UVA OOS vs UF in-state

[Anonymous]

UVA OOS (around $70k/year, all-in) vs UF (honors, FWIW) in-state.

UF would obviously be far less expensive - instate tuition <$10k.

UVA is well-respected, especially in the mid-atlantic. While UF is a pretty highly ranked public, I'm just not sure. Looking for opinions...

[Anonymous]

What major?

[Anonymous]

Go to Florida. It’s an up and coming public that will overtake UVA soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA OOS (around $70k/year, all-in) vs UF (honors, FWIW) in-state.

UF would obviously be far less expensive - instate tuition <$10k.

UVA is well-respected, especially in the mid-atlantic. While UF is a pretty highly ranked public, I'm just not sure. Looking for opinions...

The country is much larger than the mid-Atlantic. Save your money and go to Florida.

[Anonymous]

Opinion? Stay in FL

[Anonymous]

UF alum here. UVA, no question. UF is a diploma mill. Every UF grad I have worked with in over 20 years lacked basic skills. I would never send my kids there.

[Anonymous]

70k vs 10k for a similarly ranked school?!? UF hands down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go to Florida. It’s an up and coming public that will overtake UVA soon.

Won’t happen in the next 10 years. UVA is the more impressive degree and excellent recruitment.
If money is no factor, UVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go to Florida. It’s an up and coming public that will overtake UVA soon.

Won’t happen in the next 10 years. UVA is the more impressive degree and excellent recruitment.
If money is no factor, UVA.

UVA is about to fall out of the top 5 publics. Guess which school is #6?

[Anonymous]

That price difference is huge. My opinion is UF.

[Anonymous]

What’s the financial situation? I went to UF and I think UVA is the better school, but only if you can very comfortably afford the tuition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Opinion? Stay in FL

We live in DC.

The in-state thing is possible if you have a grandparent in FL (yes, really). So we'd get DCTag money as well.

It would make UF cost about as much as a European vacation.

Major is CS

[Anonymous]

Ha. That was a choice my hs boyfriend made. We grew up in florida and he decided to go to uva.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go to Florida. It’s an up and coming public that will overtake UVA soon.

Won’t happen in the next 10 years. UVA is the more impressive degree and excellent recruitment.
If money is no factor, UVA.

I would agree if money isn’t a factor. What does your kid want to do after graduation? Major? Interests? UVA is the no 1 public producer of Rhodes Scholars at 56 and was just named top producer of Fulbrights by the state department. U of F has 13 Rhodes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s the financial situation? I went to UF and I think UVA is the better school, but only if you can very comfortably afford the tuition.

We can afford UVA but it's a large difference.