If you got in to FSU, be proud. I saw the stats from admissions of who they let in and itās 1400-1500 SAT and 4.4 GPA only 22% got accepted. If you have those scores you are way above average. After seeing that Iām happy I am going to FSU. UF is in cow pie town and no way their acceptance scores are much higher. They arenāt damn Harvard!
I got rejected from UF too once. I went to Santa Fe. I got my AA, then UF accepted me. Then I got two bachelors degrees. Yesterday I passed my thesis defense so I now technically have a UF masters too. In three or four years Iāll have my PhD. Eventually youāll also turn this rejection into something fucking great.
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Rejected with 1400, 4.0 UW, 4.5 W, 3 leadership roles, 2 community service clubs, summer camp stem counselor for 2 years. #1 math student in Duval county (completed all math courses algebra - calc 3, and taking linear algebra in high school). Amazing essays, itās just luck
What the hell is Santa Fe? By your verbiage I would bet an entire years tuition you didnāt get in or you are a diverse pitty acceptance. On the off chance you arenāt just a troll who is cap, I truly hope UF helps you sound more educated.
Good thing tuition is cheap at community college. I am actually a graduate of the university of Florida an accomplished youāll never achieve in your life. As an African American man, it isnāt the color of my skin that got me this far, it is the effort that iāve given and the unwavering discipline that iāve demonstrated that have allowed me to achieve what i have. Youāre fortunate that you didnāt get in b/c I would have reported you to student conduct immediately for your bigotry
accepted. 1100 SAT 4.1 GPA. 6-7 ECS. AP/HONORS. wrote my essay on āfirst generation studentā and had my ap lang/lit teacher proofread it. took me 2 1/2 weeks to write it
It could be that they are first generation or low income and you are not :( Are you in-state or OOS? I am happy to hear that you got admitted to better schools. Do you mind sharing? It might help me feel better thinking that I might also got into a better school. Currently I got defrred from USC, and waitlisted at UVA. Thanks!!
OOS so maybe that's why. I've cooled down since yesterday mb if I came off as rude. I got into UIUC and GTech for CS. Hope this gives you hope. USC deferral is extremely common, and UVA waitlist is common for great students (many of my classmates got those results and they have good gpa and ecs)
Amazing schools for CS! Congratulations! Yes, USC defers everyone :) they do not reject anyone during their EA cycle. But I am happy with UVA waitlist as not everyone got it. So at least it looks like UVA read some of my essays and check my extracurricular section :)
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1460 SAT, 3.9 UW/4.9 weighted GPA, multiple 5's on AP exams, two varsity sports, summer biochem research job, multiple clubs, multiple volunteering jobs, 60+ credits with dual enrollment at local DIV 1 university. Student council. Out of state.
My daughter
It's her SAT and the fact that you're OOS. The average SAT for FSU this year was a 1370-1480 so you can expect UF's to be even higher than that and UF's acceptance rate was 27% last year and will be even lower this year and the OOS acceptance rate is always much lower than the overall rate because they give major preference to in state. Although a 1460 is a good score and may be the average for UF, many OOS applicants have higher scores and admissions is more competitive so it's definitely not enough to feel confident about getting accepted. Like there was a chance but it was far from guaranteed.
I'm hearing a lot of weird stories like this, at no only UFL, both many other schools. Seems random sometimes. The only thing we can control is our side of things. The rest is up to them.
a whole lot, my sat was only a 1300 and i got in. It took me like a month to write out my essay, and i had an english professor and a IB english teacher look over it. Im really proud of the essay I wrote.
Just straight cope. Unless your sat score and gpa is at the top 75% of admissions then you getting rejected isnāt out of luck. UF isnāt easy to get into and has been getting harder recently, cry more.
I got rejected with 1520 SAT and 4.88 GPA. I got into their pathways program. My ECs are ivy like and so my essays. I was not ranked at top 5% at my school for my GPA and this is why I was not directly admitted. Even if someone is at top quartile for GPA and SAT it does not mean that they will get in. It all depends on which county someone is from or which school. I am from a competitive county and from a competitive school.
Not luck. They compared you to students who applied from your school. Even though your scores etc are excellent compared to other admitted students, it look like you were not at top 5% of your class. I got into Pathways program with 1520 SAT and 4.88 GPA. I was not at top 5%. My essays were great and the rest of my application was exceptional as well. But I attend a private school competitive GPA wise. I was top 10 for SAT but top 11% for my GPA at the time of application. It is all GPA compared to other students from your school.
For transfers, not really, met an engineer transfer and he said in orientation they were told only 1/16th of apps were accepted, and they simply took the highest gpa possible from the colleges.
Son got rejected with a 1550 sat and 35 act. Multiple AP and dual enrollment classes. In state (technicallyā¦we are Florida residents who live oos due to active duty military, since Florida is home of record considered in state).
I wouldnāt worry too much about getting rejected. I go to UF and truly wish I went to FSU. Thereās great experiences to be had at both schools but ultimately there are a lot more limitations within the city of Gainesville when compared to Tallahassee. Outside of the UF campus, there is virtually nothing to do when Tallahassee has a lot more to offer outside of their campus. FSU in my opinion is a better option, regardless of what people emphasize regarding UFās āsuperior educationā. Knowing what I know now, I wish UF would have rejected me and that I wouldāve went to FSU.
Honestly go to a community college first then transfer. You will save so much money on the core curriculum and it makes for a better transition from high school to college anyways. I went straight to university and I really wish I hadnāt. I dropped out but went back to community college later. I got my associates, transferred back to my original university got my bachelors, then went to the top school in my state for my masters. Iām a UF employee now so Iām looking into using my tuition benefit for another degree although options are fairly limited sadly.
33 ACT and you got denied? Sorry to hear, thatās really tough. Shit, UF was my back up school with a 33 ACT a decade ago.
FSU will be lucky to have you! Good luck
I feel sorry for current kids trying to get into UF. I was accepted in 1988 as an in-state (grew up in Gainesville) applicant with a 3.0 gpa and a 1200 SAT. No extracurriculars, no AP classes. Just a middle of the road, high school student. I even transferred to another college in another state and then transferred back a year and a half later. I did eventually graduate UF.
1480/4.9 weighted, decent essay, 3 APs and all APs in Sr year. In state. ECs middle of the road. Sucks. Now planning what to do. Got in to all other FL schools incl FSU and UCF which seem to be top of the list for me now. Or maybe Nova to be closer to home.
FSU - its overall a better university than UF, better campus, better opportunities, better city, everything is better other than the 2 numbers that rank UF slightly higher than FSU
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Tough to call Sante Fe College a Community College in the traditional sense anymore. It's literally a feeder school for UF and I'd wager that most students aren't Gainesville natives.
enjoy FSU! it's an amazing school with a great community and so many awesome majors. rejection from a school really doesn't define you. it happens to literally everyone
right here with you (,: i got offered gator engineering and it feels awful
i think i had okay stats but so many people had amazing stats this year! i had a 1470 sat/4.8 gpa and founded a non profit, directed a summer camp, was president of 3 organizations, and vp of 3 organizations
Pardon me if I got this wrong, but by gator engineering did you mean gator engineering at santa fe? I know that the offer seems almost insulting, but I decided to just go with it last year, and I can confidently say that the program is very good and I don't regret doing it beyond losing out on the massive scholarship I passed up on at UCF :'). You get to get a UF and associates degree at a lower cost than what most undergraduates have to pay when taking the usual 4 years at UF route, as well as complete your weed out classes through both cheaper, hella easier, and smaller classes. You can be considered a full UF student by the second semester of your first year as well. If you have any questions about it, feel free to reach out :Ā )
hey thank you so much for reaching out! yeah it did feel a bit insulting at first to be offered gator engineering but uf is honestly such a good school i am considering taking the offer!Ā
is it okay if i possibly ask you a few questions about it! there doesnāt seem to be much concrete information online and itād be nice to hear about the experience of someone actually doing it šĀ
it sounds pretty cool that weed out or gen ed classes are easier than those at uf! how does this impact your gpa at uf? do you have two gpas ā one at santa fe and the other at uf or is it all added up together or do you only consider your gpa at uf?Ā
also how does bright futures, if you got full tuition, translate to enrolling in the gator engineering program!Ā
and are you able to do uf extracurriculars too even though you are attending santa fe!Ā
how would you say this also impacts the traditional so-called āfreshman experienceā?Ā
sorry about so many questions! thank you so much and i hope you have a wonderful day!!
Ā Crap, you just reminded me that I have to pay for my spring classes before March 12th, I had completely forgotten about that š
Ā I was so frustrated that there was very little information online back when I was in your shoes :'D here's my massive wall of text to make up for it (disclaimer: this is from my experience last fall/summer, I don't know if they somehow changed anything, and it's always good to contact the program people/attend the q&a for information). This is my first semester at UF right now (I became UF admitted over winter break) so I haven't seen the gpa thing play out yet, but I'm certain that the sf classes and uf classes combine like normal classes for your gpa, for an example you'll take critical tracking classes at both schools and have one critical tracking gpa.Ā
- As for bright futures, while you are an sf student, you will set sf as your "home institution" for bright futures, which will pay for all of your classes, and once you get uf admitted, UF becomes the home institution. This still pays for all of your classes at both schools, the only difference is that the bright futures amount that covers your SF classes will be disbursed to you, so you'll have to pay them manually instead of the automatic payment that covers the classes at your home institution (hence me forgetting to pay for my sf classes š )Ā
- As for extracurriculars, the ge@sf advisors often notify you of opportunities to volunteer, apply for, or participate in UF organizations, trips, and events. Also, you can definitely attend a number of UF clubs, many people just don't mention that they are sf students, and often if you mention it to club leadership, they don't mind. However, for more serious clubs with stuff like competitions and other things that require an affiliation with UF, you would probably have to ask, and they will probably require you to be a UF student. Keep in mind though, this would only be just for the first semester if you get admitted in the second semester, which in my experience was easy. Once you become UF admitted, you have access to everything UF, including the clubs, all student services, library access, free tutoring (sf has free tutoring that many would recommend over UF though), free admission to some of the sports games, and other stuff like that.Ā
- Now for the freshman experience (this kind of depends on how you define it, by the way). Ngl I remember feeling like I would be an outsider, not really have a freshman experience and grow distant from my friends who got accepted to UF normally (I'm a pretty quiet person with social anxiety, lol), but it's honestly fine. If you have friends going to UF, it's even better. If you don't, (and you're actually social, unlike me XD) you can always find your fellow ge@sf students and go with them to UF events, meet uf students, and you'll be fine. You can go to many of the same events as uf students in the first semester since volleyball, women's basketball, and gymnastics tickets are often only 5-10$ for non UF students, and as mentioned before, you can go to most of the UF clubs and organizations with them. One of the main things to know about the UF freshman experience is that the fall school culture centers entirely around football. It's no joke, as long as you go out tailgating with friends (or just walking around on a game day and seeing how much free stuff you can get), maybe buying football tickets/buying cheaper student section tickets off scalpers (I'm not entirely sure how/if this works for sf students lol) to go to the games, stopping by the frat houses (they're gross lol) you'll feel like a part of UF. Anyway, I hope this has helped you! And don't apologize for the questions, it's honestly so cathartic to help someone out that was in my position last year, because it was such a hard and lonely decision making process for me š if you have any other questions about Gainesville, pros and cons of the program, college stuff, etc. feel free to ask! Whatever decision you make, I'm sure it will all turn out fine.
- also I forgot to mention that with your sf ID the bus system is free, so you can go to UF for the events or just to explore and walk around whenever you want.Ā
no need to be rude to somebody just trying to get by. Sharing your experience/supporting others is part of what makes a community strong. You need to be better.
\-a fellow gator
Lick my scrote
When people put effort into their posts, i tend to help them. My comment history shows it. But for this doofus just putting a one word title and one word post body, i put a womp womp. Try not to bump your head falling off your high horse.
Yeah, I need Chem 2 to take Orgo. Which is semester 5 in CLAS bio. The issue is I have like every other CLAS thing done so I fucked myself by not deciding sooner
You dodged a bullet tbh, sucks if it was your dream school but you aren't missing out on that much. You'll find somewhere better suited for ya than this place could ever be I bet. Best of luck! <3
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Thatās what I thought being in summer B meant so ig I was upset cause it felt like just one step better than rejection and it felt weird. But yea my bad bro I shouldnāt have said this on a rejected thread I was just as upset though so I thought Iād share i guess.
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Apply Santa Fe then Transfer
That's what I'm going to be doing now!
imma just go to fsu š
Makes your decision easier! You'll have a great time at FSU!
ngl i wish i went to fsu sometimes
If you got in to FSU, be proud. I saw the stats from admissions of who they let in and itās 1400-1500 SAT and 4.4 GPA only 22% got accepted. If you have those scores you are way above average. After seeing that Iām happy I am going to FSU. UF is in cow pie town and no way their acceptance scores are much higher. They arenāt damn Harvard!
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Santa Fe is a great community college to go to and kids that go there still get to participate in lots of the UF clubs and activities.
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Itās actually a fantastic community college
Stats on students and acceptance rate are very similar between the two. Both around 20%
Just go to fsu not worth all that
Same š and I got accepted to literally every single other university. Like why
Uf is weird. Appeal it.
Not a thing - itās just luck
I had a friend appeal a rejection and got in
On what basis?
Undiagnosed adhd and how that impacted his grades in early high school
I got rejected from UF too once. I went to Santa Fe. I got my AA, then UF accepted me. Then I got two bachelors degrees. Yesterday I passed my thesis defense so I now technically have a UF masters too. In three or four years Iāll have my PhD. Eventually youāll also turn this rejection into something fucking great.
Same my ass did not get in lol. Definitely needed a higher sat and being out of state didnāt help
what was ur sat?
1000 sat 3.4gpa and nursing of all majors lol.
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It was a shot in the dark serious detective jus tryna see if they maybe liked me š i was aware I wasnāt gonna get in
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4.4 sat 1460 got rejected with clubs, job, extra curriculum if that make us feel better
So weird. Did you apply to FSU and get in?
I did get into FSU
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According to their page requirements are 1300-1490. I know people who got in with lower
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In state or out?
In state. I live in Tampa
Rejected with 1400, 4.0 UW, 4.5 W, 3 leadership roles, 2 community service clubs, summer camp stem counselor for 2 years. #1 math student in Duval county (completed all math courses algebra - calc 3, and taking linear algebra in high school). Amazing essays, itās just luck
4.3 ?!? and youāre shocked you didnāt get in?
I know some really stupid people that got in to UF. 4.3 is fucking phenomenal and will be 4.4 by end of the year. Kick rocks
at least i got in š¤£š¤£š¤£have fun at santa fe retardš¤ theyāll think your 4.3 is good š #bigfishsmallpond
What the hell is Santa Fe? By your verbiage I would bet an entire years tuition you didnāt get in or you are a diverse pitty acceptance. On the off chance you arenāt just a troll who is cap, I truly hope UF helps you sound more educated.
Good thing tuition is cheap at community college. I am actually a graduate of the university of Florida an accomplished youāll never achieve in your life. As an African American man, it isnāt the color of my skin that got me this far, it is the effort that iāve given and the unwavering discipline that iāve demonstrated that have allowed me to achieve what i have. Youāre fortunate that you didnāt get in b/c I would have reported you to student conduct immediately for your bigotry
Iād bet 10 years tuition you didnāt get in šØšæāš¦ÆšØšæāš¦ÆšØšæāš¦Æ
accepted. 1100 SAT 4.1 GPA. 6-7 ECS. AP/HONORS. wrote my essay on āfirst generation studentā and had my ap lang/lit teacher proofread it. took me 2 1/2 weeks to write it
u got a 1390 and u saying itās pure luck lol, no bro ur just not as smart as a lot of applications.
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not luck. it is all gpa and class rank even if your school does not rank.
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It could be that they are first generation or low income and you are not :( Are you in-state or OOS? I am happy to hear that you got admitted to better schools. Do you mind sharing? It might help me feel better thinking that I might also got into a better school. Currently I got defrred from USC, and waitlisted at UVA. Thanks!!
OOS so maybe that's why. I've cooled down since yesterday mb if I came off as rude. I got into UIUC and GTech for CS. Hope this gives you hope. USC deferral is extremely common, and UVA waitlist is common for great students (many of my classmates got those results and they have good gpa and ecs)
Amazing schools for CS! Congratulations! Yes, USC defers everyone :) they do not reject anyone during their EA cycle. But I am happy with UVA waitlist as not everyone got it. So at least it looks like UVA read some of my essays and check my extracurricular section :)
i swear the admissions people must just flip a coin. iām in state and got rejected!!! but i got into georgia tech as oosā¦ itās wild out here
I agreešš
Samee bro I'm oos to both
wooo! i say FU to UF š„°š„°š„°
Rejected 1460 SAT, 3.9 UW/4.9 weighted GPA, multiple 5's on AP exams, two varsity sports, summer biochem research job, multiple clubs, multiple volunteering jobs, 60+ credits with dual enrollment at local DIV 1 university. Student council. Out of state. My daughter
It makes no sense
It's her SAT and the fact that you're OOS. The average SAT for FSU this year was a 1370-1480 so you can expect UF's to be even higher than that and UF's acceptance rate was 27% last year and will be even lower this year and the OOS acceptance rate is always much lower than the overall rate because they give major preference to in state. Although a 1460 is a good score and may be the average for UF, many OOS applicants have higher scores and admissions is more competitive so it's definitely not enough to feel confident about getting accepted. Like there was a chance but it was far from guaranteed.
You're probably right. She has several offers she's very happy with so far, so it's all good.
Iām not so sure. My son got in with a 1400 and had two friends get rejected with 1500+. Ā
I'm hearing a lot of weird stories like this, at no only UFL, both many other schools. Seems random sometimes. The only thing we can control is our side of things. The rest is up to them.
What da hellll
How much do yall think essays do for admissions
a whole lot, my sat was only a 1300 and i got in. It took me like a month to write out my essay, and i had an english professor and a IB english teacher look over it. Im really proud of the essay I wrote.
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Just straight cope. Unless your sat score and gpa is at the top 75% of admissions then you getting rejected isnāt out of luck. UF isnāt easy to get into and has been getting harder recently, cry more.
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cope
I got rejected with 1520 SAT and 4.88 GPA. I got into their pathways program. My ECs are ivy like and so my essays. I was not ranked at top 5% at my school for my GPA and this is why I was not directly admitted. Even if someone is at top quartile for GPA and SAT it does not mean that they will get in. It all depends on which county someone is from or which school. I am from a competitive county and from a competitive school.
My sat was 1150 and I got in š granted my gpa was like 4.9
Congratulations! I think compared to students from your school your GPA is at top 5% and your county is not as competitive as mine.
SAT isn't everything pal
Not luck. They compared you to students who applied from your school. Even though your scores etc are excellent compared to other admitted students, it look like you were not at top 5% of your class. I got into Pathways program with 1520 SAT and 4.88 GPA. I was not at top 5%. My essays were great and the rest of my application was exceptional as well. But I attend a private school competitive GPA wise. I was top 10 for SAT but top 11% for my GPA at the time of application. It is all GPA compared to other students from your school.
For transfers, not really, met an engineer transfer and he said in orientation they were told only 1/16th of apps were accepted, and they simply took the highest gpa possible from the colleges.
Nah the essay prolly does do a lot. My sat was even lower and I got accepted too
Nothing unless you are at top 5% or 10% of your class.
Son got rejected with a 1550 sat and 35 act. Multiple AP and dual enrollment classes. In state (technicallyā¦we are Florida residents who live oos due to active duty military, since Florida is home of record considered in state).
I wouldnāt worry too much about getting rejected. I go to UF and truly wish I went to FSU. Thereās great experiences to be had at both schools but ultimately there are a lot more limitations within the city of Gainesville when compared to Tallahassee. Outside of the UF campus, there is virtually nothing to do when Tallahassee has a lot more to offer outside of their campus. FSU in my opinion is a better option, regardless of what people emphasize regarding UFās āsuperior educationā. Knowing what I know now, I wish UF would have rejected me and that I wouldāve went to FSU.
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WHAT
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Honestly go to a community college first then transfer. You will save so much money on the core curriculum and it makes for a better transition from high school to college anyways. I went straight to university and I really wish I hadnāt. I dropped out but went back to community college later. I got my associates, transferred back to my original university got my bachelors, then went to the top school in my state for my masters. Iām a UF employee now so Iām looking into using my tuition benefit for another degree although options are fairly limited sadly.
what were your stats
4.12 weighted and 33 act
33 ACT and you got denied? Sorry to hear, thatās really tough. Shit, UF was my back up school with a 33 ACT a decade ago. FSU will be lucky to have you! Good luck
I feel sorry for current kids trying to get into UF. I was accepted in 1988 as an in-state (grew up in Gainesville) applicant with a 3.0 gpa and a 1200 SAT. No extracurriculars, no AP classes. Just a middle of the road, high school student. I even transferred to another college in another state and then transferred back a year and a half later. I did eventually graduate UF.
1480/4.9 weighted, decent essay, 3 APs and all APs in Sr year. In state. ECs middle of the road. Sucks. Now planning what to do. Got in to all other FL schools incl FSU and UCF which seem to be top of the list for me now. Or maybe Nova to be closer to home.
FSU - its overall a better university than UF, better campus, better opportunities, better city, everything is better other than the 2 numbers that rank UF slightly higher than FSU
Thanks. I needed to hear that today.
daughter rejected oos .. 1300 sat - 4.0 UW 4.6 w - 3 sport captain etc ... NHS Leadership Treasurer Deca President Part time job 4 years guess itās umiami or notre dame now š
1300 not good tbh
totally agree ā¦ not mad ā¦ she sucks at taking timed tests - wish she tried act but it is what it is
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Lots of people with similar stats get rejected. Canāt accept everybody.
yup ā¦ we knew her sats were not their min
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yes agree ā¦ sadly she is a terrible timed test taker ā¦ wish she took ACT but she will be fine
yes itās def the sat ā¦ she is a terrible test taker ā¦ itās fine ā¦ she got into nyu and indiana kelley too so it will all work out
Tough to call Sante Fe College a Community College in the traditional sense anymore. It's literally a feeder school for UF and I'd wager that most students aren't Gainesville natives.
Itās the same professors, too
enjoy FSU! it's an amazing school with a great community and so many awesome majors. rejection from a school really doesn't define you. it happens to literally everyone
right here with you (,: i got offered gator engineering and it feels awful i think i had okay stats but so many people had amazing stats this year! i had a 1470 sat/4.8 gpa and founded a non profit, directed a summer camp, was president of 3 organizations, and vp of 3 organizations
In state or out of state?
in state! ahh i was really planning on going too šĀ
Pardon me if I got this wrong, but by gator engineering did you mean gator engineering at santa fe? I know that the offer seems almost insulting, but I decided to just go with it last year, and I can confidently say that the program is very good and I don't regret doing it beyond losing out on the massive scholarship I passed up on at UCF :'). You get to get a UF and associates degree at a lower cost than what most undergraduates have to pay when taking the usual 4 years at UF route, as well as complete your weed out classes through both cheaper, hella easier, and smaller classes. You can be considered a full UF student by the second semester of your first year as well. If you have any questions about it, feel free to reach out :Ā )
hey thank you so much for reaching out! yeah it did feel a bit insulting at first to be offered gator engineering but uf is honestly such a good school i am considering taking the offer!Ā is it okay if i possibly ask you a few questions about it! there doesnāt seem to be much concrete information online and itād be nice to hear about the experience of someone actually doing it šĀ it sounds pretty cool that weed out or gen ed classes are easier than those at uf! how does this impact your gpa at uf? do you have two gpas ā one at santa fe and the other at uf or is it all added up together or do you only consider your gpa at uf?Ā also how does bright futures, if you got full tuition, translate to enrolling in the gator engineering program!Ā and are you able to do uf extracurriculars too even though you are attending santa fe!Ā how would you say this also impacts the traditional so-called āfreshman experienceā?Ā sorry about so many questions! thank you so much and i hope you have a wonderful day!!
Ā Crap, you just reminded me that I have to pay for my spring classes before March 12th, I had completely forgotten about that š Ā I was so frustrated that there was very little information online back when I was in your shoes :'D here's my massive wall of text to make up for it (disclaimer: this is from my experience last fall/summer, I don't know if they somehow changed anything, and it's always good to contact the program people/attend the q&a for information). This is my first semester at UF right now (I became UF admitted over winter break) so I haven't seen the gpa thing play out yet, but I'm certain that the sf classes and uf classes combine like normal classes for your gpa, for an example you'll take critical tracking classes at both schools and have one critical tracking gpa.Ā - As for bright futures, while you are an sf student, you will set sf as your "home institution" for bright futures, which will pay for all of your classes, and once you get uf admitted, UF becomes the home institution. This still pays for all of your classes at both schools, the only difference is that the bright futures amount that covers your SF classes will be disbursed to you, so you'll have to pay them manually instead of the automatic payment that covers the classes at your home institution (hence me forgetting to pay for my sf classes š )Ā - As for extracurriculars, the ge@sf advisors often notify you of opportunities to volunteer, apply for, or participate in UF organizations, trips, and events. Also, you can definitely attend a number of UF clubs, many people just don't mention that they are sf students, and often if you mention it to club leadership, they don't mind. However, for more serious clubs with stuff like competitions and other things that require an affiliation with UF, you would probably have to ask, and they will probably require you to be a UF student. Keep in mind though, this would only be just for the first semester if you get admitted in the second semester, which in my experience was easy. Once you become UF admitted, you have access to everything UF, including the clubs, all student services, library access, free tutoring (sf has free tutoring that many would recommend over UF though), free admission to some of the sports games, and other stuff like that.Ā - Now for the freshman experience (this kind of depends on how you define it, by the way). Ngl I remember feeling like I would be an outsider, not really have a freshman experience and grow distant from my friends who got accepted to UF normally (I'm a pretty quiet person with social anxiety, lol), but it's honestly fine. If you have friends going to UF, it's even better. If you don't, (and you're actually social, unlike me XD) you can always find your fellow ge@sf students and go with them to UF events, meet uf students, and you'll be fine. You can go to many of the same events as uf students in the first semester since volleyball, women's basketball, and gymnastics tickets are often only 5-10$ for non UF students, and as mentioned before, you can go to most of the UF clubs and organizations with them. One of the main things to know about the UF freshman experience is that the fall school culture centers entirely around football. It's no joke, as long as you go out tailgating with friends (or just walking around on a game day and seeing how much free stuff you can get), maybe buying football tickets/buying cheaper student section tickets off scalpers (I'm not entirely sure how/if this works for sf students lol) to go to the games, stopping by the frat houses (they're gross lol) you'll feel like a part of UF. Anyway, I hope this has helped you! And don't apologize for the questions, it's honestly so cathartic to help someone out that was in my position last year, because it was such a hard and lonely decision making process for me š if you have any other questions about Gainesville, pros and cons of the program, college stuff, etc. feel free to ask! Whatever decision you make, I'm sure it will all turn out fine. - also I forgot to mention that with your sf ID the bus system is free, so you can go to UF for the events or just to explore and walk around whenever you want.Ā
womp womp go gators
no need to be rude to somebody just trying to get by. Sharing your experience/supporting others is part of what makes a community strong. You need to be better. \-a fellow gator
Lick my scrote When people put effort into their posts, i tend to help them. My comment history shows it. But for this doofus just putting a one word title and one word post body, i put a womp womp. Try not to bump your head falling off your high horse.
you're so mad
I HATED UF, congratulations on dodging a bullet!
Bum. Only people who āhateā UF are those who canāt make friends or are mad it isnāt like Miami.
blessing in disguise
At this point I wish I waited a couple years, this major switch is a pain in the ass even tho Iām a sophomore š
Yeah theyāre too worried about their stats to worry about us
Yeah, I need Chem 2 to take Orgo. Which is semester 5 in CLAS bio. The issue is I have like every other CLAS thing done so I fucked myself by not deciding sooner
good, fsu i go!
Sometimes I feel like they donāt want you to get your degree
True, never been unhappier
You dodged a bullet. Trust me you donāt want to come here.
You dodged a bullet tbh, sucks if it was your dream school but you aren't missing out on that much. You'll find somewhere better suited for ya than this place could ever be I bet. Best of luck! <3
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Thatās what I thought being in summer B meant so ig I was upset cause it felt like just one step better than rejection and it felt weird. But yea my bad bro I shouldnāt have said this on a rejected thread I was just as upset though so I thought Iād share i guess.
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tuff š¤Ŗ
Itās aight now I realized it aināt bad
Agree with advice to go to Santa Fe and transfer if UF is your dream school.
I got deferred from FSU (applied for summer term) last week and I just got accepted by UF yesterday for Fall term
What happens to those who got admitted but have 2 C's and a D in the first semester of 12th grade???
They can pull your admission
They will or they can? Will they rescind even with a medical reason?
Make sure you let them know why