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University of Florida Visit Report by slamar

Visit to University of Florida in June 2009 by slamar
(Parent of Student, HS Class of 2010)
(Member since March 14 2009 with 4 posts)
 
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Visit Activities:


Admissions Interview: No - Florida does not do admissions interviews due to volume of applications

Information Session: Yes - viewed video about university then admissions officer did overview of the admissions process

Campus Tour: Yes - HOT, HOT, tour led by two female students who appeared to enjoy themselves. Gave us names of buildings pointed out carrillon bells, of course tour ended at "The Swamp"

Classroom Visit: No - We were not invited to go into any buildings, though they appeared open and there were students on campus

Campus:


Friendliness/Courtesy of Students:
2 - Fair
2 - Fair
Not too many students smiling. Appeared to be rushing to get to somewhere. This is a hugh campus physically, maybe they had too far to walk


Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff:
1 - Poor
1 - Poor
No warm fuzzies here. They appear to want to discourage students from applying or visiting. Nothing extra,, no on going out of way to make nice.


Appearance of Campus:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Walkways clean, grass mowed, flowers in bloom


Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness:
From the outside looked clean, not encouraged to visit


Dormitories:
No dormitory tours available. We did not even see a dorm building to my knowledge.


Security/Safety:
3 - Good
3 - Good
Typical red boxes throughout campus. Talked about number of police officers on campus.


Overall Campus Impression:
2 - Fair
2 - Fair
From the tour S would not attend based upon campus visit.

Off-Campus:


Area Immediately Around Campus:
3 - Good
3 - Good
Congested with traffic and only summer school is in session

Campus Visit Notes for University of Florida


Visit Description:

We made arrangements a month in advance for a campus tour and admissions session. Really came away with no further info that would help S make a decision. We went looking for answers and now have more questions than before. Whole information session was very uninteresting. I guess I was looking for someone to say why they chose UF other than it is "the flagship" school of Florida. Campus tour ended at "The Swamp". I guess I expected more but should realize that they get so many applications due to the Florida Bright Futures scholarships that they really do not have to put any foot forward to prospective students. Really got the idea that they do not care. They just do it because they have to.

Hotel/Lodging Recommendations or Comments:

Did not spend the night

Other Comments (Transportation, local attractions, parking, etc.):

Charged us $5.00 to park in garage adjacent to visitors center.
Went back next day after 4:30p.m. and it was free.