Trying to apply to UF

[florida093]

Hello,

I am in a difficult situation right now. I left my community college with a 3.26 GPA, and went to a private university and was dealing with some medical issues and ended the semester with a 1.5 GPA. I am a political science major, and want to apply to UF. I am currently right now back at my community college taking a couple classes. What do you think I should do improve my chances?

[Gator88NE]

Apply to UF as normal (after meeting UF’s requirements for CC transfer students). The poor grades at the private university could hurt your chances at UF’s more selective programs. Your chances are really based on what college/program you will be trying to join. You will need to research your intended major(s) for the requirements.

For example, here are the requirements for two majors in CLAS (college of liberal arts and sciences):

http://www.advising.ufl.edu/prospective/transfer.html

English: Complete two, 2000 Level English courses. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.

If applying to English, you would need to make sure you have a 2.5 GPA on all attempts on the two English courses.

Now, a much more competitive major:

Psychology-Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience: Complete PSY 2012, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, BSC 2010 and STA 2023. Must have 3.5 overall GPA. Must have Bs or better on first attempts (including Ws) of coursework.

Note the much higher GPA requirements, and that you must have a B or better on first attempts. If you had a C or D on any of these courses, while at the private college, you wouldn’t be able to apply for this major.

Good Luck!

[florida093]

I have a 4.0 in the prereq Political Science courses, I didn’t take any political science classes at the private university, but I only went there for one semester.