UF accepts more than 13,600

[Gator88NE]

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Friday was Decision Day and more than 13,600 high school seniors got some good news from the University of Florida.

UF notified 13,624 graduating high school students that they have been accepted for the Fall or Summer B semesters. UF had a total of 32,026 applicants. Approximately 42 percent were accepted.

The prospective class of 2020 has an average grade point average of 4.35, an average SAT score of 1918 and an average ACT score of 30.

UF admitted 379 students to its Innovation Academy. UF admitted 2,317 students to its Pathway to Campus Enrollment or PaCE. That program lets students enroll in UF’s online program and transition to campus after earning 60 credits.

While more than 13,600 students were accepted, UF has an actual enrollment goal of 6,700.

Friday’s numbers were very similar to 2015. Last February, UF notified 13,667 seniors — 44.3 percent of the 30,800 who applied — that they were accepted to UF for either Summer B or Fall 2015.

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20160212/ARTICLES/160219850/1183?Title=UF-accepts-more-than-13-600

[SouthFloridaMom9]

My son is one - Fall of 2016! Couldn’t believe it last night.

[FloridaBoy954]

So does that mean the 13600 figure doesn’t include PaCE or IA?

[Gator88NE]

No, it’s only Fall and Summer admits (which may include IA). The 2K+ PaCE students are not included (same as last year’s 3K+ PaCE students).

[jenkath]

Does anyone know what the OOS number of acceptances was?

[anzhilin]

That number doesn’t include Innovation Academy. IA students enroll on a spring/summer schedule.

[Gator88NE]

Prospective students compete to stand out - 13,624 high schoolers accepted to UF

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_e6af3b12-d3ac-11e5-b387-9313ce0a8481.html

Dacia Bowra, a UF admissions officer for the last 10 years, said gifts don’t affect applicants’ chances. When UF is sent small items, such as flowers and food, they are put out for the entire office. Items of greater value, such as gift cards or jewelry, are sent back.

But despite this policy, she said she’s noticed more students like Lott trying to stand out in one way or another.

Once, a student sent her an orange and blue chair after being told there was a limited number of seats available at UF.

“He said that he won’t take up that much space,” she said.

Whomever sent that chair, needs to be a Gator!! Pronto!

[Gator88NE]

UF admissions decisions - it’s a family affair

Like so many other students, I spent the majority of last Friday worrying about impending admissions decisions and whether I’d be sharing a campus with my brother yet again. At 6 p.m. sharp, my family and I sat around our living room, eagerly watching him refresh the page over and over. Our phone started ringing, with a parent frantically asking questions about his or her child’s admission to UF’s Pathway to Campus Enrollment program, most of them derivatives of “What the hell is a PaCE program?” While my mom made an attempt at consolation, my brother finally triumphed over the UF server.

He didn’t get in.

http://www.alligator.org/opinion/columns/article_c318090c-d467-11e5-b9d8-bbb89d004041.html

[Greensat]

@SouthFloridaMom9 - Congrats! What course is he taking up? Hope he ends up with my kid who is taking up business as an international student. Thanks !

[SouthFloridaMom9]

Thank you @Greensat! He will study computer science or computer engineering.

Good luck to your kiddo and congrats again.

[gouf78]

Congrats to SFMom’s son! And Greensat! Have to meet at Satchel’s Pizza in the bus!

[SouthFloridaMom9]

Thank you @gouf78!