<p>So I have just about a week to decide on where I'm going to attend college now, and I'm down to these two schools. I received $0 in scholarships from UF (where I had always wanted to go to school, but it appears that experience may be a little overrated), whereas I was offered the Presidential Scholarship from USF (or whichever one it is that amounts to $16,000). This, along with several other grants USF offered me, means that I could go to USF for about $7,000 less a year (before UF's tuition hike, if that occurs). I plan on studying accounting for undergrad and then doing either the new Sports MBA program or continuing with accounting and pursuing my CPA licensure for grad school.</p>
<p>Do any of you have some insight into which school may be the better choice for me?</p>
<p>in scholarships alone, I would choose USF for sure… that’s really important! you want to minimize ur loans, because a LOT of students graduate and can’t find a decent job for years, with how the economy is right now </p>
<p>and yes, I agree that UF is a bit overrated. I think USF has great opportunities for anything sports related, as well. :)</p>
<p>I haven’t heard very many good things about UF lately. Not only do they want market price tuition, but they also are getting rid of their comp. science program, which is a very big industry right now.</p>
<p>I’m assuming you got in the honors college at USF as well? That’s a lot more individualized attention, so you would feel less like a number, and more like you are receiving a valuable education (and who can argue with THAT scholarship?! Congrats by the way!)</p>
<p>To me, it doesn’t seem like UF wants to help its students as much as themselves right now…</p>
<p>USF’s accounting program enjoys a good reputation; for years its graduates taking CPA exams have had one of the nation’s highest pass rates. Many graduates find accounting jobs right in the metro Tampa Bay region too. Both schools pretty much teach the same stuff: debit on the left, credit on the right!</p>
<p>The Sports MBA is a new program at USF and it is able to take advantage of all the pro sports organizations located right in the Tampa area. I think the program would be great experience and would be terrific preparation for general business career even if you ended up working in a business field outside sports management.</p>
<p>no, you can’t… but why would you want to anyway? being a “full-fledged Honors student” means you take interesting gen eds and get an extra scholarship, in addition to EXTRA opportunities for study abroad and undergraduate research. what’s not to like about that?? lol</p>
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