<li><p>FSU accepts up to 60 credit hours from dual enrollment, right? The website didn’t say how much they accept, but if they are like UF and UCF they should accept up to 60.</p></li>
<li><p>Is there any reason for me to pay the admissions deposit right away (besides being able to sign up for orientation)? I am 99% sure I want to go to FSU but I also applied to UF and I’d like to hear back from them to see if they offer me a better scholarship (doubtful they would though). I already chose to accept the university freshman scholarship at FSU.</p></li>
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<p>I just visited FSU today and loved the campus and Tallahassee. It puts Gainesville to shame.</p>
<p>I am sure a lot of people wait until they hear back the results from their other applications before paying the deposit at the university they plan to attend.</p>
<p>They only accepted 45 credits on my son this past fall. When we pull up his unofficial transcript, it shows all 61 credits from high school that he earned, but only 45 credits are used towards FSU. This is what is says at the bottom of that page:</p>
<p><em>ONLY 45 HOURS TO COUNT TOWARD GRADUATION -
REFER TO STUDENT DATABASE FOR OFFICIAL TOTAL
HOURS TOWARD DEGREE</em></p>
<p>HILSA - I believe the honors advantage for course registration begins your second semester. Current students register for their Summer and Fall courses in the early Spring semester before newly entering freshmen but they probably are not taking many of the same courses anyway so I would not be too concerned. You can continue to monitor course availability throughout the registration period and adjust your schedule to perfection. Also, you can make adjustments the first week during drop/add.</p>
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<p>Well these are courses from a community college in Florida. I think they have to accept them. But maybe I am wrong.</p>
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<p>Yeah those 45 credits are from AP/IB/clep. I am wondering how much they accept from dual enrollment.</p>
<p>Honors classes go quickly since current Honors students will have registered prior to orientation.
Go to the earliest orientation you can for better honors course options.</p>
<p>Okay so I emailed UF and they said all my credits will transfer provided they are not vocational or remedial. Still waiting for a response from FSU.</p>
<p>Does anyone happen to know what one would do if he or she paid the admissions deposit at FSU but ultimately decides on attending another institution? I guess you would call someone at admissions?</p>
<p>Jman2306
yes. its always best to call admissions. it sounds like the primary driver for selecting a school is dependent on how many credits they will accept. Just because UF said they would accept them, I think they and FSU will need to actually analyze what credits you are looking to transfer before awarding credit. </p>
<p>it sounds like you have worked very hard to accumulate so many credits and I understand the financial benefit of having as many accepted as possible as well. However, I think you should try to look beyond this issue and focus more on which institution you feel more comfortable and can call your home for next several years.</p>
<p>getting credits transferred in is good, but being happy where you are is great,</p>
<p>i have also accumulated over 60 dual enrollment credits, and since they are from a FL community college, FSU will definitely accept them. In addition, I have paid my admissions deposit for FSU, although I have a few other decisions that don't come out until April, because graduating from undergrad with as little debt as possible while retaining all of my credits is very important to me, as is fit. From my experience, barring other circumstances, UF is unlikely to be more generous with scholarship money than FSU is. If you have paid your admissions deposit, and decide not to attend, you would just notify Admissions before May 1 ideally. Unfortunately, your deposit would not be refunded. :-)</p>
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because graduating from undergrad with as little debt as possible while retaining all of my credits is very important to me
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<p>This is very important and frequently overlooked. The undergraduate prestige factor is greatly overstated unless you attend HYPS. No one really cares as long as you're competent. Med schools, law schools and the like really only care about MCATs, LSATs, grades, essays and interviews.</p>
<p>I got the last orientation date last year and the classes really weren't bad times. They keep classes available for later orientations. :) I also came in with 28 transfer credits from dual enrollment and they transferred all of them, so have no fear!</p>
<p>I actually paid my admissions deposit awhile ago and signed up for the first orientation. I CANNOT do morning classes. lol I am certainly not a morning person. That would just kill me.</p>
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From my experience, barring other circumstances, UF is unlikely to be more generous with scholarship money than FSU is.
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<p>This is pretty much the deciding factor for me. I have no reason to believe that UF would offer me a scholarship equivalent to the one FSU is offering me. I do not qualify for any merit scholarships at UF.</p>
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<p>Yep, which is why I have pretty much settled on FSU. :) I am going to major in psychology, and psych undergrad degrees really do not differ from school to school, especially with state schools. FSU has everything I want and need in an undergraduate psych program, and more.</p>
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<li>The psychology program at FSU is highly regarded. They do a lot of research.</li>
<li>As far as class scheduling, I can only speak about Business majors but I can tell you my son (who is in his last semester hopefully) has never had a Friday or morning class and he is not in honors. His roommate who is pre-med says some of the science courses are only offered in the morning though.</li>
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