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In high school I did very little academic work.. In college, I do very little outside of academics. I study just about every day during the week, and most weekends for at least a few hours. The professors know me, but only because I'm very proactive about knowing them. Class participation matters, but not a whole lot because what really matters is understanding the material. There is generally no frill or excessive bull to deal with, just the meat of the subject matter. I like that, because it means my degree will be worth something. My department is alright. It is dominated by Asians, which I don't mind, except when I have difficulty communicating with them. My department seems to be grossly under-funded as well. I pay roughly $3,000 a semester in tuition, and in return my teacher is using a projector that looks like it's 20+ years old, and a chalk board. There are teacher websites, but most are poorly maintained and coded, meaning it's like a website a teenager would have made back in 1995. The most unique class I've taken is COT3100 - Discrete Structures and Their Applications. The class is entirely devoted to logic, proofing, methods of argument, and basic combinations/probability theory. The class is designed to make you learn how to think. The homework seems more like riddles than an assignment. The sort where solving it leads to that gratifying "A ha!" moment. It makes me feel really smart. The questions are all over the place too, like proving that two complicated logical statements can both be reduced to the same thing, or figuring out the number of ways to get 3 of a kind in a poker game. This school's academic requirements aren't too bad. I'm hoping to graduate with honors, which is definitely tough in the engineering college(s). Work hard and you will do well.

Academics can be tough but time management and organization is a key component for succeeding in college.

I think that professor that like teaching will teach but those that like research will avoid it.

I have had great experiences with my classes at the University of Florida. I have had very large classes, as well as very small classes. My professors will know my name if I want them to. In other words, if you introduce yourself to them and visit them during their office hours, then they will take the time to get to know you. However, if you never contact them, then they will not know you by name. I am a pre-pharmacy, health science major. Therefore, I tend to study quite often. The main library on campus is always very popular. Class participation is very common in all of my classes. Professors like to get input from the class, instead of just standing in front and lecturing all the time. I find that this makes classes much more interesting. My major involves a lot of class participation. Health Science is a major in the Public Health and Health Professions College at UF. It focuses on all aspects of health: from the science aspects to the way our health care system in the United States works. This semester I am taking a class on leadership and therapeutic communication for my major. I personally do not spend much time with my professors outside of class. However, my boyfriend, who is a creative photography major, spends a great deal of time with his professors outside of school. I feel that the education at this school is very heavily geared toward getting a job or preparing for further education after undergraduate school. UF wants to prepare its students for what comes next.

I have had great experiences with my classes at the University of Florida. I have had very large classes, as well as very small classes. My professors will know my name if I want them to. In other words, if you introduce yourself to them and visit them during their office hours, then they will take the time to get to know you. However, if you never contact them, then they will not know you by name. I am a pre-pharmacy, health science major. Therefore, I tend to study quite often. The main library on campus is always very popular. Class participation is very common in all of my classes. Professors like to get input from the class, instead of just standing in front and lecturing all the time. I find that this makes classes much more interesting. My major involves a lot of class participation. Health Science is a major in the Public Health and Health Professions College at UF. It focuses on all aspects of health: from the science aspects to the way our health care system in the United States works. This semester I am taking a class on leadership and therapeutic communication for my major. I personally do not spend much time with my professors outside of class. However, my boyfriend, who is a creative photography major, spends a great deal of time with his professors outside of school. I feel that the education at this school is very heavily geared toward getting a job or preparing for further education after undergraduate school. UF wants to prepare its students for what comes next.

Most curriculums at the University of Florida are challenging. Being in the Engineering College, i can attest to that fact. However, this is a great preperation for life after college and my future career. Most introductory classes are held in big auditoriums which makes it more difficult to get to know your professor but by visiting their office hours regularly they will learn your name and be able to get to know you. One of the things I enjoyed was being able to enroll in the honors section of some courses (such as Calculus) to be able to learn in a smaller class setting. I have also enjoyed the hands-on classes in my department. Those have helped me get a better idea of what I want to do as a career in the future. Another great benefit of attending UF is that our Career Resource Center (where you go to get help finding internships and jobs) was ranked #1 in the country!

The University of Florida is considered to be the best public university in the state of Florida. Several of the university's programs, including its Ciollege of Journalism and Communications, are ranked in the top tier nationally. The University of Florida's law school is also very highly ranked. As the sixth-largest university in the nation, classes are sometimes quite large with 700 students or more in some introductory-level courses.

I love all my professors. They're all very knowledgeable, they are very helpful for the most part. Not to say you won't find professors who don't care. I think all schools have such professors, but I just haven't met one yet. As a business major, my favorite class would have to be Entrepreneurship. It's a required course for business majors, but it's just such a fascinating class. You get into the mind of business owners, and you discover why they decide to open their own business in the first place, how they find opportunities, etc. My professor in that class is an actual entrepreneur, so he knows first hand about how to open a business, how to find investors to lend money to you, all that jazz. It's not every day you get to learn about a subject from someone whose been down that road before. UF students being as smart as they are love to have intelligent discussions. I've had many talks about the financial crisis with fellow classmates, and we've discussed the possibilities of other bubbles that might be bursting pretty soon. It's a different environment than you would see in other schools. It was not at all like this at my previous school. The business school is one of the bigger schools on campus in terms of how many students sign up for business as a major. It's a very popular major, but it's not easy at all. Actually, all my classes are pretty difficult, but to the point of them being challenging. It's not so difficult that you can't get an A, you can, but it does take more work than you think it would. Courses are 4 credits each most of the time, instead of the average 3 credits, so expect to study a bit more per credit hour. The two most difficult classes in the business school are FIN3403 and Business Law. Most people rely on study aids for these classes just because they're so difficult. But again...it's nothing you can't overcome with a little studying and determination. I definitely think UF has a different approach to academics than most other schools. So far, I've taken courses where I've been exposed to real-world material. I took ISM3004, and I love the hands-on approach we take in the class. My professor had us use the information we learned in the class to create blogs, presentations, charts, reports...all the different things we would need to know how to create and use in the real world. I learned how to create a business plan in Entrepreneurship. These are things that not every other school would teach their students!

There are many different types of student experiences. There are big lecture classes, like any large university and there are intimate classes of 15-20 people that promote discussion. My favorite classes are definitely the Spanish courses at school. They are all really intimate and you get to know your professors on a one on one basis. The most unique class I have ever taken was Theatre appreciation. It was really fun and exciting to go to. Students can be competitive depending upon the college or major you are in, but I wouldn't say it is cut-throat at all. My major is advertising in the College of Journalism and communications. I like my college because people are always readily available to help you out whenever needed. Outside of class, it is acceptable to go to your professors office hours. I have never had more interaction than office hours though. I think the education really prepares you for the real world, and each college has a different approach to it.

Profesors knew us by name and we met outside the walls to have some classes on the grass.