Florida Colleges

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My kid got in. That's all I care about.

Exactly

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You are saying UF took over 100 from your one high school? Really...the majority who applied?

I said it was anecdotal. There are over 500 kids in her class and she cranked off about 30 names of friends and classmates. The point was, all her friends and close acquaintances got in which leads me to believe that well rounded students with good grades and scores get in unlike the pervasive chatter on here that deserving Florida students get shafted.

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And there it is... the ultimate crash into partisan finger pointing. No doubt you are the same twit who had their posts moved to Florida Politics. The system in place seems to work just find for most.

Nope. Check your history. You had a bunch of Republicans from the middle and northern parts of the state (and one Cuban gentleman from Miami) and all of sudden money started flying away from those schools. It was political pork barreling plain and simple. Has nothing to do with partisanship - just good old fashioned, "I'll steer money to my district and get re-elected."

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The accept WAY more than what is expected to actually enroll.

Florida admitted 14,136 students over the weekend to its incoming class, down slightly from the 14,866 admitted last year. Of the 14,136 admits, 3,108 were admitted for the summer B session, while 11,027 were admitted for fall semester.

Of the 14,136 admitted, UF officials expect to enroll about 6,550 for the 2023 class.

There were 1,514 admitted to the honors program, 498 to the Innovation Academy and 3,149 to the Pathway to Campus Admission (PaCE) program.

Average GPA 4.45, SAT 1338, ACT 31

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Florida admitted 14,136 students over the weekend to its incoming class, down slightly from the 14,866 admitted last year. Of the 14,136 admits, 3,108 were admitted for the summer B session, while 11,027 were admitted for fall semester.

Of the 14,136 admitted, UF officials expect to enroll about 6,550 for the 2023 class.

There were 1,514 admitted to the honors program, 498 to the Innovation Academy and 3,149 to the Pathway to Campus Admission (PaCE) program.

Average GPA 4.45, SAT 1338, ACT 31

Those averages are crazy. I remember getting into UF with a low "C" average.

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Florida admitted 14,136 students over the weekend to its incoming class, down slightly from the 14,866 admitted last year. Of the 14,136 admits, 3,108 were admitted for the summer B session, while 11,027 were admitted for fall semester.

Of the 14,136 admitted, UF officials expect to enroll about 6,550 for the 2023 class.

There were 1,514 admitted to the honors program, 498 to the Innovation Academy and 3,149 to the Pathway to Campus Admission (PaCE) program.

Average GPA 4.45, SAT 1338, ACT 31

With the expectation of taking a lot less. UF would be scrambling if all those kids said yes...

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Florida admitted 14,136 students over the weekend to its incoming class, down slightly from the 14,866 admitted last year. Of the 14,136 admits, 3,108 were admitted for the summer B session, while 11,027 were admitted for fall semester.

Of the 14,136 admitted, UF officials expect to enroll about 6,550 for the 2023 class.

There were 1,514 admitted to the honors program, 498 to the Innovation Academy and 3,149 to the Pathway to Campus Admission (PaCE) program.

Average GPA 4.45, SAT 1338, ACT 31

The top end of that spectrum will be heading elsewhere.

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Nope. Check your history. You had a bunch of Republicans from the middle and northern parts of the state (and one Cuban gentleman from Miami) and all of sudden money started flying away from those schools. It was political pork barreling plain and simple. Has nothing to do with partisanship - just good old fashioned, "I'll steer money to my district and get re-elected."

That is not a convincing argument to your point and feels more like a political baiting.

Upon checking my history I see 3 kids who were all accepted to UF/FSU/UCF, two in honors. One chose Rice, one chose UF and this last one is looking at Carnegie, GT, Duke - if FAFSA and academic scholarships come through. Won't know until the emails arrive. If not, UF is a fine back up school.

Point is, while we do ok we are not rich. No vacation in the Hamptons and no German cars in the driveway, 2nd generation Americans. Study hard, get good grades, good scores, stay out of trouble and your kid should be ok.

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With the expectation of taking a lot less. UF would be scrambling if all those kids said yes...

As someone mentioned these colleges have it down to an art to obtain the diverse numbers and make money too. UF expects to enroll 25% out-of-state freshman.

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Florida admitted 14,136 students over the weekend to its incoming class, down slightly from the 14,866 admitted last year. Of the 14,136 admits, 3,108 were admitted for the summer B session, while 11,027 were admitted for fall semester.

Of the 14,136 admitted, UF officials expect to enroll about 6,550 for the 2023 class.

There were 1,514 admitted to the honors program, 498 to the Innovation Academy and 3,149 to the Pathway to Campus Admission (PaCE) program.

Average GPA 4.45, *SAT 1338, ACT 31

*Correction: Admittance freshman class 2019:
The average SAT went up to *1388, up from 1364 last year. (median between 1330 -1460)
The average GPA went from 4.4 to 4.45 (median between 4.3-4.6)
The average ACT went from 30 to 31 (median between 29-33)

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The article says specific diversity, gender, and geographic breakdowns of the UF applicants were not available as of late Monday. As if UF doesn't know that information to give the reporter!!!!

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*Correction: Admittance freshman class 2019:
The average SAT went up to *1388, up from 1364 last year. (median between 1330 -1460)
The average GPA went from 4.4 to 4.45 (median between 4.3-4.6)
The average ACT went from 30 to 31 (median between 29-33)

These statistics include the athletes and others who were admitted on special consideration. If your kid did not have numbers at the high end there was no chance. UF only has space for 6,550 freshman. It uses the Coalition Application to search the world for the students with the highest numbers to recruit. Without the higher numbers it can't move up to the number 5 best public university spot. It will never end. UF can however find 65 million dollars to build a new baseball stadium.

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These statistics include the athletes and others who were admitted on special consideration. If your kid did not have numbers at the high end there was no chance. UF only has space for 6,550 freshman. It uses the Coalition Application to search the world for the students with the highest numbers to recruit. Without the higher numbers it can't move up to the number 5 best public university spot. It will never end. UF can however find 65 million dollars to build a new baseball stadium.

Thats because rich boosters are more than happy to pay for stuff like that.

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These statistics include the athletes and others who were admitted on special consideration. If your kid did not have numbers at the high end there was no chance. UF only has space for 6,550 freshman. It uses the Coalition Application to search the world for the students with the highest numbers to recruit. Without the higher numbers it can't move up to the number 5 best public university spot. It will never end. UF can however find 65 million dollars to build a new baseball stadium.

We get it. Your kid didn't get in so you hate the place. You won't give the school money any more. Give your $500 to a worthy cause that can really use it like a local animal shelter.

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Thats because rich boosters are more than happy to pay for stuff like that.

Yup. Most huge capital improvement programs raise most of the dollars from alumni and other donors, not take money out of the general budget.