Florida State University, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities... opinion of each etc

College Search & Selection
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<p>There are two main schools ( third sorta well known, Calvin College) I'm recieving mail from: Florida State University, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities. I know just because I''m receiving this mail does not mean they are asking me to attend, nor does it mean they are looking at me closely... but in all it could mean those. Plus I appreciate the helpful information I'm getting from these universities and basically would like college confidential users opinions of each university. Such as:
Which you prefer to attend?
What are they well known for ( similar to a thread I started earlier, I doubt I'm starting too many threads)?
Pro's and con's of each?</p>

<p>( I know I could have started this thread under each schools forum, though I may lack in recieving information such as: I was going to attend there, I'm looking at both schools equally etc....)</p>

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<p>Minnesota is a good school, better than Florida State, which isn’t necessarily a bad school, either. FSU is just better known for football than it is for academics, but it does have some good programs academically. I think Tallahassee would have to be a miserable college town though, considering I haven’t heard good things about it. Of course I’m sure it beats Gainesville hands down.</p>

<p>Minnesota is one of the few truly urban schools that are state flagships. Sure, Ohio State and Texas are in the middle of huge cities, and OU and Arizona State are in a suburb of a huge city, and so on…but Minnesota is truly an urban campus, and not a campus that just happens to be surrounded by a huge city. So it’s one of those deals where the campus = the city, which in the case of Minneapolis, I’d say that’s a good thing.</p>

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<p>(thanks)</p>

<p>I was concern about that with UM-Twin Cities, there must be a decent size campus. I was actually able to compare more than contrast UM-Ann Arbor campus with UM-Twin Cities. I also must mention UW-Seattle.</p>

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<p>I have heard very positive things about a number of academic programs at Minnesota (chemical engineering, applied math, veterinary) and nothing about Florida State academics.</p>

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<p>University of Minnesota- Twin Cities</p>

<p>Tallahassee is a dump. I’d actually rather live in Gainesville since it’s closer to the cities.</p>

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<p>Tallahassee has the Redneck Riviera lol.</p>

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<p>If you want to work in Florida after college then FSU is a great choice.</p>

<p>FSU is also known for Performing Arts, Public Policy, Music, Acting, etc…</p>

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<p>The University of Minnesota is HUGE, so don’t think otherwise.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/maps/mpls.jpg[/url]”>http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/maps/mpls.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>FSU - and also the sciences, law and medicine.</p>

<p>See: <a href=“http://fsu.edu/highlights/rankings.html[/url]”>http://fsu.edu/highlights/rankings.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>and: <a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/national-top-public[/url]”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/national-top-public&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Let’s not overstate the budget issue: <a href=“http://fsu.edu/news/2009/06/12/budget.cuts/[/url]”>http://fsu.edu/news/2009/06/12/budget.cuts/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Try: <a href=“http://visit.fsu.edu/[/url]”>http://visit.fsu.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>FSU has a top-25 ranked Political Science program. Big Greek culture…dominates the SGA, and thus a lot of the school.</p>

<p>For what it’s worth, FSU and the rest of the public schools in FL are experiencing huge budget cuts, and FSU even has to eliminate tenured faculty and downsize several departments. Check if your course of study is being affected. Class sizes are quite large for some of the more popular major (ie, political science.) For those classes, your senior level undergraduate courses will still have 50-60 students in it.</p>

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<p>All replies are helpful, thanks</p>

<p>(will be viewing links)</p>

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<p>Both are great schools!</p>

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<p>Minnesota has it all over FSU academically. Some fields in which Minnesota is notably strong (and stronger than FSU): biology, business, chemistry, computer science, earth science, ecology, economics, engineering, English, history, math, physics, political science, psychology, Romance languages, sociology, statistics/applied math. Plus law and medicine at the professional school level. I’m sure I’m leaving some out.</p>

<p>Fields in which FSU is stronger: none come to mind.</p>

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<p>Minnesota + 1. I recall the school jumped 10+ spots on USNWR two years back due to its aggressive campus master planning. Take away the weather, academically speaking, the Golden Gophers are a notch above imho, and have the Seminoles run for their money… literally, since the school is approx. 5x richer…</p>

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<p>Thanks for replies but this thread is aged, and I have already concluded that Florida State University was the best school out of the two ( FSU & UM-Twin Cities). With a nice note I am happily attending the University of Iowa. </p>

<p>Hawkeyes</p>

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<p>The university of minnesota without a doubt! I’m a student here and i love it and i’m sure you will too.</p>

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<p>Minnesota has a top 25 law school, great Business school and the area supports the students with internships. </p>

<p>I’m from FL and will be applying to UMN. There is no way FSU comes close to Minnesota in academics, faculty, and opportunity. </p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>