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“Which is better: UF or FSU?” I’m often asked by parents looking for additional guidance in helping their kids shape their college application list.
University of Florida (UF) and Florida State University (FSU) have enjoyed a fierce decades-long rivalry – not just on the football field, but they are competing for acknowledgement as the “best college in the state of Florida.” Or as one of my friends put, “The Harvard of Florida.”
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One of the biggest decisions in a young person’s life, especially nowadays, is deciding where to attend college. Questions abound about the quality of education and future career prospects, especially given the large time and financial investment that goes into higher education. Do any of these statements sound reminiscent of conversations you’ve heard about college?
U.S. News and World Reports. Princeton Review. Forbes. Wall Street Journal. They all publish annual lists of the top-ranked colleges in America. I may even be missing the names of a few of popular publications. Exactly how much decision-making weight should be placed onto “best college” lists and rankings?…
Colleges and universities earn bragging rights for appearing at the top of America’s Best Colleges lists, but what do these rankings really mean? What kind of impact does it translate to for the student who did… or didn’t…. attend an elite or nationally acclaimed institution of higher education? Does it make an impact as far as who gets admitted to graduate school?
I get the anxiety. After all, the competition can be pretty stiff, and getting an acceptance letter can feel like… well, life or death.If your college or university isn’t sitting pretty on the top of the U.S. News and World Reports rankings, you can breathe a bit easier knowing that you have not dashed your chances of getting into grad school.
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