The Spring semester started a week later than initially planned and that was the Spring Break.
They actually only have 1 holiday during the Spring semester, MLK day which was in the second week of the semester. Otherwise, they are going straight through the 14-15 week semester with no breaks.
Wait was financial aid alrwady released for UF?
for a few people apparently. most of us are still waiting
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Scholarships were given out last week. If you did not get an email, it means there was no scholarship for you.
Financial Aid was supposed to be today, but not sure if it is still happening…
Not sure what happened - asked a friend in SFA what’s up and she said they are hoping financial aid goes out by the end of the week.
@momofbassoon - No UF does not negotiate on scholarships. We have already send out everything possible.
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If you are not going to UF should you tell the school?
only if youre 100% sure you’re not going to attend. it might open up a spot for someone else in the space available round
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I don’t think this is accurate - all universities accept a greater number of applicants than they have spots bc they can use past data and other analytics to predict their yield. An accepted student declining admission in the regular round does not, (again, I don’t think) open up a spot in the next.
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Perhaps, you’re right. Logically, I’m inclined to agree with you. But what else could UF’s space available round mean?
On a side note, there’s absolutely no obligation (ethically or otherwise) to decline your seat, if you don’t feel like it. It’s your right, you’ve earned it and are entitled to keep it until the school withdraws the offer themselves.
re: what does the space available round mean – well, I guess I am stumped there, good point 
Yeah, I don’t know.
And I agree re: no obligation to decline.
I didn’t think UF waitlisted, etc.
At some point, it’s right to decline (fill out the form) or they may even ask (May 1st ish) - in part because they will ask where you decided. Schools want to know who they are competing against - to see where you are going and they can likely deduce why.
For example, if you go to Harvard, they’ll give themselves a pat on the back.
If you go to Arkansas, they’ll start to analyze the data to figure - is it people from Arkansas, could it be cost, or why would someone choose a lower university.
I’m sure they see people spurn them for higher rank…and probably schools that are much lower ranked.
My curiosity would be - of 100 students that get into both FSU and UF, how many go to UF.
I’d really be curios to know of what seems to be common - 100 OOS get into UF with no merit or into FSU with an OOS waiver - so you are $23K cheaper at FSU - of those 100 how many still attend UF. I’m sure they track all that type of data.
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No doubt! I also suspect (?) they track it before offering merit aid - i.e. offering it to students they assess as being most likely to be on the fence.
My D is going to Michigan. Even though she is instate with full BF and FPP, I don’t like that many of the business classes at Warrington are online and this was prior to Covid. If she was majoring in medicine, education, engineering or want to be a pharmacist or vet, UF would be the first choice hands down. I am just not impressed with the business school. 
I would think UF would like to know that.
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I know MANY kids this year that were flat out rejected from FSU but accepted to UF Pace. It seems as though UF is looking to pad their numbers and adding a lot of students to PaCE. They must be trying to add extra money from Covid losses this year. With all of the online classes at UF especially in the business school even precovid ( as noted )my son has decided elsewhere.
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I am not sure that you can look at it from just this coming year’s perspective. You have to keep in mind that these PACE students eventually come into the regular population and take the same in person classes as those who were accepted in the traditional program. They have to consider their capacity for 1-3 years later to support all of these extras that you believe that are admitting just to bring in more short-term revenue and ‘pad their numbers’.
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Although the majors are limited to those less popular in Pace, and even once ‘on campus’ UF is known for having a lot of solely online courses.
I have 2 kids at UF, so I understand the online class situation. The facts are that most classes are in person. I know that the perception otherwise, but that is not the reality.
Interesting. I’ve heard otherwise from those attending in the business school. UF is a great school and a beautiful campus just not a good fit for my son who has had to endure so much online learning the past year and a half.
@fl1234 could you share what majors your kids are pursuing? Like @Famfun I have also heard many business classes are online, which is why my D currently is leaning toward other options.
Both of mine are in the business school. It is true that the intro-level classes are online, but most kids actually prefer it and like the ability to have constant access to the lectures. They have the option to attend the lectures in person if they want, but not many opt to do that. Once you get past the intro-level classes, those are mostly in person, traditional format. You don’t hear about that much.
Employers don’t seem to mind the delivery format and the education that the students are receiving. But, everyone has to decide what is best for them.
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