<p>Because of the Budget Cuts: 4,000 Undergrads will be cut over 4 years. Transfers will be hit the hardest.</p>
<p>This will have a trickle down effect. Those were right on the cusp of UF & FSU admissions will have to now attend a Regional University.</p>
<p>Those students who were on the fringe of Regional Universities: UCF, USF, FIU, FAU, UNF, UWF, and FGCU will now have to attend 4-year programs at Community Colleges that have been expanded.</p>
<p>In the future all of the Community Colleges will be expanded to offer 4 year programs. So the state will increase Bachelor Degrees, but the substandard students who need remediation will just have to attend one of the newly established programs. Not all Florida High School graduates are entitled to the University experience.</p>
<p>Overall the Higher Education System in Florida is starting to become more like California (which has the greatest Public Higher Education System in the world).</p>
<p>I think it's a good idea.</p>
<p>Great, hopefully I can still make it as a transfer (if I still wish to do so). I hope FSU cuts enrollment more as well.</p>
<p>just a thought. you think the chances of your acceptance being revoked will increase as well? i hear that getting F's and D's may get you to lose your spot but maybe now they will not accepts C's, etc., just to try and lower the amount of freshman entering? please say this is not possible. lol</p>
<p>If they cut 4000 undergrad CLAS majors they might be doing people a service; I think it's pretty cruel to admit so many of them only to watch so many work at department stores or places they didn't train for afterward because they chose the "wrong" major. I don't hold contempt for CLAS majors, but I certainly don't think places like UF do enough to give them the straight facts on their futures.</p>
<p>It's probably not too terrible. And four years is a long time...</p>
<p>Ok then, lets have UF cut a sizable amount of their history, art, language and humanities majors as well, because people who major in those also just waste their time with hard to come by jobs and can also just end up in Macy's at the end of senior year. <em>Obvious Sarcasm</em></p>
<p>The legislature tried proposing academic major discrimination in Bright Futures this year and was met with intense opposition. UF wouldn't try.</p>
<p>The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is a fat bloated pig. Their are thousands of Community College transfers that are taking up too many spots there.</p>
<p>Here is a bright idea: Stop admitting them in such disgustingly large numbers.</p>
<p>And because they went to a community college, they are obviously NEVER up to par academically with other UF students, huh? They should stop admitting Santa Fe with such large numbers, but not CC students in general.</p>
<p>"they are obviously NEVER up to par academically with other UF students, huh?"</p>
<p>I am not going to take the bait on that comment. </p>
<p>"They should stop admitting Santa Fe with such large numbers, but not CC students in general."</p>
<p>Across the board CC-Transfers should be severely reduced. The A.A. graduates can attend one of the Regional Universities or the new Community Colleges that are now offering Bachelor degrees. This should not be UF or FSU's responsibility any more. Let the Flagships reduce their class-sizes. </p>
<p>The SFCC-Transfers who think UF is an entitlement needs to be stopped immediately. Who cares if UF takes a hit to their town & gown relations (The University is Gainesville's top money maker). Most of the students are just trying to back door their way anyways.</p>
<p>Definition of a regional university in Florida, according to SSobick:</p>
<p>Any university that:</p>
<p>1) Bothers to (fairly, unlike UF) admit CC graduates in high numbers. (If they're in CC, they must be stupid.)</p>
<p>2) Is not in Northern Florida</p>
<p>3) Doesn't have big football/athletic traditions</p>
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<p>I'm sure NCF is also a "regional university" in his mind as well.</p>
<p>Look UF & FSU are the Flagship Universities in Florida. They were established in the 1850's, and have produced the Business, Political, and Judicial leaders of the state of Florida for over a century. They also have well established Graduate Programs, Athletic accomplishments, and can provide the collegial environment.</p>
<p>Oh by the way I am not going to touch that North Florida comment. I never understood the whole North vs. Central vs. South Florida argument. It doesn't make sense and you can't change history. UCF should accept their role as a Regional University.</p>
<p>Also New College (which isn't really new BTW). is a Liberal Arts College that gets it's historic origins from being the honors college of USF. It was never meant to be regional, and provides a completely different kind of experience in comparison to the UF & FSU Flagships.</p>
<p>I'l take the bait...they SHOULD admit community college students who prove they are up to par with at least the lower 30% of the Uf student body. They would have to take standardized tests, have a high college GPA and extra C's.</p>
<p>Only UF and FSU can provide the "collegiate environment?" I've never heard that one before. Are the others more like glorified community colleges or something?</p>
<p>I sort of agree with what SSobick is saying about community college transfers. (strange, I know) </p>
<p>Any retard, as one of my professors said it but in more mild terms, can go to UF or FSU and obviously all the state universities except for NCF. Note however that I'm not saying that all community college transfers are retards. I have seen many bright people at community colleges. Especially with all the budget cuts currently happening, UF and FSU need to stop admitting CC transfer in such large numbers! I also think that's unfair to the freshman that had to undergo the competitive admissions process while CC transfers were simply admitted based on mediocre stats. </p>
<p>Also, I don't think UF is handling the budget cuts very well, especially if compared to FSU. There is provost that needs to get fired along with the dean of the medical school. They seem to be doing the things are not supposed to be done, to say the least. </p>
<p>Why the hell did people have to vote in favor of amendment 1(or reduction of property taxes?</p>
<p>The budget is indeed tight; In one math class I had last year, the professor on the first day of class said "we don't have the budget for paper so here's a website with the syllabus". It was funny and sad at the same time.</p>
<p>Yes, but the Tuition Differential money should help some.</p>