Oh, Those College Students

Hey, what do all FSU and UF students have in common? They ALL got accepted to Florida State!

Im sure you have all heard this joke. If you haven't, its not a new one. There are many stereotypes and I feel that they are all-inclusive, unavoidable and cliché. It just fits in with human nature. In an environment full of worldly views, societies have made them up. Groups have invented them about other groups. Peoples have joked with them about other peoples. Some stereotypes are based on truth while others distort reality.
The fact is, some people find them offensive and thats where it starts to cause a problem. So what better place to research them, than a college university...LIKE FLORIDA STATE!!! Its an environment full of wordly views and where stereotypes are commonplace. More specifically i am going to tackle the rivalry between UF and FSU students. This is just a window view into my experience with picking Florida State.
I am going to be completely honest with you. Before I applied here I used to think that FSU was just an average university campus with tons of average students that just never made it into UF for reasons like, admissions is harder to get into UF. There is some truth to this, but I really have to say, just because admissions at UF is harder, it doesn't make it better. I find that UF, is not a bad school, but its just not geared to what people, like me want to do with there lives. Each school has their strengths and weaknesses. UF's main attention is focused on engineering, while FSU can help you in other specialties such as medicine business and biology. You can't say that either or is more of a party school than the other, even if there is a poll out there that says that UF is the number one party school in the nation. College is a new beginning with different people who will influence your life more than anyone ever did in high school, and if you have the discipline to engage yourself and,at least limit yourself to the distractions, you can achieve lots and lots!
Here is my personal oppinion of FSU. It has a campus that is in tip-top shape and there are tons of new research facilities and even more friendly, helpful, and just straight up GREAT people. I LOVE FSU. Now I think some one could say the same thing about UF, but would that make them more correct than me. Maybe...but its all just an oppinion.
I guess the whole point I want to get across is, just because a school is more talented in football, or has a higher standard to get in, doesn't mean they are better. In fact, there are tons of things that FSU is better than UF. Their track team just got done being the NATIONAL CHAMPIONS three times in a row, and they are close to doing it again this year. FSU has the highest rate of African-Americans graduating than any other school in the nation. These are just a few examples of things you can say about FSU, but one shouldn't put a friend down over it. It is ok to lose your pride over the people you care about, but it is not ok to lose the people you care about over pride. I think that all those kids who are going to there respected colleges will relish there experiences but there is a line that needs to be drawn when you think something is superior than the other, especially when all you know is very little. Don't be ignorant. Do the research and you will go far! And always remember to uphold failures. You can really learn much more from failure than you can ever learn from success. And one more thing. GO NOLES!!