University of Florida (UF) (2024-2025)

[sullen bobcat]

what's your intended major?

[native oak]

Honorary admissions officer material right here

[midnight sparrow]

aerospace engineering

i just wanna point out

i was the only one from my entire school to show up for the uf campus visit

literally a one on one with the AO

yea but i’m scared of florida in general

[wanton geyser]

Impression ++++++

[native oak]

What in the swamp

You got a tour after?

[reef shuttle]

florida isn’t scary, gainesville is!

[native oak]

Tallahassee is scarier

[sullen bobcat]

which country/state are you from?

[topaz stirrup]

Omg! One of my friends at uf is doing aero. He’s taking a gap semester this spring because he has a spacex internship in Cali

he’s super smart 🤓

[lofty raptor]

finishing ucf honors essay

almost wrote barrett the honors college (asu) instead of burnett the honors college (ucf)

[topaz stirrup]

I had an interview for a generic Coca-Cola summer interview and i completely forgot to cover a part of one prompt in my recorded answer

smh

[strange gull]

I just used my personal statement and got accepted

shout out to whoever here gave me that tip

[lofty raptor]

dawg

the prompt is specific

besides

i have auto admit

so idfkc

it matters to me 0.01

biut like

skibidi toilet so

yeha

[lofty raptor]

by the way

[obtuse olive]

today a bird shat on me

I’m taking that as the biggest omen ever

i last remember being pooped on by a bird in Kindergarten

And now of all times feels almost symbolic. Logically it means nothing

[obtuse olive]

single digit days until uf is crazy

[lofty raptor]

decided to apply to USF last minute

why?

natmerit scholarship there is ballingv

https://tenor.com/view/kiratto-prichan-mel-shidou-basketball-anime-gif-25978764

its full ride plus 5k a year (upto 20k total)

[native oak]

St Pete campus is better imho

[lofty raptor]

tampa campus unfortunately

(cs major)

[native oak]

Gotcha. I have a friend who graduated from there in IT

Transferred over from CS

[tired dawn]

is it supposed to update to recieved? or does it only ever say self reported because my superscore is 34 so im worried for admissions

[obtuse olive]

ucf merit posted

[plain heart]

is UF soon

guys

[obtuse olive]

it’s same level of consideration

[brazen slate]

hmm it doesn't tell me the award amount

were you checking constantly through myucf or did you get an email about it 😭

[obtuse olive]

they’re still posting

[brazen slate]

WHAT

[obtuse olive]

go to my ucf -> student self service -> to do’s -> to do’s -> scholarship info

i got provost B)

😎

[brazen slate]

zamn i got the oos waiver

easy work 😤

[topaz stirrup]

I got Pegasus gold last year

[shadow spade]

8 days

[obtuse olive]

did you get anything from uf

[obtuse olive]

did you get anything from uf

[lofty raptor]

it doesnt show nun for me

where do i check

[obtuse olive]

did you get anything from uf

this is genuinely distressing me

I would feel bad committing to UF with no scholarship because of money
And I would feel bad committing to UCF debt free because I don’t love ucf

im sorry my messages aren’t sending im in school and they probably use signal jammers

ok they sent double, great

[obtuse olive]

go to my ucf -> student self service -> to do’s -> to do’s -> scholarship info

if you don’t see scholarship info on the to do page then they haven’t released info yet

they’re still rolling them out right now

[lofty raptor]

question

will it show if i didnt get nuthing

[obtuse olive]

i think it should

[native oak]

I didn’t lol. I run only on bright futures

[obtuse olive]

when does uf merit release

[sullen bobcat]

last year (which used different app cycle), it was 5 days after the decision day.

[obtuse olive]

i don’t think i’ll get anything but it’s good to know

i mean it’s possible if i got ucf provost lol

[sullen bobcat]

it was a surprise because the SFA page said March. But they emailed last week of Feb.

[obtuse olive]

they were busy at work!

[sullen bobcat]

I don't know how many applicants UF offered merit. But ppl say about 170 enrolled students have it. Ppl who got it may have went to other schools so we don't know how many were offered.

[obtuse olive]

lmao

[sullen bobcat]

my daughter's friend went to a different school and gave up full-ride

[reef shuttle]

what’s your major?

[obtuse olive]

Environmental engineering

[topaz stirrup]

no

other than full bright futures

but why’d u ask three times 😭

[obtuse olive]

because my school internet kinda sucks

message sent thrice

sorry about that

[reef shuttle]

happened to me all the time on shitty school wifi + a dodgy vpn

[topaz stirrup]

OHHH okay

[topaz stirrup]

Not at UF 😹😹😹 #fsBOO #👎

[reef shuttle]

im talking high school!

[topaz stirrup]

oh u prob have eduroam

every school and their Alma mater has eduroam

[obtuse olive]

Hey totally not biased friends: uf or ucf

[midnight sparrow]

uf accept me pls

also uf by far has the lowest app fee LOL

30 bucks even for intl

wild

[sullen bobcat]

likely the lowest tuition as well

[obtuse olive]

uf let me in

actually my subconscious has been recently on uf rejecting me

[reef shuttle]

i hate both equally so i can be unbiased

[reef shuttle]

ohhh wow you getting provost scholarship is kind of a big deal

im not aware of your financial situation obviously, but if that significantly increases college affordability for you id definitely lean UCF

[obtuse olive]

do u think provost means i have high likelihood of getting into uf

[reef shuttle]

they somehow let gracie in and she received pegasus gold

which is half the amount

but uh different admissions committees etc etc so its certainly no guarantee

[native oak]

Unless you’re my high school lol.

However, I got around the content filter by working with the it department on stuff

[obtuse olive]

“somehow” rude!!!!

[reef shuttle]

i had to ask the it department very nicely to let me download a different keyboard layout

they still said no 💀

[reef shuttle]

sozzy i just gotta be a hater yk

[plain heart]

Am I cooked as an oos applicant

[obtuse olive]

no. they’re considered the same, to my dismay

(one would think flagship colleges would prioritize the prospective students whose taxes fund them, alas)

[plain heart]

really?

Out of state acceptence rate is significantly lower

[obtuse olive]

where do you see that

truthfully not really

if you’re talking about the common data sheet, that was an error and they redacted it

oos acceptance rate is near the same as in state

[plain heart]

Really? Some website said smth diff

[obtuse olive]

it does vary based on a few things:
education oos is different, some states are mostly test optional, so some kids don’t submit test scores, and thus they cannot be considered for admission, or some states don’t require foreign language, etc
but also a lot of kids applying OOS are generally more competitive

[obtuse olive]

only trust data that comes from UF

we will see the acceptance rates for in state and out of state when 2025 CDS releases

[plain heart]

This is what I saw: It is important to note that it is far more difficult to gain acceptance to this university if you are not a Florida resident. In a recent cycle, in-state students were accepted at a 59% clip. That same cycle, those from out-of-state only gained acceptance at a rate of 19%.

[reef shuttle]

this has to include transfers

UF acceptance rate was mid 20s last year

its safe to assume a majority of applicants are in state

physically impossible for a 60% in state rate to become 25% ish overall rate

FSU's in state acceptance rate is high 30s for EA and probably a bit lower for RD, with a 25% overall AR

[obtuse olive]

this is not true, sorry. this was the error in the CDS.

[merry frost]

where can you see which ones you got?

[merry frost]

never mind lol

[merry frost]

don't see anything

[obtuse olive]

they still rolling them out apparently

[merry frost]

ah alright, thanks

[lofty raptor]

if i have natmerit and 1420 is it likely ill get one of the scholarships

just wondering

not a chanceme but is it in the range

[lofty raptor]

same

[merry frost]

I'm not sure if scholarships at UCF stack with benacquisto

[lofty raptor]

im dooming for natmerit

[merry frost]

Fr I went to check my mail at 10:30 pm yesterday night to see if I got a rejection letter

[lofty raptor]

damn

https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/how-to-file-an-appeal-of-a-national-merit-finalist-rejection/2033656/14

i mean

its a 1590 and the only thing that seemed bad were a few Cs in 9th grade

so im scared

[obtuse olive]

Guys it’s a week until UF

this is the last friday we’ll spend not knowing if we got in

unless u deferred lol

if i get deferred im
prob not gonna wait for decision day 2 electric boogaloo

[idle stirrup]

I’m going to fsu if I get deferred lol I’m not wasting my time

[topaz stirrup]

why does it hurt to wait?

like u don’t really lose anything by committing to a school in March rather than in January

[shadow spade]

Florida is soo much cheaper than any public unis

that alone makes me love it

[sullen bobcat]

unfortunately, this is not true.

a lot less # of students get UF merit than BNQ

UF has roughly ~300 BNQ/yr and ~170 UF merit. The latter is not a subset of the former.

[lofty raptor]

This would be true

if I was talking about UF

Im talking about UCF

https://tenor.com/view/fry-about-it-cry-about-it-cry-about-it-meme-cry-about-it-meme-gif-fry-gif-25394529

[obtuse olive]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1135704238127841301/1210717612934307940/UF.gif.gif

[shadow spade]

everyone on 24th

[obtuse olive]

wow really?

[lofty raptor]

no

[lofty raptor]

like 70-80 thousand mfs on the 24th of january in 2025

[merry frost]

Fr

[topaz stirrup]

idk about THAT many

Did it really hit 70k?

[lofty raptor]

idk

i have no idea

i just saw

2022 - 60k

and then scaled up

[obtuse olive]

60k ea

8k more applied between november 1st-15th

[lofty raptor]

bruh

alr

[idle stirrup]

I might think about it

[shadow spade]

BECAUSE HE'S NO ONE'S SECOND CHOICE🗣️ 🗣️ 🔥 🔥 /j

[idle stirrup]

Yeah fr

[native oak]

Un momento

[idle stirrup]

Is the acceptance rate higher for in state? (Excluding transfers)

[native oak]

From Jodi Furman:

UF mini-not-really-an-update update: UF Early
Action decisions will include ONLY traditional admissions (Summer or Fall) -- other possible decisions on 1/24 will be either defer or deny.
X
For those of you who don't know me, I'm a Florida based college admissions advisor and the parent of two current Gators. I run College Smart Start (formerly College Bound & College Found) - Florida--and advise FL counties, schools, as well as individual students/families.
Deferred students will NOT be asked for/UF will NOT consider any additional information. The only possible exception to that is if students have new higher test scores then they are welcome to update them/self report in their UF portal-- students can even do so now. There's no guarantee that those scores will be considered, but they might be.
NO guesstimates on how many students will be admitted vs deferred vs denied. NO guesstimates on how many students have applied in total (and they are still accepting applications for Regular Decision).
Students who are deferred will be considered for Summer/Fall and any pathways that they are eligible for and/or applied to (ie PaCE, Innovation Academy, and/or the State College Partnership).

[native oak]

Apps are reviewed residence blind (other than groups of Florida counties getting their own AO but other AOs do get small groups of states too), so there’s no real difference when it comes to the end of it

[idle stirrup]

So they don’t look at semester 1 grades if deferred?

[native oak]

There’s a small window between the EA results release and the materials deadline for RD if you would like to submit those or extra test scores.

HOWEVER, it is very much unlikely they get considered. I or Gracie can clarify next week after our admissions tour guide meeting on Tuesday

[sullen bobcat]

Do both cicerone and SAO give UF tours? what's the difference?

[granite latch]

UF pls take me 😍

[native oak]

Both give tours! Cicerones is run through the Alumni Association and gives the family and VIP tours, as well as serves as Presidential Hosts and Sports Recruit hosts for football games.

SAO is directly run through the Office of Admissions directly (we report up through the Admissions structure - Welcome Center to Asst Director of Outreach to SVP of Department of Enrollment Management). We give tours to schools/community groups and are online information session hosts, event hosts (Open House/Florida Days), and serve as student voices on other admissions panels.

Both organizations give the exact same tour route and information, we are just primarily targeted to different groups. We’ve had Cicerones give the group tours and SAOs fill in to support Cicerone family tours (have done the latter - they deserve a lot of credit. It’s a good bit of wrangling required to keep families on track!)

It used to be that SAOs had a tour route that included info about the application process and preparing for it at each stop, but that was changed in 2023 to ensure continuity between groups. SAOs also used to be shadow hosts - that program has also since been sunset.

[native oak]

Oops the above was a reply to this

There’s also about 60 or so SAOs and 200 ish Cicerones I think? Cicerones is a lot more competitive funny enough, but SAO has been growing more competitive as well

[topaz stirrup]

cicerones is currently recruiting rn

I keep seeing their posts

[sullen bobcat]

thx. So if one schedules a campus tour via https://undergrad.admissions.ufl.edu/portal/uf-campus-tour, the tour guide is likely SAO, correct?

or is it random?

[native oak]

Likely Cicerone. I checked our backend for the 22nd for example, and we have a tour from 11-1 but not the 9am or 1pm. However, if the tour is in need of another guide or two, we have had emergency asks from the Welcome Center for SAOs to fill in.

There’s a separate form for schools/groups to request a group tour (got to help with that) that goes to SAO for priority.

The form link schedule you goes through a pipeline that gives priority to Cicerones first.

[sullen bobcat]

ic

that link above has this:

is this under planning?

2.5 hr tour?

[native oak]

Those tours are given by Engineering Ambassadors. When you go to sign up, you check a box if you also want to do a departmental tour that day. If there’s one, it will show

Yeah, longer tour. More in depth info session and more facilities to tour.

[sullen bobcat]

makes sense

[native oak]

Process has gotten a LOT better since I did mine way back when

[sullen bobcat]

it wasn't really good last year. tried to schedule HWCOE tour with the Eng. Ambassadors. No responese.

[sullen bobcat]

I'm reading some comments in the Purdue channel, where decision was announced 2 days ago. Everybody is saying the EA acceptance rate was lower than last year's EA rate.

ppl are speculating it's because Purdue over enrolled in 2024 that caused so many headaches such as dorm shortage.

[native oak]

Would not be surprised

[sullen bobcat]

ofc, UF won't be able to compare EA acceptance rate from last year because UF didn't have EA last year.

[idle stirrup]

No bc same

[sullen bobcat]

I expect a lot of deferrals on 1/24/2025. UF will be cautious against another over enrollment. Ofc, the exceptional students will get in EA round. In the BoT meeting, UF executives said they want to grab the exceptional students early and decided to opt for EA this year.

[idle stirrup]

Why’s UF acting like they’re Harvard

[native oak]

Harvard of the South or whatever

[tough nimbus]

Another?

My friends go to midwestern schools like Purdue and uiuc and they didn’t have housing until a few weeks before they started school

Ifl everyone ik that wanted dorms got dorms here

[topaz stirrup]

UF doesn’t have a housing crisis

😍

[native oak]

Heh

I could totally go on a diatribe but it would require metaphorically “covering” my badge

[sullen bobcat]

mold in dorm rooms is a crisis, imo. ofc, ppl may have different opinions.

[wanton geyser]

is UF jan 31?

[obtuse olive]

No 24th 💀

is this individual numbskulled

jk

[native oak]

Time is a soup

[wanton geyser]

o

odd number

i thought every sku do 15th, 30/31
or 1st

[wanton geyser]

too much salt in the soup

[topaz stirrup]

Well… a crisis as in a lack of housing I should say

[native oak]

Oh my gosh the Honors Village delays were before your timeeeee

I have a story to tell you

[shadow spade]

will that affect scholarships?

like would it be harder to get scholarships?

[native oak]

The same amount of consideration goes into both EA and RD and they said the same amount of scholarships will be available for both

Also, just gonna be honest with y’all, as someone who applied to 14+ colleges, UF was one that didn’t give me aid beyond Bright Futures

[shadow spade]

ic..thx

[reef shuttle]

not at FSU!

the housing is goated here

and not mismanaged by ben sasse

[midnight sparrow]

how is the campus and stuff at florida

is it safe?

uf is lowk one of the most underrated schools for engineering and i wanna go but i’ve heard some things about it so

[native oak]

Ohhhhh this started way before Mr Senator came along

[native oak]

I’d say so! I’ve felt pretty safe on campus and a lot of students look out for each other. Don’t try and run across a street when there are cars and be mindful of your surroundings when there’s homeless people every so often in the city and you’ll be just fine (also we have the GATORSAFE app and it’s clutch)

[native oak]

Ex-engineer here! I can answer question about the first year experience

[reef shuttle]

campus itself is safe yes, gainesville can be a bit sketch in places but i wouldn’t say it’s anything to be concerned about

[native oak]

And if you do feel sketch, we get 50% Lyft after 6 or 7pm as long as it’s within a certain area around campus

[tough nimbus]

Depends on the engineering u do imo

I’m industrial engineering rn and ifl it’s loskey still p unknown

Though I am a freshman and primarily working thru my gen Ed’s

[native oak]

HI ISE

Gosh yep I remember the gen Ed grind

[shadow spade]

how close is the beach from campus

[native oak]

3 ish hours to Tampa/St Pete/Clearwater.
2 to New Smyrna
3 to vero

I recommend Honeymoon Island if you ever have the chance to go. It’s beautiful

Honeymoon island is better than Clearwater. St Pete Beach near the Don Cesar and Tradewinds can also be nice but nothing beats Honeymoon and Indian Rocks in my experience

A map for those who don’t know any of those from the perspective of Tampa International Airport

[shadow spade]

whoa all options look amazing

[shadow spade]

if i commit i will definitely go there

tysm

[native oak]

All my work friends are at new Smyrna this weekend lol

(Not admissions, theme park industry higher ups)

[obtuse olive]

we’re fucked

[shadow spade]

nah we good

[obtuse olive]

intl student

[shadow spade]

we're still good

[acoustic gyro]

🦅

[hazy shuttle]

buncha future gators in this chat 🔥🔥

[shadow spade]

Yes 🔥🔥🔥

[native oak]

Time is weird and it’s just setting in that oh, yeah, EA decision day is Friday

No wonder y’all’ve been stressing like bees on a hive

[shadow spade]

can oos students get presidential scholarships?

[wanton geyser]

UF is so cheap that without scholy is the price of other publics with scholy

[sullen bobcat]

See https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/ for OOS scholarships.

[shadow spade]

thx

[obtuse olive]

i think ucf is way cheaper for me esp that they offered a scholarship

[topaz stirrup]

ucf and uf have a very different student culture imo

[sullen bobcat]

If UCF gave $$$ merit scholarship but UF didn't, depending on the major/finances, it could be a hard decision.

[obtuse olive]

engineering

civil/environmental

[sullen bobcat]

You will have easier time finding a part-time job in Orlando that you can work for during the semester

very little engineering jobs in Gainsville

[lofty raptor]

me if i get into UF

https://tenor.com/view/dance-athlete-hype-gif-15442176

[strange gull]

so if I'm compsci and get comparable aid for uf and ucf, but i have a paid internship guaranteed right next to ucf campus, i should go to ucf?

and would honors make a difference in that? i got into ucf honors but obvi we don't even know my uf decision yet. everything's hypothetical

[topaz stirrup]

How good is the internship?

[lofty raptor]

i genuinely cant wait for uf

[topaz stirrup]

Imo if cost is negligible then I’d pick UF 9 times out of 10 because the connections, alumni network and “name” outshines UCF

Unless your goal is nasa, then UCF > UF makes sense

[topaz stirrup]

Not to mention UF is much more social from what I’ve heard and we also have good sports teams

But that’s a preference thing

And we don’t have a housing shortage crisis

[strange gull]

likely going into swe. the internship is for swe and i've had it since i was 14 (not nepo). it's with mitre and the orlando site is literally 5mins from ucf. only difference is i could work during the school year vs at uf i could only work in the summers.

[obtuse olive]

is that true…

[topaz stirrup]

Why could you only work at the summers if you go to UF?

Couldn’t you find a different job/internship?

[topaz stirrup]

is what true?

[strange gull]

i mean at this particular internship, i could only work in the summer. they don't have any site near uf.

[lofty raptor]

Depends on the salary in my opinion

You can always get A job in gainseville as a UF student

Just it might not be the best one

[strange gull]

salary isn't a huge concern for me, it's experience and the fact i have an internship is a big deal from my understanding of the market rn.

[lofty raptor]

Oh

Well in that case I would go UF

[strange gull]

it's $21/hr if anyone cares about that.

[lofty raptor]

Dawg

I have a $25/hour internship here in boca

*not boca, south of there by like an hour

But yeah

*North

I have $25/hour

And its so easy

[strange gull]

not looking for a competition just college advice

[lofty raptor]

Alright well

[strange gull]

I'll wait on gracie to get back, going to lunch now

[lofty raptor]

I would do UF because you can still get an internship of some kind

[sullen bobcat]

I replied to a student who is getting $$$ from UCF and suggested UCF won't be a bad option over UF.

[lofty raptor]

*At $21/hour

[sullen bobcat]

if same cost, then I'd pick UF over UCF

[sullen bobcat]

MITRE is a good company.

[lofty raptor]

Oh I didnt see MITRE

Hmm

Whats your career outlook cola?

Whats your plan for the future

Oh SWE

What does SWE stand for

[strange gull]

i got greek food 💜

[strange gull]

software engineer

[strange gull]

is it good enough to work year-round at ucf?

[native oak]

Oh very much so

[native oak]

Lol one internship I had was $18.50 but with a monthly housing stipend and the other was $26.50

Also SWE - we have Nvidia’s HyperGator

[strange gull]

is it hard to get involved with that?

[native oak]

From what I hear no

There’s a ton of training classes for it

[topaz stirrup]

@strange gull going back to your situation, I think you’d be able to find a different internship in Gainesville

so if the price isn’t an issue I’d pick UF

but I’m ofc biased

Maybe see if you can talk to current UF cs students about whether or not they’ve been able to intern/work

[obtuse olive]

i no longer feel compulsed to go to santa fe if uf rejects me

it’s okay if i don’t get in

@native oak any figures on how many total applications considering that both application windows have closed?

will we get that number in the march BOT meeting?

[native oak]

My friend, both of those questions are WAYYYY above my paygrade

I also haven’t been fully back on campus yet so who knows

[obtuse olive]

[topaz stirrup]

our paygrade being a measly $0

[native oak]

Literally 🤣

It’s so fun as a student/young professional to say something’s above your paygrade when your paygrade is the floor

(I say that also as someone who has worked internships but still getting to say that when dealing with people I’ve had to supervise has been interesting)

[lofty raptor]

florida atlantic university residency declration when your only 14:

[native oak]

Did you use your parent’s information for residency or did you put it in as your own? If you’re under 18 you’ll have to do the info of whoever you are a dependent of (I had to do this with my dad’s info on my UF residency since I didn’t turn 18 until March)

[lofty raptor]

that was under my birthday

not my dads birthday

*moms

i used my parents

but there was a spot for my bday

[native oak]

That’s hilarious. Sounds like a fun email to their office (that isn’t getting answered until tuesday)

[lofty raptor]

im calling them on tuesday

phone call > email

in every circumstance

[native oak]

Lol yes FAU is definitely a call situation

[midnight sparrow]

uf let me in

[lofty raptor]

can i submit an art portfolio if i get deferred (like 30 tom petty songs on the guitar or piano plus their march) and would it help

[native oak]

Nope and nope

[reef shuttle]

i completely forgot that theyre going to be deferring a shit ton of people

but ermmmm that wont be an option for you

[lofty raptor]

Ok

Can I send it to give the mods AOs a chuckle?

Or

[reef shuttle]

erm

i wouldnt send something they explicitly dont ask for! thats not gonna give them a chuckle!

[lofty raptor]

alr

i was kidding btw

[reef shuttle]

didnt sound like it but ill take your word for it

[lofty raptor]

Alr

Also you were trying to tell me something earlier

What was it

[reef shuttle]

the same stuff i said here

[lofty raptor]

Alr

Man I wish chanceme had a discord

I hate going on reddit for those

[reef shuttle]

and i wish you had to be 16 to use discord but alas

[lofty raptor]

Your 18 now right? Do the math.

You got discord in 2019

[reef shuttle]

you're*

[lofty raptor]

WHY IS GRAMMARLY OFF

I swear to god

I turned it on just so you would stop

And its not working!

You're smart!

finally it works

[reef shuttle]

dawg using grammarly for you're vs your is mad embarassing

[lofty raptor]

It's discord.

But alright.

[reef shuttle]

is grammarly automatically adding periods at the end of your sentences

[lofty raptor]

I turned it off

[lofty raptor]

No

I have to do that or else it wont work

[reef shuttle]

wait did you change reddit accounts im not seeing any new activity on your current one

[lofty raptor]

Hmm?

KKbutter2281

Im making a chanceme rn

[reef shuttle]

ah i was on adunable

[lofty raptor]

Yeah

I used to use it but my messages were getting auto deleted on the UF sub for no reason

And when I tried to message the mod she didnt reply

Its been 3 weeks or something

[reef shuttle]

lmao

[lofty raptor]

No but listen

I saw a post about how meal plans are worthless

And it was calculating some incorrect information

Lemme pull it up

Nah I cant find it

But it was calculating the value of a meal at 7.25 and not including the swipes or flex balance

[reef shuttle]

it got purged by the mods

[lofty raptor]

Yippee!

[reef shuttle]

i wonder what ill do for a meal plan next year

ill hopefully be in an apartment style dorm with a full kitchen

[lofty raptor]

Hmm

You're graduating next year?

So i mean

[reef shuttle]

alright pal turn grammarly back on

[lofty raptor]

Why am I like this?

Oh yeah

[reef shuttle]

2 years from now

[lofty raptor]

I know why I'm like this

My mom wont let me take any form of medicine for my ADHD

At all

[reef shuttle]

plan is to hopefully move off campus for my final year which at that point id probably forego a meal plan in its entirety

[lofty raptor]

Alr

[reef shuttle]

but for fall 25 spring 26 ill probably do like a weekly 10 plan or one of the set amount of swipe things

[lofty raptor]

Nice

I'm assuming you decided not to graduate 26'5?

[reef shuttle]

yeah i figured i might as well stay for the spring semester and get a 2nd major in finance, plus it means i dont need to change my recruitment timeline

i wish i had thoroughly planned for the double major sooner to better pick my classes this semester but we ball

little over a month until course catalogs open and i can make a million bajillion contingency plans

[lofty raptor]

Nice

[native oak]

L Theanine and Magnesium help a bunch if your mom won’t allow prescriptions

[lofty raptor]

Alright

[native oak]

Never meal planner lol

[lofty raptor]

You know what she thinks is a good treatment?

Accupuncture

[native oak]

sigh

[lofty raptor]

I'm afraid of needles

[native oak]

That does not sound like a good mix

[lofty raptor]

Nope

Hmm

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1135704238127841301/1210717612934307940/UF.gif.gif

[lofty raptor]

This gif is technically incorrect by the way

[native oak]

Don’t keep up hope for now

[lofty raptor]

The link isnt my.admissions.ufl.edu

[native oak]

It literally will not unlock early

[lofty raptor]

Its https://undergrad.admissions.ufl.edu/portal/status?tab=home

[native oak]

It’s been four years, my give a ducks have run out lol

The ducks ran far far away as I am out of bread

[reef shuttle]

https://tenor.com/view/ducks-snow-hell-snow-ducks-snow-gif-19331193

[native oak]

EXACTLY

[lofty raptor]

my honest reaction:

https://tenor.com/view/dance-athlete-hype-gif-15442176

https://tenor.com/view/university-of-florida-pace-online-school-education-gif-428611879638784125

https://tenor.com/view/uf-university-of-florida-uf-honors-uf-honor-uf-pace-gif-14192740949988117285

[tired dawn]

how hard is uf oos?

[ruby ocean]

what time does UF come out?

[native oak]

Apps are reviewed residency blind so no diff. But oos can seem harder because not all states require the same minimum classes that the state of Florida requires so people get thrown out

[native oak]

Should be 6pm but we’ll (UF SAO) hear soon for this year

[tired dawn]

oh wow really, i didnt know that

[native oak]

Yeah and UF is test required too

[strange gull]

I love test required

[tired dawn]

do they weight gpa and test scores the same? or more towards one

[native oak]

It’s holistic so they keep it in same considered weight as your essay and involvements. However GPA is recalculated to core GPA with .5 weight for H/PreAP and 1.0 for IB/AP

[merry frost]

doesbeing international not affect admissions? does $$$ gained from oos/intl vs in-state not have an impact?

[native oak]

I have never been told yes or no if international affects it. They have their own AOs, most of whom I haven’t dealt with.

Latter is not admissions’s dealio, that is then Student Financial Aid. Same overall umbrella but separate department from AOs.

Please understand my answers are from my past three years on the volunteer end and also having talked face to face with AOs because I’ve worked events with them. All the stuff I’m saying could have an asterisk attached due to the change in process with EA this year

OH THAT REMINDS ME
@.gracie. remind me to dig up the contact info for Queen Anna

@topaz stirrup

Phew

[hazy shuttle]

As a comp sci major it was a very hard decision to make and idk if I made the right one tbh

[hazy shuttle]

It really depends what’s your looking to do. If you want to stay at mitre with not much interest in veering off. Ucf is a really good choice. If you’re trying to look for different, I think you can almost disregard distance to mitre when deciding, granted they’ll let you return every summer. You’re still guaranteed an internship position, just comes down to if you think uf or ucf will be more beneficial for your job hunt

[tough nimbus]

What yall will be seeing in less than a week

[native oak]

Only change is it’s probably not signed by Charles Murphy this year 🤣

[shadow spade]

wow

[wanton geyser]

:DD

[lofty raptor]

Yo

Can a current UF student download the fonts on this page perchance

https://brandcenter.ufl.edu/fonts/

Nevermind

Students do not have permission to download the brand fonts.

[topaz stirrup]

4 days!

[strange gull]

this just made me want to get in even more 💔

that and the pressure from my peers . like why was everyone and their mother asking if I got into fsu when I never applied

[obtuse olive]

a2c discord is not the average college application pool because we’re all nerds

most of us will get in, maybe not in the first round of applicants, but we will see

[shadow spade]

UF is cheap as hell

that alone makes me wanna attend

[shadow spade]

you seem more excited than most hs seniors here

[strange gull]

true but expecting an acceptance would just be arrogant of us that and this year is so competitive

[obtuse olive]

let me show you last year’s uf a2c stats!

[lofty raptor]

if I dont get in

i am going to become walter white

[obtuse olive]

#1135704238127841301 message

[shadow spade]

nah wtf

everyone got it

[obtuse olive]

82% a2c acceptance rate

B)

[shadow spade]

rejected people may not vote/cap

[obtuse olive]

(im sure there’s selection bias)

yea

let’s assume it’s really not 82%

[shadow spade]

but in general a2c stats are wayy better than the normal pool

[obtuse olive]

it’s probably still significantly above the actual acceptance

exactly

[shadow spade]

only ppl who r "locked in" find their way here

[lofty raptor]

i saw the original message

dawg

cooked

[shadow spade]

i mean we might have student athletes here too

[lofty raptor]

currently looking into UF's brand guide so i can make the logo and banner

https://hr.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/UFHR_BrandGuide_Design_v1.1.pdf

this is the pdf version

for the hr department

[native oak]

Why do you need those

[lofty raptor]

Im making the logo and banner for A2C for decision day

Really need some more roles

[obtuse olive]

Wow and how are u doing that

[lofty raptor]

this way

[topaz stirrup]

Oh my

[lofty raptor]

?

If this was sent to you from a ufl email would you believe it was real

Be honest

[obtuse olive]

14 is working age in florida hit the oil rig bro

[strange gull]

https://tenor.com/view/ariana-funny-face-ariana-grande-ariana-wicked-glinda-face-glinda-wicked-gif-16676633091675246962

i'd rescind my application

[lofty raptor]

Any way I can get a source for this?

[sullen bobcat]

https://data-apps.ir.aa.ufl.edu/public/cds/CDS_2023-2024_UFMAIN_Post.pdf

has 172 number

https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/PDF/PSI/FIS_2022_2023.pdf has 278 number

[obtuse olive]

this is the reason why i get accepted

[sullen bobcat]

ofc, these are UF enrolled students. so # of UF merit offers could be a lot higher.

[lofty raptor]

Alr

Cuz I had a guy ask on r/ufl about aid for ints

[lofty raptor]

Alr

Im assuming its lower tbh

Not lower but

Like

in the 200 range

Prob like 200-225

Oh

wait

UF enrolled

So lets say 170 enrolled

and average half enroll

Ynw I need to make a GPA calculator that weighs for each school

Im having so much trouble calculating my UF GPA

[strange gull]

isnt it just 5.0 for ap/aice/de, 4.5 for honors, 4 for regular?

and it only tracks core subjects and advanced electives

[reef shuttle]

youre cooked bruh

[obtuse olive]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1135704238127841301/1210717612934307940/UF.gif.gif

[merry frost]

I thought you were referring to the .mov filetype and not the person 😭

[wanton geyser]

Tf

[shadow spade]

wtaf

[sullen bobcat]

Jodi Furman posted the following in FB (it's really long):

For those of you who don’t know me– I’m both a Florida based college counselor and the mom of two current Gators. I advise FL counties, schools, and individual students and families and run College Smart Start (formerly College Bound & College Found) - Florida. All of the information below has been learned DIRECTLY from UF Admissions, but I do NOT speak FOR UF– and since there are changes every year (especially THIS YEAR), this information is subject to change.
SOME DATA FIRST: Over 60,000 students applied to UF’s Early Action round– which is close to the TOTAL number of students who applied last year in TOTAL (through March!)
THERE WILL BE TWO UF DECISIONS DATES THIS YEAR. Living through one is bad enough, sigh– but there will be students who will need to live through a second one on March 14th. Why? Because this is the first year that UF started Early Action.
NOTE: We are in uncharted territory– we do NOT know how many students will be accepted, declined, or deferred as we have zero historical data, but let’s talk about what we DO know.

HERE ARE THE POSSIBLE DECISIONS THAT STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE ON FRIDAY:
• Accepted for Fall
• Accepted for Summer
• Deferred. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT A DEFERRAL IS NOT A NO. (more on deferrals below)
• Denied
We traditionally have done a daily detailed explanation of all the different admission possibilities at UF but since Friday will only offer traditional (Fall or Summer) admission, we will discuss only that option.
PS PaCE, Innovation Academy, and State College Partnerships will be offered in the Regular Decision round, but NOT the Early Action round.
NOTE: Students who applied to Innovation Academy (IA) applied to UF– NOT just to IA. Some IA applicants will be accepted to Fall or Summer, some will be deferred to Regular Decision, some will be declined.
FALL vs SUMMER: Please know that whichever term your student selected at the time that they applied was JUST THE STUDENT STATING A PREFERENCE, it does NOT preclude UF from accepting a student to a DIFFERENT term than their stated preference.

Here are the possible outcomes.
🔸You applied for Fall and get accepted for Fall. Congratulations, YOU ARE A GATOR! You will start classes on August 21st.
🔹You applied for Summer and get accepted for Summer. Congratulations, YOU ARE A GATOR! You will start classes on July 1st.
🔸You applied for Summer and get accepted for Fall. Congratulations, YOU ARE A GATOR! You will start classes on August 21st.
🔹You applied for Fall and get accepted for Summer! Congratulations, YOU ARE A GATOR! You will start classes on July 1.
The 4th scenario throws some applicants for a loop. “I applied for Fall! Why was I accepted for Summer?” Over the last few years, the average accepted student for Summer and Fall had IDENTICAL GPA ranges– and there are definitely times that we’ll see, say, a National Merit Finalist accepted for Summer and a student with lower stats get accepted to Fall. Truth is, we don’t know EXACTLY why admissions places students in one term vs another.

There is also a completely ridiculous rumor floating around that UF Summer B admits have low GPA/scores and need remedial classes which are given during the Summer B semester– this is so ridiculous that it doesn’t deserve any comment other than this is ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE. Another rumor is that students will have to reapply to UF once they complete summer– also completely untrue, students who start in the summer continue into fall seamlessly (and often can stay in the same dorm for all three semesters!)
NOTE: Students accepted to Fall who prefer Summer or vice versa can ask for a change in term– but they’re NOT often granted. And students accepted for Summer MUST start in Summer (unless granted a change in term)– starting in summer is a condition of their acceptance and not optional.
Also, ALL FL public universities both offer Summer starts (which is fairly unique to FL) and ALL FL public universities REQUIRE that students take NINE credits during summer before they graduate (all 9 credits do NOT need to be taken at once, but they DO need to be taken at a FL public university)-- and, yes, there are a number of ways to get the 9 summer credit hour requirement waived, but I digress.

PS Summer is a great on ramp to college life: students get to meet a TON of new people, while taking a relatively light course load, without the distractions of clubs/sports/Greek life. If you ask any student who started Summer B, it is likely they will tell you it was the very best semester they had in college.
LET’S DISCUSS DEFERRALS:
This is the first year that UF has offered deferrals. Deferred students will be automatically rolled into UF’s Regular Decision round and will hear UF’s final decision on Friday, March 14th.
REPEAT AFTER ME: A deferral is NOT a no. A DEFERRAL IS NOT A NO.
UF will NOT ask for, NOR WILL THEY CONSIDER, any new information with the sole exception of (MAYBE) new scores. (PS If you have new scores since you applied, go ahead and self report them now in your UF portal)
UF will NOT ask for, nor will they consider updates on senior year grades, awards, and/or activities– nor do they consider letters of recommendation or letters of continuing interest. They don’t consider nor track ‘demonstrated interest’, so going up to tour and/or calling admissions is never a bad idea, but has ZERO impact on your chances of being admitted. As challenging as it is to do so, all you can do is sit tight until March 14th (I realize that that is WAY easier said than done).

Students who are deferred will once again be considered for Fall and Summer– and if they have applied with a PaCE or State College Partnership majors, they’ll be considered PaCE and/or SCP. Students who applied for Innovation Academy will also be considered for Innovation as well (but they will ALSO be considered for Fall and Summer– and possibly PaCE, if their major is available in BOTH PaCE and Innovation Academy– and, no, Admissions has not clarified how they’ll make a decision between PaCE or IA– but I’ll be sure to update with any/all new information that I learn).
PaCE Majors: https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/pace/majors
Innovation Academy Majors: https://innovationacademy.ufl.edu/academics/majors/
State College Partnership Majors: https://www.eng.ufl.edu/students/students/state-college-partnerships/
Students likely canNOT change their major to a different/PaCE/SCP compatible major if one wasn’t initially selected when a student first applied (but it’s ABSOLUTELY worth having your student contact admissions to ask whether it’s possible to do so if they are deferred– and, yes, ALL COMMUNICATIONS with admissions should be from the STUDENT).

According to UF, students canNOT add Innovation Academy as an option unless it was initially selected and applied to (which required an additional essay, in addition to selecting an IA ‘compatible’ major) even if they are deferred.
HONORS: Historically, UF has admitted students to Honors at the same time as admissions decisions are released, I’ve not yet confirmed whether that will be the case this year.
MERIT: First and foremost, UF is NOT known for their generosity when it comes to merit– historically, merit has been released a few weeks AFTER admissions decisions, I have not yet confirmed whether that will be the case again this year.
HOUSING: Housing deposits are $25 and allow for students to ‘hold their space in line’-- UF is one of the few schools to allow for students to place a housing deposit BEFORE being admitted and without committing/enrolling. I don’t yet have information about housing contracts, but will be sure to update as soon as I do.
As both a parent and as a college advisor, I absolutely understand how stressful this process can be– and made even more so when a school has a massive increase in applications AND is holistic, making it even more challenging to ‘read the tea leaves’.
Marji Hope and I, as well as the other experienced parents and admins/mods on this page, are here to support you and to answer questions to the very best of our ability. Good luck and GO GATORS!

(end quote)

[wanton geyser]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1135704238127841301/1210717612934307940/UF.gif.gif

[woeful cypress]

Bro I’m so nervous for my UF results

I’m actually hella tweaking

But WE GOT THIS GUYS!!!

[woeful cypress]

Exactly

[woeful cypress]

[wanton geyser]

me every night before decision

[woeful cypress]

S a m e

[obtuse olive]

cicken

[lofty raptor]

Odd question - I appied fall and want summer. If I get fall can I get a change of term?

[strange gull]

that was addressed in the message

[lofty raptor]

Alr

Im just hoping I get summer

Since I specifically called and said "Is it too late to change to ask for summer?"

[shadow spade]

is anyone else scared that they'll get in but get no scholarship?

[topaz stirrup]

Do you need a lot of financial aid?

[shadow spade]

yes my SAI is below 3k

[topaz stirrup]

uf is admittedly stingy with scholarships..

It’s a little better if you’re oos

[shadow spade]

better?

[topaz stirrup]

but like most in state people only got a 1k scholarship

[shadow spade]

i am oos

[topaz stirrup]

Yeah they give better scholarships to oos people typically

[shadow spade]

like im getting federal pell grant of 5k

[topaz stirrup]

I didn’t even get a scholarship

You’ll probably get good financial aid

[topaz stirrup]

Yeah that’s good

[shadow spade]

and will having a larger need increase my chances?

[topaz stirrup]

No they aren’t need based

Idk when scholarships come out this year

oh

I do know first year cs students

my bf is a second year too

hmmmm not directly but my bf does

[shadow spade]

ic

thx

[topaz stirrup]

ofc

[shadow spade]

for the scholy info

[topaz stirrup]

yeah ! good luck (:

lol I give a tour on Friday morning

i wonder how the kids will be..

[strange gull]

need a friday evening tour where everyone opens their decisions halfway through it 💜

[acoustic gyro]

what time are decisions coming out?

[sullen bobcat]

Are you asking about merit or financial aid?

If you are exceptional, you may get merit. Since you are OOS, likely 0 fin aid.

ngl, merit is not easy.

that's from UFL 2023-24 CDS

[shadow spade]

thats sad

hopefully i get merit

[shadow spade]

i was asking both..thx

[lofty raptor]

im in june 2010 💀

[sullen bobcat]

See https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/pub/brochures/2425awardguide.pdf You may get Federal grant.

[shadow spade]

this is for instate

[sullen bobcat]

huh? I believe an OOS student can get Federal Pell Grant depending on SAI. I doubt residency matters for federal grants.

Read page 4. Not all grants require FL residency

After reading CDS again, here's a good news. The "172" number is not the # of UF freshmen with merit scholarship.

If a student receives both need finaid and merit, he is not part of this 172. Instead, he gets classified as need-based.

vs

since 70% of students get some type of finaid, it's probable that the total # of freshmen with merit could be ~500 (3 times 172)

[strange gull]

6pm historically, but we have uf people who will find out soon I think

[native oak]

I had just been looking at either taking the Thursday tour or jumping onto Fridays

[shadow spade]

yeah ik that

i know ill get federal grant...i was asking for any other scholarships

[obtuse olive]

i feel like this would kinda suck lmao

ik half that tour group will be dead silent for the latter half of the tour

[native oak]

Consider the torture for the tour guide, who either has a way too engaged group or someone who isn’t listening anymore cause they got rejected or deferred or got in.

Or someone reacting poorly to a not wanted term/decision

[strange gull]

-# that was the joke

[native oak]

(It’s noon and I had class, roll with it)

@topaz stirrup just checked the slides for tonight and Keely’s asking for people to help review and update the constitution

Me, who’s finally finishing the work after a year of back and forth: 😫🤦‍♀️😤

[sullen bobcat]

I wasn't sure what you were asking. Regardless, read the document above. It displays all the merit scholarships + financial aids UF offers. Ofc, OOS won't be eligible for everything, as explained in the document. So read it.

[shadow spade]

kk thx

[obtuse olive]

is that a real time that tours are offered? xd

[strange gull]

wow I'm such a good liar

[obtuse olive]

lmao my fault

[native oak]

Heck naw, latest a tour goes out usually is 3pm. WC closes at 4

[obtuse olive]

people who get into uf = 🤓

[native oak]

Mom just reminded me that the new theme park in Orlando opens in about 120 days meaning I graduate in almost 100 😇

[sullen bobcat]

Summer internship in Orlando looks like a great option now.

[native oak]

It would be for park operations - I’m in what would be called “creative development” so it’s a whole game of musical chairs right now with layoffs

Universal’s sizing down, Disney’s picking up, so at least my former boss at Disney was glad to take my updated resume last week

[sullen bobcat]

I'm not talking about Universal internships. I was talking about moving to Orlando for summer

[native oak]

Ah yes haha

[sullen bobcat]

We have an unconventional summer plan. If daughter gets an internship anywhere in US, the whole family will move and live together for the summer.

[native oak]

NICE

[sullen bobcat]

the summer weather can't be worse than S FL.

very limited EE/CpE/CS summer jobs in S FL.

[native oak]

I interact with a couple of contractors that pull a lot from EE/CPE. Alcorn McBride, Smart Monkeys, 7th Sense, etc

[sullen bobcat]

in general, there are more engineering internships in Orlando than in S FL

[topaz stirrup]

Do Friday’s!!!!

[native oak]

Don’t get too bogged down if internship doesn’t happen this summer - I used my summer after freshman year for summer classes and an extra work experience (that I ended up using skills from for my other two internships)

[sullen bobcat]

noted. I give a low chance of her finding internship (even if applying to 100+ jobs). Whole family living in GNV is the backup.

she has 2 (almost secured) jobs in GNV + UF summer course

[native oak]

Solid!

Happy to help be extra eyes on resume - been doing that a lot lately and it’s fun for me

[sullen bobcat]

sounds good.

[sullen bobcat]

The chance of getting internship is realistically really low. I estimate for a typical engineering internship position, more than 1000 students will apply. assuming all jobs/apps are equal, if one applies to 1000 places, the expected # of offers will still be less than 1.

[native oak]

Going to career fair/interacting early helps. The more you show up, the more familiar you get with the people there/sent to recruit, meaning they are more likely to know your name on the pile

[sullen bobcat]

True. Even if it's likely a waste of time, freshmen are encouraged to go to UF career fair to gain the experience.

[native oak]

Also with career fair coming up, best tips I got were to “warm up” with other booths so you’re not tongue tied when you get to the ones you are prioritizing AND it is okay to google a company in line or off to the side but don’t ask questions that are the rote stuff on the website like what they do. Ask about their intern education options, etc. rather than pay

[sullen bobcat]

I don't think it's open to non-UF students. But if it is, any admitted student should consider visiting UF early next week for the 2025 Spring Career Week. https://career.ufl.edu/events-and-programs/career-fairs/career-showcase/

[lofty raptor]

I will answer your question even though its against the rules.
1: No. Asians are not a minority. When I went on the tour I saw about 40% asians lmfao.
2: No because of a recent court decision and because UF is a government run uni in florida (a red state).

So overall

It would not help or hurt your chances.

[tired dawn]

can i call uf and ask them about my admissions decision

https://tenor.com/view/please-pretty-please-cat-cute-cat-meme-gif-11605211365669109099

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[obtuse olive]

By definition, yes. Asians are a minority

At UF

[lofty raptor]

guys

fau is crazy

[strange gull]

if this person is around, as of fall 2023, uf undergrads are 10-12% asian

[obtuse olive]

^

[obtuse olive]

the people answering your call do not have access to it even if they wanted to tell you

[tired dawn]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[strange gull]

thats over 2x the percentage of asians in the us overall if that is any help to visualize that number

[tired dawn]

me when im going to uf for polisci instead of an actual science 💔

(i wanna be a lawyer)

entering college w 27 credits already from aice

does that mean i can skip freshmen year

[lofty raptor]

maybe it was selection bias

i mainly tourded the college of engineering

[strange gull]

yeah thats like . 50% asian not joking

[lofty raptor]

lemme guess

cs department in particular is over 75% asian?

[strange gull]

idk google it

[tired dawn]

on a side note whats it like at uf for lgbtq individuals

im a teeny bit scared

[strange gull]

pretty sure they have hella lgbtq organizations on campus, and a student board for it iirc?

[obtuse olive]

lavender llc @ springs is reforming after last year being essentially dissolved

[vast falcon]

bruh how did u even see this i deleted it in like 3 minutes

man im scared for admission day

also how hard is it to get a single room dorm?

[reef shuttle]

you will not get one unless you have a medical reason to, basically

[sullen bobcat]

if you need a single room, there are many student apartments with single room + private bathroom within walking distance to campus

[native oak]

please don't. Please. For the love of all of our sanities.

Cause we can't see it until 6pm either.

[native oak]

I've got experience with them, apartment off campus is better bet

[merry frost]

WTF?

I submitted it for early action!!!????

@native oak not sure if you mind me pinging you but uhh seems like a relevant ping...

should I write to my area's admissions officer who I've already been in contact with? My SSAR accidentally got submitted to UF while I was submitting it to another florida college but the AO I wrote to regarding it said that they won't be reviewing my SSAR. now this shows up...

[topaz stirrup]

Call the admissions office tomorrow

they open at 12:30 tmrw

[merry frost]

till 5 pm?

[topaz stirrup]

Yep!

[lofty raptor]

GET OUT!!!!!!

(good luck btw)

Guys tho I wish we had ED at UF

[lofty raptor]

Would I qualify as a medical reason?

[reef shuttle]

well, id say you have a special circumstance which makes it worth a try

[reef shuttle]

tbh it could come eventually

UVA and UConn both do it

[native oak]

What Gracie said. It may have been them changing the new “received” message to reflect the current application period. I’ll note that as something for my next meeting with our AD too. He’s keen on these things.

[merry frost]

ah alright then, thanks. i'll be sure to call em tmrw

[topaz stirrup]

@native oak did you hear about melissa moving to Brandeis ):

idk if you were there today

[native oak]

YEAH I DID

I’M SAD OKAY

Literally went “no!” When she said it to all of us

(Congratulations now you get to feel how I felt when we lost our first sponsor Queen Anna)

[topaz stirrup]

I’m excited for her though!

[native oak]

Oh absolutely! She was telling some of us afterwards that she gets the perk of free parking as well as now getting to be closer to her boyfriend

[merry frost]

One of my friends also sees this on his app so

Can you guys check if you see the same thing @lofty raptor @obtuse olive

Like if you open if admissions portal does it say March 14

[obtuse olive]

no

\

[merry frost]

Oh

What date does it show as having received sat score?

If you don't mind checking

[glass idol]

rollins college better

[native oak]

I was sobbing when I turned down Rollins tbh

I’m glad I went down the UF path but I did love the campus at Rollins

[shadow spade]

UF

[wanton geyser]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1135704238127841301/1210717612934307940/UF.gif.gif

[obtuse olive]

feb, april, and june 2024 💀 i was early

[obtuse olive]

how’s the snow, gators?

day after tomorrow = some of us will be gators

🐊

[obtuse olive]

i lied. ALL of us

[lofty raptor]

man

im so nervous

so scared

i need to get in

[strange gull]

you have 5 acceptances and 9 other colleges to wait on

ur good

especially with a ucf acceptance, it's bbq chicken from here

[topaz stirrup]

@obtuse olive girllll don’t use the Prefrosh role until after you commit somewhere!

[strange gull]

they're committed to college

obviously

-# joking

[obtuse olive]

you don’t know my plans

[topaz stirrup]

I do

[obtuse olive]

Are decisions confirmed at 6pm 1/24?

[strange gull]

I think the uf people here said they might find out closer to the date, but I'm assuming 6 until they confirm otherwise

[lofty raptor]

got 26k at ERAU

[lofty raptor]

im committed to getting a girlfriend

unfortunately that plan wont go very well

[shadow spade]

why is UF chat so inactive?

Purdue had 500+ msgs everyday one week before decisions were out

[lofty raptor]

idk

i just want UF to accept me

[shadow spade]

I want Gator Nation Scholarship soo bad

ik its very limited

[lofty raptor]

all i want

is to get in

if i dont ucf is an option

and so is fau

[shadow spade]

instate have it soo cheap

6k tution

[lofty raptor]

i knowwwwww

your not instate?

[shadow spade]

no

[obtuse olive]

you’re*

[shadow spade]

:C

[shadow spade]

im not instate for any state

[lofty raptor]

intl

[shadow spade]

no

citizen living abroad

[obtuse olive]

if u get into uf are you committing @shadow spade

[shadow spade]

depends on financial aid package

but 90% sure yeah cuz UF will be the cheapest for me

[lofty raptor]

if i get in

im committing

its more of

my mom wants me to go to cc

[shadow spade]

y?

[strange gull]

loads of 14 y/o girls on campus i imagine...

[lofty raptor]

shlawg they are literally my age

[shadow spade]

you're 14 wtf?

[lofty raptor]

not loads

but like

at least a few

[topaz stirrup]

maybe 1 total

[lofty raptor]

i mean

prob more

[native oak]

Agreed on this

[native oak]

No big, we just had an emotional nuke thrown onto us last night so

[native oak]

We are active at an appropriate rhythm

[lofty raptor]

what happened?

also bit of an odd questions but have decisions been made yet or are they taking their time

[native oak]

Our SAO sponsor in the Welcome Center is leaving in a few weeks 🥲 and she’s been our sponsor for at least two years now making her the longest running one I’ve had

[lofty raptor]

oh!

sorry

[native oak]

Thanks, buddy

[lofty raptor]

hmm

https://teams-titles.hr.ufl.edu/teams-title/admissions-officer-i/

hmmmmmm

https://tenor.com/view/minecraft-villager-gif-3777330351901256607

should i apply

[native oak]

It’s because of her and the officers in SAO at the time that I felt comfy being able to step back from actively being involved for a bit while on my universal internship sooooo that plus emotional gut punch of being a big supporter of my career stuff while also being fun and fair with all of us

[native oak]

Printing this for my own reference as I improve my resume lol

[lofty raptor]

nice

[lofty raptor]

yeah

hey why dont they pay you guys tho

like i know FAU gets paid

$15/hour i think for tour guides

[native oak]

That is a question that is often asked and not often clearly answered

[lofty raptor]

the midpoint salaray for an AO is 45,700

35,000 on the lower end
57,000 on the higher end

this is based on UF HR pay grades

[native oak]

Back when I started I had to pay 25 dollars for my shirt and nametag

[lofty raptor]

at that point id just quit

[native oak]

I don’t keep the shirt, I will keep the nametag lol

Better than cicerones that have to pay 50

[lofty raptor]

Whats cicerons

[lofty raptor]

I just checked

$20/year or $400/life

Why dont they pay you?!

Why asdfasdf

[obtuse olive]

UF tour guides - other department

[lofty raptor]

bruh

they should pay uf tour guides min wage

at least

[topaz stirrup]

We get paid over the summer

[obtuse olive]

enough people want to do it to where they can get away with not paying them

im sure that’s how it is, anyways

[lofty raptor]

alr

but like

ynw its fine

im just hoping i can be a tour guide

because like

it seemed fun

and what is there better to do than to raise gator admission minimums create future gators!

we gotta be better than stinky ucla

and also better than the evil fsu kids

grr

[strange gull]

isn't it like . kind of hard to become a tour guide?

and also super competitive

[lofty raptor]

i mean

yes

[obtuse olive]

i know i already asked but they’re dropping at 6pm?

ik “we’ll find out later” but it’s kinda in 48 hours

[strange gull]

i think one of them said they might not find out until the day of

I need to stop worrying about friday bc if I don't get accepted it's totally their loss

https://tenor.com/view/flaunting-my-hair-glinda-wicked-hair-shake-universal-pictures-gif-3437325453184738414

[obtuse olive]

real

[sullen bobcat]

this is so unreal. just checked the 2025 spring tuition bill. the net tuition for 12 credits (after "STEM waiver") is only $1468.07/semester

[obtuse olive]

does that even matter if one has BF

[sullen bobcat]

yes it matters because BF just paid 12 credits * $212.71/credit = $2552.52 to her account.

she can spend the difference $1084.45 on whatever after getting it transferred to her bank.

[obtuse olive]

woah no friggin way.

[sullen bobcat]

to learn more about the STEM waiver, see https://registrar.ufl.edu/courses/select-stem-waiver

[obtuse olive]

my major doesn’t qualify

[reef shuttle]

im double majoring in strategic emphasis fields

very excited to fully start upper div work and get the waiver

[strange gull]

how smart is it to switch to one of those majors to get the waiver...

[reef shuttle]

what is your current major

[strange gull]

compsci

[sullen bobcat]

90% certain that STEM waiver applies to CS major

[reef shuttle]

it should be under the computer and information sciences

which i read as computer science and information science

[strange gull]

i can't read

[sullen bobcat]

"Has earned at least 60 semester credit hours towards a baccalaureate degree within two academic years after initial enrollment at a Florida public postsecondary institution."

"60" here also includes any exam/DE credits. So my kid got this waiver from her 1st semester.

[reef shuttle]

i think this waiver wouldve applied to one of my classes this semester, then

this summer though it should apply to three or four

meaning id almost certainly get a reimbursement

[merry frost]

Is this the programs of strategic emphasis tuition waiver?

[merry frost]

Nvm my answer is always like 4 messages below

[merry frost]

Called UF office of admissions in AP Bio lol, they changed it to Jan 24 now. Thanks for the help Celeste and Gracie!

[obtuse olive]

That’s awesome!

[native oak]

SAO is written application with part video and then in person interview

[native oak]

Glad to help!

[native oak]

Pretty sure this went through when they also were trying to reform bright futures so that it didn’t cover certain majors or classes you had to retake even if you got AP credit

(So they ended up just hedging on removing our textbook stipend for the top tier of BF. Bleh.)

[brazen slate]

does uf allow app updates for deferrals?

[strange gull]

from what I saw here, maybe a new test score?

[native oak]

Only if you’ve got a new test score since you can self report those in your portal. The rest of the stuff is negligible as senior grades are not reviewed for admissions, only your first three years

[lofty raptor]

fuck you with your wicked ahh gifs

[strange gull]

https://tenor.com/view/ariana-funny-face-ariana-grande-ariana-wicked-glinda-face-glinda-wicked-gif-16676633091675246962

what did i do

[lofty raptor]

https://tenor.com/view/wicked-movie-elphaba-wicked-witch-thousand-yard-stare-ptsd-stare-image-gif-18084923175405264547

me after watching the movie

(my eyes and ears hurt)

[strange gull]

https://tenor.com/view/glinda-wicked-ariana-grande-wicked-movie-galinda-gif-11334476120655637821

me after watching the movie
(enlightened, third eye open, ears blessed, clear skin)

[obtuse olive]

wicked was good

[strange gull]

https://tenor.com/view/holding-hands-elphaba-galinda-glinda-wicked-gif-11723179339517684389

united in good taste

[dusty holly]

Did anyone here get presidential scholarship?

[obtuse olive]

are you hoping to get it?

[dusty holly]

Yes

Idk if I'm competitive or if the only people who can get it are the stacked ec type so I'm wondering if anyone who got it could tell me what they did or something

[merry frost]

I know a few people who've gotten Presidential scholarships (including one who got presidential platinum), but they either are usually very well rounded and stacked, or had some part of their application that was realy strong. Essay is also supposedly pretty important.
Doesn't mean that low qualifications will remove you from consideration either. People with 1350s (this is pretty low for UF afaik) have gotten Presidential scholarships too from what I know

tl;dr:
Don't expect one - UF only offers ~300 or so per year - but be happy if you do ig

[dusty holly]

Oh shoot essay is important?

The honors essay or your common app essay

My grades and tests are pretty good but ec and essay isn't

[merry frost]

no clue. The guy who got Presidential Platinum also got rejected from the Honors Program as a freshman applicant so I'd wager the latter?

Honors and Financial Aid office process the application/decision seperately

[dusty holly]

Ah I see

Presidential platinum but no honors is crazy though

[merry frost]

reddit comment he made (I vaguely know him through another UF-related thing, but this is that guy)

eh you can prob easily find him online but whatever

I got my citations in order

[dusty holly]

lol!
I applied for both so hopefully I'll get at least one

But scholarship would be very nice

[merry frost]

applied for honors and?

i thought scholarship and ursp aren't applied for - they're given by UF as per their decision process

[dusty holly]

oh my bad I applied for honors and am hoping for scholarship

yeah

[wanton geyser]

Scary

[idle stirrup]

How do people know that uf is gonna defer a lot of people for EA?

Or predict

[native oak]

No one does.

[idle stirrup]

Guess we’ll find out tomorrow…

[woeful cypress]

In state doesn’t get scholarships much? 💀

Oh boy

Guys WE GOT THAT!!!

Whatever happens we will be okay

[shadow spade]

y'all dont need scholarships

[woeful cypress]

Well….😭

[shadow spade]

compared to OOS your fees is literally nothing

[woeful cypress]

No yeah

[shadow spade]

6k tution is hella good

[woeful cypress]

You guys def need scholarships for sure

I just mean for housing and all that jazz

What’s OOS tuition again…

[shadow spade]

yeah

[woeful cypress]

💀

28k

[shadow spade]

tution is 28k coa is 47k

[woeful cypress]

Coa?

[shadow spade]

cost of attendance

[woeful cypress]

Jesus

[shadow spade]

tution+housing and other expenses

[woeful cypress]

😭😭😭

I just hope we both get scholarships ✊🏻

Obvi you more than me with that cost

[shadow spade]

fr

[shadow spade]

tysm...atb to you as well

[woeful cypress]

Thank you!!!

[obtuse olive]

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/zelda_gamepedia_en/images/e/ea/MM_Dawn_of_the_Final_Day.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/320?cb=20090817031530

[shadow spade]

another day of not sleeping until 4:30 a.m. incoming

[wanton geyser]

[sullen bobcat]

you don't need to apply for honors to be considered for most UF merit scholarships. So if SFA reviews any essays, it would be common app one. But I doubt SFA even reads any essays, as they are not trained like AOs.

imo, the objective of awarding merit scholarship is to attract exceptional students who would otherwise go to other schools.