Is it better to go to a good ranking school such as University of Florida, or a private school such as University of Tampa?
I really like the smaller school setting, but wanna be able to get a job after school. I know UF is known to be a party school, which bothers me a lot also. I plan on studying business, which both schools offer. I should add that I’m not a resident of Florida, so they’re both the same price. Just looking for others opinions on this.
also I’d be a part of the honors program at Tampa
Although if is ranked higher and will have better internship and job connections, ut is in Tampa so that should help. If you really like ut over uf, then go where you would be happy… I don’t really know about the business program at ut so I really can’t answer for you.
UF is a much more selective school, with a very respected business program. If the price is about the same, it’s an easy choice, except…
We do have a private vs large public research university dynamic. You really should visit both, before making a choice. Also, if you’re looking at UT, but have the stats to get into UF, you may want to take a look at some of the slightly more selective privates in Florida, such as Eckerd College and Stetson University.
Here’s a useful tool for comparing colleges:
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UF’s rep as a party school is overstated. The campus is very social, but it’s easy to avoid the “party school” elements.
Go to UF. I was choosing between the same two schools and chose UT. I regretted my decision everyday the first semester
Did you decide?