Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take English in the Summer, graduate from HS in August, go to MC her "senior year" and apply as a transfer student.

Apply for the Spring.'

UF is immensely better academically than any other big southern Division 1 school except UNC.

It's a great school.

It's a perfectly good school, but don't overdo it with the hyperbole.

Yawn.

It's a great school for kids that have parents that don't have a pole up thrir ass.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take English in the Summer, graduate from HS in August, go to MC her "senior year" and apply as a transfer student.

Apply for the Spring.'

UF is immensely better academically than any other big southern Division 1 school except UNC.

It's a great school.

It's a perfectly good school, but don't overdo it with the hyperbole.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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, and alligators are everywhere (Im the Floridian from above).

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...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Plan on paying full price and make that clear on the application.

This. She has a good chance of getting in simply because she is out of state.
Not a great school....but it’s a school.

Anonymous wrote: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.

Anonymous wrote:UF is immensely better academically than any other big southern Division 1 school except UNC.

Anonymous wrote:Take English in the Summer, graduate from HS in August, go to MC her "senior year" and apply as a transfer student.

Apply for the Spring.'

UF is immensely better academically than any other big southern Division 1 school except UNC.

It's a great school.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I graduated from UF. It's a fine school and I had a great time there. What I did was I went to Sante Fe community college, got my AA and transferred in. I never even took the SATs. Also, I worked while down there, established residency and paid 1/3 of what I would have paid coming in from out of state.

OP, this path is a real possibility if she is determined to graduate from Florida. Does she want that enough to do two years at a community college and do well enough to transfer? More students do this now, CC followed by a transfer to a four-year college, mostly to save money on tuition. I know several families in your situation who are doing this -- smart kids whose HS GPAs werent stellar but who get the academics done solidly at CCs and who will end up with degrees from the same colleges that many of their classmates sweated over getting into as freshmen.

If she wants the full four-year college experience at Florida, yes, absolutely get test prep classes or tutoring. It will be pricey but can help. But at the same time ensure she does apply to some other schools. Did she actually visit other colleges yet? Seeing a college in person makes a big difference; if she has only visited Florida, or loves it because she has some other association with it (a parent attended, or its near where she's vacationed, or she went to an event there and has a good impression)--she needs to see other options too.

Thanks for this and yes she has visited several other colleges of varying sizes and types (Georgia, College of Charleston, Delaware, Towson, UMBC). We have been trying to sell the CC angle but she only sees it as being a failure and not smart enough to get into college.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I graduated from UF. It's a fine school and I had a great time there. What I did was I went to Sante Fe community college, got my AA and transferred in. I never even took the SATs. Also, I worked while down there, established residency and paid 1/3 of what I would have paid coming in from out of state.

OP, this path is a real possibility if she is determined to graduate from Florida. Does she want that enough to do two years at a community college and do well enough to transfer? More students do this now, CC followed by a transfer to a four-year college, mostly to save money on tuition. I know several families in your situation who are doing this -- smart kids whose HS GPAs werent stellar but who get the academics done solidly at CCs and who will end up with degrees from the same colleges that many of their classmates sweated over getting into as freshmen.

If she wants the full four-year college experience at Florida, yes, absolutely get test prep classes or tutoring. It will be pricey but can help. But at the same time ensure she does apply to some other schools. Did she actually visit other colleges yet? Seeing a college in person makes a big difference; if she has only visited Florida, or loves it because she has some other association with it (a parent attended, or its near where she's vacationed, or she went to an event there and has a good impression)--she needs to see other options too.

Anonymous wrote:I graduated from UF. It's a fine school and I had a great time there. What I did was I went to Sante Fe community college, got my AA and transferred in. I never even took the SATs. Also, I worked while down there, established residency and paid 1/3 of what I would have paid coming in from out of state.

Anonymous wrote: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.