Decision: Accepted (AND THRILLED)
Applied to which school/college: College of Journalism and Communications (Telecommunications)
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):560 Math 640 Reading 620 Writing [Taken 4 times]
ACT: 25 [Twice]
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.63
UF GPA: 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 79
AP (place score in parenthesis): Only passed AP human (3), AP World (2), APUSH (2), APES (N/A)
Senior Year Course Load: Journalism, Dual Enrollment Algebra and Statistics, AP Environmental, TV Prod. Hnrs., Dual Enrollment Government and College Success Skills, Dual Enrollment English (1102) and DE American Literature, TV Pro Hnrs., Economics Honors.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): “Miss” of my high school (official ambassador), Victory With Honor Recipient, American Youth Character Award, Florida Assoc of Media Excellence- News Story Regional Gold Medalist, Columbia Scholastic Press Assoc. Silver Medalist(2-Time), FHSAA - Cheerleading State Runner-up
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Go Make a Difference Club (Founder and President)
Varsity Cheerleading (2 yr co-captain), Yearbook (Asst. Editor-in-Chief) The Legion (official school spirit club. Founding Member/Officer) National Honor Society, Knights of the Round Table (like florida cicerones, but for my high school. Secretary), (National English Honor Society,Treasurer), Junior Ladies/Senior Women (Vice President), (Interact Club, Secretary)
Job/Work Experience:Varsity Spirit Fashions “It Girl” Marketing Intern, American Cheerleader Magazine Writer
Volunteer/Community service: Church Middle School Group (High School Youth Leader), Upward Cheerleading Coach,
Best Buddies/The Sparkle Effect Team leader (special needs cheer team), Passages- 4 day program for girls entering sixth grade. Served as mentor, Costa Rica Mission trip-Built homes and provided social ministry to residents.
Summer Activities: UF Summer Journalism Institute (2 yrs), UF YLC conference
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Definitely a Solid 8. I’m going into journalism, if that tells you anything. I wrote about how while I know what I want out of life, I want it to be spontaneous. I wrote about doing things for the “Gator good” and giving back to my community after achieving my dream career thanks to UF’s top notch education.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public 2A, primarily white, suburban…you get the idea. Very competitive.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: IDK. I think my parents make 150,000+
Hooks (Athlete; first generation college, etc.): Big jump in grades from Freshman to Sophomore year. (like All Bs and a C to All A’s). My extracurriculars involved my major and “my experience I had in creating a solution” was great: I started a district wide mental health awareness program after a student committed suicide. Our school was devastated and I wanted to help because I related so much with that student’s struggle. I wrote about how teen mental health was a problem and how I cooperated with administration to help honor the students memory and prevent it from happening again.
Reflection
Strengths: Resume is pretty much Harvard material
Weaknesses: My GPA and Test Scores were average
Why you think you were accepted: Resume, Essay, and I’m a third generation gator. Also Spoke to my UF Admissions representatives face to face to create a relationship with them.
Where else were you accepted: University of South Carolina, UCF, Auburn, UofAlabama, UofTennessee. Haven’t Heard back from UT Austin yet.
General Comments: I’m passionate about the Gator Nation. I’ve lived, breathed, bled orange and blue for as long as I can remember. My enthusiasm really showed in my application. I also attended College fairs to talk to my admissions representatives and put a face to my application (twice). I did the Gator For a day program as well which allowed me to chat with my rep as well. They’re so easily accessible. If you get them to like you- chances are- they’ll want to click accept!!!
