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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to UF and loved it (and went through the college of ed there). It is a fun environment, got a great education, met great people, loved the athletics, and fully enjoyed the weather. I don't know why people are being so rude about the school on here!

There is nothing wrong with applying and seeing what happens. The option of community college for a year is a good one if she does not get in. They also admit many additional students for off semesters such as summer and Spring, so those are options.

I'm glad she loved the school and campus- as that is how I felt when I first visited![/quote]
Some people are being rude, but most are trying to help (and OP is resisting...or at least not assisting). There is indeed something wrong with "applying [to a reach school] and seeing what happens": What's probably going to happen is rejection (that's what "reach" means), and if there's no backup plan in place, despondency. That's why people keep asking what specifically OP's DD loves about UF (and what she didn't like about the other schools she's visited): so that they can offer suggestions of similar but less selective schools--not to replace UF on the wishlist, but to complement it.[/quote]

OP here - I'm not resisting or not assisting. I just choose not to respond to the "advice" and "suggestions". If you read my original post I asked a simple question about a specific school. If shouldn't matter whether it is a good school or not or if I have done any research of other schools (we have) or if other schools are better. I didn't ask for "suggestions of similar but less selective schools", we already have that list prepared. It's not relevant to my original post.
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okay, well in that case... U. Florida is a big state school.  They have very large numbers of applicants, and so the admissions people don't have time to think deep thoughts.  They look for test scores, grades, and maybe athletics.  They might be moved by a story of overcoming hardship (first generation college student, immigrant from a war torn nation).  But that's it.  There is no way to game it (assuming you can not afford to donate a building)[/quote]

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