Florida Review Magazine Reviews

UCF is an awesome school with a great campus.... or so it seems. Some of the professors are amazing but most are not. When it comes down to it, the majorty of the college is just money grubbing and will go out of its way to be unhelpful to students. YOU ARE A DOLLAR SIGN, and they make sure you know that. I went here for five years while working full time, and most of the time they made my college experience horrible. I waited till I graduated to post this review. I finished and this was one of the first hinga I wanted to do post-graduation. The Universty is too big and they do not care about you in the slightest. You are money to them, and that s it. I will not be returning here for my masters, and I do mot recommend for people to go here, especially if you re paying out of your own pocket and don t have student loans.

Great school. Perfect environment to form connections of a lifetime.

REVIEW FOR UCF SGA
UCF SGA ruined printing and caused nothing but problems. Scanner and copier are always down and AKS never has theirs working either. Printers are always down and their solution is to "pay to print at the library". Lines are outrageous and wait time is insane now that SGA removed the Xpress Lab. Almost impossible to print or do anything now because of SGA's incompetence. Unacceptable.

Some of the best years of my life, nicest campus on the planet.

Cool place! I don't attend here, but it definitely has been fun visiting. Their degree programs are great from what I hear and their engineering program is superb.

During peak hours it is difficult to find parking. Great school though

Hello, my name is Caique Andrade

I am Brazilian and I have the dream of making an exchange in the United States.

I am player football and would like to try a scholarship at UCF because it was the faculty that caught my attention because of the availability.

I wonder how I can is chance?

Thank you so much

UCF has terrible customer service in regards to both staff etiquette and in the promptness of their response times. I would constantly be transferred to different departs, because everyone I managed to get a hold of was the wrong person or could not help me. When I was able to talk to someone they were rude and very condescending, with a touch of not caring to hear what you had to say. I would go weeks without any replies to emails, or voicemails. This resulted in me missing multiple deadlines, which leads me to my next subject. UCF also has multiple bogus fees and will charge you for literally everything. I asked what these fees were for and I was told, stuff and they are fees for school . No one could actually tell me what I was paying for, or why I had to pay the fees. They would drag out paperwork so I missed deadlines resulting in me needing to re-file forms and making to where I had to pay the same fees I had just paid. UCF also did not accept my A.S., which is through another accredited university, nor would they accept any of my credits gained through that degree and my eight years military service.

UCF is a wretched university whose soul purpose is milking people for the money. If you can avoid it please do so for you are better off going to another school, in a different state. I ve found out that a lot of the colleges and universities are subsidiaries of UCF, so you can expect the same treatment from them as well.

UCF named short-term provost Dale Whittaker as president, a real disappointment. He was passed over at Iowa State, where he made it to finalist for the top slot just as a ploy to pressure UCF.
Arms twisted, UCF buckled and named Whittaker - yet another older white guy - as president, Why was Diane Chase chased off, the pride of UCF? Her banishment to Vegas is a scandal, look it up.
1967 called and wants its white male entitlement back. Is agricultural engineering - Whittaker's field - really the knowledge base needed in....Orlando? Is this political hack, who grins nonstop and has memorized lots of word-salad jargon, the best UCF can do?
This is not the innovation UCF pretends to prize. This is same old, same old. No financial donations until the executive suite resembles the rest of America.

Great play to live around and Work , The greatest University of Central Florida and great place to get an Education.Go Knights

This school does not help you out in any way. They are only there to take your money and then in turn give you an unsuccessful college career. Everything is online when technology is unreliable. And they purposely hold you back so you cant graduate on time.

Ucf moving up like the Jefferson!! Ever since they beat Auburn in the Championship game!! Teams know not to under estimate them!!!

Hard to park, no awning/overheads to cover you anywhere when raining, circle design makes it easy to navigate

Ucf is the most beautiful school ever
i wish i was a senior right now.

My daughter just transfer to UCF this university is huge and beautiful. She loves it! It's a wonderful place to study. Very clean.

(READ ALL THE REVIEWS NOT JUST THE FIVE STAR ONES, IT WILL BE WORTH YOUR TIME) The saddest part about this school is there administration, finical aid, and office of student accounts. For this University to be held with so many accolades, they are by far the most unprofessional, disrespectful, money hungry school ever. They do not have any care for not one student and their blatant disrespect for others is tarnishing the schools reputation. Great professors and curriculum, but check the drop out rates & the amount of students who have been messed over by their finical aid department and student accounts. The government seriously needs to do an audit on UCF to unveil some of the most horrible attributes of their staff .

Great waste of my battery, toll money and time! I am not at university of central florida as imput, but at a research building MILES AWAY.

Hey, I haven't attended this school YET, but could someone tell me what to expect if I'm going into software development here? Thanks.

Also, gaaaah. I keep seeing mixed reviews here. I'm pretty set on this school, so could someone also give me advice on how to prepare to attend this sort of school? If anyone has attended this place, could you give some quick tips? Help would be much appreciated, thank you.

You definitely need to stay on top of your grades- it's viewed that it is your grade, and therefore something you should be monitoring. The professors will always help and change grades when proof is shown. The syllabus of each professor is your bible. Always go to office hours, and use e-mail or webcourses to keep in contact with both the professor and TA (if applicable). Definitely find an advisor you like, even if it may not be the one assigned to you... First Year Advising is amazing! Make sure to take full advantage of it! Try to get at least a but involved with the school, as it helps give you that extra motivation to go through the school work. Beautiful campus, amazing resources when you search for them- and never be afraid to just randomly drop into an advisement area and ask where to get help for whatever you need- it's sometimes hard to figure out what advisement department handles what.. So just ask! The campus is also perfectly planned out in an easy to follow system!

My daughter went to UCF for 2yrs and every Christmas they out do themselves by turning the Campus into a Magical Winter Wonderland...i go every year...i love Christmas and we get our photos taken with Santa...you feel like a child..it's the BEST...Go UCF..

Went here today to find a out that the disc golf course is now closed and defunct. I thought the campus was beautiful, it seems well organized, but it is massive. I did see some construction as others have mentioned, but it did not hinder traffic at all. This is a great place for a walk if you like to be surrounded by lots of people.

wow the campus is too big. parking is pain finding a spot driving around and you pay alot just to park.

I don't understand how this huge college doesn't have anyone who answers the telephone during normal business hours. I have been holding for financial aid department for exactly 1 hour 11 mins and counting. This is ridiculous!!!

Once you're accepted to the distance online program you're pretty much on your own. Never assigned a program adviser to advise on the correct courses needed for my program. You can send dozens of e-mails to your department they will never reply back. they're just interested in obtaining your financial aid , grants and money.

ETA: In regards to the recent correspondence below, it's a little too late to provide your number. That number was the same number I used to contact your institution numerous times. Secondly, you're responding after almost a year later??? Thankfully, since then I have transferred to a more caring university.

I had a great experience at UCF as an undergrad and even went back to get my master's here after becoming an employee.

They should invest in more parking, but the facilities are well maintained.

this is a very great college , its very organized and well put together i will think about taking my son and daughter they are almost there the campus is just gorgeous and very many thing to do keep you busy and staying in a good way

Horrible worthless institution. Got my degree but would not go back. Should be called RED TAPE UNIVERSITY.

I would like to know if you guys having ucf students going to community and knocking on people doors asking for money carrying bottle on detergent soap. I try call the your number and no respond...

My experience at UCF has been beyond wonderful. I loved my professors, my peers, the campus, and I feel prepared for the professional work force.

You guys suck seriously suspending students over personal relationship related disputes. Theres no law the forbids a student from posting a letter he received from an EX-lover. SMH

Great university.
Beautiful campus.

Nice facilities but way too crowded, excessive traffic, and scarce at best parking availability make this a place I don't go out of the way to visit.

Are all your students required to be Liberal or just the students that are up for elections?? Not sure I would want my son to attend a College that

teaches students to all think the same.

Very disappointed in the admissions and office technology, very outdated. If you don't pay your application fee right when you are filling out your application then they will only take a check that you have to mail in. Calling in for any kind of assistance, you can plan on waiting for at least 30 min then to be told you need to talk with another department or they really don't know or have answers. I have worked with 7 different Universities and this by far is the worst for helping incoming students.

If I could give this school no stars, I would have. The administration makes the school, and for crying out loud the admissions office is one of the worst I've ever dealt with. The people that work in that office are the rudest, and everything you say to them is thought by them to be a lie. Every single time I have to deal with them has been a dreadful experience. If you have the means, choose another school for your child.

This place is so big. Too many students for the faculty and staff to keep up with. Nobody knows what is going on. Communication sucks. They call it U Can't Finish for a reason. They spin you in circles to get more money out of you. They don't care about your education. Professors only care about the paycheck and staff only care about their job and administration only cares about how many more students they can cram in. I was even told by the one of the departments that there were too many students and not enough faculty to give me the help and attention I asked for. Crap. Complete crap.

UCF is a great place to find yourself. I've saw a comment here and elsewhere that it is a "party school". Quite frankly you can party at any school, it is up to the student. What you have at UCF is a school with extensive resources and opportunities for students to become involved in research and the community. UCF has a very new and immense campus, as most of the campus has been built or refurbished in the last 15 years. Engineering and Computers (CS and CE) are still king here, harkening back to the university's founding as Florida Technological University.

Because of UCF, Orlando might be the biggest college town in the country. The university touches every corner of life in the city (students can benefit from these connections), and much of the city might not be there if not for UCF. Party or not, but if you work hard and want to become involved in the city and the university you will learn. Go Knights!

I attended the youth stem programs at UCF (All three camp connects and two of the coding programs) and they were very useful. It helped get a head start on what I wanted to study. The programs were very hands-on and I learned so much from them. It was also nice to get to my (possible) future professors and to have a feeling of what life is like in the campus.

Recent graduate: Large alumni community in Orlando area can help if you network appropriately. The College of business advising was some of the worst I've ever encounter due to their staff providing different information both of which were incorrect I graduated an entire semester late and took additional unnecessary courses. They don't seem to care about academic success. Only person who helped me succeed was Denise Cordova!
Parking is extremely difficult as well! The school is unfortunately growing faster than they can support and as a result its students and staff are suffering.

Very very nice campus! (They also sell amazing gourmet popsicles)

Best university there is! Graduated with my forensic science/chemistry degree and was able to find a job in my field 3 months after graduation. UCF prepared me for everything I needed to succeed. I'm very proud to call myself a Knight!

For the second largest school in the country it is a great place to be it's like its own small town with its culture and atmosphere

Absurd unnecessary policies that only serve to hinder students from finishing or even finishing at all. The best thing is they are making you pay for it. Thank you UCF

Best University, just make sure you research your professors: some are ridiculously difficult, others have a thick accent, most are amazing though.

I just graduated from UCF, and I have to say the campus is really beautiful. The whole reason why I chose to go to this school in the first place was because of how nice the campus was. The people that attend the school, however, are less than to be desired. I look back without really having any emotionally ties from this school. it was a solid educational experience, and I learned a lot, and received the internships and experience I needed in order for me to be prepared for the real world, but I did not graduate with any true friends from this school. I tend to get a log with most people, and was really popular in high school, but when I came to UCF meeting people was extremely difficult. The size of the campus has some measure for this reasoning, but it's also the people who do not really want to take the initiative to meet other people. It's really surprising that within such a huge campus the majority of people do not want to branch out and talk to other students, and if you try starting a conversation with someone they look at you like you're the weird one.Overall, I was a transfer student who did not have anyone to go up with in the beginning, so this may had some effect as to why it was more difficult for me even when I tried to get involved, but it still was not successful. I still say it was a great educational experience, and no matter what you will learn a lot.

Alumni here and this school really is what you make of it. And it basically caters to all types for better and also for the worse. If you are a serious student there is so much funding at this powerhouse school and opportunities you CAN find something as long as you look for it. If you are more into the party scene and just want to enjoy college than by all means you will be surrounded by many sharing the same goal. But as a serious student (med school now) I can't say that I am happy with my decision at UCF. Although I did have fun I think it held me back more than push me. Only because there is too much emphasis on distractions/events/gym/sports and the party-school environment. With so many students that are not taking school seriously I let myself get carried away with the flow thinking my lazy lifestyle was the "norm" for a student. Kids go into class in their pajamas and the class sizes are so big you'll never get to know your professors let alone a letter of recommendation for higher education. So I'd say its a slightly below average place, as long as you don't get caught up in the wave of blowing off your school work which can really hurt in the long run. Avoid that and you can reap the benefits of all that insane funding they get.

The teachers seem self-absorbed, Staff members (Finacial Aid expecially) are unprofessional and magically able to lose papers you turn in multiple times. It was a disappointing experience. If I could have afford it, would have chosen another school to get my B.A

Fantastic campus for the area, but still a bit outdated when compared to other schools around Florida.

I love this place because the buildings are so cool and very nice to.

The professors and students are great but the administration is horrible. All they care about is their money, and if you can't afford it, they don't care to help you at all. They don't work with students with limited money. If you don't pay them what they want, when they want it, they kick you out.

Top quality university and great professors! Loved my time at UCF!

I attend UCF and it is the best university. UCF is not only an university, it is a place to spend time with your friends, they have workshops, events for students to participate, engage and have fun. They provide an excellent support in many areas, not only in your academics they have advisors, mentors, coaches but, as well they provide counseling in crisis, tough decisions, family. It is a place to be, to belong, to better yourself.

I will graduate from the College of Business Administration in 2015 as a Marketing Major and a member of the Professional Selling Program. I have had nothing but positive experiences with UCF, all of which I earned through hard work and dedication to my education.

This school is like most things, you reap what you sow. Come to UCF and sow high quality seeds deep in this fertile ground; you too will see flowers bloom all around you.

this school is overrated its turrible but has some nice beds

I attended the commencement held on Friday 12/15/2017. It was easily the poorest commencement I have ever attended, including pre-school, kindergarten, elementary, middle school, high school and college. The main speaker, a political hack who was a UCF grad, struggled to read every word of his typed speech, sometimes pausing in mid sentence as if trying to make out someones' handwriting only there wasn't any handwriting. There were only two, one a UCF student< who didn't read every word of even the simplest statement. You really need to do much, much better UCF!

The food is way overpriced here (no cheaper options), parking is hard to find, housing is a mess and lacking in number, and the campus staff is incompetent.

Good computer science program and also 2nd largest university in the US

1 in 5 professors here provide a quality experience. As a Computer Engineering undergrad with 5 classes left I will say this has been the most ridiculously challenging commitment I have ever gone through. This university will not hold your hand. You will spend tons of money. This university will try everything in its power to break you (if your major is worth anything). But maintain a strong will and after being chewed up and spat out several times, you might just land a career afterwards. At least there are jobs now.

how much does it cost to study medicine at this university?

Lack of parking for student population that seems to be growing exponentially. Need a class or lab for a program? Good luck with that, since it fills up before you ever even get a chance to sign up for it. Took classes at an affiliated college? Get ready to sign forms for the online system to override you into the class because the system doesn't recognize that your prerequisites do indeed count. OH, but then get ready to be denied because the class fills up in the time it takes you to sign the forms and now they don't override you into a class that is full.

It's not unusual for seniors to take labs for lectures they took a year ago because there just aren't enough seats, or to be delayed from graduating. Get ready for admissions to sit on your transcripts and not update the classes you took for MONTHS.

UCF= U Can't Finish

Not satisfied with my experience as a student. Factory like institution. Hard to get advising assistance or any other type of help for that matter. You are pretty much on your own at UCF, do not expect to be cared about or helped in the pursuit of your degree.

You guys are robbing Donald down there. You didn't even back the man. He is making YOUTUBE VIDEOS!!! And you guys didn't have his back from the start. Smh. What is wrong with him getting paid for something he is doing with his own money/time. This situation needs to rethought.

UCF prioritizes profit over student success. Some departments are funded. Some are not. The parking is horrendous. It has some good qualities but I wouldn't recommend it overall. It's too big and the school cares more about money than students. They should model themselves after Valencia College, which takes practical initiatives to help students who want to help themselves.

UCF is a great University! They're a few small things that will take some getting used to like never finding parking and trying to understand all of the different accents of your professors.

Once you get past those things you will realize how great this school is. I graduated from the COB or college of business and have nothing but positive things to say about all of my professors! The tuition was high (like most great schools) but overall it was worth it and I definitely would choose UCF again!