Anyone have their child attend University of Florida in recent years?

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Anonymous wrote:God no, DeSantis has ruined the state and its schools.

Sorry your kid didn't get in. They'll be fine at JMU. Probably will end up working for a nice UF grad.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a top choice for our junior but we are concerned with lots of online classes in the business program….

Someone in another thread posted a good explanation about the online business classes- basically, not exactly as bad as you think. If you do a search, you will probably find it.

UF has had online classes forever. In my day, it was videos high in the ceiling.

UF has more TA's. than Professors. Always has and now with many professors leaving in droves less class sections, business, eng, CS, Sciences, etc.

UF OOS tuition is ridiculous to pay.

OOS tuition is comparable to in state William and Mary and in state UVA.

Exactly, it’s insane to pay the same for Florida as UVa/william and Mary etc. . It’s one thing to go to a mega school because it’s basically free, quite another to pass up a better education for the same price.

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Anonymous wrote:I had a family member who went there, he has a rough time with law school admissions despite doing well at UF and good LSAT scores.

Law school admissions is very driven by LSAT and GPA. It's pretty close to a formula.

Reputation of the school is also a facto

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Anonymous wrote:It is a top choice for our junior but we are concerned with lots of online classes in the business program….

Someone in another thread posted a good explanation about the online business classes- basically, not exactly as bad as you think. If you do a search, you will probably find it.

UF has had online classes forever. In my day, it was videos high in the ceiling.

UF has more TA's. than Professors. Always has and now with many professors leaving in droves less class sections, business, eng, CS, Sciences, etc.

UF OOS tuition is ridiculous to pay.

OOS tuition is comparable to in state William and Mary and in state UVA.

Exactly, it’s insane to pay the same for Florida as UVa/william and Mary etc. . It’s one thing to go to a mega school because it’s basically free, quite another to pass up a better education for the same price.

UF outranks W&M and is nipping at the heels of UVA.

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Anonymous wrote:I had a family member who went there, he has a rough time with law school admissions despite doing well at UF and good LSAT scores.

Law school admissions is very driven by LSAT and GPA. It's pretty close to a formula.

Reputation of the school is also a facto

This is so, so false

The formula is still LSAT + GPA until the ABA Marxist takeover is complete in 2025.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a top choice for our junior but we are concerned with lots of online classes in the business program….

Someone in another thread posted a good explanation about the online business classes- basically, not exactly as bad as you think. If you do a search, you will probably find it.

UF has had online classes forever. In my day, it was videos high in the ceiling.

UF has more TA's. than Professors. Always has and now with many professors leaving in droves less class sections, business, eng, CS, Sciences, etc.

UF OOS tuition is ridiculous to pay.

Why does UVA have so many undergrad TAs earning minimum wage sans protections? Seems exploitative.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a top choice for our junior but we are concerned with lots of online classes in the business program….

Someone in another thread posted a good explanation about the online business classes- basically, not exactly as bad as you think. If you do a search, you will probably find it.

UF has had online classes forever. In my day, it was videos high in the ceiling.

UF has more TA's. than Professors. Always has and now with many professors leaving in droves less class sections, business, eng, CS, Sciences, etc.

UF OOS tuition is ridiculous to pay.

OOS tuition is comparable to in state William and Mary and in state UVA.

Exactly, it’s insane to pay the same for Florida as UVa/william and Mary etc. . It’s one thing to go to a mega school because it’s basically free, quite another to pass up a better education for the same price.

UF outranks W&M and is nipping at the heels of UVA.

Only on the pages of US News. Where it does well because it has a lot of low income and first gen kids due to being basically free to instate kids with decent stats. As others said your student is going to have a disproportionate number of large classes,online classes and TAs. Which is fine if you are going for basically free, but not comparable to the education you’d get at William and Mary or UVA.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a top choice for our junior but we are concerned with lots of online classes in the business program….

Someone in another thread posted a good explanation about the online business classes- basically, not exactly as bad as you think. If you do a search, you will probably find it.

UF has had online classes forever. In my day, it was videos high in the ceiling.

UF has more TA's. than Professors. Always has and now with many professors leaving in droves less class sections, business, eng, CS, Sciences, etc.

UF OOS tuition is ridiculous to pay.

OOS tuition is comparable to in state William and Mary and in state UVA.

Exactly, it’s insane to pay the same for Florida as UVa/william and Mary etc. . It’s one thing to go to a mega school because it’s basically free, quite another to pass up a better education for the same price.

Not insane, if you think that Florida will give you a better education and experience compared to these in state options. A lot kids do not want to attend UVA or William and Mary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a family member who went there, he has a rough time with law school admissions despite doing well at UF and good LSAT scores.

Law school admissions is very driven by LSAT and GPA. It's pretty close to a formula.

Reputation of the school is also a facto

This is so, so false

The formula is still LSAT + GPA until the ABA Marxist takeover is complete in 2025.

Which is why the T25 colleges are over represented at the T10 law
Schools?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is a top choice for our junior but we are concerned with lots of online classes in the business program….

Someone in another thread posted a good explanation about the online business classes- basically, not exactly as bad as you think. If you do a search, you will probably find it.

UF has had online classes forever. In my day, it was videos high in the ceiling.

UF has more TA's. than Professors. Always has and now with many professors leaving in droves less class sections, business, eng, CS, Sciences, etc.

UF OOS tuition is ridiculous to pay.

OOS tuition is comparable to in state William and Mary and in state UVA.

Exactly, it’s insane to pay the same for Florida as UVa/william and Mary etc. . It’s one thing to go to a mega school because it’s basically free, quite another to pass up a better education for the same price.

Not insane, if you think that Florida will give you a better education and experience compared to these in state options. A lot kids do not want to attend UVA or William and Mary.

My kid got into all 3 (Florida, UVA and W&M). While UVA and W&M are great schools, my son preferred Florida for his college experience.

[Anonymous]

My son is currently a Gator. He loves UF and his classes have been amazing. He and his best friend at UMD compared material/syllabus in 1st Accounting and Intro Finance and Florida was so much more rigorous and volume of work more than double. You get a great education at UF, it is not easy. The medical paths are especially well regarded. The dorms were not so nice but were fine. It didn’t both my son. He met lots of friends in the dorms. There is great school spirit and attendance and the career center is fantastic (way better than my other kids who are at lower ranked but still good school, think Clemson). The biggest negative is travel. I waited in the rental car line in Orlando for an hour one time to drive for three hours to Gainesville due to traffic. The second biggest negative is that many of the clubs are selective. There is still plenty of opportunities and again my kid is very happy. He mentioned that it is great to always be able to do things outside and he even has some quiet outside places he sometimes studies. He is in a fraternity but has many friends who aren’t. He says most of his friends feel fortunate to be at UF.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is a top choice for our junior but we are concerned with lots of online classes in the business program….

Someone in another thread posted a good explanation about the online business classes- basically, not exactly as bad as you think. If you do a search, you will probably find it.

UF has had online classes forever. In my day, it was videos high in the ceiling.

UF has more TA's. than Professors. Always has and now with many professors leaving in droves less class sections, business, eng, CS, Sciences, etc.

UF OOS tuition is ridiculous to pay.

OOS tuition is comparable to in state William and Mary and in state UVA.

Exactly, it’s insane to pay the same for Florida as UVa/william and Mary etc. . It’s one thing to go to a mega school because it’s basically free, quite another to pass up a better education for the same price.

Not insane, if you think that Florida will give you a better education and experience compared to these in state options. A lot kids do not want to attend UVA or William and Mary.

My kid got into all 3 (Florida, UVA and W&M). While UVA and W&M are great schools, my son preferred Florida for his college experience.

Well, at least he’ll have fun.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is a top choice for our junior but we are concerned with lots of online classes in the business program….

Someone in another thread posted a good explanation about the online business classes- basically, not exactly as bad as you think. If you do a search, you will probably find it.

UF has had online classes forever. In my day, it was videos high in the ceiling.

UF has more TA's. than Professors. Always has and now with many professors leaving in droves less class sections, business, eng, CS, Sciences, etc.

UF OOS tuition is ridiculous to pay.

OOS tuition is comparable to in state William and Mary and in state UVA.

Exactly, it’s insane to pay the same for Florida as UVa/william and Mary etc. . It’s one thing to go to a mega school because it’s basically free, quite another to pass up a better education for the same price.

UF outranks W&M and is nipping at the heels of UVA.

Only on the pages of US News. Where it does well because it has a lot of low income and first gen kids due to being basically free to instate kids with decent stats. As others said your student is going to have a disproportionate number of large classes,online classes and TAs. Which is fine if you are going for basically free, but not comparable to the education you’d get at William and Mary or UVA.

I believe that other rankings, such as the Wall Street Journal, also have UF pretty high. While UVA and William & Mary does not give a free education, they both meet need and end up being one of the cheapest college options for low income students. So you will have low income and first gen students at these schools as well.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is a top choice for our junior but we are concerned with lots of online classes in the business program….

Someone in another thread posted a good explanation about the online business classes- basically, not exactly as bad as you think. If you do a search, you will probably find it.

UF has had online classes forever. In my day, it was videos high in the ceiling.

UF has more TA's. than Professors. Always has and now with many professors leaving in droves less class sections, business, eng, CS, Sciences, etc.

UF OOS tuition is ridiculous to pay.

OOS tuition is comparable to in state William and Mary and in state UVA.

Exactly, it’s insane to pay the same for Florida as UVa/william and Mary etc. . It’s one thing to go to a mega school because it’s basically free, quite another to pass up a better education for the same price.

Not insane, if you think that Florida will give you a better education and experience compared to these in state options. A lot kids do not want to attend UVA or William and Mary.

My kid got into all 3 (Florida, UVA and W&M). While UVA and W&M are great schools, my son preferred Florida for his college experience.

Well, at least he’ll have fun.

After visiting all three, he knew that Florida was where he wanted to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is currently a Gator. He loves UF and his classes have been amazing. He and his best friend at UMD compared material/syllabus in 1st Accounting and Intro Finance and Florida was so much more rigorous and volume of work more than double. You get a great education at UF, it is not easy. The medical paths are especially well regarded. The dorms were not so nice but were fine. It didn’t both my son. He met lots of friends in the dorms. There is great school spirit and attendance and the career center is fantastic (way better than my other kids who are at lower ranked but still good school, think Clemson). The biggest negative is travel. I waited in the rental car line in Orlando for an hour one time to drive for three hours to Gainesville due to traffic. The second biggest negative is that many of the clubs are selective. There is still plenty of opportunities and again my kid is very happy. He mentioned that it is great to always be able to do things outside and he even has some quiet outside places he sometimes studies. He is in a fraternity but has many friends who aren’t. He says most of his friends feel fortunate to be at UF.

I have heard similiar things in terms of rigor at UF. The financial accounting class, in particular, is supposed to be brutal.