Hey folks, I'm a bit stressed about where I stand for the University of Florida. I know it's pretty competitive, anyone know what GPA UF typically expects?
The University of Florida is indeed competitive. The average high school GPA of admitted students tends to be around 3.94. This typically reflects a strong curriculum with honors, AP, and/or IB courses that would give a weighted boost to the GPA. Please remember, however, that GPA is just one component of the application that UF examines - others include standardized test scores (if submitting), course rigor, recommendations, essays, high school activities, and character qualities, as seen through different application components.
Furthermore, UF calculates what it calls a "recalculated" GPA, where it only considers certain core academic subject areas: English, math, natural science, social science, and foreign languages. This means your GPA in other subject areas might not factor into the GPA UF considers for admissions.
Also, keep in mind that these are averages and not cutoffs, so students with GPAs below these still get in every year. But given the characteristically high GPAs of admitted students, applicants with comparatively lower GPAs might want to make sure that other components of their applications are particularly strong.
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