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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Turned down Princeton for Florida?  Sounds like another tale.[/quote]

The University of Florida is ranked among the top 20 public universities in the country.

The fall 2011 incoming freshman class had an average 4.3 GPA, 1963 SAT score, and 30 ACT score. Last year they received almost 30,000 applications for fall.  They admitted about 11,000.  That's an acceptance rate of about 39%.  Definitely not as competitive as Princeton.  And don't get me wrong, she was thrilled to have been accepted and we couldn't have been prouder.  But after several visits, lots of research, and lots of thought, she decided that University of Florida is just a better fit for her.

And on topic with this thread, we feel like she has the intellectual maturity to make the decision.  She has always made outstanding grades.  She is a national merit scholar.  And her test scores were amazing.  However, those aren't the things that really matter in life.  There are plenty of college grads flipping burgers, or worse, homeless.  And there are Ivy grads living in mom and dad's basement.  Being book smart will only get you so far.  Kids need to be emotionally and intellectually mature in order to be successful.  My daughter took her time making the decision.  She wasn't trying to please mom and dad, nor impress her friends.    She is making a responsible decision based on her  own priorities.

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