Your Opinion Please, Thanks =)

<p>Would appreciate anyone's honest opinion on my chances to get into University of Florida, anything 100% honest will help. thank you</p>

<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
[ *] SAT (one sitting): M:670 CR:600 W:530
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] GPA: UW: 3.46 W:5.16 (10th -11th UW GPA is 3.75)
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 5 AP's and ALOT of IB's.
[ *] Rank: top 6%
[ *] Other stats: Senior Courseload consists of 1 AP class and the rest IB. focusing on calculus and physics
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Founding member at my school for Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society. also volunteeer at Heartland Healthcare of Kendall and assist the nurses and help out in activities.
[ *] Essays: Good essay. it's about my thoughts on diversity and how important it is. (I'm part colombian, peruvian, arabic, and i was born in Chicago)
[ *] Teacher Recs: Didnt see them but i believe they were good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Dedicated councelor=good rec.
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *) Location/Person: Miami
[ *] State or Country: FL
[ *] School Type: Public IB school. I will be the second graduating class of the school.
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: Strength: courseload Weakness: UW GPA and SAT's
[ *] Other Factors/questions: Will affirmative action help me lol?</p>

<p>About at 30%.</p>

<p>tough to say but def above 30%</p>

<p>With a 1270 and with abova a 5.0 gpa, you're way above 30%. I'd say somewhere around 80 IMO</p>

<p>i say u have a good chance</p>

<p>What's your UF GPA?</p>

<p>Addition to my prior post*</p>

<p>My opinion was assuming that the GPA given was on the UF scale which I now realize is impossible (I believe)?</p>

<p>i'm sorry im not sure how to get the UF GPA i know its .5 for honors/dual enrollment and 1.0 for AP/IB/AICE. but is this just for grades 10-11 or is this all my "Academic Classes" in my entire time in High School? would it tend to be higher than brigt futures, my BF gpa is 3.93, can anyone input on my chances with this new information please?</p>

<p>No one really can say what your chances are because it depends on many factors. What I can tell you with certainty (I work for the university) is that the average GPA for incoming freshmen in fall 2006 was 4.10 and a 1295 SAT score. Good luck!</p>

<p>redsunset</p>

<p>that's interesting. so certainly (as is always the case) students with weaker admissions profiles were admitted and some with stronger than average were denied admission.</p>

<p>redsunset... can you tell me a bit more details about data mining (if you know) and how it is used? thanks</p>

<p>Faresx25x</p>

<p>sounds like ypu may have a good shot. good luck. sounds like you really want to go and i hope you get in.</p>

<p>IB kids at our local school who are either hispanic or have an SAT score that high get in to UF routinely. I'd think one who has both factors in his favor has an extremely good shot.</p>

<p>you'll get in</p>

<p>appreciate all the honest help everyone!</p>

<p>hey ssobick you're the only one that worried me lol, can you explain to me why you think my chances are that low?</p>

<p>Fares, there's a worksheet here that will help you calculate your UF GPA
<a href="http://cyberguidance.net/college/recalgpa.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://cyberguidance.net/college/recalgpa.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>thanks imdamom =)</p>

<p>yea i calculated it and i got 4.05. but i wasnt sure if i should add my IB Design Technology class (IB always requires us to take an IB elective whether it be business, Art, Design Tech, etc.) so i left it out just in case. but with it i went up to a 4.1. its still at the bottom of the 4.0-4.4 average though =/.</p>

<p>Also does uf have affirmative action?</p>

<p>UF does not use SAT subject tests, reccomendations or affirmative actions.</p>

<p>ok thanks alot</p>

<p>sweet no AA, but how u know?</p>