<p>I am in the professional 2 year MBA, first demester and accounting is killing me. I've never had any accounting at all *I am a chemist) and they don't do Basic accounting, but combine financial and managerial accounting into 1 semester class. Anyone else here going through this? I am so frustrated! I havent even looked at my economics yet!</p>
<p>Does the program has any help for students that dont have a business backgroud? I was considering getting MD/MBA.</p>
<p>The "Professional" programs have 2 tracks:</p>
<p>A 1 year option for people with BS in Business</p>
<p>A 27 month option for people like me who have never taken a class in economics, business, accounting, etc. It seems that ~70% of my cohort are engineers, with a doctor, a vet, pharmacist, etc. scattered here and there (60 students total). </p>
<p>People commute from all over the state, georgia and even 1 from Washington State. I come from Tampa.</p>
<p>Clases meet 1 weekend a month for 27 months. It is pretty grueling so far, but the attrition rate is very low (less than 5%), so most people do OK. They don't take it easy on you, that's for sure. I could have gone somewhere else, but UF is EASILY top dog in the state and is rated top 40 MBA in the nation, it was really a no brainer. I wasn't sure I could make it in, though so I busted butt studying for my GRE's (especially the math). If you want anymore info, feel free to write me, I will answer what I can.</p>
<p>Florida MBA program ranks in Top Ten for best overall academic experience</p>
<p>The Florida MBA program was ranked No. 6 for best overall academic experience in the 2007 Princeton Review survey of the nations Top Ten business schools. University of Florida is the only public school to appear on the list, and no other school based in Florida appears in any of the Top Ten listings. </p>
<p>In a survey of nearly 300 schools, institutions were scored between 60 and 99 in each category, with 99 being the highest. UF scored 98 in overall academic experience. This rating measures the quality of the learning environment, including factors such as GMAT scores, undergraduate grades, percent accepted, percent enrolled, and student/faculty ratio. Students also were asked to respond to questions pertaining to faculty, student peers and realization of academic expectations. </p>
<p>Florida also scored a 96 in the admissions selectivity category, placing it just outside of the Top Ten for that category. Besides the rankings, the UF program received highly favorable comments from students as well. The faculty is highly regarded, and the administration is viewed extremely positively. Some of the notable quotes included: </p>
<p>Finance is the greatest strength of the program at UF, where entrepreneurship is also a rising star.
The administration runs the MBA program like a business
they do not lose focus of the fact that their primary customer is the student.
Were extremely pleased with the results of the Princeton Review survey. To be ranked in the Top Ten in such a crucial category as overall academic experience is especially gratifying, said Alex Sevilla, director of the Florida MBA program. To be in the company of programs such as Wharton, Harvard and Stanford is a testament to the exceptional quality of the Florida MBA program, our faculty and our students.</p>
<p><a href="http://news.ufl.edu/2006/10/20/mba-top-ten/%5B/url%5D">http://news.ufl.edu/2006/10/20/mba-top-ten/</a></p>