<p>With state higher education budget cuts, the Florida Board of Governors has demanded that UF admits less than 4,000+ undergraduates over the next 4 years. So this means that UF must cut 1,000 total undergraduates this year.</p>
<p>You know that old adage: Be careful what you wish for... you just might get it.</p>
<p>I have always stipulated that I felt that "First Time In College (FTIC)" Students should have priority over the transfers, and I took alot of frustration about bloated class-sizes on the transfers in the past. I now believe that it is time reevaluate that position.</p>
<p>Well it seems to me that the newest incoming class is going to have 6,400 new FTIC students. This is a decline of a mere 200 total students from last year. This means that 800 transfer students must now be cut this year. This means 4 transfers cut for every 1 FTIC. Considering that the transfers took the full brunt of the reduction last year, it is now starting to get unfair to this particular demographic. After this year, UF admissions should implement a 50/50 reduction policy, and provide a sense of fairness in these tough economic conditions.</p>
<p>However just because the transfers are getting cut by 800, it is not in UF's interest to disobey the Board of Governors and to not live up to the mandate. In my honest opinion UF must stay fiscally responsible, and cut 1,000 total students this year regardless if the transfers are not being treated very nicely.</p>
<p>I predict the public may scream bloody murder when they find out that transfers are getting cut at a rate of 4 to 1. But guess what UF Admissions knew their budget restraints, and went ahead and admitted too many FTIC students anyway. They better not crowd up the class-sizes because they are a bunch of spineless duffouses, and they ultimately cave to the political pressure.</p>
<p>yep, i believe that it should be faireness to transfers as well, they waited two more years to get accepted into uf and now this economic crisis, might jeopardize their dream once again. plus many gc's encourage some FTIC students to attend comm colleges first for financial reasons and b/c of the size in classrooms. Transfers had time to mature and perhaps got a better view of how to handle themselves in a university environment, many ftic students are very smart but now since they are out of their parents home, they tend to get on academic probabtion and some drop out due to they cannot catch up.</p>
<p>do anyone believe they should raise taxes on cigaretts, instead of eliminating programs, some first contract teachers, and maybe sports in public schools? my bad, some is not aware of this but it is happening in central florida-marion county. a petition is going on and they fighting against it.</p>
<p>Um, because the Florida constitution prohibits an income tax. I cannot see any legislators or the majority of the residents voting to change the constitution and implementing an income tax. So the state relies on sales and business taxes. So when times are good and people are buying, businesses are selling and tourists are visiting, things are ok. But when the economy worsens, the state coffers take a huge hit. Remember that tuition only accounts for about 25% of what it costs to run the university. The bulk comes from the state, which has been giving the less and less over the years, percentage-wise to higher ed. Public universities have to turn more and more to fundraising to provide the basics.</p>