<p>to encourage my s to apply EARLY. Based upon the article below, it appears that further enrollment cuts are possible, so applying early next year is even more crucial. There is little doubt that each admission cycle at FSU gets more and more competitive. </p>
<p>Some of the Florida community colleges are beginning to offer bachelor degrees.
In most cases the degrees are offered as a partnership with a university.
Florida</a> Community Colleges
<a href="http://www.fldoe.org/CC/Students/pdf/DOE_Handbook2007.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.fldoe.org/CC/Students/pdf/DOE_Handbook2007.pdf</a>
This may be a cost effective way to complete your education in the current competitive environment.</p>
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<p>Thanks for sharing these links. The information is both informative and sobering.</p>
<p>Best advice I received: Apply early, and when you visit, make an appt ahead of time with an admissions counselor. </p>
<p>The appt with an admissions counselor It won't help you get admitted, but having someones name, phone extension and email address for questions etc makes you feel less like just a number. It's so much easier than emailing the general admissions box. And I think it would be MOST helpful if you are in the lower end of the 25-75%, or even in the lower 25%, because if you are deferred, you have someone to call and ask about specifics.</p>
<p>Quite frankly: were I a typical student seeking undergraduate admission in Florida today, I would seriously consider leaving the state. The budget cuts and associated enrollment limits may be boosting admissions statistics on paper, but they're causing all sorts of problems at the universities themselves.</p>
<p>Several of the best professors I have kept in touch with from my time at FSU have already left or have made plans to leave. Admissions standards have increased, but it would be very reasonable to argue that educational quality has not kept pace. Not helping matters is the fact that FSU currently has a politician-turned-president who appears to be more interested in erecting statues than keeping top faculty in place.</p>
<p>Eventually, of course, you will see a mass exodus of talented students from Florida - and that will have dire consequences for the long term economic health of the state. Let's hope the state legislature realizes this and decides to leave what's left of the education budget intact.</p>