Anonymous wrote:UF is a great school. It’s just big, but academics are on par with UTX, Wisc, UWash, etc.

I went there. ‘87 grad. Grew up in Gville. Came up to DC for law school. OOS requirements are tougher. My DD (junior in HS is considering UF) along with VATech, UVA, WM.

Research the school as well as others.

Don’t let the typical snobs on here deter you. They are just upset that I didn’t hire their kids after they just spent over $300k for undergrad and a law degree.

Anonymous wrote:UF is a great school. It’s just big, but academics are on par with UTX, Wisc, UWash, etc.

I went there. ‘87 grad. Grew up in Gville. Came up to DC for law school. OOS requirements are tougher. My DD (junior in HS is considering UF) along with VATech, UVA, WM.

Research the school as well as others.

Don’t let the typical snobs on here deter you. They are just upset that I didn’t hire their kids after they just spent over $300k for undergrad and a law degree.

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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.

Maybe your daughter shouldn’t be in college if such a mediocre school is a reach for her. She can make a lot of money in the trades.

Maybe you are right. I'll tell her today to forget about college. Maybe you can hire her as your nanny or housekeeper.

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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.

Maybe your daughter shouldn’t be in college if such a mediocre school is a reach for her. She can make a lot of money in the trades.

Average admitted freshman 29 ACT and 4.3 GPA.....those stats are surprisingly high and definitely not mediocre.

29 is nothing special at all. And are those honors classes contributing to the GPA, or Algebra 2?

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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.

Maybe your daughter shouldn’t be in college if such a mediocre school is a reach for her. She can make a lot of money in the trades.

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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.

Maybe your daughter shouldn’t be in college if such a mediocre school is a reach for her. She can make a lot of money in the trades.

Average admitted freshman 29 ACT and 4.3 GPA.....those stats are surprisingly high and definitely not mediocre.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Money is not the issue. We have saved enough to fully pay for OOS tuition.

I call bullsh*t. I'd bet you're planning to claim Florida residency via grandparent or vacation home.

OP. Wrong and your jealousy is ugly so early in the new year.
We saved every month since birth. Actually we can afford to pay 4 years at a private.

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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.

Maybe your daughter shouldn’t be in college if such a mediocre school is a reach for her. She can make a lot of money in the trades.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Money is not the issue. We have saved enough to fully pay for OOS tuition.

I call bullsh*t. I'd bet you're planning to claim Florida residency via grandparent or vacation home.

Anonymous wrote:UF is a very, very good school. My daughter turned down Yale for Florida.