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The University of Florida

How this student rated the school
Research QualityA- Research AvailabilityA
Research FundingB+ Graduate PoliticsB-
Errand RunnersA Degree CompletionA+
Alternative pay [ta/gsi]B Sufficient PayB
CompetitivenessF Education QualityA-
Faculty AccessibilityA- Useful ResearchA
ExtracurricularsF Success-UnderstandingF
Surrounding CityF Social Life/EnvironmentF
"Individual" treatmentF FriendlinessF
SafetyB+ Campus BeautyB+
Campus MaintenanceA- University Resource/spendingF
Describes the student body as:
Arrogant, Snooty

Describes the faculty as:
Friendly, Helpful

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He cares more about Social Life/Environment than the average student.
Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Other (This Major's Salary over time)
I'm a UF Law student and I must admit that I really hate it here. I came from Tulane, a mid sized school, in New Orleans although its quite tiny compared to here. Most of my comments relate to the law school but some to the school at large.

Here are some observations about UF Law:

  • 50%+ of students came from UF ugrad. Basically meaning that most already have a firmly established social network in place and dont need to make friends
  • 95%+ have VERY STRONG connections to the state of FL. This is to be expected but they are such an extent that if you're an out of stater, you are an outsider and treated as such.
  • IMMATURE, everyone here is smart but most are just plainly immature. They act like its HS and consume their lives with asinine topics. I actually see people pass notes in class!
  • Few actually have a serious desire to practice law. Most just wanted to stay at UF for 3 more years to get student tickets.
  • For the most part, there is little work ethic, most do the minimum to get by
  • the school is dominated by clicks
  • UF as a whole is obsessed with football. There is no question by pretty much anyone that football takes a greater precedent than academics. On gamedays, everything is closed and all the parking taking away on the rationale that the people that come donate to UF. Yeah that may be true but they donate to the football team not UF.

    Gainesville is nothing special. Parking is horrendous! Towing is a major business here. I've driven in many large cities but I've never seen traffic so bad especially in a small town like gainesville. Its horrible.

    Few pluses are cheap apartments and having most of what you need considering the small size of the town. Also in state tuition is great too if you qualify.

    Lastly, at Tulane when you were new you would meet people from all over the US and the world and everyone loved Tulane and New Orleans. By the end of the day you would have 10 offers to showing you around. Here there is nothing. Its assumed that you have been here before and know everything. I just hate it. The bias against out of staters doesnt help either. Some people wont even speak to you for that fact! If you're out of state or really serious about Law, DONT COME HERE.

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