It’s the culmination of years of hard work.
All three of these Mitchell High School students were among those accepted to Florida State University this week.
“As soon as I saw the acceptance letter it made my whole day. I was probably one of the happiest moments of my whole life,” said senior Caton Gantt.
This week’s early action acceptance at FSU is open for Florida residents only, and less than 40% of those who applied got in.
“When you go on to the portal and click view your decision letter it’s just a lot of anxiety. But when you see that it’s just very happy and very exciting when you get in,” said senior Hayley O’Ryan.
Standards at FSU, Florida, USF, and UCF have gotten tougher over the years, with average GPAs well above four and SATs in the 1300s and up.
Michelle Chamberlin is Mitchell’s Career Specialist.
“Schools that used to be fallback schools like USF and UCF are right up there with 4.1 or higher GPAs for admission and at least the minimum Bright Futures score of 1210 or 25. So, it really has made it a lot more competitive for mid-range students to get into a university,” said Chamberlin.