Hey guys! So i really want to get into UF next year but I’m a little iffy if I’ll get in based off of my stats. Can whoever got accepted and rejected please post their stats so I can get some reassurance please? Thank you!!
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA:
SAT:
ACT:
IB student (Yes/No):
APs?
Extracurricular activities:
Job/Work experience:
Volunteer/Community service (list your total overall hours, too):
Honors, awards, or recognitions:
Essay (be honest):
State or Country:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
General comments (how you feel, any advice for future applicants, etc):
UW: 3.86
W: 5.12
SAT: 1540 combined CR and M, 2200 total
ACT: didn’t take
IB: no
APs: Environmental Science, European History, Psychology, Biology, Calculus AB, Physics 1, US History, English Language, English Literature, Calculus BC, Physics 2, Macroeconomics, US Government, passed all except the last 5, which I’m currently taking
Extracurriculars: Cross country for 2 years, co-founder and officer of Ultimate Frisbee Club, Beta Club
Job/Work Experience: Worked 300 hours as a pharmacy tech intern for Walgreens, was hired part time afterward
Honors: Superior Performer from my school’s AFJROTC, probably gonna be salutatorian of my graduating class
Essay: It was meh, I’ve written better
State: FL
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Not really sure how I feel. I’m really nervous about the financial aspect, UF is my first choice, but I have no idea how I’m going to pay for it.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Weighted GPA: 4.64
SAT: 2230 (CR+Math: 1490)
ACT: 32 (didn’t send)
IB student (Yes/No): Yes
APs? World History, Statistics, Calculus AB, Lit, Lang, Biology, Art History-All passed
Extracurricular activities: Newspaper (Content Manager), NHS, Beta Chi, French National Honor Society, Art, Youth Group, OCPA
Job/Work experience: None
Volunteer/Community service (list your total overall hours, too): ~200 hours, Church (Serving food, leading worship, cleaning up, China Missions Trip 2012, 2015 to teach English, various food drives/fundraisers for underprivileged families), Harvest Time International, NHS (help around community events), Krafts for Kids (self-started event teaching local children different art mediums), School activities
Honors, awards, or recognitions: AP Scholar, Central Florida Asian Heritage Scholarship, Jefferson’s Award, various NHD awards, 4th place county art competition
Essay (be honest): It was pretty good probably an 8/10. I liked it, just not as much as I liked some other essays
State or Country: Florida
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
General comments (how you feel, any advice for future applicants, etc): I’ve heard a lot of people say that UF is a major “did you meet the requirements yes or no” type of school, so I would make sure you meet their average in terms of GPA/SAT scores (4.31/1918 were the 2016 numbers if you’re curious)
@theycallmebrain Well with your current stats I know you qualify for full bright futures so your set on tuition. Also I feel you may likely get some type of grant and/or merit aid due to your high numbers and financial need. This info from what I heard doesnt come out till mid-March. Hopefully all goes well for you :).
Thanks! In all reality, my stats aren’t reflective of what it takes to get into UF. My friend got in with a 3.7 and a 1980 SAT. If you have time, maximize your SAT superscore! UF isn’t majorly concerned with ECs in my opinion (I only listed 4 and my friend listed 2). Just make sure the ones you do list are well explained and thorough. Also, make sure your essay is solid. UF always releases one super easy prompt, and I would suggest to avoid it as it can be way too easy to sound superficial with that prompt. In my year it was, if you could choose to play the hero or villain in a movie, which would you choose and why.
I’m just worried I wont get in because I have a low unweighted gpa. My weighted GPA is good because being an IB student, all my classes are weighted. I have good extracurriculars too
You should be okay don’t stress yourself out way too much! You’re in the IB program, meaning you’re already one of the more competitive students out there. Just have faith in your abilities and do your best.
Hi! I was accepted! My stats are definitely not as high as the people above, but this just goes to prove that they accept people with lower SAT scores as well. I have a 4.0 unweighted and a 4.9 weighted. I’m not in the IB program. I’ve taken 7 AP classes: AP Language , AP Lit, AP Environentnal, AP Physics 1, APUSH, AP Economics, and AP French. My SAT was definitely on the low side. I got a 1640 combined. My EC’s are piano and voice, yearbook, NHS, Secretary of French honor society, and VP of math honor society. I wrote a pretty good essay. I think that was one of my strong points of my application. I hope this help. Many people from my school got in this year. I was quite surprised when I was accepted because so many people were telling me how competitive it was and how last year only a few people were accepted from my school. I hope you get in next year!!
I got accepted!
UW GPA: 3.3
W GPA: not sure (my school doesn’t calculate it)
SAT: 2100
ACT: didn’t take it
IB: got a IB diploma a year early & scored mostly 5’s and 6’s
AP: took 1 AP exam in 9th grade and got a 4 (AP world history). I’ve taken AP Calc AB, Calc BC, Psychology and Physics
Essays were really good
Extracurricular were strong:
varsity gymnastics all 4 years
2nd place @ rock climbing nationals
made US team in rock climbing 2 years in a row
club gymnastics all 4 years
also did XC, tennis, pole vault and diving
I organized a bunch of fundraisers for my school sports teams
Ethnicity: white
Sex: female
I’m from Seattle, WA (OOS)
don’t stress yourself out way too much! You’re in the IB program, meaning you’re already one of the more competitive students out there. Just have faith in your abilities and do your best.