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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also grew up in Florida. I managed to get in application magnet school IB program while my siblings went to the "good" public schools in Boca Raton. I agree with the other Florida native above. Florida is terrible for kids. The schools are generally laughably bad, even the "good" ones. The old people really run the show, which means underfunding schools, parks, any family related things. There are extremely limited dining choices (Chains, fast food, Florida seafood restaurants, Cuban, and Italian food). There are very few cultural activities to do. The only good university is University of Florida, which admittedly is excellent (and very hard to get in). Every other college is third tier at best, and I'm including University of Miami on that list (seven year medical program excluded).

All of my friends who had any ambition at all left Florida eventually.  I enjoy visiting in winter, but trust me that real floridians never go to the beach. Everyone hangs out at their own pool and spends most of their time complaining.

From what you've posted on here it seems that you will like the Boca Raton, Delray area. I would not wish that on anyone, but your combative nature and limited income seem to be a good fit. Gainesville is nice, but full of students and [b]rednecks. Think lots of loud parties all the time, especially on football weekends. Also think of stars and bars and sweltering, unbearable summers. [/b]

Best of luck. [/quote]

I am the other Florida native from PPs. I grew up in a town near Ocala (essentially Gainesvilles sister town), and your description brought back flashbacks.

I wasn't sure about Boca and the beach towns, but  it seems a tale of two cities? I would have thought it was a least nice place to live. I figured schools were bad all over b/c my rural HS was highly ranked and it was such woeful preparation for college it's laughable. Between that sample and the national ranking of Floridabschools systems, there are very few adequate public schools. And the PP who listed UNF as a good school? It's educational quality is about on par with NOVA!  UF is good; UCF is not bad for engineering (historically was engineering only), FSU I think ok if you want to teach. Everything else are essentially commuter schools for folks to get a bachelors to be a nurse or manage a retail chain.

And to reiterate: Florida summers make you yearn for the cold embrace of death. [/quote]

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