UF: A student’s perspective

I wanted to pursue a career in computer science, and the United States is no no-brainer when it comes to tech. The university is also world-renowned and has a good academic ranking, which influenced my decision to study here. Although the location is not good (Gainesville with very limited industry opportunities in tech), the university and professors are very good. The campus life here is also very nice with lots of clubs students can choose from....Read More

I chose this school because it was close to home, affordable with state scholarships and grants, and it is a great school. It also had a very old time feel to it that I really loved when I went to go tour it....Read More

University of florida - admitted Michigan state university- got offer letter I got admitted to University of florida.(UF) Yes I got rejection from 2 university- Purdue university- rejected Ohio state university- rejected For Ohio state university I think probably lack of research experience or lack of a research paper can be a cause of my rejection and also they gives important to GRE score though it's not mandatory but if you have a good score it can help. For purdue my guess is that probably they admitted lots of students in the field of area that I wanted to work in last year so this year there was a very less vacancies for those area so it was a tough competition and also research paper can play a great role. The most important thing is the LOR. If you are taking LOR from a person who have a great recognisation will boost your application for sure. Among the 2 colleges I got offer letter UF was best option for me because the field I wanted to do research was much more advance in UF rather than MSU. I applied through there central admission portal. For the application I had to submit my transcript of bachelor's and Masters and my Toefl score. And needed 3 LOR from my professors. So the minimum score in TOEFL should be 85 and in speaking 23. With a GPA of around 3 out of 4. The overall admission experience was smooth. Within one month of application deadline I got my offer letter and I accepted that. After that the university issued me my I20 and I applied for DS 160. And applied for Visa and got the visa smoothly. I applied for PhD in chemistry as a student of Chemistry I wanted to do research in the field of organic chemistry and as a result I applied to UF as the research facility and technology there is very much advance. I filled the application form on Nov 2023. Then after 1 and half month I got my offer letter in January 1st week. Then after some time I accepted the offer letter through mail. Then after 1 month they send issued me my I20. Then there was some virtual tours of the university and zoom meet with faculties took place. Then we got our Institute mail id's and our Institute student profile. Then we applied for DS 160 on the month of April and then applied for visa on may and got my visa issued by the end of may. Then we came Here at University on August and submitted the final marksheet and transcript hard copy to complete the registration process....Read More

Its a good experience as long as you take benefit of the services offered to you as a student. If you are paying such hefty amount make sure you extract every dollar out of it by honestly studying and making the best out of it....Read More

My overall experience at UF was good. It was a great opportunity to pursue my master's program abroad as it not only helped me in gaining academics knowledge but also to understand and interact with people from different places and background....Read More

I was quite sure about the features I wanted in the program I wanted to apply for. The University of Florida piqued my interest because it had excellent research work being conducted in the field I was most interested in. It is of course a prestigious university while still being economic. It has very good connections with NASA as well which provides exceptional work and internship opportunities to students....Read More

Low tuition among universities with the same level of research and high reputation. I wanted to get into this university for more exposure and better facilities....Read More

My college has an amazing Health Science program, and from here it is possible to move into the University of Florida Medical School without changing towns again! Gainesville is also less metropolitan than most other Florida universities do which was appealing to me....Read More

The distance to home was rather close, and I was still able to use my Bright Futures Scholarship money, as well as gain a local scholarship to the University! In addition, my close friend was planning on attending this college, so it helped finalize my decision....Read More

It is the best college in my state for the program that I am getting my degree in. I have always wanted to go to UF and decided at a very early age that it would be my first pick school. I also knew there wouldn't be a chance I could go out of state....Read More