Anonymous wrote:We have friends whose DC attends and loves it. Does social science and public policy - is a go getter worldly independent kid.

They currently live abroad but purposely got FL residency at some point and pay FL state tax there so they could apply in state for U Florida (knowing costs were so low for instate.) They never lived in FL before they left to live abroad.

Meanwhile their second ended up in school in TX.

We’ll see about the third.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if the reputation of UF being cutthroat is legit?

Very cut throat. Kid there now. He still loves it but very cut throat!

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone actually had their kid attend UF? If so, what was your experience like?

Yep, DS, loves it. Engineering major. Junior, has summer job in Orlando making $55 per hour. Very active in student government and recreational sports. Professors are very helpful and engaged. Always available for office hours-UF takes office hours very seriously. Downsides to UF-dorms are terrible, super competitive vibe and very hard with sink or swim weed classes way more than other schools, hard to travel to Gainesville, classes can be hard to get in for desired time or professor, lots of kids into sports (downside if your kid isn’t), parking is atrocious. But again, my kid absolutely loves it.

Considering the schedule my senior will be leaving behind in HS (6-8 classes / day, unrelenting pressure to maintain a perfect GPA, pressure to stick the landing with a perfect SAT score, varsity sports and navigating the ups and downs of the D1 recruitment process, competing for playing time on a travel team that plays nationally, specialized coaching related to his sport(s), strength and conditioning training, 3-4 school clubs, volunteering with 2-3 organizations, interning during the school year in research labs at our local university, holding a part-time job, etc.), it’s frankly unfathomable how college would be capable of presenting a more “super competitive” environment. Respectfully, it’s my experience that undergraduate life is a relative breeze after HS for most achievement oriented students.

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone actually had their kid attend UF? If so, what was your experience like?

Yep, DS, loves it. Engineering major. Junior, has summer job in Orlando making $55 per hour. Very active in student government and recreational sports. Professors are very helpful and engaged. Always available for office hours-UF takes office hours very seriously. Downsides to UF-dorms are terrible, super competitive vibe and very hard with sink or swim weed classes way more than other schools, hard to travel to Gainesville, classes can be hard to get in for desired time or professor, lots of kids into sports (downside if your kid isn’t), parking is atrocious. But again, my kid absolutely loves it.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if the reputation of UF being cutthroat is legit?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone know anything about the online classes? Concerned that it’s basically zoom college

I have a junior there and they have very few online classes. Maybe 1 or 2 the entire time. I do think it's dependent on major a bit. She's a science major.

My understanding is that it affects business students the most.

It sounds like freshman can have over half of their required business classes online. They try to spin it into a positive, like it's so great you can rewatch the lectures, etc., but not sure it's worth the OOS price tag to pay for a zoom university. Funny when you think that the people who are sending their kids here are the same ones who were screaming about getting the kids back in the classroom in 2020.

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Anonymous wrote:DS just got in to honors!

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I think there is a lot more interest in UF among the public schools kids. Miami would be too expensive; whereas UF is still reasonable.

This. If your HHI is in the 175-250k range, UF is one of the most affordable highly ranked schools.

We applied, one of my DS top 5. Prob the lowest of the 5, but now that it's here, I'm nervous and he was deferred from some and rejected, so options are dwindling. (in at all safeties and one target)

Are you saying that your kid has been deferred/rejected from safeties?

We are nervous as well. Just two more hours!

In at his safeties. In at a target or 2 - UMD and UGA. Deferred Wisconsin and Michigan. Rejected at two reaches

At least he has good options! At first I thought you said, he got rejected from safeties. Less than 1 hour! Ugh- this is so stressful!

Thanks I know. My stomach is in knots. Good luck. Where else is your daughter looking at?

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I think there is a lot more interest in UF among the public schools kids. Miami would be too expensive; whereas UF is still reasonable.

This. If your HHI is in the 175-250k range, UF is one of the most affordable highly ranked schools.

We applied, one of my DS top 5. Prob the lowest of the 5, but now that it's here, I'm nervous and he was deferred from some and rejected, so options are dwindling. (in at all safeties and one target)

Are you saying that your kid has been deferred/rejected from safeties?

We are nervous as well. Just two more hours!

In at his safeties. In at a target or 2 - UMD and UGA. Deferred Wisconsin and Michigan. Rejected at two reaches

At least he has good options! At first I thought you said, he got rejected from safeties. Less than 1 hour! Ugh- this is so stressful!

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is a freshman at UF, and she absolutely loves it! She is a liberal arts major who went in with sophomore standing. Some of her upper level classes have fewer than 15 students, and she has already connected with professors about letters of recommendation and research opportunities. She joined a sorority and goes to tons of the UF sporting events. I think UF truly looks at applications holistically. My daughter had great grades and extra-curriculars, hundreds of volunteer hours and a strong essay—but her SATs were on the lower end of UF’s range. My younger child has visited her several times, and UF is now at the top of her list too.

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I think there is a lot more interest in UF among the public schools kids. Miami would be too expensive; whereas UF is still reasonable.

This. If your HHI is in the 175-250k range, UF is one of the most affordable highly ranked schools.

We applied, one of my DS top 5. Prob the lowest of the 5, but now that it's here, I'm nervous and he was deferred from some and rejected, so options are dwindling. (in at all safeties and one target)

Are you saying that your kid has been deferred/rejected from safeties?

We are nervous as well. Just two more hours!

In at his safeties. In at a target or 2 - UMD and UGA. Deferred Wisconsin and Michigan. Rejected at two reaches