What are my chances of getting into UF, FSU, UCF, and UMiami

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I am a junior in high school and I am currently enrolled in a dual enrollment program at a state college. I am also taking 2 classes at school (AP Calculus AB and AICE Biology AS Level). Here are list of college level/college courses I have taken or in progress and the scores I received on AP/AS Level Exams.
AP Human Geography - 3 and a B in the class.
AICE European History AS Level - b or approximately 70-79 percent and a B in the class.
AICE Biology AS Level - A in 1st Semester and A so far.
AP Calculus AB - A in 1st Semester and A so far.
Composition 1 (College course) - A
Composition 2 (College course) - A so far.
History of US to 1877 (College course) - A
History of US Since 1877 (College Course) - A so far.
Intro to College Chemistry with Lab - A
General Chemistry 1 with Lab - A so far.

I am volunteering at my local United Way and at a hospice with 500 documented volunteer hours. I participate in Model UN at my school and attended a few conferences, but nothing to major. I am president of my schools Multicultural Club as well and our club host events at my school celebrating different cultures such as Latin Dance Competition, walking in our towns MLK parade, and celebrating teacher appreciation by making a traditional dish from a different country. I also hosted a 5K Race at my school this year that is opened to the community and is 100% sponsored based. All proceeds go to a scholarship my school gives out.

I have a 3.56 unweighted gpa because I mostly got Bs freshman and sophomore year, but I am trying to get a 3.6 or higher by the end of the school year. I have a 4.7 Weighted GPA.

I have a 34 on the ACT and a 2300 on the SAT. I got my score by studying rather than paying for SAT prep courses.

I am currently in the Top 10% of my class. I know I don’t stand out in terms of GPA, but my goal is attend UF and hopefully attend Med School in the future. The only terrible grade I have on my transcript is a C in Chemistry, but my high school chemistry was terrible teacher because she never taught. I do have an A in General Chemistry to make up for my lousy grade I received in 10th Grade Honors Chemistry to prove that I do not suck at Chemistry.

These are not the only schools I plan on applying to. I am also planning on applying to Florida Gulf Coast Univ., NYU, FSU, Boston Univ., and University of Pittsburgh.

Should I also mention that I am Mexican American :slight_smile:

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*the lower case b in AICE European History means I received around a 70-79 on the AS Level Exam which grants me college credit at all Florida Colleges/Universities.

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UF is a match, but with holistic admissions, it can seem a bit random.

About 50% of admissions is based on GPA (most important), Class Rigor, essay, and test scores (least important). The other 50% is based on ECs, leadership, volunteering, work, etc. If I had to guess, your UF weighted GPA is around a 4.1 to 4.2. (honor and pre-AICE, Pre-IB, classes are worth an extra 0.5 points, while AICE/AP/DE/IB classes are worth an extra 1.0 points).

Try to finish this year strong, and get that GPA up to a 3.6. :slight_smile:

FSU and UCF would also be matches (they are slightly less selective that UF), with UCF likely offering merit aid. If you’re choosing between FGCU and UCF (or USF, FAU, FIU), choose UCF (or one of the other three I listed), you’ll find better pre-med EC’s and such at this school.

University of Miami is a match, They seem to put more weight on test scores than UF, and a little bit less on GPA.

Good Luck!