What are everyone's thoughts on UF (University of Florida)?

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Florida and I wouldn't go back. There's a deep meanness in the culture there that's gotten significantly worse. I used to be harassed riding my bike to school, people would deliberate run over animals right in front of us when we were walking home from school. It's just off there.

Where on earth is this in FL? Maybe you and "redneck striver" poster are from the same dysfunctional place because this is the opposite of the FL I know. You also both sound quite mean currently so that mean streak stayed with you.

Many of us have actually been to Florida. It always has attracted people that see a bit off, and that was before the MAGA infusion post Covid.

It has 22 million people. It attracts everyone. Some of those people are gonna be weirdos.

DP. Please don't act like you don't know what the PP is talking about. People from Florida are notoriously odd.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Florida and I wouldn't go back. There's a deep meanness in the culture there that's gotten significantly worse. I used to be harassed riding my bike to school, people would deliberate run over animals right in front of us when we were walking home from school. It's just off there.

Where on earth is this in FL? Maybe you and "redneck striver" poster are from the same dysfunctional place because this is the opposite of the FL I know. You also both sound quite mean currently so that mean streak stayed with you.

Many of us have actually been to Florida. It always has attracted people that see a bit off, and that was before the MAGA infusion post Covid.

Adding I am not either of the posters you reference in your post. There is just something off about a state where no one raises an eyebrow about their governor paying to ship migrants from another TX to NY.

Nearly half of Florida votes the other way.

It really doesn’t matter when the government making decisions about finding and administration of the flagship is entirely red.

Why are you blaming people who vote like you and inferring they are "a bit off"? It is illogical.

I’m not blaming anyone. I simply wouldn’t send my kid to a flagship where the governor is DeSantis or Abbott when it is clear there is going to be a significant drop in federal support for said flagships. I’m sure those that vote blue in these states have bigger concerns than where I send my kids to college.

You literally said you think the state attracts people who are "a bit off"...This isn't about where you send your child, it's about insulting other people gleefully online.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter was accepted at UF and chose UGA (both oos to her). Let me tell you her reasons, if this is the kind of info OP was asking for...
We did not care for Gainesville - very humid and in the middle of nowhere.

Did not like that not all freshmen live on campus. This was important coming from oos that all freshman would have a somewhat similar experience, but when dealing with schools who have a substantial amount of people off campus, that doesn't happen (also a problem at UT Austin).

Did not like that a lot of the classes at UF were online especially in early years. Maybe that has changed.

I am convinced that she would have been happy at UF. But if you are getting to pick between multiple good options, this one just wasn't the top.

I do think UF is better for pre-med than schools that don't have a local med school. The research, teaching, shadowing opportunities much better in an environmen like that.

UF has a lot of school spirit and traditions. The whole homecoming thing at UF seemed really fun.

She was completely unfamiliar with UF Rush and had no contacts at all, versus she had many contacts at UGA. This was not the main factor, but as it turned out, rush went very well at UGA and maybe would have been difficult at UF. Before anyone criticizes, this is not why she chose UGA, but if you are asking for things that went through the mind, this is one....and being able to find a group (whatever that group is) does relate to your overall experience at a college when you are going somewhere that you know no one.

UF has a very nice campus.

You can't go wrong. These are some of the considerations that were discussed in our house. we discussed.

My DS was accepted to UGA and UF. Wasn’t even a close call for him. Go Gators!! Chomp Chomp

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Florida and I wouldn't go back. There's a deep meanness in the culture there that's gotten significantly worse. I used to be harassed riding my bike to school, people would deliberate run over animals right in front of us when we were walking home from school. It's just off there.

Where on earth is this in FL? Maybe you and "redneck striver" poster are from the same dysfunctional place because this is the opposite of the FL I know. You also both sound quite mean currently so that mean streak stayed with you.

Many of us have actually been to Florida. It always has attracted people that see a bit off, and that was before the MAGA infusion post Covid.

It has 22 million people. It attracts everyone. Some of those people are gonna be weirdos.

DP. Please don't act like you don't know what the PP is talking about. People from Florida are notoriously odd.

+1. It's had this reputation for decades. Also for shady deals and corruption: "I have some swampland to sell you."

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Florida and I wouldn't go back. There's a deep meanness in the culture there that's gotten significantly worse. I used to be harassed riding my bike to school, people would deliberate run over animals right in front of us when we were walking home from school. It's just off there.

Where on earth is this in FL? Maybe you and "redneck striver" poster are from the same dysfunctional place because this is the opposite of the FL I know. You also both sound quite mean currently so that mean streak stayed with you.

Many of us have actually been to Florida. It always has attracted people that see a bit off, and that was before the MAGA infusion post Covid.

Adding I am not either of the posters you reference in your post. There is just something off about a state where no one raises an eyebrow about their governor paying to ship migrants from another TX to NY.

Nearly half of Florida votes the other way.

It really doesn’t matter when the government making decisions about finding and administration of the flagship is entirely red.

Why are you blaming people who vote like you and inferring they are "a bit off"? It is illogical.

I’m not blaming anyone. I simply wouldn’t send my kid to a flagship where the governor is DeSantis or Abbott when it is clear there is going to be a significant drop in federal support for said flagships. I’m sure those that vote blue in these states have bigger concerns than where I send my kids to college.

You literally said you think the state attracts people who are "a bit off"...This isn't about where you send your child, it's about insulting other people gleefully online.

I didn’t make up the Florida Man meme. Carl Hiaasen made an entire career off of it.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Florida and I wouldn't go back. There's a deep meanness in the culture there that's gotten significantly worse. I used to be harassed riding my bike to school, people would deliberate run over animals right in front of us when we were walking home from school. It's just off there.

Where on earth is this in FL? Maybe you and "redneck striver" poster are from the same dysfunctional place because this is the opposite of the FL I know. You also both sound quite mean currently so that mean streak stayed with you.

Many of us have actually been to Florida. It always has attracted people that see a bit off, and that was before the MAGA infusion post Covid.

Adding I am not either of the posters you reference in your post. There is just something off about a state where no one raises an eyebrow about their governor paying to ship migrants from another TX to NY.

Nearly half of Florida votes the other way.

It really doesn’t matter when the government making decisions about finding and administration of the flagship is entirely red.

Why are you blaming people who vote like you and inferring they are "a bit off"? It is illogical.

I’m not blaming anyone. I simply wouldn’t send my kid to a flagship where the governor is DeSantis or Abbott when it is clear there is going to be a significant drop in federal support for said flagships. I’m sure those that vote blue in these states have bigger concerns than where I send my kids to college.

You literally said you think the state attracts people who are "a bit off"...This isn't about where you send your child, it's about insulting other people gleefully online.

I didn’t make up the Florida Man meme. Carl Hiaasen made an entire career off of it.

Don't deflect. You're not Carl Hiaasen.

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My nephew is there. Judging from his Intsta, he is having a great time. I did hear that a lof of his classes are online though. He is in the honors college fwiw.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Florida and I wouldn't go back. There's a deep meanness in the culture there that's gotten significantly worse. I used to be harassed riding my bike to school, people would deliberate run over animals right in front of us when we were walking home from school. It's just off there.

Where on earth is this in FL? Maybe you and "redneck striver" poster are from the same dysfunctional place because this is the opposite of the FL I know. You also both sound quite mean currently so that mean streak stayed with you.

Many of us have actually been to Florida. It always has attracted people that see a bit off, and that was before the MAGA infusion post Covid.

Adding I am not either of the posters you reference in your post. There is just something off about a state where no one raises an eyebrow about their governor paying to ship migrants from another TX to NY.

Nearly half of Florida votes the other way.

It really doesn’t matter when the government making decisions about finding and administration of the flagship is entirely red.

Why are you blaming people who vote like you and inferring they are "a bit off"? It is illogical.

I’m not blaming anyone. I simply wouldn’t send my kid to a flagship where the governor is DeSantis or Abbott when it is clear there is going to be a significant drop in federal support for said flagships. I’m sure those that vote blue in these states have bigger concerns than where I send my kids to college.

You literally said you think the state attracts people who are "a bit off"...This isn't about where you send your child, it's about insulting other people gleefully online.

I didn’t make up the Florida Man meme. Carl Hiaasen made an entire career off of it.

I’ll add I’ve had significant experience with Floridians. My mother’s family was from there, and my great grandfather was a local politician. My in laws have a house there, and I’ve traveled extensively around the state. My opinion is based on my own lived experience. Of course, you are free to have you own opinion, but worth noting op sought opinions, not just positive opinions.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Florida and I wouldn't go back. There's a deep meanness in the culture there that's gotten significantly worse. I used to be harassed riding my bike to school, people would deliberate run over animals right in front of us when we were walking home from school. It's just off there.

Where on earth is this in FL? Maybe you and "redneck striver" poster are from the same dysfunctional place because this is the opposite of the FL I know. You also both sound quite mean currently so that mean streak stayed with you.

Many of us have actually been to Florida. It always has attracted people that see a bit off, and that was before the MAGA infusion post Covid.

Adding I am not either of the posters you reference in your post. There is just something off about a state where no one raises an eyebrow about their governor paying to ship migrants from another TX to NY.

Nearly half of Florida votes the other way.

It really doesn’t matter when the government making decisions about finding and administration of the flagship is entirely red.

Why are you blaming people who vote like you and inferring they are "a bit off"? It is illogical.

I’m not blaming anyone. I simply wouldn’t send my kid to a flagship where the governor is DeSantis or Abbott when it is clear there is going to be a significant drop in federal support for said flagships. I’m sure those that vote blue in these states have bigger concerns than where I send my kids to college.

You literally said you think the state attracts people who are "a bit off"...This isn't about where you send your child, it's about insulting other people gleefully online.

I didn’t make up the Florida Man meme. Carl Hiaasen made an entire career off of it.

I’ll add I’ve had significant experience with Floridians. My mother’s family was from there, and my great grandfather was a local politician. My in laws have a house there, and I’ve traveled extensively around the state. My opinion is based on my own lived experience. Of course, you are free to have you own opinion, but worth noting op sought opinions, not just positive opinions.

I mostly know foreign born Floridians, so to me this opinion seems extremely outdated. The people you mention are all elderly for a reason.

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UF is an awesome school, but it has become incredibly hard to get into in the last few years. This past year, there were 90,000 applicants (for about 15,000 acceptances to make a class of around 6500). The school has many opportunities (both for learning and for having fun). Politically, it is a bit more on the liberal side - but it has a good mix of everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:UF is an awesome school, but it has become incredibly hard to get into in the last few years. This past year, there were 90,000 applicants (for about 15,000 acceptances to make a class of around 6500). The school has many opportunities (both for learning and for having fun). Politically, it is a bit more on the liberal side - but it has a good mix of everyone.

Leads the country in opportunity for online classes.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Florida and I wouldn't go back. There's a deep meanness in the culture there that's gotten significantly worse. I used to be harassed riding my bike to school, people would deliberate run over animals right in front of us when we were walking home from school. It's just off there.

Where on earth is this in FL? Maybe you and "redneck striver" poster are from the same dysfunctional place because this is the opposite of the FL I know. You also both sound quite mean currently so that mean streak stayed with you.

Many of us have actually been to Florida. It always has attracted people that see a bit off, and that was before the MAGA infusion post Covid.

Adding I am not either of the posters you reference in your post. There is just something off about a state where no one raises an eyebrow about their governor paying to ship migrants from another TX to NY.

Nearly half of Florida votes the other way.

It really doesn’t matter when the government making decisions about finding and administration of the flagship is entirely red.

Why are you blaming people who vote like you and inferring they are "a bit off"? It is illogical.

I’m not blaming anyone. I simply wouldn’t send my kid to a flagship where the governor is DeSantis or Abbott when it is clear there is going to be a significant drop in federal support for said flagships. I’m sure those that vote blue in these states have bigger concerns than where I send my kids to college.

You literally said you think the state attracts people who are "a bit off"...This isn't about where you send your child, it's about insulting other people gleefully online.

I didn’t make up the Florida Man meme. Carl Hiaasen made an entire career off of it.

I’ll add I’ve had significant experience with Floridians. My mother’s family was from there, and my great grandfather was a local politician. My in laws have a house there, and I’ve traveled extensively around the state. My opinion is based on my own lived experience. Of course, you are free to have you own opinion, but worth noting op sought opinions, not just positive opinions.

I mostly know foreign born Floridians, so to me this opinion seems extremely outdated. The people you mention are all elderly for a reason.

You think an entire side of my family is elderly? Ok, then.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Florida and I wouldn't go back. There's a deep meanness in the culture there that's gotten significantly worse. I used to be harassed riding my bike to school, people would deliberate run over animals right in front of us when we were walking home from school. It's just off there.

Where on earth is this in FL? Maybe you and "redneck striver" poster are from the same dysfunctional place because this is the opposite of the FL I know. You also both sound quite mean currently so that mean streak stayed with you.

Many of us have actually been to Florida. It always has attracted people that see a bit off, and that was before the MAGA infusion post Covid.

Adding I am not either of the posters you reference in your post. There is just something off about a state where no one raises an eyebrow about their governor paying to ship migrants from another TX to NY.

Nearly half of Florida votes the other way.

It really doesn’t matter when the government making decisions about finding and administration of the flagship is entirely red.

Why are you blaming people who vote like you and inferring they are "a bit off"? It is illogical.

I’m not blaming anyone. I simply wouldn’t send my kid to a flagship where the governor is DeSantis or Abbott when it is clear there is going to be a significant drop in federal support for said flagships. I’m sure those that vote blue in these states have bigger concerns than where I send my kids to college.

You literally said you think the state attracts people who are "a bit off"...This isn't about where you send your child, it's about insulting other people gleefully online.

I didn’t make up the Florida Man meme. Carl Hiaasen made an entire career off of it.

I’ll add I’ve had significant experience with Floridians. My mother’s family was from there, and my great grandfather was a local politician. My in laws have a house there, and I’ve traveled extensively around the state. My opinion is based on my own lived experience. Of course, you are free to have you own opinion, but worth noting op sought opinions, not just positive opinions.

I mostly know foreign born Floridians, so to me this opinion seems extremely outdated. The people you mention are all elderly for a reason.

You think an entire side of my family is elderly? Ok, then.

You are mentioning your mom's family WAS from there, your great grandpa, and your in-laws' vacation house. Yes, that seems grounded in the past and not current experience with year-round current residents.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Florida and I wouldn't go back. There's a deep meanness in the culture there that's gotten significantly worse. I used to be harassed riding my bike to school, people would deliberate run over animals right in front of us when we were walking home from school. It's just off there.

Where on earth is this in FL? Maybe you and "redneck striver" poster are from the same dysfunctional place because this is the opposite of the FL I know. You also both sound quite mean currently so that mean streak stayed with you.

Many of us have actually been to Florida. It always has attracted people that see a bit off, and that was before the MAGA infusion post Covid.

Adding I am not either of the posters you reference in your post. There is just something off about a state where no one raises an eyebrow about their governor paying to ship migrants from another TX to NY.

Nearly half of Florida votes the other way.

It really doesn’t matter when the government making decisions about finding and administration of the flagship is entirely red.

Why are you blaming people who vote like you and inferring they are "a bit off"? It is illogical.

I’m not blaming anyone. I simply wouldn’t send my kid to a flagship where the governor is DeSantis or Abbott when it is clear there is going to be a significant drop in federal support for said flagships. I’m sure those that vote blue in these states have bigger concerns than where I send my kids to college.

You literally said you think the state attracts people who are "a bit off"...This isn't about where you send your child, it's about insulting other people gleefully online.

I didn’t make up the Florida Man meme. Carl Hiaasen made an entire career off of it.

I’ll add I’ve had significant experience with Floridians. My mother’s family was from there, and my great grandfather was a local politician. My in laws have a house there, and I’ve traveled extensively around the state. My opinion is based on my own lived experience. Of course, you are free to have you own opinion, but worth noting op sought opinions, not just positive opinions.

I mostly know foreign born Floridians, so to me this opinion seems extremely outdated. The people you mention are all elderly for a reason.

You think an entire side of my family is elderly? Ok, then.

You are mentioning your mom's family WAS from there, your great grandpa, and your in-laws' vacation house. Yes, that seems grounded in the past and not current experience with year-round current residents.

Correction, my mom’s side of the family is from Florida. Happy now?

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My husband is from Florida too and his parents and sister are trying to leave too. But there's literally a shrine to Trump in their town (Orlando exurb). More Confederate flags going up.