USF Admission Class of 2020

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Hi y’all, I’m starting this post to get a little background info on the prospective students for the University of South Florida’s Class of 2020. Please fill out the following…

  1. Date applied:
  2. GPA Weighted:
  3. GPA Unweighted:
  4. ACT/ or SAT Scores:
  5. Extracurricular Activities
  6. Ethnicity:
  7. Major:

***Please be honest with all of these answers; I am waiting for my acceptance (or denial) as well, and I am sooo stressed out about it right now:)

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  1. Date applied: 8/24/2015, Transcript was received on 8/31/2015
  2. GPA Weighted: 4.54 (USF recalculated GPA)
  3. GPA Unweighted: 3.94
  4. ACT/ or SAT Scores: 30 ACT, 1330 SAT CR+M, 1940 SAT with writing
  5. Extracurricular Activities: Hospital Volunteering (over 100 hrs), MUN (4 years, officer Senior year), NHS, National English Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Technology Advisory Committee (2 years), 40 hours of physician shadowing, Biology tutor (while I was in 10th grade), Art Show (had a photograph shown in an art show last year)
  6. Ethnicity: White
  7. Major: My intended major is Biomedical sciences (I signed up for the premed advisory program)

Im going to add one more section to what you posted above.
8. Other schools applied to: UCF (accepted), UF, FSU, University of Miami, Emory, Oxford of Emory

My top choice is USF though, at the moment.
I’m still waiting on my admissions decision to USF. I hope I received some notification soon.

Can you fill out the survey too? I want to be able to see what other people’s background info is too. :slight_smile: I am kinda going crazy too checking MyUSF everyday (sometimes every hour even) for some extra information.

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causticgas, may I ask why USF is your top choice?

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Hi Lurdes777,

The main reason why USF is my top choice is mainly financial. A second reason is due to the fact that it is in the South. I want to stay either in Florida or Georgie.
Also, I can’t afford to go to a private university, unless I get a full ride. I know that I won’t qualify though for need-based aid. I don’t think that my test scores warrant a full ride at either UMiami or Emory. I think they need to be a little higher than that. I have Florida pre-paid also and I would qualify for Florida bright-futures. This means that I would not have to pay anything to go to school at USF or any other Florida state school.
I do not want to have to take out a student loan and go in debt because I want to go to either med school or dental school and those are really expensive.

Out of all of the possible Florida public universities, I like USF the best. Tampa is a nice city, it’s not a college-town. In addition, I preferred the campus to UF and UCF. They also have a good pre-med advisory program.

These are just a few of the reasons why I prefer USF, as you can see money is going to play a big role in my decision

As a side note, the funny thing is the day after I posted my original reply, I was accepted into USF! :slight_smile:

May I ask if you are considering USF at all?

I hope that this helped!!

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thank you for your reply. Yes, USF applied last night. Although, have not been to either Tampa nor St Pete campuses. Have been to most other Florida schools and so far UF is my number 1 choice, albeit unlikely to get in.

How long did it take for USF to send you their decision? I also couldnt get a clear answer from college board how long it takes to schools receive SAT scores. You would think it is all automatic and takes less than a minute…

My stats for the record: 3.83 W gpa, 1970 SAT, varsity swimming 4 years, part time job.

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It took about a month after they received my transcript (8/31), but they only started accepting in October. I was accepted Oct. 2nd.

For some reason, it can take a week or two (sometimes even longer) for them to receive scores. I, also, don’t get why they can’t receive them immediately. I think it may just be a way for collegeboard to charge extra.

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Of course!:slight_smile: Thank you for your honest response btw…

  1. Date applied: 9/30/2015
  2. GPA Weighted: 3.9860
  3. GPA Unweighted: 3.5660
  4. ACT/ or SAT Scores: 23
  5. Extracurricular Activities: President of Operation: Outreach for two years (11,12), Member of Key Club for one year (9), Leader of the Teen Abstinence Group at my church (11,12), Danceline (9,10,11,12), Magnificent Mile Parade in Chicago (11), St. Patrick’s Day Parade (10), Patriotic Pops for Artis Naples (10), The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2015 (12), Living Word Community Church Youth Group (11,12), D.O.S.A.- Directorate of Student Agenda (10, 11, 12), Girl Scouts (K-12), K is for Kids Teen Spokesperson (10, 11, 12), K is for Kids Social Media Intern (11), GCHS Dance for Change member for two years (11, 12)
  6. Ethnicity: White
  7. Major: Elementary Education
  8. Community Service: 131+ hours
  9. Other Schools I Applied To: UCF and FGCU
  10. Senior Schedule: 6 dual enrollment classes and 3 FLVS classes

…do you think I have a good chance?

I hope my extensive list of extracurriculars, senior schedule, and community service makes up for my low test score!

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Your senior year schedule has 6 DE classes. I believe that colleges like those. Also, you do have a lot of extracurriculars. I think that you have a good chance. They honestly should take all of that into account when looking at your application. Also, there is the fact that you applied so early. Since you have already applied, I think that you have a better chance now than if you would have waited a few months. I think some of last year’s seniors from my school had similar test scores to yours and lower GPAs and they were still accepted.

Good luck!

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I got in and am super excited. Go Bulls!:slight_smile:

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Congratulations!

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ACCEPTED on 10/14/15

  1. Date applied: 9/31/15
  2. GPA Weighted: 4.0
  3. GPA Unweighted: 3.32
  4. ACT/ or SAT Scores: 30
  5. Extracurricular Activities: Played a few sports , internship for 3 years straight , only joined 2 clubs during high school. That's all I remember on top of my head. 312 Community Service Hours.
  6. Ethnicity: Asian
  7. Major: Biomedical Sciences
  8. Residency : In State
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@toanthai just curious but are you pre med?

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No

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Son accepted 10/20/15 :slight_smile:

  1. Date applied: 09/29/15 Transcript was received on 10/13/2015
    1. GPA Weighted: 3.77 (3.5 USF recalculated GPA)
    2. GPA Unweighted: 3.1
    3. ACT/ or SAT Scores: 31 ACT, 1320 SAT CR+M, 2020 SAT with writing
    4. Rigor: 14 AP's (including senior year), rest all honors.
    5. Extracurricular Activities: Various clubs and volunteering
    6. Ethnicity: asian/white
    7. Major: Mechanical Engineering
    8. In State

Did not do essay

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How do you know if accepted or no? Email? The page I am looking at shows that transcript was received on 10-5-2015 and application date is 9-30-2015, however, “we have not reached our decision”. Is it a bad sign?

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No… I think you should receive a decision soon though. Good luck !

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Accepted on 10/13/15

  1. Date applied: 9/8/15 Transcript was received on 9/9/15
  2. GPA Weighted: 4.26 (USF recalculated GPA)
  3. GPA Unweighted: 3.92
  4. ACT/ or SAT Scores: 28 ACT
  5. Extracurricular Activities: varsity swim team (captain), varsity track and cross country, DECA for two years, girls' swim team manager for three years. Spanish, math and science tutor (11th & 12th grade), 250+ volunteer hours
  6. Ethnicity: white
  7. Major: Accounting
  8. Out of state

No essay

USF is my top choice, go Bulls!

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ACCEPTED ON 10/27/15

  1. Date applied: 10/19/2015
  2. GPA Weighted: 4.1
  3. GPA Unweighted: 3.5
  4. ACT/ or SAT Scores: 22 ACT 1320 SAT
  5. Extracurricular Activities: student government (treasurer) , yearbook (senior editor) , key club (treasurer) , national honor society (Vice president)
  6. Volunteer Hours: 800+, Memorial Hospital Miramar, Cleveland Clinic Hospital, Teacher Assistant
  7. Ethnicity: African American
  8. Major: Chemistry
  9. Residency: Florida Resident
  10. Senior Classes: (ALL DUAL ENROLLMENT) Composition I, Composition II, US History, College Algebra, Public Speaking, Pre-Cal Algebra, General Psychology, National Government
  11. No ESSAY
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Ugh I see that all of you received decisions so fast. My son applied on 9/8, SATs were received 9/14 and transcript was received 9/25 and he has heard nothing. I guess we can conclude that this is a bad sign?

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ACCEPTED 10/28

  1. Date applied: Last doc received 10/18(Sunday)
  2. GPA Weighted: 4.5(school's version)
  3. GPA Unweighted: 3.5
  4. ACT/ or SAT Scores: 1850 SAT(690 Critical reading/ 560 Math/ 600 Writing)

AP Human Geo, AP World History, AP English Comp, AP US History, AP Chinese, AP Psychology, AP English Lit. Rest are mostly honors. I failed Algebra II Honors 10th grade but retook it and got B’s.

  1. Extracurricular Activities (Founder & President) Chinese Club (Congressional Captain) Debate (Assistant Web Editor) School Newspaper (Treasurer) Church youth group (Member) Chemistry Club 1st place in 6 county world language competitions for the Chinese language Chinese III award AP Scholar with Honors Chinese Bridge Award

75 Service Hours:
Church
Theological Institute
Charity events
Debate
Chemistry

  1. Ethnicity: Hispanic
  2. Major: Undecided
  3. Did essay