What is oos college

UF will consider how many students may accept, when it determines how many offers it should send out. Most, if not all, public colleges would have a higher admission rates for in-state applicants. For some states, it is the legislation requires certain percentage of in-state student. For the schools, in-state admitted students have a much higher yield rate than OOS admitted and that is something they like to see. There are some incentives for the schools to admit OOS students, for instance, for diversity and higher tuition income.

Nevertheless, these would rarely tip the balance. For competitive public schools, there will be far more OOS applicants than in-state applicants so it would be very hard to raise the admission rate of OOS applicants higher than in-state applicants.

Some schools have a limit on the OOS students that they can admit. Every state school is different. Thanks so much for all your input! I have heard a lot of opinions and arguments regarding this question, but never have such educated and thorough thoughts been shared with me.

As a mom of a daughter getting ready to start her senior year of high school, I wish I had found this forum a long time ago! While it is quite difficult and draining at times to get a 4. No, it is impossible to get a 4. This is because an A in college is worth 4 points which is the maximum amount of points awarded to a grade.

Therefore going below it by getting say a B will make it impossible to achieve a perfect 4. The national average GPA is a 3. Raising it will be difficult, but it will show your hard work and dedication. Can I get into Harvard with a 3.

A cumulative GPA of 3. Students who attend Harvard are usually the top of their class. That being said, Harvard will look at your high school transcript which includes your freshman and sophomore grades. An excellent average would probably be or more 3. This is the most accurate post in these comments. On the percentile scale, 3.

Luckily, a 2.