<p>UCF’s new football stadium is on campus, unlike USF.</p>
<p>To me Tampa is much better than Mickey Mouse city. It’s more of a real city and it’s on the water. Orlando’s downtown is on the level of Lubbock, TX in terms of skyline. I wonder why.</p>
<p>Having a high school football stadium on campus is not that impressive either when your rivals is Cougar High. UCLA stadium is not on campus for the love of God.</p>
<p>elaborate on how tampa is more of a “real city”.</p>
<p>It’s sad that all you can say about how USF is better than UCF is that it is located closer to the shore.</p>
<p>btw, it’s really naive of you to think that the city of orlando has nothing to do besides disney. Try to base your opinions about orlando on something else besides disney commericials.</p>
<p>Tampa has all professional teams in the area except the Magic. So you have 3 pro teams in Tampa, one in Orlando.</p>
<p>Compare skylines. Tampa is on par with similar cities of its size like Austin. Orlando is on the level of Oklahoma City.</p>
<p>All major firms are located in Tampa, not Orlando.</p>
<p>Orlando is to Tampa what San Jose is to San Francisco.</p>
<p>UCF reminds me of San Jose State</p>
<p>This thread went from silly to just plain stupid. Now this kid is comparing cities and pro-teams. lol. Talk about reaching.</p>
<p>^i totally agree with you!</p>
<p>He asked how Tampa is more of a city than Orlando. I just proved it.</p>
<p>Tampa’s pro teams shouldnt be something you should brag about. </p>
<p>“Compare skylines”</p>
<p>Yeah, i personally think orlando’s better.</p>
<p>“All major firms are located in Tampa, not Orlando.”</p>
<p>What kind of firms are you talking about? Engineering firms? I dont think so.</p>
<p>you proved nothing.</p>
<p>I am talking about major banks, consulting firms, law firms, etc…</p>
<p>Engineering companies and Florida is an oxymoron.</p>
<p>As far as skylines, as you see Orlando is ranked after Des Moines, IA. Nice try:</p>
<p>[The</a> World’s Best Skylines - part 2](<a href=“http://homepages.ipact.nl/~egram/skyline2.html]The”>http://homepages.ipact.nl/~egram/skyline2.html)</p>
<p>Not to mention, Tampa is a much bigger metropolitan area in terms of population.</p>
<p>All this proves nothing.</p>
<p>Please stop filling the forum with “I’m better than you.” This is suppose to be an academic site.</p>
<p>USF is still not a “powerhouse” as you claim. Winning ONE title in 3 sports, soccer which isn’t even important in the US, for ONE year out of the 53 years that USF has been around does not make you a powerhouse. That’s just a good year. When USF can dominate a sport and win as many championships as UM or Notre Dame, then we’ll talk. </p>
<p>Last I checked, what the city looks like, how many buildings and firms it has, and how many sports teams it has are in no way shape or form important to how good the university is or how well the students perform. Notre Dame is in the middle of nowhere yet it is one of the top schools in the nation. You’re bringing up irrelavant information. FIU is a solid school and Miami has 4 pro sports teams, does that automatically make it better than every other school in the state? Of course not! </p>
<p>People choose schools because they feel that it’s a good fit for them. That’s why I chose UCF over UF, USF, and FSU. I don’t care what Tampa’s skyline looks like. How will that help me get ahead in life?</p>
<p>Remind me how many championships did UCF win again in its history?
Exactly.</p>
<p>wow i completely agree with knightforum.
what’s the point of all of this? you must have absolutely nothing better to do than to sit at your computer and argue with a complete and total stranger. get a life.</p>
<p>No, how about you remind me how USF’s championships count for anything? Is it listed on your degree when you graduate? Is it going to help you get a better job?
Exactly.</p>
<p>Nope. For that I will have my Rice MBA diploma. :-)</p>
<p>Good for you, and does Rice have anything to do with USF’s sports? Nope. So thank you for wasting our time by ■■■■■■■■ on this thread.</p>
<p>I went to USF for my MS. It got me a nice job which served the purpose to get into Business School.</p>
<p>Edit: Nevermind. Please delete</p>
<p>and how does that support your claim that USF is better than UCF? How old are you anyways? It’s sad how you are ■■■■■■■■ treads trying to start arguments. Go get a life.</p>
<p>In all honesty, this thread should be the perfect example of the quality of students at each university. Geographical location, age, diversity, and quality research are the true factors in determining the overall quality of an academic program in a university. Aspects that may have one school’s program ranked higher than another vary greatly and often have absolutely nothing to do with prestige but rather the abundance of resources. Case in point, UCF’s proximity to the Kennedy Space Center and the world’s top tourist destination allow the university to have renowned programs in engineering and hospitality. Conversely, the locations of both FIU and USF in Miami and Tampa (business hubs in two of the state’s largest cities), respectively, allow those institutions to excel in business programs. </p>
<p>As far as medical schools in Florida go, there is really not much to brag about. The University of Miami Medical School was established in 1952, followed by the University of Florida in 1956, the University of South Florida in 1965, the Florida State University in 2000, and the University of Central Florida and Florida International University in 2006. Typically, the need for a medical school in a region arises from a shortage of physicians. No amount of prestige will warrant a university their own medical school. The University of Georgia, for example, is the oldest state-chartered university in the U.S., yet it does not have a medical school. Being that there are now six medical schools in the state of Florida, there is bound to be some competition for quality students. The Orlando community, over the last several years, came together in an unprecedented manner to raise millions of dollars to give full scholarships to the entire first class of students in the UCF Med School. This led to the reception of over 4,300 applications from some of the brightest minds in the country. Being that the charter class had 40 spots, this made the UCF Med School the most selective in the country this past year. The school made history by being the first ever to offer full rides to an entire class. All goals were accomplished as it helped put the UCF Med School on the map with substantial media coverage, including a primetime story on NBC Nightly News. The new class, now fully selected, boasts an average MCAT score of 32.3 and an average GPA of 3.76. By comparison, Harvard’s class averaged an MCAT score of 35.13 and the same average GPA, 3.76 (USF’s average MCAT score is a 29.7 and average GPA is a 3.71). </p>
<p>In the spring of 2008, U.S. News asked top academics as part of the regular U.S. News peer assessment survey to name the schools that they think are “Up-and-Coming Institutions.” College presidents, provosts, and admissions deans were asked to nominate up to 10 colleges in their U.S. News America’s Best Colleges ranking category “that are making improvements in academics, faculty, students, campus life, diversity, and facilities. These schools are worth watching because they are making promising and innovative changes.” This item on the peer survey enabled college officials to pick schools within their ranking category that are rapidly evolving in ways that the public should be aware of and that are not always quickly noticeable in a college’s year-to-year rankings. In that ranking, UCF placed 7th nationally, with the only other Florida school being USF, coming in at 14th. </p>
<p>The Princeton Review also releases a yearly calculation of a school’s Quality of Life rating. Included in the rating are campus beauty, favorable dining facilities, favorable dorms and residence halls, and overall quality of life. In Florida, Miami led all schools with a rating of 96, followed by UCF with a 90, FSU with an 85, UF with a 79, USF with a 76, FAU with a 71, and FIU with a 60.</p>
<p>I think a prospective student’s best bet is to research all universities intensively with the most recent information possible. There’s a reason there are hundreds of colleges and universities out there, as each student has a different appeal and personal preference.</p>