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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. So much hate for UF. I graduated from there about 15 years ago and had a great experience. Like most big schools there are so many different scenes that you can really find anything you’re looking for. My friends have really run the spectrum on where they end up. I just made partner in big law and my best friend is a lobbyist. Another friend is an advertising exec and another is a doctor. We have all done very well and didn’t spend a fortune on undergrad. Good luck to OP’s daughter. [/quote]

The good outcomes you describe are probably more about family of origin socioeconomic status than anything about UF

As a state school UF is great and offers a true college experience, and has a diverse academic and social options

But it is pretty southern, albeit liberal, [b]and alligators are everywhere (Im the Floridian from above). [/b]

But paying out of state tuition? That is what I consider is a bad deal unless there is something truly special about UF for her (which OP has not identified, and maybe be even more nebulous than gator wrestling curriculum.)

What are your in-state options?

If I had an academically challenged child, and was paying full freight at UF, I would look hard for a small private colllege that would nurture and help them succeed for about the same price. UF is pretty immense and they can get lost in a lot of ways...  [/quote]

Do you mean this, literally? Like, actual alligators are everywhere in Gainesville? This is an odd comment from a Floridian. Gators are found in various Florida lakes. It's not specific to Gainesville, and it's not like gators are just walking down the street everywhere. Unless you plan to spend lots of time in or near freshwater lakes, this should not factor in your choice of college.

And while Gainesville, the town, is southern, most of the big state schools in Florida are not particularly southern in culture. Florida itself isn't really all that southern anymore, unless you way out in a rural area.[/quote]

My wife is from the west, and she was kind of freaked out by how often she saw them (there are several lakes and rivers in town[/quote]

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