<p>can someone explain why when I applied back in mid-Sep with a 4.0 GPA, 1290 SAT, 30 ACT, sports, activities, volunteer hours, etc and was not accepted. now there are people who applied AFTER Nov 1 deadline and they are getting accepted.</p>
<p>I was told there were too many qualified applicants and all could not be accepted. so if that's the case, why would UF now turn to folks who submitted their apps AFTER the deadline and be accepting them???</p>
<p>I agree. The November 1st deadline gives people PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENTY of time to complete their application. If you ask me, I think it’s inexcusable for people to miss this deadline. UF shouldn’t have a second deadline for irresponsible people. If you’re really passionate about UF (like Devalfla and I), applying before November 1st shouldn’t be an issue. I’m so excited that I got in, but I sympathize with Devalfla. You seem qualified, probably more so than 99% of those who applied after November 1st. That’s not right…</p>
<p>“I was told there were too many qualified applicants and all could not be accepted. so if that’s the case, why would UF now turn to folks who submitted their apps AFTER the deadline and be accepting them???”</p>
<p>^^^that’s really, really screwed up. Because I have friends with worse stats than yours who got in during the first deadline. wow, I’m really shocked…</p>
<p>I think UF should take the most competitive students regardless if they meet the November 1st deadline. I am also upset with UF Admissions for another reason (Holistic Admissions is a disgrace to academic excellence).</p>
<p>The holistic approach is the BEST approach. Just because someone gets a 2400 on the SAT doesn’t necessarily make them a good student or a good fit for a particular school.</p>
<p>Well to be frank that’s what UF wants you to think. It’s a blatant backdoor policy for minorities because applicants have many opportunities on their application to indicate their minority status through essays.</p>
<p>some ppl seem to dislike the holistic admission process, however, UF uses it, and their stats are still high and they are nationally well-known in academics. I don’t see the issue with this process. If UF wants to create diversity, then so be it.</p>
<p>If you’re not hispanic, native american or black then you probably should hate being potentially passed over by admissions committees based on the color of your skin despite possibly being more qualified. It’s reverse-racism and inspires a lot of envy in non-minorities.</p>
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<p>Such thinking is short-sighted. UF’s policies (which are indeed the same policies many other schools practice) stall improvements in race relations in their tracks. Here’s what “holistic admissions” says: some minorities aren’t good enough to compete on equal footing with everyone else and therefore they need to be cut some slack. You think that’s just my opinion? It is in fact the sentiment expressed by supreme court justice Clarence Thomas, who graduated from Yale:</p>
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<p>“Holistic admissions” may help a few minorities get into a good school, but it won’t help their job prospects after graduation, and the minorities that were qualified enough to get in regardless of race had their own academic merits questioned as a result. Tell me how this is fair to those people?</p>
<p>i have a friend with an 1130 sat, sub-4.0 gpa, few ECs, and he got accepted. he is a nice guy, but not intelligent. and he’s not a minority. uf admissions is dumb.</p>
what are you talking about? UF is using a special admission process for those who may not have the average stats that they usually admits. This also helps them to create diversity… since everyone knows that many minorities do not have the stellar stats of the white race. Now for some reason, I’m not sure what you’re trying to explain to me? Are you trying to explain to me the definition of holistic admission? And do you like or dislike the way UF creates diversity in the freshman class?</p>
This is true, obviously! Even if it was the other way around with whites being the minority and they so desire to attend a school that was difficult to get in, they would want their application to be evaluated with a special type of admission.</p>
<p>For others who have concerns about their admission into UF;
One of my friends said, if you only got into Princeton because you’re black, then go and get that education! Many people get sentimental and start to think, “I dont want to go now because I got in based on race and not academic merit.” Who cares? You have a chance that many people do not have, besides its the degree that counts in the long run and not the way you got in the school. Once again, why are you stating this quote/fact/opinion? Are you trying to tell me or someone else something?</p>
<p>I’m not going to make any more comments on the holistic admissions debate, keezy. I was giving my view on why people SHOULD have an issue with holistic admissions (you stated you didn’t take issue with it)</p>
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<p>I was giving my extremely cynical interpretation of holistic admissions, and yes I disagree with how UF goes about it.</p>
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<p>Well you missed the point of the quotation I gave.</p>
well you can always leave this post, and ignore other posts that offends you. by the way, you shouldnt use the word, obviously, too much. it seems like you trying to hard, peace.</p>
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i’m not worrying about it. I do see why qualified applicants are upset for being denied over lower stats applicants… however, UF has been in this process for a while now, and it seems like they are doing fine. I wasen’t sure what you were stating in your first post until now, and I do see why others would have an issue with UF Admissions. Nothing more is to say, everyone has their opinion, and it is valued.</p>
<p>Asian, first generation, 1230 SAT, 26 ACT
TOP 10% OF CLASS
ACCEPTED
Everyone at my school that was top 10% of the class got in (25 people, all above top 10% got in, 25 below 10% did not)</p>
<p>if i stayed at my old school i would not have been in the top 10%, for sure. at my current school i’m in the top 5%, and i was accepted (but i still had a 32 ACT and 4.0+ gpa). i have a friend at my old school that didn’t get accepted, and he had better stats than a lot of the people at my current school that got accepted. i guess he was not in the top 10%. sucks if you go to a competitive school…</p>