My son goes to an IB program too a class of 50 in the program, about 75% of them get in UF.
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I also think what type of classes they were. Obvious a B in an IB or AP holds more weight, than a standard class.
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Thanks for this info. The issue about class rank is intriguing. I have seen credible people say it doesn’t matter, and I have seen credible people say it does matter. I’ve never spoken to anyone at UF about this, but as selective as UF has become, I am in the camp that they do strongly consider class rank.
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My unweighted grades in a few ap classes I took was a B, not too hopeful tho
Below is from UF’s latest Common Dataset. This report is required by all universities and has all kinds of data in it. (google UF common dataset and it will show up)
This image is from the “C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION” section. It shows what they consider in the application process and the level relative importance of each element.
You can see that Class Rank is Considered. This shows that the rigor of high school classes and GPA are of the highest importance. Those two combined result in class rank within a high school and vary across high schools.
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It also says level or interest/demonstrated interest is considered. @melissa96 says demonstrated interest is definitely not part of the decision making process, so I wonder if other categories are in need of updating?
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Agreed, I thought that level of interest was not considered as well. I was also surprised that Racial/ethnic status was not considered. Perhaps the Common Dataset is not accurate.
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Demonstrated Interest is not considered - I’ll ask for that to be updated
@fl1234 It is against state law for Race/Ethnicity to be used in making admissions decisions. That law went into effect in 2000. School class rank is not considered although we definitely look at applicants from a school in relation to each other in addition to the entire applicant pool.
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SO, you are right. Rigor + GPA = Class rank. Even if its not officially considered!
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Melissa, question for you. Last year UF reported 49.000 applications. 42,000 by the deadline. When acceptance percentages are reported, are they based off of completed applications that were submitted by the deadline or just total applications? Do we know yet how many decisions for FTIC will be released on Friday?
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I believe it is a little higher than the number we released last year.
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Payscale primarily uses earning potential, so that is going to be widely skewed for schools who send professionals to one high cost city.
Thanks for the clarification @Melissa96.
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@nanosec Curious as to why don’t you recruit from Florida? Especially now that so many of the big financial firms are moving out of NYC and down here. Goldman is opening offices in Miami.
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It’s not that we don’t recruit there, we do. I was just comparing to the depth and breadth we recruit at OSU, IU, and UW.
Of the three which is first on your list
What does rigor really mean? For example we have two AP calc teachers one is much easier than the other, do you know which teacher the student had? Isn’t rigor still subjective?
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Rigor means you took AP Calc, not honors. They want to see that you took the hardest classes that were available to you that you could handle. Of course they don’t know what teachers are harder, but they know if you took honors English when AP Lang was an option.
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They’re all strong but I would say Kelley overall with OSU 2nd and UW third. Wisconsin’s strengths are Real Estate and in certain areas of Finance. I’m not well versed in Marketing/Management programs. I’m coming at it from the more quantitative and consulting side. In addition to the school, any parents of business majors should be looking at the quality of the Career Services Center, since many b schools have their own.