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University of Central Florida Visit Report by volleyballmom

Visit to University of Central Florida in March 2008 by volleyballmom
(Parent of Student, HS Class of 2008)
(Member since November 05 2007 with 2 posts)
 
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Visit Activities:


Information Session: Yes - Typical large room session with slide show.

Campus Tour: Yes - Student guide with great sense of humor-"its called UCF because its "under construction forever".

Campus:


Friendliness/Courtesy of Students:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Ate lunch in student union. Waitress was VERY friendly and informative even though DS and DD were terribly embarrassed that DM would dare to ask probing questions of a stranger about classes


Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Much friendlier than staff at FSU or ESPECIALLY UF.


Appearance of Campus:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Beautifully designed very modern campus-almost "Disney-like" in its design.Concentric circles with student union at center of campus makes a lot of sense.


Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
All buildings very new and well maintained. Lovely art work around campus.


Dormitories:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Towers apartments for students look like expensive condos. My husband and I were ready to move in.


Security/Safety:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Lots of security lights in view.


Overall Campus Impression:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Arrived from cold snowy PA in March. We were all ready to move onto the campus! Blue skies, warm sun,shorts and skate boards everywhere. 2 outdoor pools with lounge chairs This is school? Awesome!

Off-Campus:


Area Immediately Around Campus:
2 - Fair
2 - Fair
Lots of strip mall-like stores. No college town atmosphere


City/Town/Community:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
If you like the Disney thing and Orlando. Beaches only 1 hour away.

Campus Visit Notes for University of Central Florida


Visit Description:

UCF has a lot going for it. Even though it is one of the country's largest universities now- it doesn't feel huge of crowded. I think it is the wonderful campus design and the fact that they do have a large commuter population.The dorms are all great-new apartment style suites. Only 9000 dorm beds so it feels like a smaller school there and they are not the "ghetto" like highrises that many large universities seem to build. They athletic/recreation complex is amazing. 3/4 mile indoor track, large climbing wall, loads of work out equipment and the 2 outdoor pools one a free form resort like pool and the other a lap pool. The fact that they have a biotech major and work closely with local companies for intership positions sealed the deal for my DS.