<p>I want to go to University of Florida more than anything. I have a 3.5 gpa with 45 credit hours from the 3rd ranked community college in the nation (hahah like that means anything--I'll take whatever help I can get)...I've got nothing but A's and B's except for one C+ the first semester of fresh. year. If I retake the class i got the c+ in, my gpa would ride to 3.6ish....would this increase my chances for admission in a way meaningful enough to justify retaking it? any thoughts? thanksssssss</p>
<p>and will having a legacy count for anything at all????</p>
<p>Are you at SFC? I didn't even know CC rankings existed.</p>
<p>Anyways, your chances at UF depend on major. I know it got harder after the budget cuts reduced the transfer acceptances, but a lot of the rejcts have horrible stats. I was accepted for this fall to the B school, but decided not to attend, and am currently trying to transfer to Cornell. As far as legacy, I doubt it counts since the app didn't even ask when I applied ( I am also legacy). </p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>No, its a NY CC....I am a philosophy major--so College of Liberal Arts. Its a real shame that I hate Cornell, because my school has an agreement with them that guarantees me admission. Its both ironic and annoying that I could get into Cornell for sure, but Florida is so uncertain. I'll trade you my Cornell admission for your admission to UF?!</p>
<p>Why do you "hate" Cornell?</p>
<p>My best friend went there, and I visited about 100 times. Hated everything about it: the social scene, the location (yes, I hate Ithaca--sue me), and quite frankly, I'd rather go somewhere a little easier and get a higher gpa, as my undergrad is merely a means to law school. I'm sorry DarkStar, I should have remembered that its blasphemous to dislike an Ivy league school. Please forgive me?</p>
<p>No, you misunderstood me. If you dislike Cornell that's your business. I just wanted to know why you felt so strongly about it that you would use the word "hate". You have a right to your own opinion, so settle down.</p>
<p>Gotcha, the mere use of quotation marks implied a condescending tone to me. I don't know why. Also, to support my opinion, there's even a designated suicide bridge there. lol</p>
<p>And I just feel so strongly about it bc I think its absurd that I can get into a school that will reject people 1000x more qualified than I am. Conversely, I may have a difficult time of getting into UF, and less qualified students may be admitted--simply because of agreements with in-state CC's.</p>
<p>Why on earth do you want to go to UF if you live in NY? I am not at all impressed with its academics. I have lived in gainesville my whole life and am sick of it. I love Florida as a state and want to live here after I graduate, but not Gainesville. Having grown up a miami hurricanes fan the athletics at UF don't excite me, so there is really not anything there that appeals to me. </p>
<p>I am assuming you are a NY resident which makes it much harder, but I doubt philosophy is all that competive. The only really appealing thing I saw at UF was the cheap tuition, but if you are OOS you don't get it. It is a shame you hate a vastly superior school though. The CC's that have transfer agreements with cornell don't have them for the college and major I applied for anyways.</p>
<p>Well, I am currently living in Clearwater as a means establishing residency. Of course UF doesn't impress you if you've lived in Gainesville your whole life; its old and played out for you. I am visiting there later this week, so I'll have to see for myself. But if you lived an hr away from Cornell for 20 years like I have, I bet Gainesville would appeal to you in a whole different way.</p>
<p>After reading your other posts, I see have similar feelings about UF as you do of Cornell. And yes, you will have a harder time getting in than some less qualified CC applicants from florida, however, I was not one of them. Are you against the SUNY system if you just want to go to a state school? UF may not be the best place to go if you want a high gpa as all the people I know end up worshiping the sports and going to keggers every weekend.</p>
<p>edit: I understand why you don't love cornell, but if you have never visited UF yet, it may not be for you. It is HUGE. I laugh when I hear people call cornell really big when UF's undergrad is about 3x as large. But, if you do establish residency I am sure it would help significantly, even if you attend a school in NY. I am wondering how you are living in clearwater if you are still attending the CC in NY though...?</p>
<p>Yes, I am 100% against SUNY schools. I have NO justifiable reason, and it drives my parents crazy. I think I'd be okay, I can balance social/academic life pretty well. Do you think I'm even competitive for admission?</p>
<p>...exactly, so assuming that your 'more qualified' than I am (which may be true as far as numbers are concerned), if you don't get in wouldn't it drive you nuts knowing that I did? I don't know, it just really bothers me.</p>
<p>Honestly I don't know if you are competitive. It depends a lot of whether you have residency or not I would imagine. I don't think the college of liberal arts at UF is supposed to be all that great though, so it may not be the most competitive. I know business is really competitive compared to some of the other majors, but honestly not sure about philosophy. I wish you luck in admissions though. I would offer to show you around gainesville on your visit, but I am ridiculously busy until the semester is over (working 2 internships along with school).</p>
<p>edit again: As far as numbers, I have a 3.93gpa. UF is the same way though. They favor kids from my CC the most, and will accept people with lower stats because of where they come from. It isn't like every applicant is viewed equally. As far as my impressions of UF, it is extremely impersonal and every person I spoke with in admissions was a prick. Those things really turned me away even though everyone else around hear dreams of going. The fact that they had a $50M budget cut is not going to help them improve any either.</p>
<p>Thanks, I appreciate it though!...Do you go to Santa fe?</p>
<p>sorry my edits keep coming after you reply, but anyways, yes I do go to santa fe, which is yet another huge school. I am ready for something different. </p>
<p>As far as your reasons for wanting to come hear...I would not want to stay in upstate NY if I had been there 20 years either. I am scared to death of the weather at Cornell if I am accepted. I figure I can handle it for two years and then I'll move back down. I have never even seen snow though. When I visited a few months ago, the weather was obviously great, and I fell in love with the school, but I know January will be a different story weather wise.</p>
<p>cornell doesn't have a designated suicide bridge, there's just a bridge there where people have killed themselves. you realize that by saying "designated suicide bridge" you're implying cornell built the bridge for the purpose of suicide? haha how familiar are you with the college?
I also agree it's unfair that thousands of highly qualified applicants are turned away while kids who did well in CC - woohoo! gold star! - get right in. I'm working my butt off at NYU and I'll probably get rejected from Cornell, but if I was in CC and got an A- majoring in philosophy of all things, I'd get right in. I just don't get it. </p>
<p>anyway if I were you I'd retake the class anyhow, a C+ looks bad. unless it was a generic class in something unrelated to your major. It will show you cared enough to make the effort. Philosophy is not a competitive major and UF is not that selective, and you have decent grades. Enjoy Florida! :)</p>
<p>stargazerlilies, UF may not be terribly selective, but it can be a different story if the applicant doesn't have residency. The transfer acceptance this year was 38%, and of course the applicant pool was much weaker than one at say cornell, but OOS transfer is much more difficult from what I have heard. And even within the state there are schools they favor over others (mine more so than any others). However, I do agree philosophy won't be the hardest major to transfer for .</p>
<p>Stargazerlilies-- I am very familiar with Cornell; too familiar. My parents were basically ready to disown me when I got in and refused to go there. It's just not for me. But I am glad you see where I am coming from--it's ridiculous...are your stats substantially better than mine (haha disregard the obvious discrepancy between the schools we attend)? Because I've honestly earned my GPA simply by singing up for the classes--I've put forth ZERO effort. To think I could get in and you couldn't manifests a significant flaw in the admissions process.</p>
<p>Hermanss--Haha you've never seen snow. I've been trapped in my house for over three days because I was snowed in. You're in for a treat. I spent the entire day at Caladesi Island today--wow, I don't think I can ever return to upstate NY again.</p>
<p>you realize that by saying "designated suicide bridge" you're implying cornell built the bridge for the purpose of suicide? </p>
<p>lol semantics. I am sorry. This is a forum though, so I can get away with it.</p>