<p>Hey, I'm a UF hopeful. The thing I was wondering about is why people often say UF doesn't give a lot of aid. I have seen a lot of times that UF is not generous because "the best students go there anyway" (which I can kind of believe lol). But on the other hand, on collegeboard it says the average indebtedness of graduates is like 16/17k, way lower than average. Anyone have a reason for why that is?</p>
<p>They say UF doesn’t give a lot of merit aid, not financial aid.</p>
<p>Touche ^</p>
<p>10char</p>
<p>The financial aid is mostly from the government, through the FAFSA. So it really doesn’t have anything to do with UF. But no, UF does not give a lot of merit aid.</p>
<p>To answer your question, why doesn’t UFL provide as much financial assistance as compared to the other state supported schools----
Simple answer-----
Supply and demand; essentially every student offered admission @ UFL would rather attend UFL with minimal financial assistance versus attending another state supported school with a greater financial package.</p>