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The University of Connecticut

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Your Combined ACT:
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SAT Math + Verbal:
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Your Chances at UConn
(on ACT score alone)
Your Chances at UConn
(on SAT score alone)
Men
Women
# Applicants
12,937
14,542
# Admitted
6,902
7,843
% Admitted
53.4%
53.9%
% Overall
53.7%

Students who got into UConn:

Tips mention: Interview (3), ACT/SAT (23), Grades (37), Sports/Extracurriculars (16), College Essay (12)
UConn has gotten pretty selectiveApr 23 2017Business - Management and Administration
UConn has gotten pretty selective. You should be in the top quarter, if not top tenth of your graduating class. A good SAT/ACT score is a must. You should also look into extracurricular activities to set yourself apart from other students. A solid resume will include a lot of in school and out of school activities. Recommendations and your essay may sway admissions, however. Overall, it's worth applying to UConn. It is such an incredible school, and a great value too!
ACT: 32 Male
Its getting harder every yearMay 04 2014Chemical Engineering
Its getting harder every year. get your extra circulars in line and write a KICK ASS essay
Male
I took a lot of courses in high schoolJan 21 2014Public Policy
I took a lot of courses in high school through UConn's high school early-college-experience program, so that definitely helped. While I did not go the first time around, I believe that this was still beneficial the second time. My SAT math/verbal was 1200 on the old scale, but the competitiveness for this has definitely increased over the past few years. The big thing is doing well in your last couple of years of high school. I don't say this only because it is the most recent, but in these years most students take coursework that more directly relates to what they want to do in college because of electives. If you want to go into physics, do well in math and science. If you want to go into anthropology, do well in English and history. If you're heading for business, take some business and economics electives and at least pre-calculus. As a large school, GPA and SAT scores will definitely get you through the initial screenings, but it is your essay and related courses that will get you in. If you're undecided, try to take your electives across many subjects to give yourself the most options. It's hard to give advice on how to get into UConn in general because we have 100 majors now, but it's pretty well known how to get into the individual colleges/programs. Good luck!
SAT: 1200 Female
Make your personal statement very uniqueJul 21 2012Political Science
Make your personal statement very unique. Think about it this way: the admission council has to read tens of thousands of essays. If you can make your reader laugh, seriously "thing" about a subject, or say "wow," you immediately head to the top of the pile. Droning on about how you like UConn basketball and enjoy the campus is FAR too generic. This tip likely helped me enter both UConn, as well as my current graduate program (which I was slightly under-qualified for at the time.)
Good luck!
SAT: 1310 Male
I had an interestingNov 06 2011Animal Studies
I had an interesting essay and good grades in high school (A's and B's) and decent ACT score (29) also good reccomendations help.
ACT: 29 SAT: 1920 Female
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