I listened to the last 5 minutes of the Florida / OSU game on the radio last night, for very obvious reasons. Brent Musburger was on the call with Bob Davie (wtf?) and had quite a bit of time to fill (for obvious reasons).
Brent went on a little mini dialog, saying something along these lines: "I tell you what - Florida is one of the greatest public universities in the country. I mean we are talking kids with 1300 and 1400 SAT's who have trouble getting in. It is one great institution, etc..."
To his credit, Davie jumped in to distract him with news of Florida's great (for the SEC) football graduation rate, but Brent went right back to singing the academic praises of the university.
Much to my surprise (Midwestern bias alert), Musburger was not too far off the mark. College Admission Essay ("The Largest College Resource On the Internet") mostly backs up his claim:
Admission to the school is surprisingly competitive for the large student population; last year, over 22,973 students applied and 12,029 were admitted. Eventually, only 6,596 were admitted. The students had a combined average SAT score ranging from 1140 to 1340 and a comprehensive ACT score ranging 24 to 29. Over 79% of admitted students were ranked in the top 10% of their high school graduating class with an average high school GPA of about 3.9. These high statistics may be surprising for a large state school, however, U Florida has constantly been attempting to up their standards for admission and draw more out of state students, which has been remarkably successful.
Huzzah to the Florida Gators! Champions of the gridiron, the hardwood, and increasing academic standards. UF is also hanging tough at #11 in the Princeton Review "Party School" rankings.
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