Watched a couple video tours, and the virtual self tour video before we came, but just wandered today. 
edited to add: go into the visitor center if the building is open (when we were thereānobody was there, but on the desk was a stack of great campus mapsā very helpful for exploring campus.) And we were able to talk to lots of students that we met while walking around. Everyone was very friendly and helpful!
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Glad you finally got a detailed response. We are in the same boat with Summer offer so may do the same thing, and try to be reconsidered for fall. Honestly, if they let her take one summer class online, we are good with that too. Just waiting to see if this works out. They said if the class she wants to take is offered online, then she can go that route.
My daughter wants to do Florence for the first year as well. Did your son apply for that with his original application, or after he got his acceptance? My daughter thought she included it in her original application but it doesnāt look like she did. She went to the website and turned it in yesterday - thatās the only way she will attend because it gives her in-state tuition for the remaining three years. Fingers crossed that she didnāt miss the opportunity!
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This bill is up for its first hearing on Tuesday in the Education committee. I think we need to flood them with emails against it. Please each do unique emails with different subject headings from each of you and anyone else to whom you pass this along. (You can do the same email to each senator). The democrats will vote against the bill, Iām sure. We need to turn just one Republican to kill the bill. The Republican members of the Education committee are listed below. Here is the bill. You should read so you understand what it does: https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/86/BillText/Filed/PDF. Underlined words are new language added to the current statutes.
This is the key provision they added:
(c) Eligibility for state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants must be reevaluated each term based on the program of study to which the student has been admitted and in which he or she is enrolled. Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year and thereafter, eligibility for such awards and grants is contingent on the studentās enrollment in a career certificate or degree program on an approved list developed pursuant to s. 1009.46(2)(a).
It also changes the way the scholarships are funded and the legislature decides the funding amounts each year in the budget.
If anyone wants to testify, you need to be in Tallahassee and itās remote from the civic center. Obviously this is easiest for FSU students, so please see who you can round up, as well as graduate students and professors or alumni.
Joe Gruters:
Jennifer Bradley:
Doug, Broxson:
Manny Diaz, Jr.
Travis Hutson:
Kathleen Passidomo:
passidomo.kathleen@flsenate.gov
We need to stop this bill!
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No we applied after he was accepted. I donāt believe you could apply before accepted only an option after
Thanks! She applied to several āfirst year abroadā programs so we couldnāt remember if Florida Stateās was part of the original application or not. Sheās weighing this against Temple Universityās first year in Rome.
Thank you.This bill is a disaster. Everyone should share this.
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what are the career certificate major lists? āāBeginning with the 2022-2023 academic year and thereafter, eligibility for such awards and grants is contingent on the studentās enrollment in a career certificate or degree program on an approved list developed pursuant to s. 1009.46(2)(a).āā
Funeral Service, same major as the senator earned for living. 
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i got a scholarship letter with my acceptance that said i got it
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I realized my S never got a package in the mail - itās the only one - do they not do that or is it just delayed?
Do you mean the acceptance envelope?? We never got one yet either , probably delayed
I donāt think my D received hers yet either
Yes - itās the only school he hadnāt yet received anything from - just got Florida today so was doing a quick check and noted thatā¦
D got hers 2 days ago (weāre in NC). Nothing exciting.
Still no acceptance package here either, but receive a brochure for the study abroad today.
S got his yesterday in NJ.
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Same hereāno packet yet, outside Chicago. D is leaning toward FSU over UF at this point.
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We got our yesterday, New Jersey
Just curious the rationale - from a pedigree POV UF is far higher.
From a $$ POV, FSU wins.
My daughter toured both yesterday. Based on everything Iāve read on the UF and FSU boards, I thought sheād love FSU and not UF so much. Turns out she liked FSU a lot. But got to UF, and liked it even more!!!
FSU is like 22K less a year thoā¦sheās studying a liberal artā¦will it matter which she goes to??
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