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ok, my first choice is university of miami..
i heard its gettin real competitive as of late, and i missed the early action deadline. Oh and its a private university so they have no quotas for out of state kids- im from ny btw

1190 sats (taking agen 1/10)
honors student taking all ap's
3.5 gpa
ranked 87 of 258 (65th percentile)
generally competitive hs

varisty tennis
music honor society
national honor society
office positions of 3 clubs (science club, service league, orchestra)

and im asian if that helps.. oh im applying to boston u as well
not to impressive.. tell me what you think, thanks in advance

By Bdiddy (Bdiddy) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 07:39 pm: Edit

I'm applying there too. I hope it hasn't become that competitive.

By Nan817 (Nan817) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 10:33 pm: Edit

I applied to Miami too, here are my stats:

URM
3.8 gpa
ranked 21/150
1050 SAT
Lots of ECs, good recs, and my English teacher (who has been teaching for 20 years) said my essay was one of the best he'd ever read. I think I'll get in, but who knows with my SAT score.

By Minibrit (Minibrit) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 11:24 pm: Edit

UM is easy to get into if you're from Florida. I dunno about out of state though. A lot of my friends got in with average stats...but im from Miami so...

By Spoonsports (Spoonsports) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 10:07 pm: Edit

one more question.. im kinda new to this forum

what does "bump" mean?

By Driven (Driven) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 07:31 pm: Edit

Bump just gets this thread to the top (i had the same question)
I applied to UM too, though I am from Miami...
Good luck..what majors?

By Wahoos (Wahoos) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 09:32 pm: Edit

Minibrit-- Why is it easier to get into from Florida? It's a private university.

By Jay12602 (Jay12602) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 09:41 pm: Edit

UM IS 51% in-staters...I don't know if they're more easily accepted, or just if more in-staters want to attend.

By Sidis (Sidis) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 09:56 pm: Edit

bump means bring up my post

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 02:11 pm: Edit

University of Miami has become more selective.
Here are the most recent facts I could find:
In 2002, 15,909 applied, 6,977 were accepted. ED acceptance rate: 37%, Regular decision acceptance rate: 47%. Of those accepted, 55% ranked in the top 10% of their class, SAT range (25-75 percentile) was 1120-1320. Average high school GPA was 4.0.

Therefore, anyone with SATs near or below 1100 and a GPA below 3.5 or so should probably consider U of Miami a reach school unless there are other favorable factors. But it is a realistic reach and worth an application if you love the school.Just have a back up plan.

By Minibrit (Minibrit) on Saturday, December 20, 2003 - 12:42 am: Edit

It just seems like it. I live in Miami and a lot of people from my school got in.

"In 2002, 15,909 applied, 6,977 were accepted. ED acceptance rate: 37%, Regular decision acceptance rate: 47%. Of those accepted, 55% ranked in the top 10% of their class, SAT range (25-75 percentile) was 1120-1320. Average high school GPA was 4.0. "

Sounds very UNselective to me. and the average High school GPA is weighted.

By Spoonsports (Spoonsports) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 07:25 pm: Edit

I actually don't know what im majoring in, thats why im looking into Miami.. it has so many programs..