Type: Public
State: Florida
Website: www.ucf.edu


Quick Overview:
Good library and computer facilities, food off campus is great and athletic facilities are excellent.
The word from: the Students

The university of Central Florida's reputation is not yet on par to it's true academic image. It's a great school with a very good academic program, the engineering and science programs are very well known and students also say great things of the hospitality, management and business programs. It's a very technological campus, things like internet all over the campus are a reality. The university has witnessed a very rapid growth these last decades and its size serves as evidence for this fact, it can be a bit overwhelming for new students and others that would like a more familiar approach to higher education. Classes are large and professors can be either very good, always available to help and make sure students understand what they teach, or simply bad, come into class read their notes and leave after. Upper-level classes don't seem to have these kinds of problems, they are fun and professors really know about what they teach and so students do learn more from them. When it comes to the administration, students say they are very genuine when it comes to caring to students needs, although it's hard to keep track of the entire student body needs since it's so large in size. Registration is not so great, it's difficult and if you don't schedule yourself right you can miss important classes sometimes.

The UCF campus is a beautiful, scenic and comfortable campus. Everything is quite close together, making it easier to go from one class to another, parking is still a problem no matter how big the campus gets though. It's a very socially active campus so if that's the kind of thing you like, it will be a perfect fit. The campus organizes a lot of social events and there is an enormous array of clubs and organizations to choose from. Sports are a very relevant part of UCF and the university has every kind of sport one can think of, a huge gym with all kinds of workout machines, football is a very popular sport among students as well. Fraternities and sororities have their representation at UCF as well but they're a minority here. The university's location provides the best of both worlds, on one hand the city of Orlando is a nice getaway for upperclassmen for nice relaxing breaks, on the other hand the surroundings around campus provide the typical college environment with clubs, bars and dance floors, for all sorts of college activities at night.

Variety seems to be a key factor when trying to describe the typical UCF student, other than being majorly from in-state, there is no other typical characteristic that can be applied to describe the student body. Very different people with their own set of things, friends, experiences, etc. There are big differences among students from the different schools in campus and even between schools. It's a huge mix of cultures and backgrounds, races, ethnicities.

Type: Private
State: Pennsylvania
Website: www.upenn.edu


Quick Overview:
Great infrastructures, library and athletic facilities, good food off-campus, satisfied students.


The word from: the Students

At UPenn, everyone shares the same intellectual curiosity and the top-notch resources offered. It's strong academic reputation and large alumni network are enough reasons to be proud of the school. Students are very passionate about what they do in and out of class and take all the opportunities given at UPenn. Its four undergrad schools are very focused on the future of their students, for instance Wharton has a great professional atmosphere. Students are kept motivated and competitive in their studies during the week. This career centered attitude is well noted among students, with more space for creativity than to step on each other.

Professors can get caught in their own research and leaving classes a bit behind, but there are not many places where you can be taught by people that are references in their fields of knowledge. If you put time and effort into it professors will gladly aid in whatever they can. They can be however quite challenging academically. The administration is very professional and helpful, really concerned about their students.
In short UPenn offers academic opportunities like no where else.


Partying at UPenn can be the most intense out of all ivy league universities or colleges. There is a clear effort not to have classes on Friday so that the weekend starts earlier. When it comes to mid terms and finals though, people get into it seriously and study. Besides the entertainment offered by New York and Philadelphia on the weekends, there's also plenty of restaurants, shopping, concerts and sports games, as well as just hanging with fellow students to play console games. The school makes it so that there are always plenty guest speakers, cultural events, clubs and organizations for students to keep themselves busy and so
people are always trying to balance school work during the week and all the activity during weekends.

The general population of UPenn is very career-focused, takes classes pretty seriously, politically tends to be left and the majority is of type A personality. The sense of personal style is very strong among students and no group deviates much from the typical stereotypes.