The Ultimate College Debate(Florida Edition) FAU, UM, FIU, USF, FSU, UF, UCF, FAMU:

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FAU ( Florida Atlantic University)
UM ( University of Miami)
FIU ( Florida International University)
USF ( University of South Florida)
FSU ( Florida State University)
UF ( University of Florida)
UCF ( University of Central Florida)
FAMU ( Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University)

I’m a Junior this year (Class of 2020) and I’m already thinking about what colleges I want to go to when I graduate in May of 2020.

I want to be in Health Administration with a possibility of double majoring in Business Administration with a Minor in Psychology or Public Health but I haven’t decided yet at the moment.

My parents wants me to go to a community college that is around me (Palm Beach State & FAU) but If I decide to stay for 2 years (2022) and after that which colleges do you guys think will best have the following:

-Places to Study/Get Help
-Nightlife
-Job Opportunities Near or At The Colleges
-Things To Do On Campus/ College Clubs/ Activities
-Housing
-Food Places/Reviews/Cool Places To Eat At

  • How Much People are willingly to help you?
  • Environment
  • An Active HOSA or Speech & Debate
    -Other Things You Want to Add In That I Didn’t Mention Below

I haven’t taken my SAT/ACT Yet due to Conflicts of Scheduling with Speech & Debate (Just Join this year) but will take it in the Spring & Summer.

For Clubs, I am a Officer of My High School’s HOSA Club & A Novice for the Speech Category of S&D.

I am striving for a AICE Diploma and will hopefully do so at the end of next year and as of now, my Cummlative GPA is a 3.1 and Cumulative Weighted (Or Unweighted Unsure) is a 3.3 as well as being in the Top 35% of my school. Not sure if that’s anything worth metioning about.

Anyways, With that being said, Let the Debate Begins!

Also if you want to add in a opinion of a different Florida College not listed here, Then be free to do so but those colleges above are the ones I am looking at right now.

Thank you all for taking the time to read this and make sure to keep it clean and try not to go back and forth with each other unless you guys have evidence to boost your claim or something along those lines.

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UF, FSU, and UM are out of reach due to GPA (4+ weighted expected) unless to participate in TCU2FSU+ honors program.

USF and UCF are often the schools for B+/A- students. UCF is better for engineering and CS, USF for the other sciences. I think business is another of USF’s strengths. Different vibes though. UCF honors college is excellent.

FAU and FIU are schools for B/B- students. FAU has a separate campus for its honors college (in Jupiter). FIU is more urban, more commuter. Both are good for business and education.

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I agree with @MYOS1634 that you will have a tough time getting your grades up to the UF, FSU, UM levels. Frankly, USF and UCF are also looking at kids with higher GPAs too. There’s no downside to applying but it also pays to be realistic. I would add University of North Florida and Florida Gulf Coast to your list.

Unfortunately, you will likely find that most of the state universities will simply look at your grades and your test scores. For example, I think the only schools on your list that require an essay are UF, FSU, UM and UCF. The remainder have rolling admissions so the sooner you get applications submitted in late summer / early fall, the better. Good luck.

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Fortunately, Florida has some nice private colleges - Eckerd would be a match for instance.
And at TCU2FSU you’d have a shot at the honors program AND a guaranteed entrance into FSU.
You need to take a prep course for the SAT and/or ACT. Don’t waste your chances with the test, don’t go without studying. Prep hard - wishful thinking doesn’t work, only reasoned practice does. There is no shortcut.