University of Florida Levin College of Law c/o 2019 Forum

[mikmn]

PSA hold does not mean wait listed.....

[trenhardeatclen]

My status changed to "Current Status: Under Initial Review by Committee"

How long does that generally last for?

[alydeee]

Just changed to Under Initial Review by Committee!

[clarf]

Meeting up with the Assistant Dean of Admissions here in rural Alaska because he happens to go to the annual dog race up here. How weird is that?

[herewego321]

Meeting up with the Assistant Dean of Admissions here in rural Alaska because he happens to go to the annual dog race up here. How weird is that?

that is so weird but really cool!

[Sonar80]

My status changed to "Current Status: Under Initial Review by Committee"

How long does that generally last for?

Depends on how competitive your numbers are. If you're 165+ probably less than a week. If you're at the medians it could be a little while.

[Leagles5161]

My status changed to "Current Status: Under Initial Review by Committee"

How long does that generally last for?

Depends on how competitive your numbers are. If you're 165+ probably less than a week. If you're at the medians it could be a little while.

Yeah, it could be awhile, even this late in the cycle. I applied in early September and just heard back this week with a 75% scholly.

[Kat1021]

Has anyone toured yet? Thoughts?

I thought I was set on FSU (scholarship) but now I'm not so sure. I definitely need to see UF.

[Sonar80]

Has anyone toured yet? Thoughts?

I thought I was set on FSU (scholarship) but now I'm not so sure. I definitely need to see UF.

I went around there last year. It was alright. I wasn't blown away or anything, but conversely I didn't think 'what a shit hole!' All the 1L classes are essentially in the same building which has three or four huge classrooms, and you pretty much switch between rooms all day. The library is pretty big, and has three 'areas' the quiet, very quiet and deathly silence areas. The law school itself wasn't as big as I was expecting. As with most colleges, parking is a HUGE issue there. Gainesville is a nice place, and has a lot of diversity and lots of things to do.

[blonde&confused]

Helloooo, accepted with 75% scholarship a month or two ago. But I'm a UF undergrad, so if anyone has any questions about the Gainesville area or UF in general, feel free to ask.

[CPAlawHopefu]

Helloooo, accepted with 75% scholarship a month or two ago. But I'm a UF undergrad, so if anyone has any questions about the Gainesville area or UF in general, feel free to ask.

I heard UF campus is ginormous. Is it bike friendly? How do most students get around in town? Recommend bringing a car?

[FuturePanhandler]

Has anyone toured yet? Thoughts?

I thought I was set on FSU (scholarship) but now I'm not so sure. I definitely need to see UF.

I went around there last year. It was alright. I wasn't blown away or anything, but conversely I didn't think 'what a shit hole!' All the 1L classes are essentially in the same building which has three or four huge classrooms, and you pretty much switch between rooms all day. The library is pretty big, and has three 'areas' the quiet, very quiet and deathly silence areas. The law school itself wasn't as big as I was expecting. As with most colleges, parking is a HUGE issue there. Gainesville is a nice place, and has a lot of diversity and lots of things to do.

Parking is not a huge issue. As long as you're there before 9 M-W you can park very close. If you get there after, you can park within a 5 minute walk. If you get there around a time when a lot of classes get out (i.e. 11:50) you can usually snag someone who is leaving's spot.

On Thursday, you can usually get a close spot any time, and on Friday it's a ghost town.

There's never a time where you can't park within 5 minutes. Of the school.

[FuturePanhandler]

Helloooo, accepted with 75% scholarship a month or two ago. But I'm a UF undergrad, so if anyone has any questions about the Gainesville area or UF in general, feel free to ask.

I heard UF campus is ginormous. Is it bike friendly? How do most students get around in town? Recommend bringing a car?

The whole UF campus is huge, yes, but the law school is not. I would bring a car unless you're living across the street and don't mind taking the bus to get groceries.

[Kat1021]

Has anyone toured yet? Thoughts?

I thought I was set on FSU (scholarship) but now I'm not so sure. I definitely need to see UF.

I went around there last year. It was alright. I wasn't blown away or anything, but conversely I didn't think 'what a shit hole!' All the 1L classes are essentially in the same building which has three or four huge classrooms, and you pretty much switch between rooms all day. The library is pretty big, and has three 'areas' the quiet, very quiet and deathly silence areas. The law school itself wasn't as big as I was expecting. As with most colleges, parking is a HUGE issue there. Gainesville is a nice place, and has a lot of diversity and lots of things to do.

Parking is not a huge issue. As long as you're there before 9 M-W you can park very close. If you get there after, you can park within a 5 minute walk. If you get there around a time when a lot of classes get out (i.e. 11:50) you can usually snag someone who is leaving's spot.

On Thursday, you can usually get a close spot any time, and on Friday it's a ghost town.

There's never a time where you can't park within 5 minutes. Of the school.

I'm glad you said that. Levin's website gave me the impression that I should plan on taking a bus because of how bad parking its. I believe I read that the law lot only has 90 parking spots.

[IsThisForReal]

The bus system is awesome though. Tons of lines, usually very timely, and gps tracker app is super helpful. If you live anywhere near campus, I'd recommend the bus.

[IsThisForReal]

And the law lot isn't all that huge, but there's a bunch of street parking.

[Sonar80]

Has anyone toured yet? Thoughts?

I thought I was set on FSU (scholarship) but now I'm not so sure. I definitely need to see UF.

I went around there last year. It was alright. I wasn't blown away or anything, but conversely I didn't think 'what a shit hole!' All the 1L classes are essentially in the same building which has three or four huge classrooms, and you pretty much switch between rooms all day. The library is pretty big, and has three 'areas' the quiet, very quiet and deathly silence areas. The law school itself wasn't as big as I was expecting. As with most colleges, parking is a HUGE issue there. Gainesville is a nice place, and has a lot of diversity and lots of things to do.

Parking is not a huge issue. As long as you're there before 9 M-W you can park very close. If you get there after, you can park within a 5 minute walk. If you get there around a time when a lot of classes get out (i.e. 11:50) you can usually snag someone who is leaving's spot.

On Thursday, you can usually get a close spot any time, and on Friday it's a ghost town.

There's never a time where you can't park within 5 minutes. Of the school.

Man, I'm glad to hear that. Both the website and the lady giving me the tour basically indicated that parking is a nightmare. Do you know anyone that got a spot at the church down the road? How did that work out for them?

[trenhardeatclen]

My status changed to "Current Status: Under Initial Review by Committee"

How long does that generally last for?

Depends on how competitive your numbers are. If you're 165+ probably less than a week. If you're at the medians it could be a little while.

Yeah, it could be awhile, even this late in the cycle. I applied in early September and just heard back this week with a 75% scholly.

LSAT 160
GPA 3.92

I'm hoping they offer me at least 75% scholly as well

[FuturePanhandler]

Has anyone toured yet? Thoughts?

I thought I was set on FSU (scholarship) but now I'm not so sure. I definitely need to see UF.

I went around there last year. It was alright. I wasn't blown away or anything, but conversely I didn't think 'what a shit hole!' All the 1L classes are essentially in the same building which has three or four huge classrooms, and you pretty much switch between rooms all day. The library is pretty big, and has three 'areas' the quiet, very quiet and deathly silence areas. The law school itself wasn't as big as I was expecting. As with most colleges, parking is a HUGE issue there. Gainesville is a nice place, and has a lot of diversity and lots of things to do.

Parking is not a huge issue. As long as you're there before 9 M-W you can park very close. If you get there after, you can park within a 5 minute walk. If you get there around a time when a lot of classes get out (i.e. 11:50) you can usually snag someone who is leaving's spot.

On Thursday, you can usually get a close spot any time, and on Friday it's a ghost town.

There's never a time where you can't park within 5 minutes. Of the school.

Man, I'm glad to hear that. Both the website and the lady giving me the tour basically indicated that parking is a nightmare. Do you know anyone that got a spot at the church down the road? How did that work out for them?

It's only nightmare if you have class at 10am and try to get there at 9:55. Otherwise I don't find it to be an issue, certainly not a "nightmare" in comparison to other schools.

I guess parking at the church works fine. You have a guaranteed spot and I think it's a little cheaper. It's more of a walk than if you are able to park right at the school, which I wouldn't like since it rains so much and it's so hot for much of the fall and the end of spring. One advantage to having a UF decal ("green decal") is that you can park at the gym if you go during the day. Otherwise there's no parking until 3:30 I think.

If you plan on always getting to campus early (which I recommend as a habit for studying purposes) and don't want to walk much then I recommend just going with the UF decal.

[FuturePanhandler]

And the law lot isn't all that huge, but there's a bunch of street parking.

There's no more street parking.

[FuturePanhandler]

Has anyone toured yet? Thoughts?

I thought I was set on FSU (scholarship) but now I'm not so sure. I definitely need to see UF.

I went around there last year. It was alright. I wasn't blown away or anything, but conversely I didn't think 'what a shit hole!' All the 1L classes are essentially in the same building which has three or four huge classrooms, and you pretty much switch between rooms all day. The library is pretty big, and has three 'areas' the quiet, very quiet and deathly silence areas. The law school itself wasn't as big as I was expecting. As with most colleges, parking is a HUGE issue there. Gainesville is a nice place, and has a lot of diversity and lots of things to do.

Parking is not a huge issue. As long as you're there before 9 M-W you can park very close. If you get there after, you can park within a 5 minute walk. If you get there around a time when a lot of classes get out (i.e. 11:50) you can usually snag someone who is leaving's spot.

On Thursday, you can usually get a close spot any time, and on Friday it's a ghost town.

There's never a time where you can't park within 5 minutes. Of the school.

I'm glad you said that. Levin's website gave me the impression that I should plan on taking a bus because of how bad parking its. I believe I read that the law lot only has 90 parking spots.

I mean I haven't counted, but I believe there's a lot more than that immediately around the school, and there's a LOT more than that if you include the areas around the school that are within a 5 minute walk.

[IsThisForReal]

And the law lot isn't all that huge, but there's a bunch of street parking.

There's no more street parking.

Oh. I knew they were blocking it off a while back but I thought it was just temporary. Good to know.

[FuturePanhandler]

And the law lot isn't all that huge, but there's a bunch of street parking.

There's no more street parking.

Oh. I knew they were blocking it off a while back but I thought it was just temporary. Good to know.

From what I understand, they made up for it by making more of the parking lot available to student decals than there used to be.

[blonde&confused]

Helloooo, accepted with 75% scholarship a month or two ago. But I'm a UF undergrad, so if anyone has any questions about the Gainesville area or UF in general, feel free to ask.

I heard UF campus is ginormous. Is it bike friendly? How do most students get around in town? Recommend bringing a car?

The whole UF campus is huge, yes, but the law school is not. I would bring a car unless you're living across the street and don't mind taking the bus to get groceries.

I definitely agree with this. Having a car in Gainesville is definitely a lot easier, especially for things like groceries. The UF campus is pretty bike friendly, and lots of people do bike around the undergrad campus but like it was mentioned above the law school is not that big. Another option is to get like a scooter or a motorcycle. I have a scooter and it is really convenient (except when it rains). Parking is never an issue, and it's faster than the bus. It's really nice to have on gamedays too lol.

[Sonar80]

Has anyone toured yet? Thoughts?

I thought I was set on FSU (scholarship) but now I'm not so sure. I definitely need to see UF.

I went around there last year. It was alright. I wasn't blown away or anything, but conversely I didn't think 'what a shit hole!' All the 1L classes are essentially in the same building which has three or four huge classrooms, and you pretty much switch between rooms all day. The library is pretty big, and has three 'areas' the quiet, very quiet and deathly silence areas. The law school itself wasn't as big as I was expecting. As with most colleges, parking is a HUGE issue there. Gainesville is a nice place, and has a lot of diversity and lots of things to do.

Parking is not a huge issue. As long as you're there before 9 M-W you can park very close. If you get there after, you can park within a 5 minute walk. If you get there around a time when a lot of classes get out (i.e. 11:50) you can usually snag someone who is leaving's spot.

On Thursday, you can usually get a close spot any time, and on Friday it's a ghost town.

There's never a time where you can't park within 5 minutes. Of the school.

Man, I'm glad to hear that. Both the website and the lady giving me the tour basically indicated that parking is a nightmare. Do you know anyone that got a spot at the church down the road? How did that work out for them?

It's only nightmare if you have class at 10am and try to get there at 9:55. Otherwise I don't find it to be an issue, certainly not a "nightmare" in comparison to other schools.

I guess parking at the church works fine. You have a guaranteed spot and I think it's a little cheaper. It's more of a walk than if you are able to park right at the school, which I wouldn't like since it rains so much and it's so hot for much of the fall and the end of spring. One advantage to having a UF decal ("green decal") is that you can park at the gym if you go during the day. Otherwise there's no parking until 3:30 I think.

If you plan on always getting to campus early (which I recommend as a habit for studying purposes) and don't want to walk much then I recommend just going with the UF decal.

Thanks for the advice, I was seriously considering the church, but it's very likely that I will be at the school sometime around 830 every day unless I have earlier classes. Are you pretty satisfied with your choice to go to UF all together?