<p>i am in florida with my son up north dartmouth 08
most of his high school buddies are at uf </p>
<p>students can have a wonderful education there but there are many
friends doing the “5 year plan” for undergrad due to the
distraction and lack of focus during that freshman year</p>
<p>with the success of the sports teams brings many
early fall wild weekends, the greek rush is early (sons school
no rush til soph year)
the drinking is excessive at uf as is at my sons school
the problem occurs that some kids can party hard, study hard
and some cannot…</p>
<p>this is a huge school with huge first year classes and any online options for some classes which is a total ripoff for education at that level… parents should judge if their child can handle little faculty influence that freshman year…when a student has no idea what they will be in life you hope an
amazing prof with great teaching skills will blow your child away with his/her
enthusiasm for a subjuct</p>
<p>40000 kids vs 4000 kids should be a big factor in choosing an undergrad
education</p>