<p>hey just wondering what my chances at, mainly, UF and UCF are. I'm a junior in high school, so if you can recommend anything please do so. Here are my stats:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.9 (weighted)
3.4 (unweighted)
clubs: Mu Alpha Theta, Engineering club, Spanish club, JV baseball, volunteering, and i have held a job for all four years of high school.
volunteer hours: 150
SAT: --- (take on December 5th)
ACT: 24 (going to retake)
Also i have a long legacy at UF, but I don't know how much this is considered in the application process.
classes-
9th grade:
Geometry Honors
English 1 Honors
Biology 1 Honors
Driver ED
Speech
Spanish 2
Principles of Engineering
Introduction to Engineering</p>
<p>10th grade:
Algebra 2 Honors
English 2 Honors
Chemistry 1 Honors
World History Honors
Marine Science Honors
Aerospace Engineering
Civil Engineering
Spanish 3</p>
<p>11th grade (current year):
Chemistry 2 Honors
AP American History
D.E. College Algebra/Trigonometry
Digital Electronics
Zoology Honors
Physics 1 Honors
ENC 1101/1102 (D.E.)</p>
<p>12th grade (projected):
AP Physics
AP American Government
AP Calculus 1
AP Ecomonics
ENL 2022 (D.E.)
Study hall
and i still need to choose 2 more classes</p>
<p>Another question i have is about dual enrollment programs. At my high school, if you are a senior you can attend a 4 year "state college" (recently moved up from a community college) for your final year, earn college credit, and still be enrolled in high school, so you will receive high school credit for those courses. I have the option to do so, but i don't know if an admissions officer will see this as an easy way out of high school, or a way of better myself. Opinions on this problem would be helpful as well.
Thanks for your comments!</p>
<p>They shouldn’t see it as an easy way out of high school. If an admissions officer does, they shouldn’t have that job. Being dual-enrolled is a huge privilege which most people don’t get to have, so take advantage of it. I’m dual enrolled right now, and it’s been a great experience.</p>
<p>Because, as far as I know, UF doesn’t take legacy into account at all, and coupled with the low test score, I’d say UF, even in-state was a low reach. UCF is a perfect match and you’ll probably be in.</p>
<p>It really depends on what kind of college you dual enroll at. I have friends dual enrolling at the local community college because they love the fact they can wake up at 9 and only take 3 or 4 classes a day, and I have other friends dual enrolling at the state college because they’ve exhausted all the high school classes and they want to further challenge themselves. In the end I think you should take the core classes at your high school and any other classes that you’re interested in (but are unavailable at your high school) at a college.</p>
<p>I agree that you should take your core classes and only use dual enrollment for taking classes unavailable at your high school. I go to an extremely small high school, and have exhausted all possibilities for classes. I’m taking classes at the community college that I’m dual enrolled at, while taking the last English course offered at my high school. The classes I’m taking, regardless of the reasoning, aren’t nor should be viewed as an easy alternative to high school classes.</p>
<p>I’ll admit that, for the most part, dual enrolled classes at community college are a bit easier than high school classes. However, they’re college classes and are used toward earning a legitimate degree at that institution. If I took dual enrollment classes, and applied to college with those classes on my transcripts, they shouldn’t hinder me. Especially considering I could stay at that institution, get my degree with those credits from classes, then transfer.</p>