<p>The University of Florida will cut the number of transfer students to be admitted starting this summer by about 30 percent to shave costs, UF announced Friday morning. Typically, UF admits about 3,000 students who are transferring from another college. About 2,000 will be admitted for summer, fall and spring, said UF spokeswoman Janine Sikes. </p>
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<p>I honestly am glad they have reduced the transfers. It keeps the Class Sizes smaller.</p>
<p>Now the SFCC kid's can't backdoor into UF like in the past.</p>
<p>SFCC kids will always be able to backdoor into UF. it would cause chaos in the city if UF closed its doors to SFCC because they have been partners for so long. as for any other CC, yes, they are royally scre*ed</p>
<p>"SFCC kids will always be able to backdoor into UF"</p>
<p>Don't be so sure of that.</p>
<p>It's been way too easy to get into UF through SFCC. I've seen a large discrepancy between native UF students/transfers from elsewhere and SFCC transfers. Theres no reason, as far as I'm concerned why they should be able to bypass almost all admissions standards.</p>
<p>I was a history major when I attended UF (which was not very long ago).</p>
<p>I noticed that the SFCC-Transfers participated very little in the class discussions, and seldom did any of the required readings. They are a liability and they are the primary reason why our class-sizes are too large.</p>
<p>sorry if i was misunderstood. i by no means believe that just because one attends sfcc he/she should be able to not work as hard and still get in solely based on location. i was not aware that was the current situation at sfcc. i plan to work my butt off at sfcc and maintain an extremely high GPA (>3.5, preferably >3.7.) however, i do believe if UF has to pick between me and a statistical identical student going to lets say BCC (broward community college) that i will get the position because i am at UF's sister school.</p>
<p>sorry to everyone if i implied that slackers from sfcc should get into UF just cuz they attend sfcc. that is by no means what i intended to portray. however, i am sure most of you will be able to agree with my comparison of me and another identical student at a different location.</p>
<p>"i do believe if UF has to pick between me and a statistical identical student going to lets say BCC (broward community college) that i will get the position because i am at UF's sister school."</p>
<p>I would pick the candidate that would make UF a more diverse institution. I could care less if they went to SFCC, BCC, or Miami Dade College. The massive influx of Alachua County residence should be stopped.</p>
<p>^^^lmao. i dont nessecarily disagree. but i did say identical students. i meant both the same race, for example, both hispanic from Miami, just one in SFCC and one at MDC. i honestly believe UF would pick both but it they had to choose one itd be the SFCC. and i know it doesnt make sense but i bet they have some verbal and under the table agreements somewhere. either way, i will work hard enough to be accepted from any of the school u mentioned ssobick.</p>
<p>ACR's FTL!!! or so ive heard.lol. lots of family up there and thats all they compain about</p>
<p>I'm curious as to what anyone thinks about my situation:</p>
<p>I'm coming from FAU with a 3.98, but no A.A. I refused to use Community College as a back door and felt that I already had enough merit despite state priority to accept Community College students. With the most recent cut in admissions, which is about a third, does anyone think the chances for me are still somewhat plausible? To add to the possible irony of being denied acceptance: I just received an acceptance from William and Mary.</p>
<p>PM me if you've got any thoughts on the matter. I'll be glad to hear from you.</p>
<p>3.98?! whats your major? and you will not be overlooked with that gpa...i think thats guaranteed admission to most schools in the nation. its near perfect u shouldnt have a problem</p>
<p>I applied as an English major. It's limited access, but as I said, I've made it a point to really try and color up my transcript. I took a senior level Shakespeare class during the Spring semester of my Freshman year, and that's my only A- so far. I can't speak for this semester, but I'm taking my second senior level course in Existentialism and I am doing pretty well in it. </p>
<p>UF Admissions is a very weird beast, though. I knew a kid back in high school who got into Harvard but didn't get into UF. I met another girl about a year ago who had gotten into NYU but not UF. The volume of student applications they get just really mess with the numbers, and I believe the acceptance rate for last year transfer students without an A.A. was something between 14 and 19%? I don't remember, but you can find it on the school website.</p>
<p>I've got my fingers crossed, regardless. Gainesville is a gorgeous college town and it would be a sincere pleasure to attend UF.</p>
<p>limited access is the only setback but you have a 3.9..remember highschool and transfering from a college are two different monsters. UF isnt looking for a great essay..community service...sat scores....they see coursework, gpa and preprofessional from a potential transfer. you are in the elite class u should be fine. </p>
<p>i just want an answer already ive been waiting since january. </p>
<p>keep posting decisions everyone</p>
<p>Two setbacks, and this stands for everyone falling under "Other Transfer" students:</p>
<ol>
<li>Not coming from a community college with an A.A., therefore, I'm not a priority.</li>
<li>The budget cut.</li>
</ol>
<p>You're right, however, I should be a bit more optimistic, haha. I'm in the same boat as you, though: I handed in my application in September!</p>
<p>And for anyone who is curious:</p>
<p>Here's the headcount of admitted students from 1989-2007. It took me a while to find them since they're kind of buried within the school website. Here's the link: Office</a> of Institutional Planning and Research - UF Factbook: Admissions</p>
<p>Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>I got denied acceptance from warrington at UF. I was trying to transfer from SFCC with a AA degree and 3.98 GPA with a 4.0 in the pre professional courses. I have lived in the gainesville area my whole life, my mom is UF alum (and summa cum laude at that), and I have worked my ass off, my only B+ I got was a 93 in some health class I took my first semester of dual enrollment when SFCC handbook says 90-100 = A, but whatever. The college of business told me over the phone that they didn't even look at my application because they had already decided on too many before the budget cuts, what a bunch of BS! The website for the schools president said it would be only done on the strength of the application, and no priority given to earlier applicants. I hate UF now, and am either going to FSU or Indiana. Indiana is a much better business school anyways. They can kiss my ass, and yes I am extremely bitter because of this. The people on the phone are extremely rude in both the admissions office, and the college of business.</p>
<p>^^^ damn hermanns, sorry to hear that. its sad, but a very believable situation considering UF's admissions office is one of, if not, the rudest admissions office ive talked to. way for them to screw you over like that. although im a die-hard uf fan, they can be major pricks.</p>
<p>I blame the Legislature, and not UF. Crist, and the Florida Senate knew what would happen if they made those cuts, and they went ahead and did it any way.</p>
<p>Well in some good news the Legislature is turing Santa Fe into a 4 year college.</p>
<p>^^ what does that mean for SFCC transfers, if anything, SSobick?</p>
<p>"what does that mean for SFCC transfers"</p>
<p>I think from here on out Community College transfers will not be accepted in such large volumes as before at UF & FSU (there simply is not enough funding to pay for them). In addition, USF and UCF may also be reducing as well, and I would bet that Tallahassee Community College AA graduates are running into this same slight.</p>
<p>I believe that SFCC's backdoor pipeline into UF could take a serious hit. Luckily SFCC will be able to offer 4-year programs, so that Alachua County residents can still get a Bachelors degree without having to leave home. </p>
<p>The Florida Legislature is now creating a new Florida College System at select institutions (Broward, SFCC, Polk, Indian River, Miami Dade, Edison, Chipola, and St. Petersburg), and they are now being able to offer numerous Bachelor degrees for the heavy demands for the future workforce of Florida.</p>
<p>Yeah, I got real lucky and happened to apply for the first semester this happened (summer a). It would have been nice if the had announced they were doing this prior to after the application deadline like they did, or just waited and did it for next spring. I didn't apply to other places for fall in time because the didn't announce they were cutting transfer admissions back until after almost every good business school had already closed fall applications. I now have to wait until spring to resume school because of this. If I had been accepted into UF I would be starting my senior year in spring. Sure, the budget problems are because of the retarded state, but the way UF decided to go ahead and cut back admissions like they did with practically no notice was pretty messed up. They could have waited a little bit to allow people in situations like me to not get screwed over. I am so disgusted with UF after all of this that if they called me and told me I was accepted I would tell them to shove it up their ass.</p>
<p>I should have applied to more places, but had there not been this cutback in admissions, I would have gotten in (they even told me that). It is not impossible to get in by any means though. It just depends what you are majoring in. They said I could still get in for ag business or liberal arts economics, but those degrees are useless for what I want to do. But for those wanting to transfer from another school into warrington, good luck, you will need it. This may turn out better for me in the end though. If I go to Indiana for finance it will be a better degree than one from UF, only downsides are cost, and I will end up graduating in the 4 full years instead of 2 1/2 like I would have if I got into UF.</p>
<p>I think UF is accepting more and more out of state kids because of the difference in tuition costs. The state needs to change bright futures so that it is not percentage based, and allow schools to raise tuiton a reasonable amount. The only reason I can see for them not allowing it if they don't want to have to shell out the extra cash it will cost for each bright futures scholarship. What good are these schools for residents of florida though if they are so hard to get into?</p>