She got into Michigan and UF. Even though we have Florida Prepaid, she is going to Mich, Go Blue!
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Congrats - I hope they give your money back + some form of interest.
If I had to do it again, I’d live in FL or GA - seem to get all the education perks in those two states.
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How many applications were received by the November 16th priority deadline?
My daughter also got into UF and University of Michigan. We don’t have Prepaid but she got 100% bright future. It is a hard decision. Glad you guys made the decision already.
I read that UF has too many students and that a lot of their Gen Ed courses in the first year or two are structured so there is not enough room for all students (assuming no covid, prior to covid). So the professors record it and students can just watch it virtual. I read this can be for 2-3 courses per semester. The issue is that makes courses somewhat online. Does anyone know if this is true?
Yes that is true UF has a whole lot of classes online they have for the last 20+ years. I was a finance major at UF and had most of my classes on TV in the late 90’s only upper level business classes were in person.
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@50staterunner and @flmom24 flmom24 is correct, there have been classes with this format for many years. All of the intro-level business classes have been that way since I was there in early 90s. Upper level business classes are in the traditional format.
But, it really depends on the major you are pursuing. Also, most students have much of the General Ed requirements fulfilled via APs/IBs. I think that both of my kids had only either 1 or 2 General Ed classes that they had to take and they were in person.
For those in engineering or sciences, the Calculus/Differential Equations, General Chemistry and Physics requirements are all available in the traditional format.
Also, many of the students prefer this format for several reasons. Namely, the flexibility and on demand access to the content. In the classes where students have the option to attend the lecture in person or watch it online, the majority don’t go to the lecture.
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I know I’m a dinosaur but I find that (kids choosing virtual over live lecture) so sad! I know there are plenty of kids at UF who also use a service off campus for assistance with notes and tests (prep) and claim they prefer learning the content in that format than what’s provided by the prof. I also find that sad. Makes me wonder what’s the point of being there? This was all precovid. Probably in vogue now.
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I guess that I am the outlier here in that the online classes don’t bother me.
This will be an unpopular take, but I believe that what you are really paying for at any university is the degree and access to employment opportunities. 90% of what you learn will never be applied in your career and 90% of what you need to know in your career you will learn during your career. Sure, this varies by major and there are some fundamental principles in each field that are important. However, for most recent grads, their knowledge is not why they are hired. Companies know that they will have to teach new hires what they want them to know. They want people who are smart, hard working and fit their culture. None of that is taught at any university.
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Completely disagree but that’s fine. Much is learned in AND out of the classroom. Kids learn who they are, mature, gain confidence, etc. There’s a lot to be said for having to grow up and make decisions like staying out late the night before an 8am calc (or whatever subject) class. I guess no decision has to be made if you can always just take the class on demand. Personally I see a big value in the kids selecting a schedule and having to live with it and make the best of it. To this day, I vividly remember staying out all night ahead of a freshman calc class and missing that session. That one act threw me off track in the class and I committed to never that 8am calc class (MWF) again. Took a few weeks to get caught up but I did and was rewarded with a good grade. Taught me a lesson. Those are some of the important things you learn in college. How to deal with juggling your class schedule, ECs, fitting in a workout, having a job, etc. It’s not about fitting the classes into your convenience, quite the other way around.
Just my opinion.
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@rickle1 I agree with most of what you said and wasn’t referring to the out of the classroom, life skills, that you are talking about. They still learn those things, even with online classes. Many of those classes have weekly assignments, quizzes, group projects or other requirements that force the students to organize, plan and execute. They also have to build a schedule that they have to live with. Not all classes are completely online. Some are in person, some are 100% online, some are hybrid. Some are online, but at a certain period and are live. Some are recorded but there is a discussion group at a certain period once a week.
You could look at it that they have to learn other skills like self accountability and motivation because there is no one telling them they have to be be in class at a certain time. They are only accountable to themselves to keep up, watch the lectures in a timely manner and organize their time.
They also have the same issues of planning workouts, jobs, meals, laundry and ECs. That doesn’t change.
I don’t suspect that I will change your opinion, and that is fine. I understand that others view things differently. It’s good to get others perspectives, I appreciate yours.
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Has anyone tried to join the UF Class of 2025 FB group? My daughter tells me that she needs to have a paid subscription to join the group. Is there an admitted student group for class of 2025? thanks!
Also, what is Room sync and how do you get access to room sync?
I learned the hard lesson of not to sign up for a 5 credit-hour Spanish class that met at 8 am every morning of the week. Man that was a tough first semester.
Brutal! But you got through it. That’s what matters. Lots of things in life are tough. Now you have a great reference point.
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My daughter listed UF as her 1st choice with National merit and her financial aid page at uf shows the benaquisto. Is she good to go for the COA scholarship or will it it be taken away?
@astimac1 , watch the progress of SB 86 in the FL Legislature. Benacquisto will not be taken away from your daughter under the proposed legislation but if it passes the scholarship may be reduced somewhat as the Legislature will set the amount in its general education budget. Worst case scenario, I suspect, is that the amount will fluctuate from full COA to something $2,000-$3,000 short of that a year. I still think it is worth the risk.
My daughter sees the Benaquisto on her UF portal as BENAQUISTO SCHOLARSHIP COA FOR 2021-2022 but we called UF and they said they couldn’t guarantee it because it was state funded??!!
Our out of state family just visited UF this weekend to get a feel for the campus. It’s hard to get a good impression of any place during COVID, but I get the feeling that the main part of campus is pretty small for the large student population. For those that have experienced it in “normal” times, is it packed full of students during the week?
@Melissa96 or anyone that has knowledge on this topic, how hard is it to change majors at Florida? I applied Biology because I had no clue what I wanted to do, but I would like to switch to finance. Is it possible to switch majors like that? I am OOS Benacquisto if that affects anything.