University of Florida Top Questions

It is primarily focused on health related sciences, and I have always been given the run around when dealing with administration.

The most frustrating thing about this school is how big student population is, and how little the administration cares about helping students get acclimated and feel welcome. My two years in a dorm were awful in terms of student life -- my RAs may have lived out of the country, for all I saw of them.

The most frustrating thing about UF is probably the costs that are associated with it. I do not think that people realize how much money you have to sink into a college education and nowadays, you can't get anywhere with just a Bachelor's degree! I am only halfway done! Books, living arrangements, etc are all factors that have to be taken into account aside from tuition and I do feel like everything is so much more expensive in a college town!

Because of the sheer volume of students at the univeristy it can be hard to get personal one on one attention and it tends to be rather impersonal. But it possible to get its just not as easy as with smaller colleges. Its also harder to make friends unless you find a way to get into smaller groups that allow you to really get to know people.

The most frustrating thing about the University of Florida is it's trict grading policy. As I compared other schools grading policies, such as the University of South Florida to my own, Florida's grading policy didn't include grade forgiveness for repeat courses. If a student were to fail a class before withdrawing from the course then their grade remains permanently on their transcript. Furthermore when the failed course is retaken both failing and passing grades are prorated and to make matters worse the course must only be retaken at the University if Florida to receive GPA credit.

The class size can be overwhelming and hard to learn difficult subjects.

focus on social life

College is not meant to be easy; if it ws any, and every person could get a degree. You have to be determined to work hard to succeed. With that said, the most frustrating part of school is prioritizing. I never had to do it in high school so coming into college. I did not know how to pace myself, and I did not put the important things first (i.e. classes). I had to learn my lessons the hard way and am working on prioritizing better.

The lack of scholarships and funding for out of state students and students pursuing a dance major. It is very hard to compensate financially for the vacancy of financial support for these particular students.

Lack of available parking spaces for students. The residence hall I lived at was a few blocks from the commuter lot where my roommate kept his car. We would have to take a bus to get to his car.