors have or seem to have higher acceptance rates? I’m sure the “official” line is that majors play no role in admissions; but what about reality? What about who we know and what we see here on this forum? For instance, do business majors seem to have a lower acceptance rate because of the popularity of the degree? Conversely, do art or music majors have a higher acceptance rate?
My sister is applying in a few years and it would be nice to know this information.
Nothing I’ve seen would make it seem that your major plays a role in admissions. In fact, last year they set a record for the number of engineering majors. UF really pushes the concept of exploring different majors and they really don’t care what your major is as a freshman.
Of course, this is one reason your major really matters as a transfer student. Not only does your college make the admission decision, but it’s transfer students that get squeezed out of the in-demand majors.
@Cshecmia UF is not one of my choices anymore. Right now I am deciding between UM (my first choice) and UCF (my second as of now) because I have the opportunity to get full tuition scholarships from both schools. So that’s what it has come to.
Both great schools! Best of luck.
Decision: Accepted!!
SAT: N/A
ACT: 28
GPA: 3.8/4.0
Rank: Not given, but around top 15%
Other stats:
Major: Public Relations but may change
Essays: I thought my essay was pretty good, I spent a lot of time on it
Teacher Recs: N/A
Counselor Rec: N/A
Hook (if any): N/A
Location/Person: South FL
State or Country: Florida
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors:
General Comments: I am really involved in clubs and student government at my school! Can’t wait to be a gator!
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Submit
ACT (breakdown): 27
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/501
AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 APUSH, 3 AP Language Comp, 3 AP English Lit, 4 AP US Government
IB (place score in parenthesis): 6 IB Business and Management SL (Junior Year)
Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma - IB Math Studies, IB English, IB French AB Initio, IB Biology, IB History of Americas, IB Theory of Knowledge (first semester), 2 Free period second semester.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): IB Biology Award of Excellence, Science National Honor Award, French National Honor Award, Presidential Superlative Award, AP Scholar Award, English National Honor Award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Key Club (Vice President - 2 Years), French National Honors Society (Projects Committee Head), IB Student Union (Historian), Seventh-Day Adventist Youth Society (Director & President - 6 Years), Seacrest Seventh-Day Adventist Choir (Secretary & Event Coordinator), C12A Distributions LLC. local start up company (Vice President),
Job/Work Experience:
Babysitter (2011 June, July, August)
Volunteer/Community service:
Patrick Murphy Campaign (Non-Paid Intern), Seacrest Seventh-Day Adventist Church (Assistant Treasurer), Habitat For Humanity (Volunteer)
Summer Activities:
Internship at Patrick Murphy (June, July, August, September, November)
Essays: 8/10 - it was alright, nothing spectacular for sure. It could have been better.
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Business Administration (Entrepreneurship)
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <25,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Generation American
Reflection
UF was considered a “Safe school” or one that I thought I’d get in easier than the other schools I applied to. Nonetheless, it’s a super awesome school and one that is definitely amazing in education! Congratz to everyone who got in!! I’m probably going to be going to Cornell though 
Strengths:
Essays, Extracurriculars (but not amazing!), GPA, hooks.
Weaknesses: ACT scores, didn’t take or submit any SATs or SAT II.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted because of my EC’s and maybe my essay.
Accepted: University of California- San Diego, Cornell University
Waiting on Acceptance notification: University of California - Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, UNC, Emory University, Notre Dame, Northwestern, NYU, Carnegie Mellon, Rice University, USC.
Rejected: University of Texas - Austin
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Not really sure.
Decision: (Accepted)
SAT: 1890
GPA: 3.14
Rank: not ranked
Other stats:
Major: undecided
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any): ??
Location/Person: Los Angeles
State or Country: CA
School Type: Elite private high school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Other Factors: good essay on why gap so low, sports & extracurriculars
General Comments:
@Snowbells
With an ACT score of 27, you are only at the 25th percentile of the 2014 UF admittees (the middle 50% was 27-31). Whoever told you UF was a “safe” school for you was not very informed. But congratulations!
URM with low income and excellent grades and excellent EC’s will more than make up for lower ACT scores.
Still, 27 on the ACT should never be considered “safe” at UF. Any time you’re on the low end of the test score spectrum, you’re playing catch-up with ECs, URM, etc. It’s just not a safe place to be in. 
After seeing SAT’s of 1780 receiving scholarships, it is anyone’s game! Seriously.