University of Florida Top Questions

Misallocation of resoures. UF is now the only major research institute in the world that lacks a Philosophy graduate department. This is an embarrassment and absolutely unnecessary given the tremendous amount of money allocated for clubs, sports, and especially, guest speakers.

Its an older town, so everything (houses, classroom buildings, dorms, etc) aren't really modern. It isn't a problem in the classroom but living in an older place kind of sucks.

Parking on campus really stinks, and students' spaces are disappearing all the time.

Not a lot of advising available for pre-medical students

Distance between classes

You aren't held by the hand by any means like you might be at smaller schools. You need to be on top of your schoolwork and schedule, because no one is going to check up on you. If you need tutoring, you need to go out and find someone to help you, and don't expect to have complete access to your professors.

lots of students

The worst thing, in my opinion, is how some professors are so involved in their research, that time for students has been brought to a minimum. Also, football is too much of an obsession for some students at this school, and this I say only for those who consider their academics as their ultimate priority. Some people take their reactions to certain sporting events to an extreme.

The university is so large it is easy to lose focus and feel lost. you have to make yourself known, force people like teachers and other students to know that you are present and interested. If you want to be connected you need to work at it. Otherwise, it is easy to just float along and do what you want with no one the wiser.

The meal plan is horredous and does not offer a strong variety. The food is extremely unhealthy and they make it all too easy to gain the Freshman 15.