hey guys, so with 7 days left until decisions come out, I just wanted to start this thread in order for everyone to be able to share their applicant stats and what their decision turns out to be on February 12th, 2016.
Status:
Date Applied:
Unweighted GPA:
Weighted GPA:
UF GPA (If you calculated it):
SAT:
SAT II’s:
ACT:
State Of Residence:
Male / Female:
Summer or Fall:
Class rank:
AP’s/IB’s:
Extra Curriculars:
Employment:
Essay strength:
Senior Schedule:
Is UF your first choice?
Other schools you applied for:
Major/Field of Study:
Comments:
Here are my stats if anyone was wondering Also I would love to hear from everyone what they think about my chances of getting in and also would love to hear other’s stats
Date Applied: November 1, 2015
Unweighted GPA: 3.55
Weighted GPA: 4.26
UF GPA (If you calculated it): 4.45
SAT: 1800 (M:700, CR:540, W:560)
SAT II’s: N/A
ACT: 26 (not sure if received on time)
State Of Residence: Florida
Male / Female: Male
Summer or Fall: Fall 2016
Class rank: 79/605
AP’s: 5 APs
IB: 4 year Diploma Candidate, with rigorous courses throughout high school
Extra Curriculars: Track and Field (10th grade), Spanish Club (Vice President - 11th), Mu Alpha Theta (all 4 years), over 115 hours at a local hospital volunteering. My total volunteering hours are 170 with other stuff.
I also conducted a medical research project with a doctor and the research study will be presented in a medical magazine in April.
Employment: I also work as a Research Assistant at that doctor’s office (mid junior year - present).
Senior Schedule: ALL IB CLASSES: Calculus, English, Econ 2, Bio 2, Spanish 5, TOK, History of the Americas
Is UF your first choice? YES DEFINITELY
Other schools you applied for: FSU, USF, UCF, Stetson - got accepted to all
Major/Field of Study: Biology
Comments: good luck to everyone on the 12th
looks awesome!! also just to let you know there was a decision thread already made, thats where everyone is posting their stats and questions (look on the UF forum here)
Status: Pending
Date Applied: October 30th
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA:4.399
UF GPA (If you calculated it): Probably a 4.2 - 4.3ish (freshman + sophomore year only 2 honors classes were available)
SAT: 2020 (760M 600CR 660WR)
SAT II’s:
ACT:
State Of Residence: FL
Male / Female: M
Summer or Fall: Fall
Class rank: 80th percentile (old school only provided 2 honors courses through sophomore year, new school has tons of AP + honors and people were already close to 5.0 when i was bordering 4.1, would have been #1 at old school)
AP’s/IB’s: USHistory (3)
Extra Curriculars: FRC (scouting captain, safety captain, drive team lead, team representative) : 4 years | CISV: 2 years | Quizbowl: 2 years | Tennis: 1 year JV, 1 year Varsity | USTA Tennis: 2 years | NHS: 1 year
Employment:
Essay strength: Pretty solid but that’s a biased viewpoint
Senior Schedule: AP Calculus AB | AP Statistics | AP Psychology | AP Gov + Macro | Honors French 3 | Honors English 4 | AP Physics C: Mechanics
Is UF your first choice? Yes
Other schools you applied for: Purdue (accepted - First Year Engineering) | UIUC (accepted - comp sci/math) | Notre Dame (denied) | FSU (waiting)
Major/Field of Study: Mechanical Engineering
Comments: Statistically speaking I should be good and my ECs are solid. However I’m worried that my class rank will hurt me a lot because apparently they look at your comparison to applicants from the same school as you?