University of Florida Top Questions

You should not attend UF if you are not open-minded, driven for success, or lazy. Just getting by is not going to cut it. People who come to the University of Florida with that mindset and attitude usually do not make it past sophomore year, I have seen it happen many times. If you are someone who feel as though you don't have to study in order to pass, this school is not for you.

Someone who isn't familiar with large class sizes, and or someone who is not able to cope with a sprawling campus.

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When I first came here, I thought this school wasn't for me at all because I don't like sports, I'm more of a creative thinker than an analytical thinker, and I'm not into partying or Greek life. However, three years later and I feel like this school is my home without having to change who I am. I never got pressured into doing anything I didn't want to do, and I was still able to find a place for myself. Anyone can attend this school.

The University of Florida offers a young student the opportunity to mature, learn, and develop. Students find themselves with an overwhelming number of opportunities (many interesting majors, exciting student clubs, fun parties, avenues for getting fit, etc). Young adults who are unprepared to navigate this terrain of options can find themselves wasting money and time having a good time, but will end their time with little to show for it. Most students stumble in one way or another, but a successful one has to be resilient and self-reflective.

A person who should not attend the University of Florida is someone who needs small class sizes or needs very personalized attention. This university, as great as it is, has really nig classes and profressors do not have the time to attend to all of them.

Speaking as a theatre major, I would advise anyone with the intention of majoring in the performing arts to look elsewhere. I will personally be transferring to the Bachelor of Fine Arts - Acting program at the Florida State University in the Fall of 2014. So much funding from the University of Florida goes to their medical and engineering programs, with little to spare for the arts, and the school is becoming increasingly more connected to Shands, while losing its connection with the Hippodrome Theatre. In addition, opportunity is limited, as undergraduates share productions and stage time with the graduate students.

Anyone could go here, as long as they have a desire to succeed.

Someone with social anxiety should probably not come here.

The person could shouldn't attend this school is one who isn't motivated and is lazy.

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The amazing thing about the University of Florida is its versatility -- it is made for philopsophy majors and sports martketing majors; for liberal arts lovers and hardcore math and science engineers. There is no easy way to make yourself not find a place within the university; the advantage of living in this college town, even if one prefers the city, is that there are people from everywhere that relate to you, what you're interested in, what you believe in, what you want to accomplish.

People that dont like small towns

Individuals who are seeking the small-school experience, or who want a more intimate environment with more personalized attention, should not attend the University of Florida. Additionally, people who have trouble staying focused academically and who will be easily distracted by all of the activities going on at UF (such as the football games and athletics), should not attend this school.

Everyone should attend. We're inclusive.

Don't attend UF if you can't take the heat! In more than once sense. The weather in July and August could, in all seriousness, give you sunstroke if you don't take care of yourself, drink a lot of water and wear sunscreen. The coursework is demanding and comes at you full-force: don't expect to be coddled, but don't expect to be left for dead, either. In the four years I was at UF, if ever I went to a professor for help, I received it ten-fold.

Someone who does not want to be apart of a big team. It is a big school but if you want to be apart of a big family or team then this is the place. Everyone supports each other and everyone has school spirit. However, it is a little daunting at first.

UF places a strong emphasis on the Greek Life and the majority of sutdents who engage in social activities are involved with some sort of Greek house. The sort of person who refuses to associate themselves with Greek life (Sororities and Fraternities) may struggle to develop a social life. It's not impossible, but it can be difficult.

The University of Florida is the Premier school in Florida, and therefore it’s often the first choice for many of the top students in the state. Despite this, I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone, especially to those that aren’t willing to put in the work. College is a wholly different experience from high school. To put it bluntly, there’s no one to hold your hand and your professors expect you to know the material before you walk in the door. However, don’t let this scare you away, because it handsomely rewards those who succeed.