If you don't get into UF...

SouthFloridaMom9
Tue, 15 Nov 2016 17:38:12 +0000

There is truth to your post, though my son is very thankful to be at UF. It is tougher than we thought it would be, and Gainesville is a unique place that’s probably not for everyone. You don’t drive through Gainesville and think “wow,this is the bucolic college campus I always dreamed of.” At least we didn’t. We lived in south Florida too long and got very spoiled by the ocean.

All that being said, there is something quite special about the Gator Nation! I didn’t get it until we came here.

Our son loves it, and that’s what is important. He really has found his “people”. I still believe that you can do that at many colleges in this country though. You get out what you put in.