<p>I'm interested in applying to UCF and I've never really seen summer programs in the other schools that I've applied to. Could someone explain it to me? I'm an OOS student and obviously I'd like my chances to be as great as possible, and from my reading it seems as if people apply for summer because it's easier to get into, but is it possible to apply for both at the same time?</p>
<p>I am out of state and I chose to apply for summer.
Most schools have summer terms strictly to see if a student is good enough for fall and they are OFFERED that. At UCF and most Florida schools you can actually choose summer as an option. You can only apply for one term at a time, but you can reapply for a different term if you were denied from another. If you pass all your summer classes then you are safe to go for the fall, no need to reapply or anything. People say summer term is easier to get into, but I’m not sure that’s the case anymore. BUT when a student is OFFERED summer term instead of fall, the university simply wants to see if they can handle the strength of that university’s classes before they go for fall with a full course load. (Let me know if that doesn’t make sense) I believe every student is looked at the same, no matter the term.
Pros:
You have to take a summer term in order to graduate anyway
Get hard classes out of the way (more time to study since you only take 2-3 classes)
Get to know the area and campus
Get to know people
Possibly get a job before everyone gets there
Who wouldn’t want to be in college in florida during the summer?!</p>
<p>Cons:
You give up your summer back at home</p>
<p>Honestly, the pros strongly outweigh the cons!</p>
<p>Awesome reply, thanks a lot!</p>
<p>If I apply for the fall session would they possibly offer me the summer session if I’m not a good for for them? Also I don’t intend on graduating from UCF, I’d like to transfer into University of Florida after a year or two. </p>
<p>It all sounds amazing though, as you said the pros really do outweigh the cons. I think I’ll apply summer. Do you or anybody know the exact dates of the summer term?</p>
<p>Edit: Looks as if it’s May 14th - August 4th. I don’t graduate until June 5th unfortunately :(</p>
<p>Yes if you apply for Fall and they believe you aren’t the best fit but aren’t terrible, they may put you in summer. And there’s a Summer B session which is June 25th - August 3rd if I read correctly ([University</a> of Central Florida Academic Calendar - Summer 2012](<a href=“http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu/calendar/academic/2012/summer/]University”>http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu/calendar/academic/2012/summer/)). If you want to do it and aren’t completely sure about dates, I’d say call the Office of Admissions and they can usually clear up any confusion ((407) 823-3000) :)</p>
<p>Summer term starts June 23rd or something around that date. What you saw was another summer term date, all freshman attend summer term B which is typically from end of June-early August!</p>
<p>I, personally, feel as though summer is the best of both worlds. While some individuals may not like the idea of attending school during their summer vaction, I really think it contains many benefits for each individual. For one, you get a head start on your classes, or GE’s, which can only put you in a better position in fall. While every other student who shows up in fall will be signing up for a large amount of classes, you’ve already completed do-great stance to be in. You also get to meet individuals, get a feel of the campus, and become familiar with the college life style. There’s many individuals who attend college, who were straight A students throughout high school, and end up doing poorly, all because they did not know how to balance college life. Summer term makes the transition from high school to college that much easier. There’s also the job aspect-summer students get first pick of the options for jobs on campus. I’m unsure about other individuals, but I a job is very important, especially when you have parents who haven’t paid for you since your freshmen year-summer term students get to pick up the highly desired jobs. Just like ‘AS’ said, the positives out weight the negative aspects. Maybe years previously it was easier to get into, but in our current time, colleges are no longer simply ‘easy’ to gain acceptence into-especially not UCF.</p>
<p>Yea, I applied for summer for all of the above reasons, (well, almost), and I’m thankful that I did. I was accepted to UCF about a week ago now and am getting things in order. After reading about how helpful the summer session is, I’m glad I didn’t choose fall, and happy that I’ll get the summer prerequisite done with. I plan on working my first year so easier access to a job is another added bonus. I can’t wait to start my college education.</p>