Schedule of Courses - ONE.UF. Switch term to summer in upper left corner.
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2, 3, and 4 can be checked by looking at summer class schedules at UF and other state universities in Florida.
For 5, it may be preferable to get them done in one of the earlier summers, to keep the later ones open for career-related jobs and internships. It is common for summer offerings to focus mostly on lower level courses, so there may not be as many useful offerings for those in later summers.
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Some majors will have very few upper level summer offerings. The best bet is to take care of two required classes in the first summer, which works great if living in a 12 month rental or taking online. If summer 2024 registration is open, you could take a peak at her major to get an idea of what Summer 2025+ might look like.
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My son got into the Gator Engineering program at Santa Fe-when can he matriculate over to UF? Can we participate in Greek Life his fist Fall term?
You can transfer after the AA from Santa Fe is completely earned. However, if good progress is made, they are permitted to take some classes at UF while completing the AA at Santa Feā¦that makes them āadmittedā, but not a āfull studentā.
Not sure about Greek Life, but usually you need to be a fulltime student.
There are ways to complete the requirement other than taking 9 credits during one summer on campus (and more were added during covid). There is a Maymester that starts about May 1 and a student could do that 3 times to get the 9 credits, and still be home by June 1 for a summer job. There are some internships that could count, there are some online courses.
There is always a lot of angst about it, and in reality Iāve never know anyone who had trouble completing the requirement.
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Do you have to pay full price for summer semester for just 1 class?
I do not think he can his first semester.
You only ever pay for however many credits you are enrolled in at UF. Also studying abroad helps meet the requirement.
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Itās a unique requirement for a university. Any idea what the rational is? Seems oddā¦
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Swim Captain, twice- could probably swim in college if he had any interest.
Current class sched: AP Calc, AICE World Hist, AICE Bio, AICE Engl, was supposed to have AICE Chem but his school couldnāt find a teacher. Has never made less than and āAā in any subject.
ACT 35 (so he actually learned)
Several hundred hours or work and volunteering
In-state
He is a HIGH performing kid and I know there are kids that got admitted that didnāt perform as well.
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I hope you reach out to the admissions office for clarity. My initial thought is that he is spiked (in swimming) when UF seems to value well-rounded (might be untrue if he has many other non-swimming ECās), and/or there is an unintentional red flag in his application, and/or the people who read his essay just did not connect with it. But only the admissions people can answer for sure, so I hope you reach out to them if you have not already.
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Iām so curious too. Itās unique for sure
Iām also from the NE, but grew up in FL (and went to UF), and agree with you. People in the NE really like UGA and Clemson. We donāt have as many kids applying to UF, but people know it has a good reputation. Also agree that Michigan rules here - lots of alumni and applicants. Though, Iād say kids in my area would choose UF over Maryland and Ohio State - those are easier to get into.
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I did and Melissa was very kind.
He had lots of ECās but I mention swimming because, to be competitive in a state like FL, it requires significant dedication.
I find it troubling that FL doesnāt want to keep kids like him close to home. He was offered vires at FSU and, when combined with bright futures, that would have made it pretty cost effective. However, he doesnāt want to go there. UCF also offered him but again, they arenāt on the list of target schools. He likely would have chosen UF (he enjoyed our visits and made another trip over for a football game). It currently looks like heāll be taking his talents OOS to a target school.
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The 9 credits on campus in the summer(s) is a state requirement. I think it used to be to get the schools some income over the summer with students staying on campus, living in the dorms, paying tuition. In the olden days (before 2016?) bright futures wasnāt available in the summer, nor were a lot of other types of FA so students were paying tuition and fees (although always low in Florida). I donāt think the big schools care that much about summer sessions anymore, but some of the smaller campuses probably still make some money. Many of the kids my kids graduated with started college just a few weeks after graduation and got the 9 credits over with. I know one student just cruised right through taking classes every summer and finishing school in less than 3 years.
Iām glad you reached out to her. It is so helpful to have an AO like her on the fourm. There are just so many tiny factors that go into this process that can make the difference. Iām sure he will be very successful at any college he ends up at and there is always the possibility of transfer. Good luck to him! Out of curiosity, what are his top choices OOS if you donāt mind sharing?
Florida DOES want to keep him in Florida, and thatās why they offered him BF and why they even HAVE Bright Futures, to keep top kids instate. Itās too bad he doesnāt like any of the other Florida schools.
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I was told on a tour that it was to make sure that kids get the heck out of there within four years and arenāt clogging up the system for new kids coming in.
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Thatās definently one big benefit of starting Summer B.