<p>I would really love to go to UF if I got in. However, I hear that due to UF's student size that people have issues getting intouch with their profs., geting the classes they need and not just being a "number" to UF. I would like to know if is this is just an exaggeration by students, or is this a real issue that one should think about.</p>
<p>^ If you are In-state it's like that at UCF, FSU, and FIU as well (don't let any of them tell you otherwise).</p>
<p>UF is partially so large because they have a tremendous amount of Graduate & Professional Students. In addition, General Education Required courses at universities all over the country are packed with stadium like seating. Honestly what is the difference between 90 students and 300 students anyway?</p>
<p>Once a student starts to get into the 3000 & 4000 level courses it's starts to get really small. Most of my classes junior/senior year had less than 20 student total.</p>
<p>You're going to feel like a number at any large university. It's up to you to get involved with groups that interest you and make a large school small. Of course gen-eds are going to be huge, but it's true that upper-division classes can and will be significantly smaller. Additionally, the upper-division professors are going to be more passionate/involved with the subject, though I've had plenty of professors in my freshman-year classes show genuine concern and take time to respond to my E-mails and speak to be before/after class or in office hours.</p>
<p>If a student needs to be cottled then they would be better served at a Liberal Arts College. At the University of Florida it's about getting involved, and finding a niche. Over 800 student organizations, countless facilities, and amazing athletics.</p>
<p>I love the fact that UF is a large school. I can't imagine being at a school where I don't meet new people on a daily basis. If you're not focused and need a small school setting to baby you into working, UF isn't the place for you. On the other hand, if you keep in mind why you're there and you stick to it, it'll be come one of your favorite places on earth.</p>
<p>In the lower classes, instructors will have TA's that will help answer questions. However, in upper division from my experience I basically walked into my professors' offices at random times and got help and they were usually happy to oblige. Just because it's a large school doesn't mean the professors are completely impersonal.</p>
<p>At first I thought I wouldn't like a large university, but there are a lot of benefits to going to one such as UF. I personally never had an issue if I needed to see a professor. If they did have busy office hours, I would visit on off days or make an appointment. But generally, all my questions could be answered by email. About getting into a class, I would sit for a couple hours and keep re-search for the class and eventually it would pop up. The only class I ever had an issue with was tech writing. I heard English majors have a problem with getting classes.</p>