FSU vs UCF pre-med help asap

Trisherella
Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:11:58 +0000

Are you a senior, and this is a decision you need to make by the end of the week?

You can be successful for pre-med at either school. I know someone doing pre-med at FSU right now, very smart, got involved in some research there right away. He also had the option of UF, but FSU was a little more pro-active in terms of making opportunities available to him. He says while there is some “friendly competition” among pre-meds at FSU, he feels the atmosphere in general is more collaborative. They help each other succeed. The impression at UF is somewhat the opposite, a little more cutthroat.

UCF I’m not really sure how their general atmosphere is with pre-meds. I know they’re getting ready to build another nice medical facility over there, though.

For your personal situation, I disagree that there’s “not much to do in Tally.” It seems like there’s a ton of stuff for students to do (although not of the “theme park” variety). As a pre-med, is this really a huge concern? I would think you wouldn’t have that much free time to fill other than normal student activities. I agree with your assessment of the two schools vis a vis the culture. In fact when we visited UCF on an accepted students day (a Saturday), I was surprised at how empty the campus felt, even when it got to be late morning/early afternoon! I don’t know if the students sleep in, go home, or are out doing the many things Orlando has to offer, but it seemed like there were WAY more high school seniors on campus than the few college students I saw.

In general though I liked the campus. And it does seem busy during the week.

You can’t beat FSU’s campus for atmosphere, though. It’s almost like being on a movie set!

Anyway, what’s going to matter most to you is where you can be successful. Where will you get the better GPA? Where will you be able to focus on your studies? If you’re going to spend your weekends driving to UCF to see your boyfriend, that might not be a good use of your time, so maybe UCF is the better choice.

Only you can make that decision. Lots to think about.