University of Florida
HUH Expert Parent2020-05-07T16:04:41-04:00University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 (352) 392-3261 Congratulations! If you are on this page, you have a UF student! Read on to find out the insi [...]
Career Showcase
Michelle Balaun2020-08-06T20:41:17-04:00A Student Perspective Sometimes the thought of choosing a career is scary. Attending a career showcase is important for all students no matter what year [...]
Tax Time
Michelle Balaun2020-04-29T14:19:00-04:00Tax time is Always Right Around the Corner! Taxes, we have to admit, are decidedly not fun. But they ARE necessary. Whether you are preparing your retur [...]
Make the Call to Admissions to Get Answers
Michelle Balaun2020-04-29T15:02:49-04:00If You're Worried, Then Call... Sometime later in February, the UF Admissions department sends out with their acceptance letters. My older daughter, my [...]
They’ve Been Accepted, Now What?
Michelle Balaun2020-06-09T16:37:30-04:00They've Been Accepted Congratulations Class of 2024… YOU'VE BEEN ACCEPTED! It IS great to be a Florida Gator for so many reasons. You can all now take t [...]
Sending A Package to Your Student?
Michelle Balaun2020-09-29T13:54:09-04:00Make Sure Your Package Gets There For all the many reasons that a student receives a package, most of them bring a welcome highlight to their day. Wheth [...]
Choosing or Changing Your Major
Michelle Balaun2020-09-18T01:13:30-04:00You can change your mind and your major! The University of Florida offers a million-gazillion (okay, a multitude of) degrees. How is your student suppos [...]
Budget 101
Michelle Balaun2020-10-16T15:24:43-04:00Asking for Money? I can vividly remember being in college and having to make the dreaded call home to my father to ask for money after I blew through my [...]
Ready for The Next Four Years
HUH Expert Parent2020-04-30T13:53:42-04:00Are U Ready For The Next Four Years? You now have a student ready to spend the next four years at UF! That means you will undoubtedly be visiting once o [...]
Are You a Pre-Med Major?
Michelle Balaun2020-05-28T22:18:15-04:00Tips every pre-med student should know! Planning on going to medical school one day? If so, there are a few things that I wish I knew as a pre-med fresh [...]
Banks and Credit Unions at UF
Michelle Balaun2020-06-24T16:02:27-04:00Many Places to Grab Money, Banks Galore! Leaving for college comes with so many new things, but handling their own money can be one of the scariest. We [...]
Need Advice About Your College Career?
Michelle Balaun2020-02-27T13:12:31-05:00A Guide to Getting Advice As a fourth-year college student at the University of Florida, the best semesters were the ones in which I created my schedule [...]
Good Advice To My Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2020-08-06T20:18:17-04:00Advice Every Freshman Should Know Starting a new experience like college is a good time for good (not just any, but legit) advice. As a senior in high s [...]
Sick at School
Michelle Balaun2020-09-29T13:53:17-04:00Mom.........I'm sick. It’s bound to happen. At some point, the phone will ring and your mature, independent college student will cry “I don’t feel well. [...]
Get Involved
Michelle Balaun2020-08-10T15:03:04-04:00Get Involved With an undergraduate enrollment of over 35,000, spanning over 2,000 acres, UF is huge. That massive size means that students should find a [...]
Grad School Housing is More Grown Up!
Michelle Balaun2023-05-08T15:54:09-04:00Because Grad School Needs Are Different For Grad School students, finding an apartment entails completely different criteria, especially if they are hea [...]
Fun Classes When You Need an Elective
Michelle Balaun2020-10-06T16:30:40-04:00What Students Wish They Took Today, universities have students declare a major almost immediately. That's not to say they cannot change their major but, [...]
Study Abroad UF
Michelle Balaun2020-08-18T14:15:37-04:00Study Abroad? Not all classrooms have four walls. The best often have no walls. Nowhere is this more evident than with the growing number of students th [...]
The ABC’s of 529 Savings Plans UF
Michelle Balaun2020-08-24T11:32:26-04:00What 529 Pays When you decided to have kids, I would bet your first thought was not, "How am I going to pay for college?" But it might have been your se [...]
The Best Apps For Students
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:02:44-05:00UF and College Studying Apps Remember when you were in college and everything you needed was easily accessible via apps on your phone? No? Well, me eith [...]
The Stress of College
Michelle Balaun2020-06-01T12:23:24-04:00The Stress of College Stress. It affects all of us, including our kids. Honestly, what do we expect from balancing a full schedule, the welcome distract [...]
Tutoring
HUH Expert Parent2020-09-17T23:22:37-04:00Tutoring Can Help Like students at many other highly sought-after colleges, those who attend UF will be faced with challenging classes taught by respect [...]
Books, Books, Books
Michelle Balaun2020-08-20T14:51:36-04:00Book Time A lot has changed since I was a student, but one thing has not: Textbooks are expensive! Sure, the format differs, but the cost for books and [...]
Controversial Speakers
Michelle Balaun2020-06-16T14:44:11-04:00Is Free Expression, Controversial? UF is a melting pot with diverse people from different backgrounds and beliefs. No matter who you are, UF makes sure [...]
Flu Season Ahead, Wash Your Hands!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-29T13:48:13-04:00The Flu ends with “U” It’s that season again – and I don’t mean hurricanes. Flu season generally runs from October through May, peaking in December. Giv [...]
Dropping A Class
Michelle Balaun2020-09-20T15:09:24-04:00Dropping the Subject Will it be okay when you think dropping a class is the best choice? When my daughter was a junior, she decided to take a very heavy [...]
Is an A Really an A in your GPA?
Michelle Balaun2020-09-14T00:25:17-04:00Those Pluses and Minuses Do Count! In 2020, the University of Florida continues its rise, being named to the No. 6 spot in the U.S. News & World Rep [...]
Honor Roll
Michelle Balaun2020-05-28T21:52:47-04:00My Student Made Honor Roll It's always something of a goosebumps moment when a gold-embossed, cream-colored, linen envelope arrives in the mail. At this [...]
Student Accessibility Services
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T13:33:14-05:00Accessibility Accommodations for all students. My daughter has several friends that require special accessibility accommodations for their disability; s [...]
Technology Needs for UF Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-18T03:24:37-04:00HaveUHeard that Microsoft Office 365 technology is free? No need to clean your glasses! It says exactly what you thought it did: Free technology for all [...]
Who You Going to Call?
Michelle Balaun2020-05-14T16:06:08-04:00...When You Need Answers Here is the important contact info you need to have. Over the years there have only been a few times that I, as a parent, have [...]
Preparing for Grad School Exams
Michelle Balaun2021-05-07T13:14:16-04:00More exams, the fun keeps going! It may seem like you just finished studying for the ACTs and SATs and left for college. Time sure does fly when homewor [...]
Taking the Campus Tour Helps You Decide
Michelle Balaun2020-09-14T01:02:11-04:00A Tour Can Help You Make Your College Decision 'Tis the season for campus tours. Yes, we know. Many of you have already visited a LOT of schools. But no [...]
U Matter We Care at UF
HUH Expert Parent2019-12-19T13:52:01-05:00We Really Do Care We know you care too! Now you have your college student moved in and they are ready to embark on a new independent life. As a parent, [...]
ProctorU – Online Test Taking
Michelle Balaun2020-09-30T23:08:22-04:00Online Test Taking for Today’s Students Believe it or not, online test-taking can answer as many questions as it asks! At a university the size of UF, t [...]
The First Few Weeks at School
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T15:38:02-05:00We completed the drop. We unloaded the car in the treacherous Florida heat and we set up their rooms. The bed was made, everything had been put away and [...]
The Innovation Academy Explained
Michelle Balaun2021-08-31T14:47:51-04:00All the Questions Answered: Innovation Academy So you just got into the University of Florida— what an exciting day! How vividly I still remember the da [...]
Study? The Best Places to Study at UF
Michelle Balaun2020-09-18T00:29:26-04:00Best Places to Study at UF My daughter, like every other college student, has her own way of studying. She does not like to study in a group but prefers [...]
College Majors to Pursue at UF
Michelle Balaun2020-05-22T16:58:08-04:00Perhaps It’s Time to Consider Majors that are Sustainable in Tough Times Students usually choose a major over a period of time. I have always been a fan [...]
Safety Matters
HUH Expert Parent2019-12-19T16:29:18-05:00Safety UF takes safety very seriously. Technology has changed the landscape of how they impart information to students through texts and emails, and soc [...]
Santa Fe First
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T16:32:39-05:00Santa Fe Then Transfer to UF Some students may not be ready for a big university, but want the excitement that goes along with it. For this reason, many [...]
UF COVID Updates
Michelle Balaun2020-09-30T22:47:13-04:00Stay Up to Date on COVID Plans I don’t think I have ever used the word “unprecedented” as much as I have since this COVID pandemic began. Actually, I do [...]
Top Majors to Consider at UF
Michelle Balaun2020-09-14T00:50:17-04:00So Many Majors... So much to consider, so little to lose when choosing among majors as a new Gator! The University of Florida is not just the home of th [...]
Transferring to UF
Michelle Balaun2020-06-10T19:35:06-04:00Better late than never...Transferring to the Orange and Blue Many students leave for college unsure of what they'll find. Some ultimately realize when t [...]
So your student wants to be a Gator?
Michelle Balaun2020-10-28T12:23:30-04:00So your student wants to be a Gator? That's understandable - Time Magazine ranked UF as the best school in Florida. UF is a great university, right down [...]
Trouble in Paradise
Michelle Balaun2020-10-20T11:50:18-04:00Your student got in trouble... Is your student having trouble? In trouble? Are they having problems with a roommate, an apartment lease, underage drinki [...]