<p>I'm currently going to school for a Business degree in finance or possibly an economics degree which is a BA.</p>
<p>I know quite a few people (through my parents) who graduated with a Business degree from USF. Their current real estate agent even transferred from Uconn to USF. I plan on asking them why they decided to transfer. However in the mean time I would like to get an idea about which school is better and would like to hear all of your opinions on which school I should go to. </p>
<p>Why do you want to transfer? Do you not like the social aspect of the school, the academics, a combination of the two or something else entirely? From my perspective USF is a much weaker school than UConn and not worth OOS prices.</p>
<p>Well most of my family is moving down to Florida; My parents, grandparents and my aunt and uncle. I like the whole beach aspect, and nicer weather etc. I think I would be able to get instate prices though because my parents are currently having a house built in Florida. </p>
<p>I’m just wondering how the school is, how much “weaker” USF is than Uconn. I’m also confused how USF has a lower acceptance rank and generally requires a 3.7-4.0 to get accepted while uconn is on the lower end 3.0(instate)/ 3.3-3.5. How is USF a weaker school with a higher GPA “requirement.” Can it be that once people get there the beach distracts them and their school work becomes sub-par? Is it possible if I maintained good grades at USF that that would in fact be better than Uconn?</p>
<p>Also why do you believe USF is a much weaker school?</p>
<p>The average GPA for a school is almost useless, they could be using weighted, unweighted, the schools their students applied from could have had more grade inflation. Or any combo of those factors.</p>
<p>You’re not necessarily comparing apples to apples when comparing admit rates and average GPAs at these two schools.</p>
<p>Consider Connecticut v. Florida public school performance in the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which measures elementary/secondary students based on their exam proficiency in reading and math. Connecticut’s scores are much higher than Florida’s. So a 3.8 GPA in Florida public schools may be equivalent to a lower GPA in Connecticut.</p>
<p>Look at the class standing breakdowns. At USF, 32% of students ranked in their HS top 10%. At UConn, 43% of students ranked in their HS top 10%. So UConn gets a higher percentage of high-ranking students, despite their lower GPAs.</p>
<p>Look at the average test scores. USF averages are 575CR, 587M. UConn averages are 594CR, 623M. </p>
<p>USF has a 25% 4-yr graduation rate. UConn has a 68% 4-yr graduation rate. 86% of USF professors have a PhD/other terminal degree. 94% of UConn professors have a PhD/other terminal degree.</p>
<p>These are some of the factors that give UConn a much higher standing than USF in the US News pecking order (#63 v. #170).</p>
<p>It seems like you prefer USF but trust us, UConn is a MUCH better college. The student to teacher ration at USF is crazy high 27:1. Graduation rate is also extremely low. </p>
<p>This might not be a fair comparison because USF is very young(1956) compared to UConn which was established in 1881.</p>