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Anonymous wrote:Opinion? Stay in FL

We live in DC.

The in-state thing is possible if you have a grandparent in FL (yes, really). So we'd get DCTag money as well.

It would make UF cost about as much as a European vacation.

Major is CS

You need to apply and get the grandparent tuition and there is a very limited amount. Have you already secured this?

This was my question too, and it doesn't look like the OP has come back to answer it. I'm from Florida and my parents still live there so we looked into this and it is very limited. If memory serves the state allocates somewhere around 300 total per year and that is divided between all their state schools.

Pp and this was also my understanding. The successful applications are filed way back in the fall but it is near impossible to get due to the small number.

On a related note, I am surprised no one has mentioned size. UF is nearly twice the size of UVA, at nearly 35,000 undergrads.

Michigan, UCLA, and Berkeley all have a much larger student body as well. Size really only matters when you’re at a LAC or at a small university. UVA is neither of those.

That isn’t true, it matters for size of classes and ability to join clubs. Florida’s reliance on online classes and requirement that students take at least one summer session are always related to its size.

So it’s not a size issue as much as it is a quality issue. Other schools have equal size, but not a similar setup.

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Anonymous wrote:As a hiring manager, I did not find UVA particularly impressive. Maybe it's a big deal in Virginia.

I'm an alum of UF and would not be "impressed" by the school, yet I would know from personal experience that the education is high quality.

I'd find Michigan impressive.

Kind of weird - not too much really separates Michigan from UVA. UVA, in fact, has higher average SAT scores (from most sources I found) if that matters to you.

The differences in SAT scores of incoming freshmen are negligible. The differences in academic strengths are not. Michigan has across the board academic excellence. UVA does not. Outside of business and a few majors like English, I rarely see UVA equalling or besting Michigan in any comparably offered discipline.

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Anonymous wrote:Opinion? Stay in FL

We live in DC.

The in-state thing is possible if you have a grandparent in FL (yes, really). So we'd get DCTag money as well.

It would make UF cost about as much as a European vacation.

Major is CS

You need to apply and get the grandparent tuition and there is a very limited amount. Have you already secured this?

This was my question too, and it doesn't look like the OP has come back to answer it. I'm from Florida and my parents still live there so we looked into this and it is very limited. If memory serves the state allocates somewhere around 300 total per year and that is divided between all their state schools.

Pp and this was also my understanding. The successful applications are filed way back in the fall but it is near impossible to get due to the small number.

On a related note, I am surprised no one has mentioned size. UF is nearly twice the size of UVA, at nearly 35,000 undergrads.

Michigan, UCLA, and Berkeley all have a much larger student body as well. Size really only matters when you’re at a LAC or at a small university. UVA is neither of those.

That isn’t true, it matters for size of classes and ability to join clubs. Florida’s reliance on online classes and requirement that students take at least one summer session are always related to its size.

Also not always related to its size.

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Anonymous wrote:Opinion? Stay in FL

We live in DC.

The in-state thing is possible if you have a grandparent in FL (yes, really). So we'd get DCTag money as well.

It would make UF cost about as much as a European vacation.

Major is CS

You need to apply and get the grandparent tuition and there is a very limited amount. Have you already secured this?

This was my question too, and it doesn't look like the OP has come back to answer it. I'm from Florida and my parents still live there so we looked into this and it is very limited. If memory serves the state allocates somewhere around 300 total per year and that is divided between all their state schools.

Pp and this was also my understanding. The successful applications are filed way back in the fall but it is near impossible to get due to the small number.

On a related note, I am surprised no one has mentioned size. UF is nearly twice the size of UVA, at nearly 35,000 undergrads.

Michigan, UCLA, and Berkeley all have a much larger student body as well. Size really only matters when you’re at a LAC or at a small university. UVA is neither of those.

That isn’t true, it matters for size of classes and ability to join clubs. Florida’s reliance on online classes and requirement that students take at least one summer session are always related to its size.

I am in FL...UF is the holy grail. Very highly ranked, and I assume your dc qualifies for Bright Futures? This is what everyone in Florida wants!

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Anonymous wrote:The Florida boosterism is starting to rival the Northeastern boosters, and that isn’t a compliment.

Except for the fact that Florida is a top 30 school and NEU is not.

Only because of the slant towards public schools in US News over the last few years. I agree with pp that UVA is a tier above UFL based on overall reputation, it has no grad schools of note.

You meant say that USNWR had been slanted towards private schools for the past few decades. Of course, NEU was not highly regarded at all until its recent ascent in the past few years. NEU was never a top 30 school and is now trending backwards.

I could care less about NEU or US News. I think UVA is perceived as more prestigious than UFL for a variety of reasons including historical reputation. No one in my family has attended any of these schools so I have no personal bias.

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Anonymous wrote:Opinion? Stay in FL

We live in DC.

The in-state thing is possible if you have a grandparent in FL (yes, really). So we'd get DCTag money as well.

It would make UF cost about as much as a European vacation.

Major is CS

You need to apply and get the grandparent tuition and there is a very limited amount. Have you already secured this?

This was my question too, and it doesn't look like the OP has come back to answer it. I'm from Florida and my parents still live there so we looked into this and it is very limited. If memory serves the state allocates somewhere around 300 total per year and that is divided between all their state schools.

Pp and this was also my understanding. The successful applications are filed way back in the fall but it is near impossible to get due to the small number.

On a related note, I am surprised no one has mentioned size. UF is nearly twice the size of UVA, at nearly 35,000 undergrads.

Michigan, UCLA, and Berkeley all have a much larger student body as well. Size really only matters when you’re at a LAC or at a small university. UVA is neither of those.

What major? I would be concerned about all of the online classes at UF especially in business and journalism. Maybe that part is not as much of a dealbreaker with in state tuition.

Anonymous wrote:As a hiring manager, I did not find UVA particularly impressive. Maybe it's a big deal in Virginia.

I'm an alum of UF and would not be "impressed" by the school, yet I would know from personal experience that the education is high quality.

I'd find Michigan impressive.

Kind of weird - not too much really separates Michigan from UVA. UVA, in fact, has higher average SAT scores (from most sources I found) if that matters to you.

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Anonymous wrote:The Florida boosterism is starting to rival the Northeastern boosters, and that isn’t a compliment.

Except for the fact that Florida is a top 30 school and NEU is not.

Only because of the slant towards public schools in US News over the last few years. I agree with pp that UVA is a tier above UFL based on overall reputation, it has no grad schools of note.

You meant say that USNWR had been slanted towards private schools for the past few decades. Of course, NEU was not highly regarded at all until its recent ascent in the past few years. NEU was never a top 30 school and is now trending backwards.

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Anonymous wrote:Go to Florida. It’s an up and coming public that will overtake UVA soon.

Won’t happen in the next 10 years. UVA is the more impressive degree and excellent recruitment.
If money is no factor, UVA.

UVA is about to fall out of the top 5 publics. Guess which school is #6?

The one that used to be #5 and fell to #6.

The one that used to be #5 moved to #4. The number #4 public moved to #5.

As a hiring manager, I did not find UVA particularly impressive. Maybe it's a big deal in Virginia.

I'm an alum of UF and would not be "impressed" by the school, yet I would know from personal experience that the education is high quality.

I'd find Michigan impressive.

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Anonymous wrote:Opinion? Stay in FL

We live in DC.

The in-state thing is possible if you have a grandparent in FL (yes, really). So we'd get DCTag money as well.

It would make UF cost about as much as a European vacation.

Major is CS

You need to apply and get the grandparent tuition and there is a very limited amount. Have you already secured this?

This was my question too, and it doesn't look like the OP has come back to answer it. I'm from Florida and my parents still live there so we looked into this and it is very limited. If memory serves the state allocates somewhere around 300 total per year and that is divided between all their state schools.

Pp and this was also my understanding. The successful applications are filed way back in the fall but it is near impossible to get due to the small number.

On a related note, I am surprised no one has mentioned size. UF is nearly twice the size of UVA, at nearly 35,000 undergrads.

That may be an issue - didn't even know about it until decisions came out last Friday, so it's not secured. UF was just a last minute addition to the application list, so wasn't really tracking the details closely.

Size is a consideration, but not really a problem.

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Anonymous wrote:The Florida boosterism is starting to rival the Northeastern boosters, and that isn’t a compliment.

Except for the fact that Florida is a top 30 school and NEU is not.

Only because of the slant towards public schools in US News over the last few years. I agree with pp that UVA is a tier above UFL based on overall reputation, it has no grad schools of note.

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Anonymous wrote:Opinion? Stay in FL

We live in DC.

The in-state thing is possible if you have a grandparent in FL (yes, really). So we'd get DCTag money as well.

It would make UF cost about as much as a European vacation.

Major is CS

You need to apply and get the grandparent tuition and there is a very limited amount. Have you already secured this?

This was my question too, and it doesn't look like the OP has come back to answer it. I'm from Florida and my parents still live there so we looked into this and it is very limited. If memory serves the state allocates somewhere around 300 total per year and that is divided between all their state schools.

Pp and this was also my understanding. The successful applications are filed way back in the fall but it is near impossible to get due to the small number.

On a related note, I am surprised no one has mentioned size. UF is nearly twice the size of UVA, at nearly 35,000 undergrads.