<p>for some reason I dont like the whole get an AA and get automatically accepted to a prestigous university I understand the purpose but I consider it a bit unfair to those who worked hard in high school, I dont know how hard it is to get an AA but my brother has one so it can't be that difficult so there should be certain requirments like a certain gpa etc.. but thats for another day and another thread.</p>
<p>I also wanted to ask a few questions, what is the likeliness that Fsu will offer some type of aid towards summer? Since none of there admissions scholarships apply to summer,and bright futures doesn't either and my aid for fall is definetly not going to apply.</p>
<p>Also what is a rough estimate of the enrollment during the summer?</p>
<p>Next, i visited the link for the football game tickets and it just confused me even more I dont get the concept of the 10 coupons, how many coupons do u need to go to the game, can someone further elaborate?</p>
<p>Continuing, does anyone have experience with the live and learn communities, is it something thats really worth doing?</p>
<p>Lastly FSU awrded me 3 credits for english comp 1101 but for some reason i have a fear that if i skip first semester english when 1102 comes around im going to be lost, whats someone elses opinion?</p>
<p>I was asking the same questions towards summer, I dont understand how its going to work. but instead of a informational answer I got a smart response about bright futures not covering summer as if I asked about BF.</p>
<p>This is all I could find about summer financial aid:</p>
<p>2007 Summer Financial Aid Application</p>
<p>You must be enrolled for 6 credit hours minimum in order to be eligible for financial aid.</p>
<h1>New Students or students applying for Summer financial aid for the first time at FSU must complete the following: 2006 - 2007 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by June 30, 2007</h1>
<p>Students who have not received a Federal Pell Grant for full-time attendance for two semesters during the 2006 - 2007 academic year may be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant for the 2007 Summer Session. Maximum Pell Grant award for summer is based on 12 credit hours of enrollment. Students enrolled less than 12 hours will receive a prorated Pell Grant award.</p>
<p>Federal Regulations require that one-semester Stafford loan funds be disbursed in two equal disbursements. </p>
<p>To be eligible for financial aid you must be enrolled for 6 hours as a degree-seeking student during the Summer Session(s). If you are attending 3 hours in session A B or F and 3 hours in C or D you will NOT receive your aid until sessions C or D.</p>
<p>fsu-uf, I didn't follow your whole ramble on the AA comment. Kids that go to get their AA or AAS also worked hard in high school, but perhaps they didn't have the marks, maturity in the classrooms, financial means or the programs to obtain the high weighted GPA that others got and didn't make it into FSU the first go around. But I'm sure they work hard to get their degree at a less prestigious college the same as the kids at FSU were also working hard at their more prestigious university. I myself got a AAS degree at a less prestigious college before I got my BSME, MSIE and MBA at a more prestigious university. </p>
<p>Somehow I found your comment to be a bit self serving and a bit demening to kids that weren't as fortunate the first go around, and the suggestion that perhaps they aren't as good as you and others that made it the first time.</p>
<p>Bbecker, I didn't really understand your question at the time. FSU has various scholarships for different times of the year and for different purposes, but I'm not versed in scholarship offerings. If you go for six weeks in the summer, presumably you will pay for that unless you can acquire some sort of financial aid. The admissions scholarships do not cover summer terms (to my knowledge). Also, I am not sure how many scholarship are left to apply for this summer. I know for a fact that the summer study abroad financial aid (including grants) is already being awarded, but I don't know about scholarships for this summer for those staying in Tallahassee.</p>
<p>I saw that someone on this thread was planning on entering FSU as a Biology major and since I'm a sophomore Bio. major I thought I'll come in and join the conversation and respond to some of the comments on here.</p>
<p>I'm Pre-Med as well, and ever since I've been at FSU I've devoted my life to my studies. I took around 17 hours my first semester here and managed to get all A's in my classes. I did have the option of coming in to FSU out of high school as an honor student but declined; either way, from the general opinion I've heard around campus, "honors" classes aren't all that different from regular ones. You DO NOT need to take honors Chemistry or etc. for a Biology degree either; you have the option of taking CHM1045 and CHM1046. </p>
<p>Like someone else mentioned on here, try to space out your schedule accordingly. I didn't do that last semester and got a C in one of my course which, although not failing, is not something I hoped for! This semester I managed to space out my time accordingly and have A's in all my courses. Don't follow the "Biology Academic Map" that they have online; follow your instinct and you should know what you should be able to handle and etc. If not, good luck; balancing Calculus and Organic Chem. in one semester can be disastrous! </p>
<p>I came in with AP credit and am ahead of most of the other Sophomore Bio. majors, thus I am to finish off my liberal studies requirements this summer in FSU's London Study Centre. </p>
<p>Physics also doesn't need to be taken calculus based. My pre-med advisor has continously mentioned to me that medical schools don't really care to see how much math you're taking and etc; most of the FL medical schools just want to see that you've completed math courses up to Trigonometry (although all schools aren't like this, you should check each school specifically).</p>
<p>Another tip: Gen. Chem is ALL MATH, Gen. Bio is just reading and memorizing facts.</p>
<p>Financial Aid:
I've had the luck of having all my studies and etc. here in FSU being paid by scholarships, grants, and etc; my London study abroad is as well being paid by scholarships offered by FSU. However, you need to act on them fast and maintain a strong GPA throughout!</p>
<p>I think I've covered most of the topics on here. Anything I may have missed?</p>
<p>I lived in the dorms my first year at FSU and I didn't have a meal plan; I think almost everyone else did, however. The only time I ever ate at Fresh Food (which is where the students with meal plans go) was for Orientation and the food really didn't impress me all that much. Most of my friends who indeed got the meal plan for the rest of the year shared my opinion; I enjoyed cooking my own food in the kitchens provided in the dorms. I also didn't choose to get a meal plan because the food they provided was so different from the one I ate growing up, thus I didn't like what they had to offer. I guess it's up to everyone's individual taste... sorry I can't say any more about it.=(</p>
<p>We knew our son would get tired of cafeteria food no matter how good it might be. It is very convenient to be able to have food prepared for you as you adjust to all your new responsibilities, it is social to eat with your friends the first year... but he definitely does not want a meal plan next year.</p>
<p>Anyone have opinions on health care? I've currently got my D on my retiree policy but it's pretty expensive, looking to get her onto a college policy wherever she ends up as an option. </p>
<p>I'm wondering if anyone has there children on the FSU policy and has any comments?</p>