<p>One of my friends got a 25 on the ACT which converts to about a 1700 on the SAT, and he got accepted. He is also a HS/AA graduate, and I am positive he has a lower GPA than you. And I know he doesn't have any special extracurriculars. He is not a URM or legacy or anything. I have no idea why he got accepted. I don't understand UF admissions. lol</p>
<p>I have three friends with 28 and below ACT scores that were accepted. There is no one at my school that got rejected that I am aware of.</p>
<p>last year in my D's hs a lot of people got rejected ( only like 5 got in)and this year the opposite happened almost everybody, except 3, were accepted!! like 20 students got accepted!! we are all very surprise by UF decisions!</p>
<p>That's so weird.... I don't think anyone will ever understand UF admissions. Jman, why would your friend get accepted (nothing against your friend) when I have a better record? I just don't understand..... Oh well, I have three other great schools to chose from, and UF wasn't really my dream school or anything, but I still really hoped that I would have gotten in =/</p>
<p>It is weird, AT9. Although I got accepted, just browsing through the decision thread in this forum left me scratching my head at some of those accepted/rejected. There are definitely some people who got in that shouldn't have... and others who got rejected that deserved an offer to enroll. </p>
<p>Ah well. Good luck wherever you go!</p>
<p>Heh same here. Rejected me Thursday night last week. I have a 3.8 college GPA (not my UF gpa), 4.3~ weighted, 43rd out of my senior class, 1380 SAT, 4 years of football (captain senior year), 4 years of weightlifting, NHS, President's List at college for every semester I was there, and good community service for PAL.</p>
<p>Got accepted to GA tech, embry-riddle, UCF, and FAU. GA tech was the one that surprised me because according to college board their average SAT scores are much, much higher than Floridas.</p>
<p>It was a downer, but you just have to move on I guess.</p>
<p>Oh and what college/ major did you put down? I put CLAS.</p>
<p>I put down CLAS as well. But congrats on your other acceptances! I think the good thing about this is that most of the UF rejects on this forum have really good options (and sometimes better) to chose from. I just cant believe I didn't get in, and I find it even harder to believe that you(Festivus) didn't get in. Looking at the decisions thread, it just seems so weird. UF has the most unpredictable admissions office ever. I'm not trying to knock the people who got in with lower credentials, but it doesn't really add up. It is quite evident that instead of admitting the highest quality students out of the applicant pool, they accept whoever they want that will fit their special agenda, whatever that may be.</p>
<p>Dear AT9,</p>
<p>My question to you is: Did you have all the prerequisites for the major you chose? I have a similar profile to you (AA, Good GPA, etc), and I just had the prerequisites I needed to get into UF. (I put on my application Political Science) </p>
<p>If I chose another major that I didn't have the prerequistes for, I would not have been accepted into UF. </p>
<p>Unfortunately the university doesn't tell you this, but they want you to have all the prerequisites for your major if you're coming in with an AA degree. (It makes sense but it's good to know ahead of time)</p>
<p>Emily</p>
<p>Yeah I believe Helloduh is right. The thing is I could not have gotten all my prereqs. I'm doing early college at Daytona State College, but not on their main campus. In order to get into CLAS, I would have had to take physics, calculus, and chemistry (I think). Unfortunately, physics and calculus are only offered on the main campus, and due to football and weightlifting, I couldn't make the classes, let alone the labs that they require. I am taking Chem 1 w/ lab this semester, and I'm loving it, though. I think <em>most</em> of the people who did early college were doomed to not get accepted to Florida the second they signed up for it junior year.</p>
<p>Take physics for example:
FACTS.org</a> - It's all academic
Looks like they want you to take Chem 1+2, Calculus 1+2+3, and Physics 1+2. That's one heck of a work load for a high schooler with ANY EC activities.</p>
<p>That's just my theory, though.</p>
<p>Oh, and do you guys know anyone who got into Florida as a freshman with an AA degree?</p>
<p>^ You could be right. Which is stupid, because you'd think that out of all the people who applied, the ones that have completed two years of hard college courses with a high GPA would be among the most capable of succeeding at UF. Did you guys apply/get in at FSU? I had not problem getting in there, in fact, since I had my A.A. in December, they called back in October and offered me a slot this Spring if I wanted it. It seemed like they really liked A.A./high school students, but UF doesn't =/. </p>
<p>Helloduh, no I didn't. My major was pre-law at PJC, but I applied for Political Science at UF. They told me numerous times that it wouldn't matter, though. They said that all I need was an A.A. degree. But then again, they told me my admissions decision would be available on th 13th....</p>
<p>The person with the AA that I know that got in also applied for Summer B instead of fall...Rumor had it that it was easier to get for Summer B, but I don't really know if that is true.</p>
<p>Festivus, what are you planning to major in?</p>
<p>One of my friends (also dual enrolled) got in with a 22 on the ACT and far below a 4.0 GPA.... oh yeah, and she failed a Stats class, is not a minority, legacy, or anything else, and she has virtually NO ec's. And to top it off, she's going to pass it up and go to UWF instead. No, not Wake Forest, the University of West Florida. </p>
<p>Can someone tell me what in the hell is wrong with UF admissions? I really don't feel bad about getting rejeced now, because it's clear that the Uf admissions office is a complete joke.</p>
<p>If she had all the prereqs for the major that she's going into, I can't see why she wouldn't get in (That's pretty much what UF is looking for when they look at Dual-enrolled students with an AA)</p>
<p>Yeah, her ACT score isn't good, but I think that they are looking for all-around students (maybe there's something you don't know about her?) Did she apply for summer b/c it's usually easier to get in then...</p>
<p>But I wouldn't pass UF for UWF, haha.</p>
<p>Also, they probably don't look at the ACT score because they don't for transfers.</p>
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<p>Even though it seems that way, they have said a million times that there are so many qualified students. They cannot accept them all. Plus, if they only accept the students with the 4.0, then that will tell the other students with lower stats to not even try. I have seen and know students they are qualified but have been rejected, it's sad.. but thats how admissions work-no guareentees. High Stats or Low Stats, there are no promises that you will get admitted unless your dad/mother is on the admission committee, =) Plus even with UF rejections of high qualified students, their stats are still high and it probably has risen because this incoming class.</p>
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Yeah, her ACT score isn't good, but I think that they are looking for all-around students (maybe there's something you don't know about her?) Did she apply for summer b/c it's usually easier to get in then...
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Yes, they said they do want all around students, and it can be easier to get into other terms, even if they said they consider them the same.</p>
<p>At best, the only extra curricular activities she had were a few volunteer activities. Not like leading or actively participating in a group, but one-time things. Also, they do look at her ACT (and/or SAT) because she is still in high school, and they look at the full transfer and high school records.... from what they told me anyway, which given recent events, could be completely false. </p>
<p>I don't think there's much academically or extra curricular that I don't know about her. Her transfer GPA was almost definitely in the 2.0's somewhere..... mine was 3.9. Here's how a comparison looks:</p>
<p>Her vs. Me
College GPA: 2.0's vs. 3.9
A.A. Degree completed: No vs. Yes
ACT: 22 vs. 27
UF GPA: ? vs. 4.5
Athletics: None vs. 3 varsity sports, captain of two, MVP and All-Conference in one.
EC's: Member(not officer) of SGA, helps out with a couple church programs vs. treasurer (9), President (10), V. Pres(11), and President(12) of the SGA, ton's of volunteer hours, etc.
Race: White vs. White. </p>
<p>I'm beginning to wonder if they think I lied on my transcript or something.... or that because I was homeschooled, all of this SGA stuff is false or not completely accurate. Whatever. I hate to keep rambling on this subject, because I sound like some of the students in the "1300 and rejected thread." I really don't think I'm somehow better than her, or anyone else that got in. I just think that the admission's office is not selecting the students with the best academic records and best potential like they should be. </p>
<p>Btw, her reason for not going to UF is because she doesn't want to leave everyone she knows here, and her mom has been having medical problems lately. So I can kinda understand. But yeah, I wouldn't even consider UWF is I got into UF! haha</p>
<p>Edit: Before I being l need to say I'm with AT9 on the 1300 rejected thread. I don't want to come off as "that guy", because that's not what I'm trying to do here. I just want an even playing field for everyone that applied to UF with an AA degree.</p>
<p>Let me get this out in the open so as to clear some confusion. If you have an AA, you did not get rejected because of your GPA, your SAT, your ECs, or other circumstances. You could have been a perfect, grade A student with 1600 on your SATs and 60+ college credit hours, but if you did not meet your prerequisites, there is no way you could have gotten into Florida. </p>
<p>So far, I know of two people that have applied to Florida from my early college, and one of them graduated high school early. They did not get in because they did not meet the prerequisites for their majors, and both of them are extremely ****ed. I too fall into this boat, but I am not as mad as they are. I will voice my concern about how Florida does business, however.</p>
<p>Getting rejected to Florida has nothing to do with your current academic standings, but with what major you chose to go in on. And to answer laughingbrunette's question, my major was physics.</p>
<p>Now, one could lie on their transcripts and say they want to get into Florida for a major they have the prereqs for, and they would probably get in. I don't know what will happen when they go to their academic adviser, but that's neither here nor there.</p>
<p>It seems Florida, out of all the colleges that I've applied to, is actually condemning the initiative that many kids took. Students out of high school, under NO circumstance, should ever be weighed as transfer students. I had to make my college schedule around sports, not the other way around. And even if I could, how many 18 year olds do you know that have taken Calc 1,2,3, Diff equations, Physics 1,2, and Chem 1,2? All by the end of their senior year. Well, that's what Florida expects.</p>
<p>To top it all off, I got my "rejectance" letter yesterday in the mail. It said:</p>
<p>"Following an initial eligibility review by the Office of Admissions, your application was referred to the college for decision."</p>
<p>Alright, lets break this sentence down into two parts.</p>
<p>"Following an initial eligibility review by the Office of Admissions, your application was referred..."</p>
<p>Are you kidding me with this? It sounds to me like they didn't even review my application as a freshman. They just said "YEP 60 credit hours!" and sent it to...</p>
<p>"the college for decision."</p>
<p>So, now I'm coming in as a transfer student, but as a senior straight out of high school. Of course I'm not going to have the pre req's for my major. Of course, there's no information about any of this anywhere on their website, or else many people wouldn't be in this situation.</p>
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<p>Sorry for the rant, but I needed to vent. I'm going to talk with the early college guidance councilor at my high school and college tomorrow, and then maybe call Florida Friday.</p>
<p>Oh and one last thing: It would have been easier to get into Florida, for me, if I would have just failed a class so I could have been 3 hours short of an AA. Sounds counter intuitive, no?</p>
<p>Ok seriously last point. Found this on the University of Florida website and it speaks for itself:
"Any student who has earned at least 12 semester hours of college credit following graduation from high school is considered a transfer applicant. "
University</a> of Florida - Admissions</p>
<p>Ugh just read that "****ed" part as "mad about it."</p>
<p>Festivus, I understand and I'm sorry. But it does say every major prereqs on the website:</p>
<p>I agree wholeheartedly, Festivus. All of the other schools I've applied to have rewarded me with my hard work with acceptance and scholarship letters. UF, however, probably didn't even look at my freshman resume.... I applied for political science, because they told me it wouldn't matter as long as I had my AA. My major was in Pre-Law, because my school didn't have a political science major, so I figured that a Pre-Law AA would look pretty impressive. Guess not. </p>
<p>I'm with Festivus here, in that it's not the end of the world for me that I didn't get in. I got into several other great schools, with much more efficient and honest admissions offices. I think UF will begin to pay for their crappy administrative abilities. FSU, on the other hand, has been on the rise in the rankings, and has a higher student quality every year. I feel bad for the other students like me who probably think that an AA looks pretty impressive. But unlike me, there are probably other students who have been dreaming about UF forever, and will get punished for their hard work and intelligence. </p>
<p>It would have been nice if they told us about that whole prereqs thing before or at least sometime durring the admissions season....</p>