OOS students at UCF

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<p>Hey guys!</p>

<p>I was just wondering, how are you out of state people doing at UCF? Was the transition hard? Is financial aid a problem at UCF? Are people friendly? How are the classes? Should I get a meal plan? Is Orlando a city that is easier to survive in (well easier than let's say the tri-state area?)</p>

<p>Also...how are the clubs? Dorms? And how about the sororities? Is there some sort of diversity? I am Asian and am considering the sorority life, but are sororities at UCF similar to the stereotypes of a sorority or are they diverse and vary from one another? </p>

<p>How's campus life in general?</p>

<p>Please help! I am a prospective student from NJ who wants tips, advice, stories, etc. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Is UCF well known in NJ? It seems that a lot of OOS students on this forum are from NJ.</p>

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<p>I think the reason alot of kids from NJ go to Florida is because the OOS tuition is just a little more than in-state Tuition in NJ and definately cheaper than OOS schools in the surrounding States. The only other State with inexpensive tuition (on the east coast) is North Carolina, but traveling there is not direct nor are flights cheap, driving would take at least 8 hours or more. Florida is easy to fly to and inexpensive to travel to from NJ. Besides, Florida isn’t too much of a culture shock and the weather is awesome, especially if you dislike cold, dark, snowy northeast winters. D chose to apply to UCF because it had her exact major, no other big east coast school offered it. D wanted a large school with football in a large city, Orlando also has endless opportunities for work study and internships. </p>

<p>She started summer term which I highly recommend for all OOS students. It gives you a chance to become familiar with the campus, surrounding area and college life in general before the deluge of Fall students. When she went back this Fall, she knew more and felt more secure than those students just starting out for Fall.</p>

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<p>love2laugh, if you are looking for an Asian-interest sorority UCF has this one: [Delta</a> Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. - Epsilon Chapter](<a href=“http://www.dphilucf.org/]Delta”>http://www.dphilucf.org/)</p>

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<p>Can anyone comment on the OOS Students community for freshmen? Is it really helpful to get acclimated, etc?</p>

<p>My D is trying to decide between being in the OSSM community and living in Flagler or getting an apartment at Lake Claire.</p>

<p>Cost would be a wash since we would trade-off a less expensive meal plan with having a kitchen in the more expensive housing.</p>

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<p>OSSM is pretty much … umm… awesome. At least according to everything I’ve heard about it.</p>

<p>To any out of state student, I’d REALLY REALLY strongly recommend applying to LEAD Scholars and the Honors College (both of which you apply to upon being accepted to UCF in general).</p>

<p>Our sororities are pretty diverse. If you want one that’s fairly sorority-ish, there’s several options, but there are also ones that are just a bunch of sisters who enjoy spending time with each other.</p>

<p>Oh my goodness though, do not get a meal plan! I repeat, do NOT get a meal plan! It’s much less expensive to buy meals a la carte or just get groceries and eat at home.</p>

<p>Orlando’s easy to survive in as long as you make friends. Do OSSM or LEAD (or both!–though you obviously can’t do LEAD housing if you live in OSSM housing, of course ;P) and you should be just fine.</p>

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<p>Redslash, Thanks for the input. She is definitely going to do OSSM. To be clear, you are saying it’s both better and cheaper doing a la carte and groceries even in a dorm without a kitchen? And you can have FlexBucks without a meal plan?</p>

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<p>Yes and yes.</p>