Sy Sandhu

Review of USF St. Petersburg

I seriously was considering coming here in the fal...

I seriously was considering coming here in the fall. I took a tour and loved the smaller private-college feel while also having the USF accreditation. The campus is truly beautiful. One of the main reason I decided AGAINST this campus (not USF Tampa though because that campus is great) is that not a single person could answer my simple questions about how many students who apply to med school matriculate and get accepted (every school has this data readily available) so that was a red flag. I was just ping ponged between many people which was quite annoying. It s a shame because it s such a beautiful campus and they have a lot of offer especially with the huge scholarship(ended up being a full ride with Prepaid) I was offered from USF but I just decided it was not the best option for the Pre-med track. I would suggest looking at USF Tampa if you must because most of the classes I wanted to take anyways I would ve had to take there even if I stayed on campus at USFSP which is a shame because dealing with that traffic is a nightmare I would not like to endure daily or even bi-weekly (yes it is that bad trust me). Also a note, the campus is right next to an airport so walking around you notice the planes but you can t even hear them inside the building. I was really impressed with what USF offered in scholarship and the dorms were quite nice but just was not the best fit for me. I finally decided on UM because USF just disappointed me in too many ways. You may think it s the best fit and go for it just weigh out your options; I don t think this campus has enough going for it in terms of Pre Med though. Maybe (and hopefully) that will change but for now all I can say is, It s all about the U baby! Go Canes!