The Pros And Cons Of UF Colleges

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The first college I did research on was the university of Florida which is also my number one choice for the college I want to go to. University of Florida or UF home of the gators located in Gainesville Florida was recently ranked number 14 of all the university’s in the country, it is very big in athletics, science and in the medical field. UF also has many opportunities such as jobs, honor programs in fact more than 3,400 UF students participate in these honor programs they also have many cultural and art opportunities. But many cons of UF is it is a very large campus which might not be good for certain people and also the area it is in has a high crime rate. But to attend this university you have to have a 3.5 GPA with a minimum of a 19 on the ACT and a 500 on the SAT you have to have all 24 high school credits. The second college I researched was Florida state …show more content…
• The staples for student’s sweepstakes which is worth 50,000 dollars. This is where you go to a staples store spend at least 25 dollars and receive a code once you enter this code you have a chance to win the scholarship.
• The Bluetooth breakthrough award worth 5,000 dollars and you must submit an idea concept or working prototype that demonstrates how life is better with Bluetooth and also you would need a letter of recommendation to win this.
• The Siemen’s competition which is worth 100,000 dollars and you have to submit your research on a certain topic to a scientist and also present to the scientist to win this scholarship.
• The young patriots essay contest worth 5,000 dollars which you have to write an essay on the certain topic given and the best essay given wins the

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