College in the future...UF FSU..?

Question

I'm deciding whether or not to apply to University of Florida and Florida State University...

My resume will look like this in August 2008

4.2 weighted GPA

AP/IB classes taken since freshman year

Top 10% of graduating class

550 community service hours

Vice-President of French Club

Co-President of Debate Club

Secretary of Anthropology Club

Summer Leaders Seminar Program at West Point (USMA)

Neither parents went to college

African American

I know UF and FSU are getting increasingly difficult to get into....should i apply....

The only bad thing is that I have about 2 F's and 2 D's on my transcript...Am I doomed to go to a community college.

any alumni from these two universities..could you give me a suggested path? How should I increase my chances, et cetera..

Answer 1

Whoa. If you have a good essay you could get into the Ivy League. No joke. (Although if your unweighted GPA is way lower, that might hurt you a bit, but you still will definitely get into UF and FSU and even more selective schools.)