Having just finished my sophomore year of college I have taken a fair few courses so far, but my favorite has definitely got to be a class called Bibliomania. As an English major I've found that scheduling is tough because many of the classes that I want to take are either full by the time I have gotten to register or they conflict with my other class times. That...

I remember applying for college distinctly as months upon months of deadlines and stress, and as such it is not something I look back on very fondly. There was a plan in the works, I would apply to five schools, three of them absolute dream schools that I was trying not to count on getting into, one realistic option that I thought I could be happy with, and one safety school that I should not have any problems getting into. On the surface this sounds like a decent plan, and it was, but I still could not get my mind...

The University of Florida is located in Gainesville, which is actually a fairly large town, though not quite a city. Initially I was concerned about going to school here because I thought there wouldn't be much to do, but I couldn't be more wrong. This town is the epitome of a college town. There are all kinds of events and activities, tons of great...

Recommendations are an important part of the application process because it is more of an unbiased look at the applicant themselves. When I was applying I was lucky to have good relationships with several of my teachers who knew not only my academic strengths and weaknesses, but also knew me personally. If you are looking for good...

The University of Florida is a special place, there is just no other way to describe it. When I initially applied it wasn't my first choice, but through happenstance and a bit of thought this is where I ended up. At the end of my application process I had been accepted to the two schools I thought I would get into, UF being one of them. It turned out to be a tougher...