<p>This is from a Floridian...
There are admittedly many reasons to avoid coming to Florida for college, but do not let hurricane avoidance be one of them. When storms come, only those within several miles of the beaches are evacuated. If, on the off chance your campus dorm is evacuated (some inland dorms will evacuate because of age/safety reasons), they will find shelter for you. It's a matter of 24-48 hours at most. Only if your dorm and enough campus buildings get destroyed (like in Louisiana) will you end up going home. You wouldn't be able to get out anyway! (Anyone who has tried to evacuate Florida before a 'cane knows it's a parking lot out there.) On the other hand, my bro in NC has had more problems with hurricanes than I have!</p>