<p>I'm applying for the summer term not the fall. The problem I have is that I don't have the best scores and my GPA isn't that high. But I did progress tremendously from 10th grade-12th.
In 9th grade I was in all regulars with A's B's and C's
In 10th grade they lowered me into intensive reading with regulars. As you can tell, I fell really badly. So I started finally to raise everything up.
In 11th grade I went from taking regulars to taking all honors and AP American History and i took 4 online classes which I passed with a's and b's.
Now for 12th grade I am in all honors (plus electives) I am taking AP physics and AP English Literature.
So in TWO years I went from taking remedial reading to AP Lit, and regular science to AP Physics.
But my scores suck, really, really ,really badly. I have a 950 for reading and math and a combined 1450 with writing for the SAT. I am taking it again in October.
My unweighted GPA is 3.1 my weighted (which i really don't understand how) is 3.5.</p>
<p>I was in:
Track and field (2 years)
Dance team (2 years)
Class of 2012 (3 years)
Science National Honor Society (1 year)
Book club (1 year)
School dance committes (2 years)</p>
<p>My Essay will hopefully save me from my application because it is one good essay. It's different, enlightening and still covers the prompt. I just hope that they won't look at my application and throw it away before they read my essay. The only reason I'm taking the Summer term is because I heard it is easier to get into...</p>
<p>So honestly, do you think I have a chance? Also, when is the deadline to submit your summer applications and do they accept waivers?</p>
<p>Hello-
Since you requested an honest sincere response, allow me to reply with the following:
Unfortunately, your SAT score of 940 is below average and possibly not even within the minimum required range and your GPA of 3.1 is also below average. Most importantly, I do not believe any essay, no matter how brilliantly written will compensate for poor SAT scores.
If I may provide a suggestion;
Barring a significant increase on your October SAT test, I would suggest that you attend your local community college and transfer out after you recieve your AA and then transfer to UCF.
Good Luck !</p>
<p>Okay first off, there is no minimum REQUIRED range for SATs, just simply a middle range (what 50% of the people accepted had) that is displayed. CR+M Middle range is 1080-1280. That being said, there are obviously 25% of people accepted that had below that middle range score. For summer the middle range is probably even lower considering it is easier to get in during that time. A website I saw stated that the mid 50% of students accepted for summer had a total sat score of 1550-1700 (they didn’t show it without writing) compared to fall which was 1700-1890. Also the mid 50% GPA for summer is a 3.3-3.8. In my opinion, you have a pretty fair shot at admission. If anything you will probably be deffered pending new test scores or mid year grades. Don’t take my word for it but that’s what I think based on what I’ve seen so far. Good luck!!! :)</p>
<p>These next few months can make you or break you…</p>
<p>I would try the ACT if I were you. I’d say you haven’t lost the game yet. I don’t want to get your hopes up and say you have a solid chance, because admissions are getting tougher every year, and no one really knows exactly how it works. At this point, forget about all the extracurricular activities and focus on your classes and most importantly, getting those scores up. Really, try the ACT once. It won’t hurt. Before you do though, remember to take a practice test at home first.</p>
<p>Regardless of what you do, just remember to apply to some other schools as a back-up! Best of luck, and keep us updated!!</p>
<p>Hi- Unlike other posters here, ( asXXXXX ) I am trying to provide you with a realistic view on your situation concerning your admissions possibilities based upon your academic record. Yet one more suggestion-
Seek professional advise from your academic counselor as an SAT test score of an
950 is a death sentence. You still have time for the October SAT test and hopefully you can improve your test score. Also, if you are financially capable, there are many companies that can prep you for the SAT which WILL improve your test score.
Good Luck !</p>
<p>Pleases excuse cnmpsyd. He is known for crushing peoples hopes, lacking information on admissions and real-life, and making all users on this site hate him. 950 is not a death sentence, that literally made me laugh out loud. Yes it could be better, but it doesn’t mean you don’t have a shot at admission. Lastly, SAT courses are not any different than what you can read in a college board SAT book. I took a Princeton Review course and it was everything I already knew. What they do is make the practice tests really hard so when you take the SATs it looks like you increased your score a lot.</p>
<p>PLEASE retake your SAT again in October and definitely strive for a better overall SAT score since realistically, a 950 WILL MOST LIKELY NOT gain you admissions into UCF.
Most importantly, dont take the information that I post or any other member here as the gospel truth. Seek professional advise from your academic counselor at school if you have any specific questions regarding your application status.
Good Luck !</p>
<p>cnmpsyd, s t f u please. stop acting like a know it all, cus you know dipsht. go back to your thesaurus. OH BTW, guess what? i did worse than her on the SAT and i gained admission to UCF. </p>
<p>Sorry for the vulgar language guys, but this guy pi sses me off!</p>
<p>You need to take into consideration that scores aren’t everything. These tests don’t accurately test how intelligent you are, and even how much you ‘remember’ from the years previous. My psychology teacher has explained it humorous times. Yes, the test is important, but she could have had a great GPA, won awards, etc. All of those contribute, very much. A high test score says nothing about how ‘smart you are’. All it says is, 'hey, look, I was able to take a worthless test and do well, because my parents paid for worthless classes. I know an individual, personally, who is a genius. He bombed the ACT, because he refused to take it seriously. Right now, he’s at university of Illinois, which is VERY competitive. Much more then even U of F.</p>
<p>Actually no, I wasn’t kidding at all. Did I send in the SAT score? No. Did I take the ACT? Yes. What did I make? 22, which is pretty mediocre. (My friend got accepted with a 20 ACT, btw) I honestly don’t think spending a few hundred bucks to take classes for this is necessary at all. Buying a 20 dollar SAT/ACT book and doing some practice tests is already good enough. Why do I think so? Because I’ve known people that uses these prep books to increase their scores significantly. Besides, no one has a few hundred dollars to fork out. </p>
<p>And PLEASE, stop acting like you’re somebody, LOL. UCF gets thousands and thousands of applications each year, it is not a thing for them to lose one potential student, LOL. If I were part of the staff and saw your pompous personality, I wouldn’t even want you in my school anyway. Please lose all the respect you want and choose another school. I’d hate to have to bump roads with you one day. I really hope this is just your internet behavior- someone that can only hide behind the computer screen to act tough when in reality, is really an introvert.</p>
<p>Btw, Write is correct. Test scores are a huge part of admissions for UCF, but it’s honestly not the only thing they look at.</p>
<p>Quick question, Mizz. Did that individual who had a 20 on the ACT also have a really good GPA? I’m trying to hold onto any little hope I can get, lol.</p>
<p>Yea, WRITE. She had over a 4.0 GPA, I think it was. She got deferred at first (probably because she applied for fall term) then offered summer after sending in her mid year grades and emailing them.</p>
<p>There goes the hope, lol. I just really hope they read my essays, or see my awards or community service. I wish it was enough to make them hesitate for a second from rejecting me, and then choosing to accept or defer me.</p>
<p>To be honest, knowing UCF, I think they’ll defer you instead of flat out rejecting you. I think they only reject people that really have no hope of getting in… Like having less than a 3.0 GPA or something of that sort. They seem to really like giving students a chance to improve scores and whatnot. Don’t lose hope, you can do it!</p>
<p>You’re obviously motivated & willing to try your hardest, & that often compensates for other areas of weakness. I think you have a chance at Summer, if not it’s not a huge deal to take a semester/year off & take some courses at a community college. Have you looked into 2-3 other schools you could also apply to? Maybe UNF or USF? Good luck!</p>
<p>I really wouldn’t mind being defered, at all. I’m focusing on my grades, for that reason. Harder then I thought though-I have 90 vocabulary words due for my AP psychology class, on Monday, that he assigned on friday:( Love the class, but it’s defiantly going to be, I think, that one were I really need to watch my grade. That and math, because math has never been a good subject. If they defer me, I’m considering taking that ACT again, to see if I could raise it to, at least, a 23. I’d rather not take it ever again, so I’m hoping I can hear back from UCF within october, so I know if I need to sign up for the december ACT.</p>
<p>I have a question. When you guys are talking about the GPA do you mean the Cumulative GPA (the one through my whole high school career). Or like just my junior year. On a side note do they take the weighted GPA into consideration?</p>
<p>Cumulative GPA. But what they do is recalculate it and weight it. You take the final grade from all courses you’ve ever taken (besides electives + gym), add .5 for honors and 1 point for AP and then divide by the number of classes.</p>