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Well it's nice to meet another Gator Even if you've already been one for a while. I know this is kind of random but have you heard anything about their speech pathology program? Or know anyone who has been in it? The stuff I know is only based on the website, I'd love to get an insider's point of view.

Thank you guys so much You've been really helpful. Ideally I'd like to be able to walk to campus, but I will have a car so if I have to drive I will. If I live near sorority row wouldn't it be obnoxious though? I do have to do a lot of studying for my program so I don't want to be up all night because my neighbors are partying on a Tuesday. Also, thanks for the restaurant suggestions! I'm originally from Chicago so it's exciting to know Gainesville has deep dish!

So I finally decided to go to UF For the Speech-Language Pathology program. I didn't see a UF topic in the Meet and Greet forum and I thought we better get one started!! Anyone else joining me in Gainesville?

Hi! You guys seem to have some great advice on where to live. I'm going to UF for speech pathology so I'll be mainly in Dauer and occasionally the health center. I do want to walk to campus. After living in Michigan (hi other michigan person!) I want to take advantage of the nice weather. I do have a cat so anything pet friendly is a must. Do you guys have any advice on where to live? Also...I know this isn't typically the forum to ask this but, does anyone know much about their speech program? I know the basics but would love to talk to someone who has been there or knows someone who has been in the program.

Thanks for all of the advice I've been taking cost of living into consideration for sure. It would definitely be easier to afford living in Gainesville. I don't want to be in the schools but that's a great point. I guess I just have to decide what kind of culture I want to live in because they're both completely different. Plus, UF has a smaller program that NYU which is kinda nice. But I always come back to the "But it's NYC." argument. Haha

I haven't ever visited UF's campus. I have some cousins that went there so they've told me about it. The only stuff I know about the program is what's on the website. However, I did email the prof that accepted me yesterday and found out they have no funding this year for assistantships.

<br /><br /><br /> oddly enough i have family closer to UF than NYU. I have family about 5 hours way from UF and no one near me at NYU

I received my rejection letter from my top school the night before my birthday. Good timing right? I called my mom who didn't answer (while holding back tears) and then called my boyfriend sobbing and begging that he come over immediately. I cried on my bed curled up in a ball....which was very helpful. Let it all go. And then when my mom called back she tried to make me feel better. However, the one thing that did finally make me feel better was shredding the letter. I took the letter and then envelope and ran it through the shredder before I went to bed so it wouldn't be in my house on my birthday. Very therapeutic. That was really the only rejection that bothered me. I got 2 others, one kinda sucked cause it was the first school I had heard from but I didn't cry or anything, and the second one I knew I wasn't going to get in anyway. But the good news was, 3 days after my rejection, I got my first acceptance. And I've gotten 2 more since then and a wait-list. Oh...and I forgot to mention...because of the rejection I forgot to eat dinner and didn't realize it until I woke up super hungry the next morning.

does anyone have any suggestions? my major dilemma is that NYU is in New York City which would be an amazing place to live. But, UF is a higher ranked program (in speech pathology). Is it a bad decision to choose based on a city for a masters program?

Hi I got accepted to both NYU and University of Florida Gainesville. Now I have to decide which one to go to. UF is a higher ranked program and has much better weather. However, NYU is NYU and it's in New York. I am a city girl so the craziness of Manhattan is appealing. Does anyone have any advice?