** UF Class of 2023 Applicant Thread **

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Hi all - saw there wasn’t a thread for this, so I made one!
Feel free to post stats and decisions when that time comes :wink:

Here is a template for posting your stats:

Objective:
SAT (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
UF GPA (if calculated):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP classes (place score in parenthesis):
IB classes(place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rate 1-10):
Teacher Recommendations (rate 1-10):
Counselor Rec (1-10):
Additional Rec:

Other
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):
Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported):
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks/tips (URM, disability, legacy, 1st gen, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths of application:
Weaknesses of application:

Decision reflection
Why you think you were accepted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/rejected:
Where else are you applying for RD:

General Comments:

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I guess I’ll start :stuck_out_tongue:
best of luck to everyone!

Objective:
SAT (breakdown): 1510
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II: 720 Math II & 660 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.60
UF GPA: 4.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10 percent
AP classes (place score in parenthesis): 17 AP classes and two dual-enrollment. Mostly 3s and 4s with a few 5s.
IB classes(place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: 2 dual-enroll, 5 AP, and 1 honors.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): selected for highly competitive state-wide scholarship as a finalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): i’d like anonymity, so i’ll be vague. small business, internship, instrument, app development, etc. they’re super solid.
Job/Work Experience: business owner and tutor for my friend’s younger brother.
Volunteer/Community service: 120 hours - involved in quite a few school clubs. no significant roles.
Summer Activities: internship, app development, and software development for my business.
Essays (rate 1-10): 10. spent more than a few weeks on these.
Teacher Recommendations (rate 1-10): didn’t see. i assume they were around 8-9.
Counselor Rec (1-10): no idea.
Additional Rec: n/a

Other
Intended Major: CS or mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): in-state
Country (if international applicant): usa
School Type: public
Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): n
Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: < 100k
Hooks/tips (URM, disability, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): learning disability

Reflection
Strengths of application: extracurriculars, disability, and essay, for sure. sorry if I was vague about ECs here.
Weaknesses of application: probably GPA and major. CS is super competitive.

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Accepted
ACT 35
4.0
4.6 UW
Top 1%
AP Classes 13 AP Scholar with Distinction
Ranked Nationally for football, National Merit Finalist(Pending), Selected USA National team, TSA Nationals Qualifier 3 years(Coding and Quiz bowl), Florida Science Olympiad Gold Medal, Benacquisto Scholarship, won’t know until later but likely Fl Scholar Athlete, AP +PLTW award.

4 Year varsity football(Captain), 3 year varsity 1 JV Weightlifting, 2 year varsity(Captain) 2 year JV Volleyball, Class VP 10th, Class President 11 and 12.

321 Volunteer hours so far
Summer activities College football camps
Essays 9-10
Teacher recommendations 10
Guidance Counselor 10

Intended major: Computer Science(Honors college)
Florida
USA
Public 7A
N
White
Male
Recruited Athlete

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My brother’s stuff:

Objective:
SAT (breakdown): 1510: 720R, 790M
ACT (breakdown): 35: 36E, 35R, 35M, 34S
SAT II: 800 math II, 690 US history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
UF GPA (if calculated): 4.63
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/696
AP classes (place score in parenthesis): human geo (4), world (4), stat (4), CS (5), psych (5), us (4), lang (5), physics (4), calc ab (5)
IB classes(place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: ap micro, ap macro, ap spanish lang, ap enviro, ap calc BC, ap bio, ap lit, ap gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): top ten percent, unweighted 4.0, national ap scholar, 2nd place algebra 2 division in regional Mu Alpha Theta completion,

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): mu alpha theta math team, coding club (Vice President), tutoring club, environmental club, national honor society, Red Cross club (officer),
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: 230 total hours from tutoring, coaching at tennis camps, environmental organizations, library work, and football concession stands
Summer Activities: coding bootcamp, online classes
Essays (rate 1-10): 8-9
Teacher Recommendations (rate 1-10): none
Counselor Rec (1-10): waived right to read
Additional Rec:

Other
Intended Major: computer science
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): No
Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 80k
Hooks/tips (URM, disability, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): disability, 1st gen american, legacy

Reflection
Strengths of application: grades, test scores, volunteer work, extracurriculars
Weaknesses of application: lack of standout awards and work experience

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@emily6996 I would say your brother is in great shape for UF. I would be very surprised if he didn’t get in. Sometimes you hear about kids with great grades and scores who don’t get in because they have no extracurriculars. This is not the case with your brother. No one is a lock in for UF due to holistic admissions but your brother is about as close as it gets.

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Two questions because I’m ignorant about UF Admissions

  1. What time do decisions come out?
  2. I applied to UF and submitted my SSAR on Nov 27th (wasn’t on my radar until two days prior). Is it likely I’ll get my admission on February 8th? I have high stats (3.95 UW, 1570 SAT, 10 APs + few DEs) if that makes a difference.
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If you didn’t apply by the Nov. 1 deadline (or Nov. 15th for Panhandle area), you will not get your decision on Feb. 8th.

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@garamxmasala If you applied by November 1 but did not submit your SSAR until 11/27, you will get your decision Friday. If you submitted your entire application on 11/27, you will be considered on a space available basis and be notified in March. From the UF website:.

“Applicants who apply by the November 1 deadline but miss the December 1 SSAR deadline will be considered on a space-available basis and will not receive a decision until the March notification date.”

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Is there an accepted UF thread