Transfer from Clemson to UF?

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<p>Hi. I'm wondering whether I should transfer from Clemson next year because I am about to finish freshman year and I am not very happy and don't feel this was the right fit. I don't like the location and often get bored. The people are a bit too conservative for me and I haven't found a niche here. I would like to go to a larger school and one where there is more to do. I was thinking maybe University of Florida but I have some questions. Is the academic reputation there better? Is it in the middle of nowhere like Clemson? Is it hard to have an exciting social life without being in a frat? And is transferring a good idea or should I stick with Clemson?</p>

<p>(I believe it is already too late to transfer for fall 2013, so I will be staying at Clemson at least one more semester.)</p>

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<p>Sorry to hear that Clemson hasn’t been a good fit for you. What’s your major? Might give us an idea of what schools you might be interested in. Florida is a pretty good university, think its academic reputation is slightly better. I think it’s a good thing that you’ll have to be at Clemson for one more semester. Keep trying to find your niche at Clemson (get involved with as much as you possibly can with whatever interests you) and if you’re still not happy after fall semester, I think that would be a reasonable time to transfer.</p>

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<p>Thanks. I’m hoping that I will enjoy next semester more and won’t have to transfer. My major is mechanical engineering.</p>

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<p>Florida would be a solid option there - could also look at Georgia Tech (being in Atlanta). Purdue could be a good option if the location is ok with you. Is South Carolina your home state?</p>

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<p>I live in New Jersey. I was also thinking about Rutgers because it is cheap for nj residents and close to home, but i don’t think the engineering program is as good as UF’s.</p>

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<p>Rutgers Mech E program is ABET accredited so it should be fine. [Accredited</a> Programs details](<a href=“http://main.abet.org/aps/AccreditedProgramsDetails.aspx?OrganizationID=91]Accredited”>http://main.abet.org/aps/AccreditedProgramsDetails.aspx?OrganizationID=91)</p>

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<p>Rutgers is fine for eng’g. </p>

<p>what are your parents saying? Would they pay the OOS costs for Florida? </p>

<p>Frankly, I don’t see how Florida will have more “things to do.” Gainesville isnt’ an exciting town. And the Greek system is strong there, too. </p>

<p>If money is no object, why not look at a private that would have less Greeks?</p>

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<p>Yes I agree that if the conservative factor is a problem for you, you might be better off at a school back up north. Rutgers is a good option for engineering, though not the greatest in terms of campus life. I can vouch for the University of Pittsburgh as a great school to go to - it’s a pretty awesome school and I almost went there because I thought I would miss the city being from Boston.</p>

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Is this a joke ? Rutgers is well known for engineering and on the same level as UF.</p>

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<p>Then why are you transferring to UF-Gainsville ? Gainsville is rural and its the south. So, its no different than Clemson. </p>

<p>I think Rutgers should be a no brainer choice here. Its liberal, in-state, has great engineering program and great location.</p>

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<p>Ahhh, yeah, that wouldn’t be accurate information about Gainesville. It’s a small metro city and routinely shows up on lists as one of America’s best college towns.</p>

<p><a href=“https://www.aier.org/article/7841-aier-names-75-best-college-towns-and-cities-2012-2013[/url]”>https://www.aier.org/article/7841-aier-names-75-best-college-towns-and-cities-2012-2013&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“Home to the University of Florida, Museums, Gardens and Florida History - The New York Times”>Home to the University of Florida, Museums, Gardens and Florida History - The New York Times;

<p>[Gainesville</a>, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida]Gainesville”>Gainesville, Florida - Wikipedia)</p>

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<p>^^^
XtremePower is often in error, but never in doubt ;)</p>

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<p>Let me correct that. </p>

<p>“Gainsville is a heavily populated metropolitan city.” Happy now ?</p>

<p>Seriously? Its a college town so its rural. Its no different than Clemson.
Nobody is saying its a bad place to live.</p>

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<p>Yeah, the same as Clemson. What’s a factor of >10x in population, after all.</p>

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<p>Xtreme Power, have you ever actually been to Gainsville? It’s more than a college town, although it certainly has quite a few stores that cater to the college aged crowd. There are over 100,000 people that live in the city proper and an additional 100,000 that live around it. That figure doesn’t include UF students. Also UF draws people from across Florida, which is a far more liberal state than South Carolina. Just because it’s in the South doesn’t mean that the average UF student will act “Southern”. </p>

<p>As my dad, a very liberal UF alum, says about Florida, “the more north you go, the more South it gets”. Since UF draws so many students from Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and other South/Central Florida areas, it’s one of the more liberal flagships in the Southeast, and in one of the better college towns. </p>

<p>Also, unlike Rutgers, UF has a real campus.</p>