UF Admission Chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a senior in IB.</p>

<p>SAT: 1310/1600
Math - 730
Reading - 580 >.<
Writing - 600
I just retook the test yesterday, October 1st Hopefully my reading score will improve...</p>

<p>Class rank: 99%, so I'm guessing I'm in the top 1%? :x Cuz my GPA is 3.6, and weighted is 6.2...</p>

<p>Senior year classes: IB Contemporary History, IB English IV, IB Psych HL, IB Chem SL, IB Chinese SL, AP Stats, AP Human Geo, "Research 5" </p>

<p>Took dual enrollment courses...MAC1147 (Pre-calc), CHI1121 (Elementary Chinese 2), and CHM1025 (Intro Chemistry)</p>

<p>My preferred term of entry to UF: Summer B 2012</p>

<p>My intended major: Pre-Pharmacy (Freshman Only)</p>

<p>English is NOT the primary language in my home. Also, am I considered a first-generation student or something? My parents came from Taiwan, and I was born in the US...but my mom attended FIU for graduate school. o.o</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Badminton (4 years), Chinese Club (President), Key Club, Gay-Straight Alliance Club, National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Golf.</p>

<p>Community service: 169 hours recorded. Girl Scouts volunteer counselor, annual school thing, line-judged at annual international badminton tournament ♥, volunteered at Chinese new year festivals, and at local church's pumpkin patch.</p>

<p>Honors, awards and recognitions: Badminton varsity and championships. ♥</p>

<p>Job: None</p>

<p>Additional Information: 6 years of piano (stopped in middle school...) Should I list "Outstanding achievements" for FCAT, and participating in the Duke Talent Identification Program in 7th grade?</p>

<p>State: I'm a Floridian</p>

<p>School Type: Public...with the IB as the only magnet program</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian </p>

<p>I've heard the essay is UBER important. My topic will be on badminton! :D</p>

<p>My friends say to list every extracurricular I've ever done...and leadership roles are super important! They think I'm practically guaranteed admission...but I've heard it's like a lottery for UF T__T</p>

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<p>Bump! Anyone?</p>

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<p>Your ECs look good, and your SATs and GPA are at UF level (though it will be better raise your reading)-what would really get you in is the essay (I know, I’m from Florida too!). You might also want to try contacting a coach if you want to play sports, as it could definitely help. </p>

<p>The essay is your chance to set yourself apart from the many other applicants. Nail it, and you should have a very good chance!</p>

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<p>Oh, also…my final grades for freshman and sophomore year were All A’s and 1 or 2 B’s, but my final grades for junior year were 2 C’s, 3 B’s, and 3 A’s… :frowning: I was so unmotivated that year.</p>

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<p>Bump! Any more thoughts?</p>

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<p>Bump! Any more thoughts!</p>

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<p>Bump! Any more thoughts?</p>

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<p>Bump! Any more thoughts?</p>

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<p>Bump! Any more thoughts?</p>

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<p>Bump! Any more thoughts?</p>

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<p>Do you happen to know your UF recalculated GPA? </p>

<p>Your strength of schedule, extracurriculars, and volunteer services look very good. Bring that SAT up juust a tad, and I think you stand a very good chance.</p>

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<p>Yes! I calculated it to be 4.29…another two people calculated it to be about 4.3 as well :smiley: Which I hear is in good range :3 </p>

<p>I’m confused for the “awards” section of the application, however…what can I put there? Varsity sport awards? FCAT certificates(■■■■■, but can I?)? I’m not really sure…I don’t have any AP Scholar Awards or anything as prestigious like that…</p>

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<p>Good, very good! The middle 50% for the 2011 admits had a recalculated GPA range of 4.1-4.4, so that bodes well for you. </p>

<p>I did put down varsity sports awards. I don’t really know about FCAT certificates though, lol (I’d never actually heard of them o.O). Do you have anything from local/school essay, math, etc. competitions?</p>

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<p>FCAT certificates are like little papers saying “you did great!” on the Florida Comprehension Assessment Test…a standardized test lol. I don’t think it’s that impressive though…</p>

<p>And I’ve got nothing from local essay or math competitions :&lt;/p>

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<p>Weird, I don’t remember getting any of those and I’ve lived in Florida almost my whole life getting 4’s and 5’s, lol. </p>

<p>At the least, you can put down academic honor rolls, school/class awards, etc.</p>

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<p>It’s probably something my school or district does then…I see an electronic signature of the superintendent, and a handwritten signature from principal. It says I am “hereby designated a Rising Sunshine State Scholar”…sounds kind of impressive lmao. I guess I can put that for awards…</p>