<p>Let me begin by apologizing for the length of this post, but I would appreciate if you could take the time to read it and give me some advice.</p>
<p>I’m finding it extremely difficult finding an unbiased opinion regarding these 2 schools. I am a HSAA, meaning I got my AA degree that I obtained from a local community college at the same time as my HS diploma. I currently attend UF. I’m a pre-med bio major, but not for long… I was one of those students that believed bio for med school would be best, but taking bio this year made me realize that if med school didn’t work out, I would not be happy with a BA in biology. I’m thinking of switching to psych or anthro. (I’m a confused mess honestly, but I definitely want to go to Med School). My first year at UF was okay, I do like the school, classes are bit too large for my liking, but I know the class sizes will get smaller as I continue, as with any public university. I don’t really care for athletics or partying all that much. I had an extreme case of seniorits my senior year of high school and barely did any research on universities. I admit, I chose UF simply on prestige, which is biting me in the butt now. </p>
<p>UF is a great school with exceptional academics, but I’m starting to rethink if its the right school for me… Also before anyone starts to assume that I want to transfer schools because UF was too “hard”, let me say that I have 3.8 GPA, so that has nothing to do with it. As this year comes to end and my decision on picking a final major comes close, I’m starting to think that maybe another school, like UCF, would be better for me. I’m from the Central Florida area, and if I was to transfer to UCF, i would move back in with my parents, which would save so much money. I do not have job and I live off campus, and watching my parents struggle to pay my $500 rent plus their bills is tough to watch. I wanted to get a job, but since my bio/premed classes were pretty difficult for me, i needed that extra time to go to tutoring services. I’m still learning how to manage my time wisely, and i’m sure plenty of UF students juggle all 3, and I give them props. Also, Gainesville is a small college town, bleeds orange and blue, and because I eventually want to go to med school, I don’t think I would survive living here for the next 8 years or so… I feel as though those tough years of med school I would want to be surrounded by my family, who live in central florida, who can give me all the emotional support I need. Also, I don’t have a car up here, which sucks, regardless if the bus system takes you everywhere or not. I have a car back home, it just wasn’t reliable enough to drive 2.5 hours to gainesville, which is why i couldnt take it lol. I feel like with the support I would have back home, would also allow to handle a part time job, because i would be happier.</p>
<p>I made a premature decision by attending UF, but I don’t regret it. I learned alot about myself this year. Luckily for me, since I have my AA, i can easily transfer to UCF if i wanted to. I would just like some advice on this issue. Do you guys think switching schools would be a mistake? Should I just suck it up and stay at UF? Im not unhappy here, I just believe I would be happiER going to UCF. I know UCF med school is new, but it’s growing. Thanks in advance.</p>