<p>Hey guys! I just withdrew from penn state for many reasons (one being its horrible weather) I'm from southern california and interested in going to florida state for meteorology! I was just wondering how you guys like it? food? profs? weather? social life. I really want to make this next college experience count, because the last one didn't work out so well. Any advice or input would be great!
Thanks,
socalSam7</p>
<p>Meteorology at Florida State is a strong major, hope you’re good at math.</p>
<p>See: [FSU</a> Meteorology Home Page - Florida State University Meteorology Department](<a href=“http://www.met.fsu.edu/]FSU”>http://www.met.fsu.edu/)</p>
<p>If you have specific questions - a family member of mine is an FSU met grad and works for NOAA and stays in contact with faculty. I can likely get many very met-oriented questions answered.</p>
<p>im an ugrad met/pure math student at FSU and i love it. </p>
<p>it is a bit of an adjustment coming from a large city (miami for me) but it is worth it. The professors here are great and there are many research opportunities here for met.</p>
<p>parent2noles- that would be great if you could find out what most graduates do with their degrees…NOAA? weather channel? small tv stations? private sector? government? I would really appreciate it! thanks for the reply!</p>
<p>nrose6- What do you like about FSU so much? I’m debating between Umiami, FSU, and Oklahoma. Is tallahassee alright? I’m sure it’s better than state college pennsylvania haha. If you want you can add me on facebook - Sam Cunningham (it should say penn state '12). thanks again!</p>
<p>There are many FSU met grads in NOAA, higher education, the military, the media, state and local government and business. He is an MIC (meteorologist-in-charge) of a major NOAA office. He also attended Georgia Tech for a grad degree in hydrology. If it has to do with weather, FSU met grads are involved. It is the best met school in the SE.</p>
<p>Hi! My fiance transferred to FSU from PSU a while ago (to be with me, tired of the long distance thing), so I can tell you about his experience. The only real problem he had was the fact that he was born in PA and even though he had lived in FL for years, he was still very much a part of the Cult of Penn State, so he had a little bit of a problem dealing with “divorce” from his beloved JoePa. If that isnt a concern for you, you’re golden.</p>
<p>Coming from Pennsylvania, you will ADORE the weather. He never complains about being cold even when I’m shaking in my boots. You’ll never worry about snow, which is a plus.</p>
<p>The professors at FSU are of superior quality. I am a Senior in Social Sciences and I have never, ever had a professor of questionable quality. I liked it so much and made such great connections that I have ecided to stay for graduate school! My fiance is in the sciences like you and he also has been more than impressed with his professors.</p>
<p>Social life…good lord, you cant beat it. I am not a party girl at all, but I was still able to make connections with academically driven and down to Earth. If you like to party, you’ll find it without even really having to look. Food? On campus, you might want to try out our 24/7 50s style diner. Its bad-ass. Off campus, we have great cheap options, especially if you like pizza, bbq and sushi. Tallahassee has a great, low cost of living. The only thing that you might want to watch out for is the cost of utilities. They loooove to charge big bucks for that. Apartments near campus are reasonable and keep you in the middle of the action. There are affordable options out in the suburbs too, which is lovely when you’re done with the college scene.</p>
<p>All in all, I don’t think you’d be making a mistake to transfer here. I know the university is making huge strides to advance the science programs so you’d be getting in on something great…an investment that will pay off ten-fold in your career, I believe. Out of state tuition at Penn State is highway robbery and FSU is insanely reasonable. You’ll have considerably less in the way of student loans and you’ll be a part of a great, low-key southern town.</p>