<p>I applied in September and UCF received all of my paper work by October. I have yet to receive an admissions decision from the school... I have called and emailed twice and was given an automated response that the school works on a rolling admission basis. EXACTLY!!!! So shouldn't I have heard from them already?! I have really good stats and an amazing essay/recs/etc., I don't even want to go to UCF... I already got into my number one school... UMiami... but I paid 30 bucks and did their whole admissions process, so I'd like an answer before May!!!! </p>
<p>Lol join the club. Applied in October. There’s a few people on this site that have applied when you have and a little after that haven’t heard back either :/</p>
<p>I understand you paid your 30 and you wanna know if you got in but if you have already been accepted into your top school why do you really I’d you got into UCF</p>
<p>My daughter applied in July with a 4.45 GPA, works 20+ hrs a wk, plays sports, ect. Well it’s mid Feb and nothing but rudness from UCF. We’ve called to ask if they are missing something and they refused to open the application. They said we might have to wait until May 1st because that’s their policy. This is the college she wanted to go to. We always wanted her to go to UF and she was accepted on Friday (Fall) not an easy thing to do. So she is going to UF. At UCF you are just a number. So sad because she is really upset but I will not allow her to go somewhere that she is over qualified for and treated her so poorly.</p>
<p>tammyspence, with all due respect, I think you should really let your daughter choose the college that she truly wants to go to. While I know her current situation may be upsetting, and I do feel for her, I think you should keep on trying to contact UCF. I know that if my parents ever forced me to go to another college, I would always have that little regret in the back of my head and blame them for it. She’s an adult now, let her make her own decisions.</p>
<p>I don’t necessarily think anyone is over qualified for UCF any longer-perhaps in the past, but not anymore. UCF, based on the new stats averages, is the second hardest school to get into, right bellow UF, but not by much. I really think you should go to the campus, and directly talk with an individual-she has very good stats, and should have been accepted. Perhaps she should go-Mizz is right, she’s an adult now (or will be) and she should try and solve this. I’m sorry to hear about the situation, because I can imagine how stressful it is…but if she really does love UCF, and it’s her first choice school. She won’t give up easily.</p>
<p>Our experience with UCF has been frustrating to say the least. My daughter got accepted there, but their communication skills are less then stellar. They are rude, nasty, and down right incompetent. Not impressed at all. I have twins, and any other experience with colleges my twins have applied to has been wonderful.</p>
<p>Ikid-I am also a twin, and have a twin brother. Thought the admissions process has been a stressful one, I understand it. There’s things that need to be considered. UCF is the second largest school in the nation-to compare their admissions office to say, a smaller private school, or a smaller school in general wouldn’t really be fair. I’ve read somewhere that about 25,000 freshmen apply for 7,000 or 8,000 spots. Along the way, they’re getting calls from students, demanding to know when an answer will come, when they have rolling admissions, and these students are aware. To irk them even more, then they begin to get calls from parents of the students, which in itself is bound to make someone irritated-we’re all adults not (or soon to be) and we should not have out parents calling up and questioning/complaining. In college, they will not answer your parents questions, the student must talk to them, so to have that happen is irritating. They have an overwhelming about of students to look over (more them most colleges) as well as deciding to accept, reject, defer, and then need to keep track of who’s actually attending. I work at a job that demands I be friendly, personable, etc, and I always am-but if I was working in UCF admissions, I’d have a very short fuse. I’m sorry that you didn’t get to experience a smooth process, but we cannot judge the whole school only on one department, right?</p>
<p>Just because they are a larger University doesn’t give the admissions people a right to be rude. USF, FSU, and UF all have very friendly admissions people and try their best without being rude or nasty to those who call.
I know you love UCF, but there is no excuse for them to be so unhelpful and whatnot. They need to be patient with prospective students and the parents as well. Afterall it is part of their job…they know they are going to get calls from stressed out or panicky students or parents.
I work in customer servive, and it is insanely annoying to deal with people at times and their questions can be stupid, but it’s part of the job and you put on a smile and try to be as helpful as possible. Then after you can ***** about them w/ your co-workers afterward. You just cannot show out your frustration UNLESS the caller is being rude and unreasonable.</p>
<p>I think it’s important to note that not everyone will have that satisfied experience with contacting UCF. I’ve talked to some people from the financial aid department myself and sometimes I would get someone really really nice to speak to and other times, some just aren’t so helpful. But it’s not just UCF, I’ve seen people complain about UF, FSU, USF, etc. And while some people aren’t fully satisfied with the customer service they receive, I do agree with Write that one shouldn’t assume the whole school would be that way based on just the admission department, or rather, some people in that department- it just isn’t fair. People at UCF are some of the nicest people I’ve met in my life, and I’m not being biased about it either, I truly mean it! If I didn’t like this school, you can bet I’d voice my opinion and transfer schools!</p>
<p>Personally I have had absolutely no issues with UCF’s admissions department. I have actually been very impressed by them. There was a time that I emailed one of the higher up admissions personnel and they responded to me within 5 minutes of the email with an answer, this was on a Sunday around normal dinnertime. I have never had to wait more than a day for a response from UCF, and they have always been friendly to me on the phone.</p>
<p>Paper-did you ever consider those parents, students were being rude in the first place? We shouldn’t immediately assume that the admissions individuals are to point a finer at. I know an individual who works in admissions-very nice man, kind, respectful, etc. He tells me, many of times, the kids call up not even being able to think of the question, or ask in such ways that it’s irritating. He can have four students/angry parents on hold, and this student is asking a question that can be easily found on the website. How irritating would it be to have someone call up, and ask a question that’s answer is right there in front of you? He also comments on parents that continue to call about their students, when their children need to start welcoming what comes with adulthood-you deal with the problems, and need to solve in, not the parents. I understand where you’re coming from, but after the stressful situation with my brother and I, UCF handled it with nothing but grace and respect.</p>
<p>WRITEfluidity: “UCF, based on the new stats averages, is the second hardest school to get into, right bellow UF, but not by much.”</p>
<p>I’m not sure where you are getting this from, but UCF is not even close to UF in terms of selectivity, nor is it on par with FSU or even New College.</p>
<p>@Write
yeah
I think what it is, is most Universities despise it when parents call on behalf of their kids and making demands. So yes I do believe that could have been the case and has been the case at many Uni’s. I know a parent who called up a uni and told them to hurry up on a decision or they’ll end up going to “UNI X” if they don’t respond asap. You know how admissions responded to the parent? “Well I hope he enjoys ‘UNI X’” and hung up on the parent. I thought it was hilarious when I heard that story. Don’t really blame admissions there b/c everyone is waiting and hear at different times. You just need patience or if you do call…don’t be demanding, lol.</p>
<p>That document comes from the State University System of Florida.</p>
<p>Based on the site that you provided, the only indicator suggesting that UCF “is the second hardest school to get into, right bellow UF, but not by much” is the admissions percentage. </p>
<p>Taken alone, the admissions percentage is not a good indicator of a school’s selectivity. It all depends on the pool of applicants. UCF is in a big metro area and gets applications from lots of people in the area who are rejected. </p>
<p>Sorry if I seem to be splitting hairs here. You could credibly state that UCF is not far behind FSU, in terms of admitted freshman scores, but the original statement overstates UCFs selectivity.</p>