University of Florida: Off the Record (College Prowler) (College Prowler: University of Florida Off the Record)
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (907 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1596581549 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 170 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Complete with hundreds of quotes, grades, stats, and reviews, each student-written guide offers a comprehensive collection of information on one particular school. For honest, unbiased information, College Prowler delivers an inside look at college, straight from the students' mouths. See how students rate their campus when it's time to look beyond the brochures and talk about key issues that really matter.
Baltrip, New York Times, January 18, 2004. -- Melissa Kaplan, Boston Globe, May 23, 2004The real lowdown on campus life. -- Benjamin Gilbert, Washington Post, April 27, 2004The prospective college student's antidote to the Princeton Review doldrums. -- Laura Randall and Kimetris N. The new kid on the block when it comes to student-to-student assessments of college campuses
"Quasi Helpful -- mostly fluff, though" according to S. Robinson. I hope the author, who posted that rave review here, received his degree from UF in marketing because he's very good at it. He's not so good as a journalist.I went out of my way to get this book for my son who will be attending UF in the fall. While there are small bits that I think might be useful to him, the majority of the book reads like someone sat down with the recent Censu. "I've spent five years there; I promise I know what's up" according to Regine Rossi. When I decided to go to UF, it was just a guess - it would be free with my state scholarships and there was a big choice of majors. Other than that, and the fact that there were a lot of red bricks involved, I really didn't know anything about this fairly permanent gig I was signing myself up for. And that feeling of being excited yet somehow terminally confused did not exactly d