Starts with a C. I received the email at 1:13 pm est.
I hope they don't forget about me!!
Scholarships are very hard to come by in vet school. UF does offer scholarships/grants but you do not apply for them, they are awarded to you if you are qualified. That being said OOS typically are awarded more in scholarships than IS because of their higher tuition, but the actual amounts won't be enough to cover your tuition. At least from the people I've talked to who have received scholarships, they are usually no more than $5,000 a semester from my understandin. I'm IS and have not received any scholarships but I received a $500 federal grant for the fall, and a $1,000 grant for spring as my family contribution is $0. The school does fund a lot of money through scholarships but you have to realize that the majority of your classmates will have financial need (especially since everyone will now be considered independent and no longer tied to parental contribution, only spousal) and will qualify for scholarships. So rather than receiving a large sum for a few people, it's smaller amounts for more students. Many other schools do this as well. Last year my choice came between Tufts and UF, with Tufts promoting extensive financial aid funds. Once our financial aid packets were awarded the actual scholarship money I received was the most students were eligible to receive which was something around $11,000, which was nothing compared to the $50,000 tuition. Since I loved both programs equally I personally couldn't justify spending 15K more in tuition, let alone living expenses. As much as I want all of you to attend UF, if your decision is only dependent on cost then I would highly reconsider because there is no guarantee that you will receive any scholarships. If you get accepted to a program that you love just as much and is cheaper then I highly recommend attending that one. The current debt load/salary ratio is a huge issue and shouldn't be taken lightly. That being said, if UF is your dream school/it offers programs your instate does not/ you don't have an instate/ you believe you will be much happier here then yes consider accepting an offer. Most likely as an OOS you will receive some sort of funding, it just won't be a substantial difference and you'll still pay more than IS, but every little bit helps.
If its like last year then there is no deposit. You just have to email back and then sign and send back the paper they send you regarding your animal science and nutrition courses. After that don't expect to hear anything back until May/early June when you begin your online orientation. I personally thought they had forgotten about me and that I wasn't really accepted because I literally didn't hear anything for over two months
Great! That is good to know because I likely would have started panicking a little 😉If its like last year then there is no deposit. You just have to email back and then sign and send back the paper they send you regarding your animal science and nutrition courses. After that don't expect to hear anything back until May/early June when you begin your online orientation. I personally thought they had forgotten about me and that I wasn't really accepted because I literally didn't hear anything for over two months
I'm in the same boat. I'm a Florida resident and a current student at the University of Florida. I'm just wondering, how many Florida residents recieved that email?
That's what I have been told. They focus more on OOS students to get them to commit to Florida before the other schools have a chance to make an offer. They want to pick the best of the best OOS students 🙂
Did they tell you that specifically or does it say it somewhere on their website? Just curious because I couldn't find anything about fall transcripts on their website!
Can you share your link too?
Okay, Thank you! congrats on your interview!
