University of Florida Top Questions

nothing, i had a great experience

No, i had to adjust but i love it.

That it was typical and normal for everyone to feel homesick. I also wish someone would have made me stay more weekends, so I would have grown to love this community faster, which I do now.

That, in my major, it was more important to do internships than to do really well in class. Also, they won't hold your hand in any way. If you need something done, you only have yourself to rely on. It was great for me because I am independent, but for a student who is used to being sheltered it could be pretty difficult.

I did not need to know anything before I came here. It was very easy to learn how to live at my school. Everyone is very accomodating and helpful. The only way to become comfortable at a school is to attend there and learn the culture . Eventually you will form a mental map of the campus in your head and will learn where everything is. The best way to know about a school is to experience it for yourself.

I wish I had known how much time I would need and how much stress I would be going through once I was a fully involved student here. I also wish I knew more about the organizations on campus so I could start getting involved earlier than when I did. Other than that, I came prepared knowing what to expect as far as how amazing it would be to be a student here.

UF is very self-motivated. To get the grade, you have to do it yourself.

I wish I would have known the expenses of it.......college is way more expensive than it seems. There are alot of hidden costs and it would have been nice to be warned about it.

Classes are very large. , even specialized classes for each major. Many classes are in a lecture hall, and professors don't really slow down when classes are large, so it's hard to keep up with the material and very hard to catch up if you fall behind if you don't understand something.