in-state Colleges...your outlook to your state colleges compared to out-of-state

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<p>This has been troubling me for quite a bit...</p>

<p>My in-state college that i would end up going to is UF, University of Florida, but I don't want to go there, i want to out-of-state, more along the lines of BU. The only reason I don't want to go to UF is because down here, everyone in my high school is going there. The way I see it, the colleges up north, or the colleges not in Florida are better. But I think that is my outlook because I actually live in FL. UF is said to be a good school, in the top 50, but living in FL makes me think that UF is too common and cliche-a-school to go to and not highly looked upon as a good college to go to.</p>

<p>Is that what you guys think about your in-state colleges?</p>

<p>And what do you guys think of UF, if you've heard about it?</p>

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<p>I live in CA and thats kinda what I think of the UC & CSU system and I would like to go out east</p>

<p>I have a friend who goes to UF, through the Bright Scholars Program or something</p>

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<p>I feel almost the same. I mean, I was informed by a UT at Austin alumni that undoubtedly I will receive a sizeable scholarship (okay, a full ride) to study there, but of course, almost everyone in my high school's going to be there, and I absolutely loathe Texas and would rather be elsewhere. I've seen the campus, even walked in on some classes, and it just does not click with me. Nope. Even Rice doesn't appeal to me anymore. I just want out. Call me a fool, but I want out.</p>

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<p>Indiana and Purdue Universities are both really good, but I would never even consider going to them, becuase I know so many people who go to there that I just can never remember that they're good schools.</p>

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<p>My instate colleges are ASU and UofA, which are subpar for education. I really want to go to UT or a UC school, but being OOS reduces my chances a lot.</p>

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<p>lol, I feel the same about University of Maryland (it's 15 minutes away from my house!). My parents and I dog it all the time even though they've got a great engineering program that's highly ranked and it's a really nice campus.</p>

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<p>I'll only go to college in-state if it's Vandy.</p>

<p>GO 'DORES!</p>

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<p>Wow, this post echoed a lot of things I frequently feel about UF--so in that regard, you're clearly not alone.</p>

<p>I live actually in Gainesville, so for me the sense of "Everyone goes there" is extremely heightened: probably over half the class goes, everyone's parents work there, and it's practically been in our backyards our whole life.</p>

<p>My school is also an IB school, so we do get a good number who go to more elite colleges, almost all of whom use UF as their safety school. This further enhances the idea that it's not that great. However, we do tend to acknowledge that it's the best in Florida, so many very bright kids who get into "better" places opt for UF because it's free--we pretty much all qualify for Bright Futures, and many have Florida prepaid.</p>

<p>The impression I've gotten from reading these boards is that UF is quite good if it's what you want: big, sports oriented, but still high quality academics. It seems to be well in the top half of flaghship publics, but not quite to public-ivy status of Cal, UMich, UVA, etc.</p>

<p>I don't know how helpful all that was, it just sounded so strikingly similar to how my peers and I all feel I felt like I had to make a comment. Who knows, maybe you go to my school. Overall, I think in many circumstances UF is a great call: so cheap, great school spirit, so many options...most of my friends who graduated HS last year are now in honors at Florida, and I think that adds a lot to the experience if you can get in, which I assume you can--they love it. However, it is huge, it isn't ultra-prestigious, and it is in Florida, and that isn't for everyone--I, personally, am headed to a small LAC in the Northeast next year, and did not even plan to apply to UF, even though my mother and grandfather both went there. </p>

<p>The end, haha.</p>

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<p>I'm like that to all Ohio schools, everyone around here stays in state. I'm just bored with the state schools 'cause I hear about them so much. Ohio State is really the 'everybody goes there' school around here 'cause it's close and fairly reasonable tuition. I'm wanting to go Northest or South. Sorry, I don't know much about UF. I've never anything real negative about them though so that must be a good sign.</p>

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<p>I'd have to give the UC System a thumbs down. Not sure about CSUs.</p>

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<p>my instate school is PSU</p>

<p>According to my friends, its so big (44K students and huge campus) that its very easy to escape from old high school people.</p>

<p>obviously its education is top notch</p>

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<p>haha i totally agree w/ you guys, esp. pinnipotto...</p>

<p>I'm in IB too and it's either you go north to an elite school, or you go to UF...and indeed, it's my safety school (I mean come on...we got Bright Futures)...but i could never see myself as a Gator, too cliche...the only upside would be me being able to room w/ my friends (coed approved from my parents!)</p>

<p>UF does have everything I want, but eh...I'm just gonna apply to all the schools I wanna go to and then see what happens from there, once i get accepted or rejected...until then...yea thx for ur opinions guys, I'm glad im not alone on this one!</p>

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<p>yeah i live in california and while i dont think that the uc system is bad...i could just never go there. and same with the private schools. its especially weird to me when people come from out of state to usf...its pretty much across the street from me. i just dont get the appeal.</p>

<p>but i have friends who live in boston and they really dont understand why i would leave san francisco and california for a school in boston.</p>

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<p>"I feel the same about University of Maryland (it's 15 minutes away from my house!)"</p>

<p>what a coincidence me too</p>

<p>However, I would go to UMD if I got a full ride.</p>

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<p>I felt the same way about UNC Chapel Hill. Everyone wants to go there, which made me not want to. I didn't want high school all over again for college. When it ended up being more expensive than some of the private colleges on my list, it was easy to turn down.</p>

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<p>That's EXACTLY how I feel about UVA. Finally, I don't feel so alone.</p>

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<p>I'm in Florida too. I wouldn't mind going out of state, but it's really expensive. I'm thinking about going to UF or FIT because they are both great in-state schools.</p>

<p>If I'm going to get a Bright Futures Scholarship, I should take advantage of it.</p>

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<p>That's how i feel about most of the UC schools. It's not because I think they're bad I just can't see myself going to any of them except UCSC. Most of them aren't great for undergrad.</p>

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<p>When I first applied to colleges in my senior year of HS, I didn't even consider any of the SUNYs. I applied only to private colleges outside of NYS. I ended up attending a no name engineering school in Chicago. Needless to say, I didn't fit in there (too small, too white, and too boring) and left after one year. </p>

<p>After spending a year back in my hometown working full time, I decided to return to college full-time. This time I decided to apply to only out-of-state public universities, because of financial restrictions. I applied to CalState LA and Temple University(which is very much a state school), and matriculated at Temple. I loved everything about Temple (its demographics, its resources, its activities, atmosphere), except its price tag (Since Temple is in Pennsylvania, I was charged out-of state tuition.) Unfortunatley, this caused me to transfer to SUNY Buffalo. While UB isn't in a thrving urban center like Chicago or Philadelphia, It is a very academically challenging school nonetheless, and plus, since I'm a native of NYS, I pay in-state tuition, which is almost $10,000 cheaper than Temple was!</p>