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To comment on the UF vs USF situation...
The "commuter school" label which seems to be thrusted onto USF is misguided. While people seem to believe that the majority of students go back home to their parent's house on the weekends, this in fact can be falsely interpreted. As defined, "commuters" are students who do not live on campus, but that does not mean they commute from home. As an off-campus student, I live close to USF in a college apartment complex, as do many students who decide to select this alternative to the expensive rates of on campus dorm-living. In fact, freshman who do not originate from the surrounding counties are required to live on campus due, thus further shedding USF's misconstrued "commuter-school" label. In actuality, many Bulls stick around Tampa because of how vibrant and active the city is, and the great thing about Tampa is that unlike smaller college towns, such as Gainesville, where the only form of entertainment seems to be monopolized around excessive partying, Tampa provides healthier and more diverse alternatives such as theme parks and beaches. From an academic standpoint, USF is JUST as competitive as UF. From the perspective of northern college students, degrees from UF are no more superior than degrees from FSU, and USF is now even more competitive than FSU.
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