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I grew up in Florida, graduated from a Florida high school, and went the the University of Florida (now considered public Ivy). I got a terrific education, and graduated with little debt. I got a job right out of school, as did most of my friends, in the early 80s. My friends who have kids in college now or just through were able to put their kids through college with little to no debt because of the Florida prepaid tuition and the scholarships public school kids get in Florida. These kids are graduating as lawyers, engineers, doctors, accountants -- just like their parents 35 years ago.

I loved growing up in Florida. It's a wonderful, laid-back lifestyle. You can achieve without being the uber-type A you seem to need to be in the Northeast.

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I am PP from Florida, and yes I agree it is a big state but it way way undervalues education across the board. Private is necessary if you want kids to leave the state.

But if you are happy with kids going native, they can work at Kennedy or McDill as engineers, entertainment lawyers or accounts at Disney, or find some niche in Miami in trade or tourism. But if their kid has aspirations for something more than finding a job and low cost of living in Florida, then they are definitely limiting their DD option.  Check out 'sunshine tax'.

This is the first time I have ever hear UF as a public Ivy. I really don't see it comparing to Ann Arbor, UNC, or or Penn State. But Florida scholars can be great, though I heard it was oversubscribed?[/quote]

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Gainesville One of Four Schools "Just As Great as Ivy League Schools"
6, August 2013

Policymic, a site aimed at offering advice to millenials and engaging them in political issues, has included the University of Florida in its recent ranking of four schools that are "just as great as Ivy League schools." With a freshman retention rate of over 96%, Policymic stated that the University of Florida has an ideal internal support system for students. With about 50% of classes at the University having less than 20 students, professors and assistants are able to provide personal mentoring to individual students.

Other Notable UF Rankings and Awards:

No. 17 in U.S. News & World Report “Top Public Universities” (August 2012)
    No. 3 in Kiplinger’s “Best Values in Public Colleges” (2013)
    No. 3 in the Fiske Guide to Colleges list of Best Buys Among Publics (2014)
    No. 15 on the Forbes list of best public universities (2013)
    Job recruiters ranked UF ninth on the list of places where corporations prefer to recruit new employees.
    No. 2 on SmartMoney magazine’s list of universities whose graduates get the highest salary return for their tuition dollars (2012)
    21st in the National Universities category of the 2012 Washington Monthly magazine College Rankings
    #1 University for transferring technology to the marketplace (Milkin Institute)

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It is a fine regional public university; there are 8 Ivy League schools, so the public school Ivy list is at least 17?

But people who go to UF tend to stay in Florida, maybe go to Georgia, and OP should be aware of the trend that the state offers a lot less mobility to students than coming from major metropolitan area with good public schools. [/quote]

Why is the Gold Standard the Northeast? Plenty of people live happy, fulfilling lives in the South and Midwest.

Not everyone wants into the ratrace of 2 hour commutes for a decent house, or being crammed in a tiny shitbox in the city.

The girl in the OP is a B student who isn't a fan of competition.  She's not likely going to be a good fit for the Ivy League.

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Hah, yes but income disparity is rising (see the thread about upper middle class parents trying to make sure their kids are on the rising boat). When automation and software eats another 50% of the labor market, these middling towns in South and Midwest will suffer. [/quote]

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