Hello I would like to know if I have a shot of getting into UF (The University of Florida). I'm a Junior, in a Catholic High School with a 3.1 cummulative GPA. I'm very active in my school and community but am worried that with my classes I don't have a chance of getting in. I haven't taken any AP or Dual Enrollment classes just College Prep and will be taking Algebra II and Statistics my senior year. Well from a-lot of seniors who i've talked to they were in either AP or DE classes. Do I have a slight chance of getting into UF with my coursework? A-lot of folks are saying Florida is harder to get into than some Ivy League schools. If I don't get into Florida would I have a chance with FSU? My advisor says I need Pre-Cal but I can't take it because I suck in Math =(
Help me Please!!
Help me Please!!
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It would help if you told us what your SAT scores are? It's not harder to get into UF than Ivy League schools. Whoever told you that is totally off. That being said, getting into the Honors College is pretty competitive and maybe as hard as getting into Cornell. I don't even consider Brown an Ivy because it's just such a messed up school.
College admissions boils down to four measures: (1) GPA, (2) Letters of Recommendation, (3) Essays, and (4) SAT/ACT Scores. Your GPA is good, but there is room for improvement. With another year of school left, I would try to pick it up a few tenths of a point to about a 3.3-3.4+. A good letter of recommendation requires you to have a strong rapport with a few of your teachers. I would continue to striver for higher-level classes but also ensure that, no matter what level of class that you're taking, you are always putting your best foot forward. A recommendation from a teacher who qualifies you as a "hard-working, dedicated student who is eager to learn" can go a long way. For your essays, you need to rely on your writing skills and your body of experience over the last four years of high school. If you are weak in writing, I would suggest starting as early as possible so that you can run through several editing stages and get help from others. Lastly, your SAT/ACT score - the one part of college admissions that only lasts about 4-6 months for most high schoolers (whereas, the remaining three parts of the college admissions involve the culmination of four years worth of work). Essentially, studying for the SAT/ACT can have the largest incremental impact on your college admissions process. Therefore, put some thought into a test prep service or scheduled studying to ensure that you perform your best on test day.
Yeah, I agree with Henry2007. We need to know your SAT scores dude. They are like 30%+ of your college application.
Unless you are taking a full load of AP classes your senior year it is VERY unlikely that you will get in to either UF or FSU. I visited both schools over the summer and these are critical. Look at the admission websites at the freshman profiles!!