<p>I’d HIGHLY recommend not applying to 12 schools, big waste of time and money. Especially since most of your schools are similar, you should try to cut out a couple.</p>
<p>Also, being from NJ, you probably have an image of what Florida is like. Beaches, plam trees, warm weather, etc. Gainesville is not like that, Miami is. So if you want that kind of Florida, go with Miami.</p>