<p>Most of the so-called academically stellar students at FSU and UF are white, wealthy, females - typically the best students of any demographic. I asked FSU’s President once why we couldn’t raise freshman standards faster and was told FSU could, but the student population would be like this.</p>
<p>Likewise, UF and FSU were again rated by Kiplinger as “Best Value” universities because many students graduate with less debt. A lot of this is due to the fact that many students are from wealthy families who can pay for the costs of a university education.</p>
<p>CARE is for those who have less opportunity or have unusual hurdles to overcome. There were some 350 students accepted to the FSU CARE program last year. That is not that many for a large state university like Florida State.</p>