<p>This is an extremely ignorant question, but bare with me.</p>
<p>I applied to UF because it is the best state school in Florida, and I can get in-state tuition for 3 years in Florida if I want to. (I live in Michigan) Right now, my top two schools are Wake Forest and Boston College, and I have also been admitted to Indiana University (Honors College) and the University of Michigan (which I won't go to because I already live in Ann Arbor.) </p>
<p>I have visited UF and basically got the impression that it is a decent school in good weather, where you can party a hell of a lot, but also get a good education if you push yourself and don't just ride the system. It also has a pretty stellar athletic program. (obviously)</p>
<p>My question is if there are any reasons that I should consider NOT crossing UF off of my list of schools, given that I have been accepted to Boston College and Wake Forest. Money is not a big factor in my college decision ("If it's a good school, I'll pay for you to go there" -my dad). I'm thinking academics. I am interested in going into something in health sciences, possibly physical/rehab therepy.</p>
<p>So, if you want to defend University of Florida before I give it the big X, I would love to hear what anyone has to say. I realistically know very little about the school, and how prestigious is is academically. Thanks so much for any input!</p>
<p>It seems like you would be a great fit for UF.</p>
<p>This University has everything: Academics, Athletics, Weather, Strong Alumni Connections, Amazing Weather, Great Social Scene, Cheap In-State Tuition, etc...</p>
<p>BTW: In the latest edition of US News Graduate School Rankings - the Physical Therapy program was ranked in the Top-25. UF is currently ranked 47th overall Nationally, and is a member of the prestigious AAU.</p>
<p>in florida your parent has to have a vehical registration, drivers liscence, and voter registration for atleast 12 monthes in order to get in state tuition. i've contacted the school and they said given my current situation, i could get in state tuition for 3 years. - we live in michigan but my dad recently started working in florida (and we own a "bona fide residence") and became a resident in case i go to UF. i can still get in state tuition for 4 years in michigan because their rules are different than florida's- my mom still legally lives in michigan, and i went to high school here. it's complicated, but i'm fairly confident that i have the rules all down right.</p>
<p>That aside, I'm still wondering what reasons there are (aside from the cost) that I should choose University of Florida over Wake Forest or Boston College. I just don't know very much about UF and would sincerely like to know more.</p>
<p>Also, my test scores are high enough for the honors college, but my gpa is just slightly too low. I think i would be a reasonable candidate for lateral admission into the honors college if i went to UF. Should the benefits of potentially being in the honors college make UF significantly more appealing?</p>
<p>Thanks for the link to that website ssobik. Very imformative.</p>
<p>Well considering the cost, I truly believe that UF is a better option in comparison to Wake & BC (while I will admit that both of these universities are a little more prestigious than UF). I know people who turned down Emory to come to UF, simply for the fact that they knew they needed to keep their debt low for future Graduate Studies. In your particular field it just seems like a Bachelors will not get you very far, and that further studies will be needed. Now if you were to go into say Investment Banking I would say to go to BC without a doubt.</p>
<p>Im in sort of the same boat however its between UF and Cornell. I live in florida and have bright futures so i could get free tuition. I think id probably even havee a better time at UF but im having a hard time passing up such a great opportunity in Cornell.</p>
<p>Cornell would be a heck of a lot harder choice than BC & Wake. IMHO</p>
<p>I really do think the Honors College at UF is comparable to these two, whereas the connections & prestige of Cornell would just be too great to pass up.</p>
<p>For me, I got into some top 20 schools 3 years ago but for me it was all financial. I just could not afford to pay the cost of those school. I didnt want to leave myself and my parents in $120,000 in debt, esp when I want to go to medical school in the future. After I finish UF next year, I will own about 2000 which is nothing compared to 120,000. For medical school (once I hopefully get in), I dont think I will focus so much on money as before. My one issue with UF is that it pushes you to get out as soon as possible. The only people they want to stay more than 5 years are engineering major; everyone else has no reason. Good luck trying to change you major over 90 credits, even if the majors are only different in 4 or 5 classes.</p>