OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COUNTDOWN THREAD!

[Doctora Foxy]

I'm trying to be like Papi :wink: . I have lots of good info on this school and I am very anxious to hear from them. So now for some juicy info:

Tonight is their 15th and last meeting to discuss recent interviews. Supposedly 2 or 3 from last Friday's session will be automatically accepted and may get a phone call.

Letters go out Thursday and Friday as a result of this meeting, probably notifying us of acceptances rather than alternate spots or rejections. The last interview bunch will not receive holds as the others have, because they are starting to make final decisions. They must offer at least 96 acceptances by March 29th.

In April more letters will go out and everyone will know something (acc, rej, alternate). Their alternate list is NOT ranked.

They have accepted 53 people, 47 of those have responded with a yes. They are looking to have 96 seats, 108 total with the other UF undergrad program. I looked at the list of accepted students. Roughly half are from FL undergrads, the rest (well mostly) are from Ivy and top notch schools.

Numbers: (see Tim I told you I'd write it up for you!)
Last year/This year:
amcas apps: 1953/1970
secondaries: 885/1035
Interviews: 419/300
Seats available: 96/96
Total Acceptances offered last year: 135
Last year's average stats: 3.66/29.81 mcat (I don't know if this means matriculating or accepted students, but those are the exact numbers they said

Rumors: My student host told me that each interviewer gives you a score of 1-5, 5 being the best. If you get two fives, then you will get accepted immediately (like the 53 people that are in now). Otherwise, EVERYONE else got put on hold. My host said that whoever gave you the higher score becomes your ONLY advocate at the adcoms meetings. So if you had one bad interview, according to this rumor, it won't matter. Also, I was told that the interview is weighed heavily and once you have one, you are pretty much on the same playing field as everyone else. (But that probably only applies to those accepted immediately, afterwards I'm sure they look at it all again).

So good luck everyone! Post any new info you hear from them!

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[PelicanMan]

Thanks for the great info foxy.

 

[Papa Smurf]

ELITIST!!! :wink: Love ya!

 

[THE instiGATOR]

Don't even give UF the satisfaction of having a countdown thread! It might get to their heads. Their #s this year should rival those of some top notch schools. I'm guessing they'll have a 3.75 GPA avg and an avg MCAT of 11.2 per section. They better have something like that or I'm gonna be really pissed.

 

[Papa Smurf]

Hmm... those numbers seem really low. I could've sworn the GPA was a lot higher. Like insanely high, around 3.9 SGPA, 3.8 Overall. Perhaps I'm thinking of only accepted applicants, instead of matriculants. I'd love to be one of those 6 peeps who got into UF and turned em down! Where the hell are those guys going???? SwampMan, I point your attention to the dramatic decrease in interviews. 300 vs 419 last year. I think that pretty much explains why some of us didn't get an invite.

 

[A. Caveman]

papa, i point your head to my butt....stop reminding me. the pain it too much to bear....

 

[Doctora Foxy]

Just to clarify, those 6 people "have not responded yet," so that does not mean they turned them down.

I would definitely guess that this year their stats will increase, but not that drastically, since I plan to be accepted and bring that average MCAT score down baby!

Now please post whatever useful info you know on this thread. I have created a b!tch and complain thread for anyone who does not wish to post anything other than wonderful things about my new favorite school UF.

 

[A. Caveman]

by the way, you guys are insane...there's NO WAY that UF is gonna have a 33 average mcat this year going up 3 points over last year. no way! cuz they haven't done jack to improve that much. their rank is up, and that's great, but their not at the level of a 33 avg. mcat school. the gpa being 3.75-3.8 i believe though cuz it was like that last year. but the mcat?? how r they gonna find that many florida res's that have that AND wanna stay here, esp in gainesville. many of those people go somewhere else, good tuition or not! they're interviewing people that will attend there, according to foxy. probably because they wanna get their yield nice and tight since they're trying to move up. Goddam gunners! no respect for the gunners! if i see some humanism later on, i'll retract my comments

 

[USeF]

yo, I'm all over this thread!
Been working every angle I can to bag an acceptance at UF. Sent my first update letter back on December (mainly why I would match well with the school and why the school matched with me). Robyn said she got it and placed it in my file. Then fall grades came and sure enough I copied transcripts and sent it.

TODAY, I emailed both of my interviewers w/ an attached 2nd update letter (this one a bona fide update, with stuff I've done, plan to do etc.) I specifically wrote in there " Also, any additional information your can provide me as my advocate for the UFCOM would be helpful."

They both wrote me back saying it was OUT of their hands! One said some volunteer stuff is nice, but not sure it will swing it completely my way. The other (drawing woman!) was more encouraging, yet nothing concrete.

Either way, I can't see how an update could do anything BUT show excitement about the school. here's hoping marmot, you, I and any other SDNer on the waitlist all get in SOON. There's gotta be at least to represent SDN next year

 

[THE instiGATOR]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by Papa Smurf:
•SwampMan, I point your attention to the dramatic decrease in interviews. 300 vs 419 last year. I think that pretty much explains why some of us didn't get an invite.•••••Machst nicht!

I know a dude with a rediculously high MCAT (37-39) who is committed to going to UF. If they accept a bunch of people like him, they shouldn't have a problem getting a 33. There are only 100 or so people in the class. I don't think a 33 is anything to swoon over. They're already at a 30, I think, so all they have to do is knock it up 1 pt per section. I guess I want to believe that the people getting in this year are super stars.

I also thought the average GPA for last years class was around a 3.85. That's what was said in the Alligator.

Fortunately Foxy won't have to deal with the parking at UF. The med school is a separate entitiy. Every time I think of being rejected without an interview this year, I think of the days it took me over an hour to find a parking spot. I then think of the endless sea of empty spots at USA. <img border="0" alt="[Laughy]" title="" src="graemlins/laughy.gif" /> It makes me feel better.

I don't think I will apply to Shands for a residency position. Maybe I'll try to work with the physician I shadowed (great guy), but other than that... Gotta mix things up.

Good luck, Foxy. Don't let our sour grapes get to ya. We can't help it (I can't at least).

 

[Doctora Foxy]

oh yeah, I forgot about that stuff. They said that once you are on the alternate list they like updates. I don't know about sending them in before that though.

 

[Papa Smurf]

Sorry Cavey, won't happen again. Painful for you bro? That's my freaking ALMA MATER!!! ROBYN and DENISE know me by name. Anyway, you're right about UF and their averages. The thing is though that acceptance yield doesn't have nearly as big an impact on US NEWS rankings as GPA and MCAT do. Hence, they're gonna make up whatever they lose in acceptance yield by the higher numbers of next year's class. I would be surprised if the MATRICULATING class had anything less than a 3.75 and 31 average. Vast majority of the cats that I know who got interviews this year had numbers at or above those levels. We'll see what happens. I'm through with UF, gonna do the rest of my education somewhere else, preferrably Miami!

 

[A. Caveman]

actually, i'd agree that they'll jump that high. that's very reasonable. i predict the same..~3.8 with 31 and change mcat

 

[Doctora Foxy]

oh well no call today from Robyn with good news

I shouldn't have expected one anyway! Here's to getting your hopes up

Ibis and Marmot, how YOU doin? Where are the other UF people?

 

[THE instiGATOR]

The gem arrived in my mailbox today (Dated March 18th. One of the benefits to living next to the med school...accelerated correspondence). It's very brief. A quick kill, if you like.

Good luck, everyone. At least they spelled my name correctly this year.

 

[Papa Smurf]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by SwampMan:
•The gem arrived in my mailbox today (Dated March 18th. One of the benefits to living next to the med school...accelerated correspondence). It's very brief. A quick kill, if you like.

Good luck, everyone. At least they spelled my name correctly this year.•••••Dude, call up Robyn and ask her why you didn't get an invite this year. What have you got to lose since you've already got an acceptance? Don't let em get off that easy!

 

[Doctora Foxy]

Hey UF boys----feel free to sneak around the adcoms office and look to see if they put my pic up with the acceptees! Maybe they'll put it up before I get the letter in the mail (por favor Dios!)!

And also feel free to check if more than 53 people are up there---I'd like to know how often they are accepting. Much appreciated

Foxy Mamasita

 

[2NT]

Foxy,

I just happen to pass the admission office and decided to peak through the window to look at the acceptance board. I counted 68 pictures up and did not see ours up. I hope they are waiting util the end of the week. Cross our fingers.

 

[MiamiMarmot]

Foxy-Are you confident that you're going to be accepted right away? It seems like it. I wish you good luck.

Does anyone know if they're sending acceptances/rejections to people on the "on hold" list yet??

-Miami "On Hold at UF, thank god UM accepted me" Marmot-

 

[USeF]

so I'm talking today to one of my students from Kaplan this summer who got into USF last semester and is also on hold at UF (30, 3.9 graduating with her BS in 3 years, doing her honors thesis on healthcare in Haiti). she told me how one of the other students, her best friend, got into UF right away with a 28 and is on waitlist at USF. So she proceeds to tell me about her family connection w/ Dr Ackermann and how the FL schools (including miami) definitely speak. Like if one has accepted someone and expressed interest, the other may very well hold off. That is why there is rarely ever a person accepted at two, let alone all three 'FL big dogs.'

thought I'd pass that on

 

[2NT]

how the FL schools (including miami) definitely speak. Like if one has accepted someone and expressed interest, the other may very well hold off. That is why there is rarely ever a person accepted at two, let alone all three 'FL big dogs.'

interesting.....

 

[Ibis]

2NT,

Do you think the Florida school that accepted you would be disappointed if they learned you were aspiring to gain admission into the other 2 schools?

 

[Doctora Foxy]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by MiamiMarmot:
•Foxy-Are you confident that you're going to be accepted right away? It seems like it. I wish you good luck.
-•••••Not confident, more like hopeful, but not any more. I was just really hoping (unwisely) to get accepted real quick because I wanted to avoid other interviews. Oh well, I charged $700 to my credit card today and will have to end my spring break 5 days early in sunny FL to go on interviews in the freezing cold. But I'm happy to have them!

But now I don't expect to hear anything soon from UF since it apears they have accepted 15 more people and I'm not one of them. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />

 

[2NT]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by Ibis:
•2NT,

....But do you think the Florida school that accepted you would be disappointed if they learned you were aspiring to gain admission to the other two schools?

•••••Ibis,

I don't think a school would be or should be disappointed as they cannot be certain that an applicant will matriculate there(at least until after May 15). The ad com know that it's a big decision for an applicant to pick the right school for him/her. What if one wants to compare financial packages.

You know, I'm kinda in a similar situation like you except I got my early acceptance from USF. I thought I had my mind made up on going to USF until I recently interviewed at UF. Now I face the possibility of reevaluting my decision if by any chance I get an acceptance from UF.

-2NT

 

[Doctora Foxy]

•••quote:••• Does anyone know if they're sending acceptances/rejections to people on the "on hold" list yet?? ••••They are re-evaluating applicants from the hold list and sending out final letters Thurs and Friday. Other letters will go out in April.

 

[MiamiMarmot]

Whoa, whoa, whoa....hold on a second, Foxy. Let me make sure I understand you correctly. Are you saying that they are going to look over everyone who has been put "on hold" and then take some people from this list, and reject some people from this list....this week!!! Why would they have to meet again in April, then??? I mean...they've already interviewed everyone. I guess what I'm wondering, then, is exactly how many people they're going to accept/reject from the "on hold" list. Sorry to be a spaz...I just want to figure out what those crazy UF people are doing.

 

[Doctora Foxy]

Well all the info is in the original post that I know. They have accepted 68 people, and will accept about 30 more sometime.

I don't know what they are doing this week and what they're doing in April--but at least April is not that far away....

Oh by March 29th they will have accepted at least 96 people.

Last year they accepted a total of about 135. So potentially, 60 more could get in right now.

 

[THE instiGATOR]

I will forever wonder why my own school hated me so.

I don't know why I read this thread anymore. Maybe just to wallow in self pity.

Oh well...CAN'T WAIT TO GO APARTMENT HUNTING IN MOBILE, AL!!!

Good luck everyone. If UF accepts you and you get better offers, take great pleasure in turning them down. Think of poor ol' SwampMan when you're doing it! <img border="0" alt="[Laughy]" title="" src="graemlins/laughy.gif" />

 

[Doctora Foxy]

I like to see this thread at the top.

Any new info 2NT, my little spy? :wink:

What do you guys think about UF's grading system?--it's mostly letter grades with a few classes pass/fail.

Does that suck? you have to get 92% for an A! No curves which supposedly limits competition. Do you think letter grades will prepare students better for the boards? hehe, judging from last year, I guess not! <img border="0" alt="[Laughy]" title="" src="graemlins/laughy.gif" />

 

[USeF]

(insert big phat hypothetical IF here) choosing between UF and UChicago will be that much harder because of this extra variable [grades].

If they were both P/F or grades, it'd be alot easier to turn Chi-town down. See it's not just my personal desire to NOT be graded and be able to really excel in those classes I'm interested in, versus those that I'm not. It's more of the environment that it creates as a student body. Having that lax was very apparent as the students took the time to follow us around. Though the UF kids were sincerely interested in us, few would've took an extra hour or so tailgating on our tours. why? cuz they need the extra 3 hours of studying to get the 92% over the 85%. just MHO

 

[Papa Smurf]

USeF, if you have to make the decision b/t the two, I'd say take Pritzker and don't look back. Not even for a second. I think you said you wanted to do academic medicine, right? This is a no brainer. Don't even sweat it bro. UF also has cumulative exams, which just increases your stress level. They're both solid schools, but Pritzker is in a different league than UF.

 

[THE instiGATOR]

Along with the UF med students, I shadowed this doc. One third year student was given a one day notice that she would be taking an oral exam. Granted, she knew it was coming in the near future. The instructor (?) said it was his only opportunity. She was like..."OH WELL! Looks like another all nighter!"

I don't know if this lack of concern is common in med school. I don't see why he couldn't tell her earlier. Too busy, I guess .

<img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />

 

[Doctora Foxy]

Woo-hoo! I was just talking to my student host and she said those 12 new pics added to the acceptace board are the junior honors kids. So they will still accept about 50 more people, plus about 35 more after that, based on last year's statistics.

ok, math time. Last Fiday they had 53 acceptees, now there are 68, with 12 junior honors kids, makes 3 new acceptees from Friday's interview, which is what they said they were gonna do anyway. So I guess that sux a little bit. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />

 

[joehuf]

Just walked past the photo board, no new pics yet. Just as an FYI, I got accepted last week to UF and my letter was lost in the mail! I actually found out I got in because my boss in my lab was told by someone on the ADCOM in the hall! I went to the admissions office yesterday and had them re-print my letter. My picture was actually up all week but I didn't see it because I didn't look hard enough in passing. I'll be glad to let you know when more pictures go up, but I would recommend calling them early next week to check up on your status. I interviewed on the 8th of March and the letter is dated for the 13th. So I would guess they've already made a decision on those that interviewed on the 15th and the "check's in the mail". I still feel for all you guys that got screwed by UF. I used to be a UF hater and I still think their admissions process is a little kooky, but four more years of Florida Sunshine, Florida Women, and Florida football was just too much to pass up! I love UF MED! Good luck everyone.

 

[Doctora Foxy]

Congrats Joe!!!!!

 

[USeF]

that's friggin awesome, Joe! Best way to hear things is when you're not expecting it. surprise, you got into med school

now I gotta call Robyn to see what's up. Besides, I have a valid excuse, I want to make sure my letter arrived from last week. :wink:

 

[Doctora Foxy]

Hey Florida people---has anyone here besides me received a USF rejection pre-interview? Their letter was disturbing. It said preference is giving to those who meet their requirements and apply early. Do they have some weird requirements I don't know about?

They're like, "good luck with reapplying Foxy." <img border="0" alt="[Pity]" title="" src="graemlins/pity.gif" /> <img src="http://216.40.198.77/mysmilies/s/otn/sad/mecry.gif" alt="" />

 

[THE instiGATOR]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by Doctora Foxy:
•Hey Florida people---has anyone here besides me received a USF rejection pre-interview? Their letter was disturbing. It said preference is giving to those who meet their requirements and apply early. Do they have some weird requirements I don't know about?

They're like, "good luck with reapplying Foxy." <img border="0" alt="[Pity]" title="" src="graemlins/pity.gif" /> <img src="http://216.40.198.77/mysmilies/s/otn/sad/mecry.gif" alt="" />•••••You can call Mr. Larkin and he will break it all down for you. He's more than happy to discuss the contents of your file (including committee remarks). Don't be afraid to call him if you want. He's pretty coordial. Maybe it was a mistake on their part. They are having some probs this year (they lost my LORs).

Good luck! They seem to be hitting fellow FL SDNers hard!

 

[lady bug]

Hey, do ya'll know if USF and UF can reject applicants BEFORE receiving their MCAT scores? I'm concerned because my GPA is a bit low, but I'm gonna study real hard for the MCAT this summer. Thanks.

 

[THE instiGATOR]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by puddin:
•Hey, do ya'll know if USF and UF can reject applicants BEFORE receiving their MCAT scores? I'm concerned because my GPA is a bit low, but I'm gonna study real hard for the MCAT this summer. Thanks.•••••Schools wait for your application to be complete before sending it to the committee for review. You're actually lucky if your app gets sent immediately when it is complete, so I wouldn't worry at all about being rejected before your MCAT scores are received. My app sat complete for 6 to 7 months at USF before it got kicked to the committee!!! It wasn't until they "found" my letters that they passed the application along.

Good luck on the test!

 

[Papa Smurf]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by puddin:
•Hey, do ya'll know if USF and UF can reject applicants BEFORE receiving their MCAT scores? I'm concerned because my GPA is a bit low, but I'm gonna study real hard for the MCAT this summer. Thanks.•••••Actually some schools have a minimum GPA requirement in order to receive a secondary. I know UM's is a 3.2 for Florida residents, so theoretically it wouldn't matter what your MCAT is if your GPA is below that threshold. UF also screens before sending out secondaries, but I dunno if they have a minimum GPA requirement.

 

[CANES2006]

Originally posted by Doctora Foxy:
Hey Florida people---has anyone here besides me received a USF rejection pre-interview? Their letter was disturbing. It said preference is giving to those who meet their requirements and apply early. Do they have some weird requirements I don't know about?

They're like, "good luck with reapplying Foxy." <img border="0" alt="[Pity]" title="" src="graemlins/pity.gif" />

Foxy, definitely call Mr. Larkin. He is the sweetest guy I've met throughout this application cycle. He is very helpful and sincere. It might have been a mistake because I am not aware of any specific requirements that are different from any other school's.
Cane

 

[THE instiGATOR]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by Papa Smurf:
• •••quote:•••Originally posted by puddin:
•Hey, do ya'll know if USF and UF can reject applicants BEFORE receiving their MCAT scores? I'm concerned because my GPA is a bit low, but I'm gonna study real hard for the MCAT this summer. Thanks.•••••Actually some schools have a minimum GPA requirement in order to receive a secondary. I know UM's is a 3.2 for Florida residents, so theoretically it wouldn't matter what your MCAT is if your GPA is below that threshold. UF also screens before sending out secondaries, but I dunno if they have a minimum GPA requirement.•••••In keeping with their tool-like ways, they'll probably still put you on hold until your MCAT scores arrive. They want to give hope where there is none...wicked med schools! <img border="0" alt="[Laughy]" title="" src="graemlins/laughy.gif" />

 

[USeF]

SO I call UF yesterday to make sure they got my update (they did). Before she (not Robyn, forgot her name) hangs up, I slip in a question about how many seats are filled.

her: "The commitee is working hard, because they have to fill all the seats by the end of the week."

Looks like UF is sticking to their guns about the end of March deadline to offer as many acceptances as you have seats.

 

[PelicanMan]

I have been privy to some information that I will share.

UF sent out a batch of acceptances this monday to your permanent address. Please post if you got a letter of acceptance. Go bug your parents.

 

[Doctora Foxy]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by PelicanMan:
•I have been privy to some information that I will share.

UF sent out a batch of acceptances this monday to your permanent address. Please post if you got a letter of acceptance. Go bug your parents.•••••Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you !
I am home! I love Spring Break! I never felt so good about being away from my school mail box! (ok I am also praying here, I don't expect anything <img border="0" alt="[Pity]" title="" src="graemlins/pity.gif" /> )

p.s. More pity for me: I thought I shut down my computer before I left school, but it must have frozen or something, because my inbox program is still on, collecting all my email. I can't check it for 5 days! <img border="0" alt="[Pity]" title="" src="graemlins/pity.gif" /> )(but now I really feel like I'm on vacation-no worries )ok gotta go drink...... :wink:

 

[Doctora Foxy]

I just realized today is Wednesday, not Tuesday. I also just checked my mail-nada-----I don't think it would take more than 3 days to get here from UF. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />

 

[Ibis]

Remember this date: September 7, 2002

This is the day the Miami Hurricanes are gonna drill your "little league" gator team into the turf!!!!! We're commin to get ya!!!.....And put a womp on your WUSS-A## team!!!!!!! SOOOO LOKOOOOUUUUUTTT!!!!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />

 

[CANES2006]

Originally posted by Ibis:
Remember this date: September 7, 2002

This is the day the Miami Hurricanes are gonna drill your "little league" gator team into the turf!!!!! We're commin to get ya!!!.....And put a womp on your WUSS-A## team!!!!!!! SOOOO LOKOOOOUUUUUTTT!!!!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />

I'm with you Ibis!! Miami Hurricanes are the kings of College football and baseball!!

 

[UMgrad]

You Miami people...who are you??? I go Miami undergrad too.
Is it Annette?