UF Honors Chances and Average SAT scores

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<p>Does anyone know where I can find the average SAT scores of UF honors students? I am well aware of the minimum score requirement, but I just thought that the actual scores of the students might be an interesting point of comparison...</p>

<p>Also, do you think I have a good chance at admission to the program?</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.625, Class rank 14% (Notes on rank: weighted, at a public magnet school, so roughly 90 students have transferred out [360 graduating, 450 freshies])
Improving grade trend in spite of harder courses in Junior year
Rigor: IB Diploma; double science (Bio/Chem), double math (Calc BC/Stats) replacing Latin 4, went up to Latin 4 IB within 3 years
-Will be taking 5 IB exams and 8 AP exams senior year, including Macro/Micro/USGov (note political ECs) with appropriate sciences, math, and language
Tests: 5 AP exams, average score 4.8; Latin SL score: 5/7
SAT: 2160 (710 R, 750 M, 700 W), <strong><em>NO SAT IIs</em></strong>
Volunteer work: ~300 hours, not exactly high-level work
Awards: National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction, 4th place regional science fair</p>

<p>Format (copied and pasted from my UC application: Activity & Description Years)
NJCL Competition (Most in G11)
1st Nationally Greek Life/Lit (lvl 4/Advanced); 1st States Greek Lit/Best in Show, 8th Roman Republic History (Adv); 1st in Greek Lit/1st Hellenic History Local 9th 10th 11th 12th
Joe Berg Society Member
Nominated by school (20 per school, ~400 nominated in region), selected after taking test in sciences/humanities (100 selected); att seminars and volunteer work 10th 11th 12th
World Affairs Council
Club President equivalent; Led discussions on World Affairs/Organized meetings; School's representative for local 'International Crisis Meeting Exercise', 2nd Place regional WorldQuest 2012 and 2013 10th 11th 12th
Young Democrats
Founder/Club President; est. ties with Teenage Republicans, created column in school newspaper/IB magazine for politics; launched voter registration drive 10th 11th 12th
IB Magazine + Literary Mag
Poetry section editor/contributor; politics contributor for Young Democrats; helped set quarterly theme; also submitted pieces on philosophy and psychology 11th 12th</p>

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<p>According to their website, the minimum GPA req. is higher than your GPA, unless your re-calculated weighted GPA is above a 4.0. See below for more info and how to re-calculate your GPA. My question is if you meet both of these criteria and are invited to “apply”, are you automatically admitted or are these just the minimums and you still may not get accepted to the honors college? </p>

<p>[UF</a> Honors Admissions Criteria - University of Florida Honors Program](<a href=“http://www.honors.ufl.edu/Criteria.aspx]UF”>http://www.honors.ufl.edu/Criteria.aspx)</p>

<p>Admissions Criteria </p>

<p>GPA: A weighted GPA of at least 4.0 as computed by the university’s Office of Admissions. When computing a student’s high school GPA, the university only counts academic classes and adds extra weight to the most challenging courses: (1) an extra one-half grade point for all high school honors courses; (2) an extra full grade point for all AP, AICE, IB and Dual Enrollment courses. </p>

<p>Test Scores: All students must achieve our minimum score for either the SAT or ACT (but not necessarily both) as described below:
- SAT Reasoning Test - A combined score of 2070 on the math, critical reading and writing sections. Students who have taken the SAT multiple times may use their highest subscores from any test administration of the new SAT to meet this requirement.
- American College Test (ACT) - A composite score of 33. This score must be earned all in one sitting; the university cannot mix or combine any ACT subscores. The University of Florida Office of Admissions requires the optional writing section. </p>

<p>If you are admitted to UF and the Office of Admissions determines that you meet these minimum criteria, you will receive an email on the Monday following the announcement of admissions decisions encouraging you to apply for the Honors Program. Students who are invited must complete their online Honors application by March 1. All applicants will be notified of their admission/denial into the Honors Program by e-mail.</p>