<p>Hi guys, yesterday I was accepted to UF (amazing!) but now I don't know what to do :(
About four months ago I applied to UCF and got accepted; I also applied to its EXCEL program which is for STEM majors and they accepted me as well. Right now I feel very stressed because I know that UF has a great engineering college but UCF is offering me a program that is going to help me during my engineering career.</p>
<p>By the way here is some info about EXCEL
- They give me priority schedule
- I get to take math and science courses with the people in my program
- There assign an academic advisor to every EXCEL student
- There is a paid undergraduate research experience in the spring semester of the sophomore year
- Only 200 student are accepted every year
- I get automatic acceptance to the GEMS program which is a tutoring club for engineering girls.
- UCF has an EXCEL Center that dedicated for the needs of the EXCEL students where free math and science tutoring will be provided,</p>
<p>So what do you think..should I accept UCF..even though UF is more nationally recognized and has better rankings?? At first UF way my number one school, but after visiting UCF's campus and knowing that I was accepted to Excel changed my choice of college :(... BTW UF is not offering any type of scholarship and no Honors college
I really need some advice</p>
<p>at first look, I’d go with UCF EXCEL (for priority registration and paid internship), but can you tell us how much each would cost (without loans)?
Would you have Honors Dorms at UCF? What’s the housing situation for you at UF?
UCF is bigger than UF and since it’s not the flagship it’s not as well funded. The faculty:student ratio is better at UF - does the EXCEL program give you acess to smaller classes (under 3à students)?</p>
<p>Hi @MYOS1634 thanks for replying! UCF’s and UF’s tuition are very similar (around 6,700) the difference is on their housing options…UFC’s dorms are very expensive!! (But prettier than UF’s)
A great thing is that I have bright futures and a good financial aid 
Yes, I believe that EXCEL classes are much more personalized and its mission is to increase the success of STEM students by helping them in challenging courses such as Physics 1 and 2 and Calculus 1,2, and 3
This I why I do not know which one to choose . I feel like UCF truly wants me to succeed, whereas UF can sometimes be a little bit less helpful (don’t get me wrong I like UF but I am kind of scared of taking classes such as phy and mac and feel completely lost. I am currently taking AP Calculus AB and I am good at it but still… university classes are more difficult)
On the other hand, UF is more nationally recognized and I feel that they have given me the chance to attend there even though my stats are not remarkable…after reading some of the stats of people who were rejected by UF I wonder why the chose me ( My SATs are not on the 2000 and I did not have great ECs, nevertheless my essay was pretty good but still I feel like I am one of the few who were accepted with low statistics)
I am very stressed about these situation…My friends, who are now seniors, tell me that I should choose the one that offers me the most money, what do you think about this?</p>
<p>I think UCF Excel is better, actually - in the end, it’s not so much the name of the university, but what it allows you to do AND your motivation at taking advantage of these opportunities. Obviously UCF offers more opportunities to you than UF and you’re ready to take advantage of the opportunities. In the end, rather than the name of your university, it’ll be what YOU did - internships, contacts, grades. UCF seems to set you up for better opportunities than UF so I’d say go with UCF.
Is UCF MORE expensive though? I thought you had a better scholarship?</p>