<p>If it means much to anyone, I gave up my UCF spot ^^</p>
<p>You guys would appreciate it way more than me!</p>
<p>Damn Mayday, I feel for you, but don’t blame your mom for making you apply for fall because I applied for fall and they offered me summer. Even though it’s going to cost me more, I accepted it because I didn’t want to risk them denying me if I didn’t write back. Oh and also, it said on the page that if I didn’t respond in 30 days that they could deny me because space is limited.
This should give you hope because maybe some kids that were waiting to see if they got in just to see if they could get in would be like oh okay cool I got in and then deny the offer, that would open up spots and they will start accepting people of the waiting list :)</p>
<p>Yeah I guess me letter and everything did nothing. Idk maybe it put me on the waitlist. It sucks because those are the letter you usually send when on the waitlist and I sent one pre-waitlist!</p>
<p>Ah, Mayday, I think everyone on this forum was rooting for you to get in. 
However you did get into USF which is a great school, and that’s more than my S did. Of the twins one got into UCF and still hadn’t accepted (he got into UF and FSU also.) But after looking at apartments (S1 wanted a dorm thinking his brother would get in soon) we got home to a denial letter.</p>
<p>Flat out denial, and there’s no way I can afford to pay for an apartment in Orlando when S1 gets a free ride to UCF. So now S1 is going to UF and S2 will go to FIU or the CC here in Miami and live at home.</p>
<p>As my son said “If they don’t see past the scores, and denied the smartest geek any of us know I don’t want to go there either.” So there’s one more spot open if it’s any help.</p>
<p>The other incredible thing is S2 (denied to UCF) just got a letter from Georgia Tech so he’s meeting with both a GT and an MIT recruiter at Worlds in April for robotics. So it’s all about numbers Mayday, not holistic approach.</p>
<p>My “not good enough” son will probably discover the cure for cancer. I know his friends are disappointed he’s not going to UCF. Most of his robotics team planned to use his skill at coding to get through computer labs. But in reality, the first two years are all prereqs anyway (as it said on the USF denial letter) and he’ll end up every bit as successful, if not more so. So will you.</p>
<p>When one door closes another one opens. Yeah, that got a shoe thrown at my head at home too. Hang in there and bloom where you are planted. I know I know enough. You will bloom. Never doubt it. Just wanted you to know all of us think you deserve to get in, but sometimes wanting it the most doesn’t make it happen. You’ll make your own success happen. So will my twins. In different ways. Should be interesting.</p>
<p>Yep yep. I don’t know what Mayday -wants- to do, but once I develop affordable househeld robotic assistants, I want to make him utilize it and be my co-CEO, or whatever. I don’t know why, but I like him :D</p>
<p>I agree with housedivedeX4…and for what its worth I don’t know either mayday or ari but have read through so many of these posts and have been rooting for the two of you to get in UCF- they will be lucky to get you guys:)</p>
<p>Aww, thanks kathee :D</p>
<p>And yes, I’m here on XX at 1:36 a.m. My boyfriend is playing Fable 3, and I’m too addicted to this place. :D</p>
<p>Yeah guys. Sorry for the cursing 
I just had my heart set on this and never expected this outcome. I honestly just wanted to be rejected if not accepted so I can move on and think there’s nothing I could do… but UCF just keeps me waiting and waiting , holding my breath and they are probably going to let me drown. And yeah I expected them to offer me summer if I didn’t get into fall (if not rejected). Like I was SURE I wouldn’t get into Fall but I thought I was a good fit for summer. I just don’t get what constitutes someone being placed on the waitlist.</p>
<p>Wow, I’ve honestly been rooting for Mayday and I still can’t believe they’ve put you on the wait list still. It’s sad that UCF doesn’t see much beyond scores. I can’t blame them because of the ridiculous number of applications that they receive, but still. Mayday, I’m crossing my fingers for you, I really do hope you get in. You seem like you deserve this spot more than a lot of other kids. I remember being in agony when I only waited about a month for UCF’s decision last year, so I can only imagine where you’re coming from. </p>
<p>Good luck to everyone that have been placed on the wait list as well!</p>
<p>Thank you all for rooting for me! That makes me happy. It truly means a lot!</p>
<p>UCF confuses me though because there are people with my stats getting in for summer. I also have a 4.0 dual enrollment GPA which I think should somewhat prove that I am capable of college level coursework .I would think they would accept someone with my stats that also has good dual enrollment grades to back them up. Thought that they would think I would be a safer bet. Oh well. I think that you can accept other offers of admission though and then if admitted I could choose UCF. But if I don’t have housing I don’t think I’d want to go… I don’t want to live off campus.</p>
<p>To be honest Mayday, I was the same as you about living on/off campus my first semester at UCF. If I could do it all over again, I’d rather live off campus. The prices are pretty much around the same range (dorming costs a crap load) and you get your own room off campus, unless you wanna pay more for apartments on-campus. Sharing a bathroom with 3 other people has been quite an interesting experience for me and I would never wanna do it again. The only bright side to this is maintenance every week. But of course the prime location helps a lot too. Buuuut, living off campus isn’t bad either because they have UCF buses that runs every 15 mins or so.</p>
<p>Anyways, back on topic. Have you been accepted to any other schools for back up, at least?</p>
<p>I’ve only got like a semester left of my AA… I was thinking of living in the dorms during it. During that time, I’d like to secure a job, and meet some friends, and then get an apartment off-campus together. Is that recommended, Mizz?</p>
<p>@ Miz, It’s looking like I’ll be going to USF. I got into USF, University of Tampa, and St. Leo. USF was my second choice though so it’s not that bad.</p>
<p>Arifriel, are you starting over the summer? If so, then yea, it might be a good idea to stay on campus for that semester and get an apartment for fall and spring term. I don’t think there are any housing agreements where u can only stay for fall term though. You can also get an apartment with random people and see how that works out… </p>
<p>And Mayday, USF is a great school. If I didn’t live so far away from it, I would’ve actually considered going there. I’d say it’s on the same level as UCF. But if worse comes to worse and UCF rejects you, USF is definitely not a bad choice at all.</p>
<p>Yeah I know it isn’t. I just live really close to it and my brother goes there. Idk I just love UCF.</p>
<p>Any tips on how to get off the waiting list? lol.</p>
<p>I guess I’ll try whatever I can … there’s no point in giving up now. I’ve literally worked so hard for it and my senior year has sucked because of it… I thought it would be worth it though if I got/get into UCF. And it’s not so bad now because at least I’ll know the latest date that I will find out my fate. I was going crazy not knowing when I would before! This is the thing though, normally people send in Letters Of Continued Interest when they are Waitlisted or Deferred, but I just sent mine in this week so Idk if they read it before they made my decision or not. I guess I can call and ask if they did or not…</p>
<p>A friend of mine told me a while back that you can appeal your status to a committee via a letter. Not really sure about the details but it is worth trying.</p>
<p>Andre</p>
<p>my son is a transfer student and was accepted in two weeks. you probably should call</p>
<p>I was deferred in mid january for semester grades and still havent heard back. USF accepted me about 3 weeks ago and nothing has changed on my application status for UCF</p>
<p>So I just called and asked about the wait-list .I asked if It was ranked and she said no. So i’m like how do you go about picking off of the waitlist then? And she’s like we pick the ones with the highest GPA’s and SAT’s. So I’m like well isn’t it ranked then? And she’s like well no it’s not in numerical order. So what i’ve gotten out of that is that basically I’m not getting in because my test scores suck lol.</p>
<p>I applied back in early December, was deferred in January, and I finally got a change in my application status on Saturday night. Unfortunately, I wasn’t offered admission. I’m going to try my best to write an essay of appeal, but I wish there was something else I could do as well. I wanted to go into their art program, so I was hoping I could somehow have an interview or something where I could show them my portfolio. I don’t know. I have a meeting with my CAP advisor tomorrow, so we’ll see if she has anything to say.</p>