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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I graduated from UF.  It's a fine school and I had a great time there.  What I did was I went to Sante Fe community college, got my AA and transferred in.  I never even took the SATs.  Also, I worked while down there, established residency and paid 1/3 of what I would have paid coming in from out of state.[/quote]

OP, this path is a real possibility if she is determined to graduate from Florida. Does she want that enough to do two years at a community college and do well enough to transfer? More students do this now, CC followed by a transfer to a four-year college, mostly to save money on tuition. I know several families in your situation who are doing this -- smart kids whose HS GPAs werent stellar but who get the academics done solidly at CCs and who will end up with degrees from the same colleges that many of their classmates sweated over getting into as freshmen.

If she wants the full four-year college experience at Florida, yes, absolutely get test prep classes or tutoring. It will be pricey but can help. But at the same time ensure she does apply to some other schools. Did she actually visit other colleges yet? Seeing a college in person makes a big difference; if she has only visited Florida, or loves it because she has some other association with it (a parent attended, or its near where she's vacationed, or she went to an event there and has a good impression)--she needs to see other options too.[/quote]

Thanks for this and yes she has visited several other colleges of varying sizes and types (Georgia, College of Charleston, Delaware, Towson, UMBC). We have been trying to sell the CC angle but she only sees it as being a failure and not smart enough to get into college.[/quote]

Maybe your daughter shouldn’t be in college if such a [b]mediocre school[/b] is a reach for her. She can make a lot of money in the trades.[/quote]

Average admitted freshman 29 ACT and 4.3 GPA.....those stats are surprisingly high and definitely not mediocre. [/quote]

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