At Tuesday’s State of the University address, UCF President John C. Hitt announced a new admissions program that is like one of few in the nation.
The Top 10 Knights program promises UCF admission to high school students that graduate in the top 10 percent of their class, even if they have average SAT/ACT scores.
“It aims to reward academic success and streamline the university selection process, while bringing more of Florida’s best and brightest students to UCF,” Hitt said at the address.
The program looks to curtail the reliance on standardized testing in order to get accepted to the university. It also helps students eliminate the uncertainty they may have when applying to college.
UCF decided on implementing the program after determining that a student’s high school GPA was the best indicator of academic success at the collegiate level.
“Top 10 Knights should eliminate some of the uncertainty in applying to UCF and should help students who have middling test scores but have excelled in their high-school courses,” said Gordon Chavis, associate vice president for undergraduate admissions.
The requirements to qualify for Top 10 Knights are as follows:
•Attend a Florida high school(private or home-schooled) and be ranked in the Top 10 percent of your high-school class.
•If your high school does not rank seniors, have a grade-point average of at least 3.9.
•Be on track to complete at least four “core” math courses by the end of high school.
•Score at least a 21 on the ACT or a combined score of 1,010 on the SAT math and reading exams.
