Anonymous wrote: U of Michigan, U of Florida and U of Virginia are the All Around Best schools. These three schools are all top 30 ranked schools based on US News and World Report that have strong Division IA sports teams, reasonable tuition (especially for in-state) and students/alumni that actually love attending the school.

Relating to the "top 10" thread, those schools only admit a small number of students (and those are typically legacy, minority, or sports hooks) and cost $75,000 plus per year.

Among the Publics, UC Berkeley, UCLA and U Mich are in a category of their own. All around great schools, many top programs - STEM and non-STEM. I'd add UVA to this category if your focus is exclusively on non-STEM. On par with most top Private schools. All other publics are a step below and you'd choose to attend one of them if the specific program you are interested in ranked high relative to the cost of attendance. For example, UC SD, U Wash, Austin, Georgia Tech, UIUC, Purdue, UMD are all great STEM schools, better than UVA in STEM and waaaay better than Florida. Actually not sure why Florida is ranked 30..

Anonymous wrote:If your kid is not good is studies and is doing a loser major then even going to Harvard is a waste. Stop trying to feel good about your kid who has gone to Florida if they are bottom of the heap.

Florida is a party school and a number of B and C students I know have gone there are now sucked into drinking, hooking up, gambling, smoking and doing poorly in school. Worry about that.

My eighth grader’s writing is better than yours. What was your loser major and what college allowed you to graduate? Yikes.

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Anonymous wrote:If your kid is not good is studies and is doing a loser major then even going to Harvard is a waste. Stop trying to feel good about your kid who has gone to Florida if they are bottom of the heap.

Florida is a party school and a number of B and C students I know have gone there are now sucked into drinking, hooking up, gambling, smoking and doing poorly in school. Worry about that.

I know plenty of kids partying at Michigan and I know a kid at Princeton on drugs. Why the negativity? The original poster stated these three schools were all around good. If you have another school that you think is all around good, name the school and state your reason why. No need to bash other schools, kids can find there fit at tons of schools.

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Anonymous wrote:If your kid is not good is studies and is doing a loser major then even going to Harvard is a waste. Stop trying to feel good about your kid who has gone to Florida if they are bottom of the heap.

Florida is a party school and a number of B and C students I know have gone there are now sucked into drinking, hooking up, gambling, smoking and doing poorly in school. Worry about that.

You seem nice.

Anonymous wrote:If your kid is not good is studies and is doing a loser major then even going to Harvard is a waste. Stop trying to feel good about your kid who has gone to Florida if they are bottom of the heap.

Florida is a party school and a number of B and C students I know have gone there are now sucked into drinking, hooking up, gambling, smoking and doing poorly in school. Worry about that.

I know plenty of kids partying at Michigan and I know a kid at Princeton on drugs. Why the negativity? The original poster stated these three schools were all around good. If you have another school that you think is all around good, name the school and state your reason why. No need to bash other schools, kids can find there fit at tons of schools.

If your kid is not good is studies and is doing a loser major then even going to Harvard is a waste. Stop trying to feel good about your kid who has gone to Florida if they are bottom of the heap.

Florida is a party school and a number of B and C students I know have gone there are now sucked into drinking, hooking up, gambling, smoking and doing poorly in school. Worry about that.

UM and UVA are both in the same top tier of schools (despite what the UVA bashers on DCUM spout). You're going to get an excellent education at both.

University of Florida offers a fine education as well, especially if a student was planning to stay in Florida afterwards.

Michigan and Virginia have always been great schools. Florida really is on the rise and the energy there is amazing. Schools rankings change and Florida is such a better school today then it was 20 years ago.

My kid will probably be a NMF and he probably won’t get into UVA. He is exploring Florida, a school that I had no idea had gotten good.

Anonymous wrote: U of Michigan, U of Florida and U of Virginia are the All Around Best schools. These three schools are all top 30 ranked schools based on US News and World Report that have strong Division IA sports teams, reasonable tuition (especially for in-state) and students/alumni that actually love attending the school.

Relating to the "top 10" thread, those schools only admit a small number of students (and those are typically legacy, minority, or sports hooks) and cost $75,000 plus per year.

Michigan is tier above UVA and Florida.

Anonymous wrote:University of Florida is on the rise and they are now a top Public university. The students love it and they are attracting top students across the US. I know at least 7 kids headed there in the fall. Three are National Merit students and the other 4 are strong academically too.

It gives free tuition for National Merit students.

But, how exactly is Univ of Florida much better than Univ of Washington (ranked 58 by US News)?

It's interesting that the reputation of the US colleges are largely controlled by a magazine that has been bankrupt for a long time. If for some reason US News drops a college by a few spots, then people scream that the college is in decline. Colleges kowtows to the magazine in order not to be punished.

University of Florida is on the rise and they are now a top Public university. The students love it and they are attracting top students across the US. I know at least 7 kids headed there in the fall. Three are National Merit students and the other 4 are strong academically too.

UM and UVa, sure. Florida? Good school. Not at the same level as the other two.

University of Florida? LOL

U of Michigan, U of Florida and U of Virginia are the All Around Best schools. These three schools are all top 30 ranked schools based on US News and World Report that have strong Division IA sports teams, reasonable tuition (especially for in-state) and students/alumni that actually love attending the school.

Relating to the "top 10" thread, those schools only admit a small number of students (and those are typically legacy, minority, or sports hooks) and cost $75,000 plus per year.