<p>It had a huge article about the ever increasing applications to Florida colleges.</p>
<p>FSU had 33,000 applicants last year and only 19,000 got in.</p>
<p>Some guy with full bright futures got rejected from USF and said he was lucky he got into FIU.</p>
<p>People also said that they should build more Florida schools to compensate the population,but there aren't many funds.</p>
<p>OH and they said 5,000 applicants applied for the OCT 10 DEADLINE</p>
<p>i hope they accept the majority of them,haha!</p>
<p>tomatoking, my paper did not run this article. Can you post a link? Thanks.</p>
<p>I think that 5000 is a bit lower that I expected. Was this 5000 for summer and fall? I think this low number is good for those who completed the application in time. As 33,000 applied last year, I really expected there to be closer to 8000-10,000 for the first deadline. I know its an early deadline and all, but most folks in Florida know of the stiff competition and the high number of applications. Even on the tour/admissions session at FSU they tell everyone to "apply early." </p>
<p>Interesting stat, the 5000.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/top_stories/story/278445.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.miamiherald.com/top_stories/story/278445.html</a></p>
<p>OK here is the article. Unfortunately, the way I read the article, there were over 5000 alone who applied during just the week prior to the deadline..... </p>
<p>Maybe they didn't all get there application completed in time ;).
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This year, FSU's applications are flowing in. About 5,000 students applied during the week before Oct. 10, the first deadline for applications, says Janice Finney, FSU's director of admissions.
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<p>oh i see it now.i misread it. :P</p>
<p>The admissions rate per that article is now about 48%.</p>
<p>Guess they didn't follow the advice to apply early...</p>
<p>I applied the first day for that reason... I waited by the computer, pathetic i know.. I hope i get in</p>
<p>That's not pathetic at all. You're doing what you have to do to be admitted.</p>
<p>Here's the second secret - once you're admitted. The second you're sure you're admitted immediately go to the FSU online Housing website and apply for the all-important Housing Priority Number. </p>
<p>The lower the number the better. Even if you don't use university housing get the best priority number you can.</p>
<p>This is worth staying up to midnight and repeatedly checking your status to see where you are.</p>
<p>lol... yeah I will! if i get in of course.... do you find out online or through mail??</p>
<p>Didn't Crist give the green light for UF/FSU/USF to hike tuition rates or something? I heard rumours that Florida is trying to convert to a private school system like Cal and consolidate all their colleges like the Cal model.</p>
<p>The "differential tuition" law passed and now FSU and UF may raise tuition up to 40% over the going rate. USF did not meet the criteria specified in law for the 40% raise and so may raise tuition only up to 30%.</p>
<p>No other universities in Florida qualified under the law except these.</p>
<p>Lavitabassa:</p>
<p>I think you will be able to check online and also receive email notification on November 28. A few days later you will receive a package in the mail.</p>
<p>Parent2noles: </p>
<p>I thought the 5% tuition increase for all public universities passed along with the tuition differential for just the top universities.</p>
<p>5% tuition passed effective for this spring, 2008 across the board for all students. </p>
<p>Tuition differential passed, with each U that is eligible able to decide when to begin this--it has been said it will most likely start fall 2008 for all three (UF,FSU,USF). It will not affect upperclassman, rather it will take effect with the freshman class and apply thereafter. But no official announcement from the three U's as to whether it starts Fall 2008 or not, or whether they go for the entire amount or not. </p>
<p>I suspect that if it in in effect for fall 2008 at the maximum each U is allowed to set, all three will need to accept a few more students to allow for the fact that some will decline acceptances based on this. Some may have to do so if their Bright Futures won't cover it, or if they are not even eligible for Bright Futures and cost is a problem. Others might consider more strongly on OOS U if instate tuition goes up at the big three.</p>
<p>I think it's a great idea. Florida schools are becoming so overpopulated it's ridiculous. Nowadays, it's so hard to find a class size < 25 or so. I walk into the library every day, and it's sometimes a struggle to find a free computer within even ten minutes. It is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to get a seat at a dining hall between 12-2 p.m. during the afternoon. High student-teacher ratios decrease academic prestige and drive down student performance and instructor satisfaction. Moreover, this tuition hike will allow the schools to hire more teachers and pay them more, fund more programs, etc. It's really a win-win for all and make the schools even more competitive and prestigious than before. </p>
<p>For a while, Florida schools were a destination for kids who couldn't afford OOS or wanted to get cheap tuition. While it's great that kids want to get cheap tuition and stay close to home, the universities need to realize what it takes to drastically improve school profile. The best way to do that is by taking in the best students and precluding those who would rather go elsewhere due to rising costs. It might suck for the lower-middle income crowd, but that's just the ancillary cost of trying to progress and improve the system.</p>