<p>Hi, I'm an out of state community college student (however I can claim residency in FL because of property, etc.). By the time I apply (after about 3 semesters including summer) I will have 40 credits with a 4.0 gpa. Does FSU only accept transfer applicants with an AA, or is 40 credits fine? And how much weight is given to High school things (SAT, etc)? I was homeschooled and only took the sat once (got about a 1800). And I am a biochemistry major btw.</p>
<p>Hey man, based off of your amount of credit hours, you would probably qualify as a freshmen/sophomore level applicant. Therefore, you would have to meet the freshmen admission requirements in order to transfer with 40 credit hours. An 1800 SAT score is pretty good, seeing as the freshmen admission requirement is at least a 1620 (math, reading, writing). </p>
<p>If you meet all of the freshmen admission requirements and carry a pretty good high school gpa, I’d say give it a shot. Keep in mind that the freshmen admission requirements are much more intense as well as more competitive compared to AA transfer admissions. That Florida residency will really help you out, though.</p>
<p>I’d recommend banging out those last twenty hours and transfer as a junior/senior level applicant. Save some cash and make the transfer process easier on you. As long as you have chemistry up to Orgo 1, meet the CLAS requirements, and keep up that fat GPA, you’ll make it in. </p>
<p>Good luck with your studies. Hope to see you in BCH.</p>
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<p>Just out of curiousity, where are you currently going to school?</p>
<p>Alternatively, you could transfer to a Florida CC (such as Tallahassee Community College) finish up your AA at a Florida school and then transfer the following year. Just remember that contrary to popular belief, acceptance to any specific Florida university is not a guarantee, even with a Florida AA. The guarantee is only that you will be admitted to <em>a</em> Florida public university (not necessarily FSU or UF, etc.) if you meet the requirements for your major. I recently read somewhere that FSU only took about 40 percent of its transfer applicants. I don’t know what percentage of those were AA transfer attempts, and what percentage were wildly unqualified applicants who just applied on a lark.</p>
<p>Qualifying for in-state residency is notoriously difficult, so make sure that you’ve gotten all of your ducks in a row there.</p>
<p>Good luck. It is easier with 60 credits and an AA but not impossible with 40. Under 60 and you have to meet freshman requirements and transfer requirements. Check out FSU’s MAP for your major and be on track when you apply.</p>
<p>Remember that Florida makes it difficult to claim residency unless you or your parents LIVE here for a year. They do not check if you own property. They check if you or your parents have resided here, and require things like driver’s license in the state for a year, voters card in the state for a year, vehicle licensed in the state for a year, power bill in the state for a year, etc. So check out the requirements. It is based on residency, not ownership.</p>