Meteorology Student needs help

[JonathanBelles]

Hey everyone,

I need help choosing a school to transfer to with a major in Meteorology. I would like to transfer and finish my BS in Florida, so the three schools I am looking at in the order of most interest to least interest: Florida State, University of Miami, and Florida International University.

1) Florida State University
Pros: Most widely recognized of the three.
-has a Phi Theta Kappa Alumni Association
-Large Meteorology program
-close relationship with the NWS another NOAA departments
-Could continue to MS degree
-Could diversify and explore different meteorology careers
-Well defined honors college
-Cheap...er (total of $14,000/year)
-$2,000 PTK scholarship
-Very established student life
Cons: Math based somewhat (not a good math student)
-May not be up to the admissions requirements (because of math and physics)
-Research university. I dont want to be a tool, and I would rather be in the field, and in the public eye.

2) University of Miami
Pros: small, but established Met Program
-more admissions friendly
-$16,000 PTK scholarship (of the 50G+ cost of attendance)
Cons: not too well known
-Expensive!
-No very known student organizations
-no active PTK/Phi Beta Kappa chapters (that I am aware of)
Comments: Small school, private

3) Florida International University
Pros: Medium sized school
-Already have a two-year full ride scholarship
-Already have automatic entrance into the Honors College
-Well established Honors College
-Somewhat less expensive (~$16,00/year)
-Possible $2000 scholarship
-NHC VERY close
Cons: Developing MET program, still diverging from geology
-Not much development for the MET program


If anyone has any relationship to any of these colleges, please give me your story and recommendation. I know I am not the only one on S2k pondering this thought, so you could be helping numerous people by responding. This is a life decision, and will change my life, so I need a lot of help making it. Any tips anyone has will be greatly appreciated!!!

THANK YOU!
Jonathan-Fact789

[wx247]

Hey fact... this is just based on what you have written here, but to me either FSU or Univ. of Miami seem like much better options. You might find a way to talk to some of the met. majors from each school and get their perspective on why their school is the best. Good luck!!!

[HURAKAN]

FSU, no question about it. In FIU I'm now taking a class called Intro to Hydrogeology. I feel like a fish out of water. Very unhappy. I am still in FIU because I live with my parents a block away, liberality.

[vbhoutex]

Fact check your pm's.

My preference is FSU, hands down.

[JonathanBelles]

I made this topic for everyone to get some help. I know I am not the only MET student on here in FL, so I hope to help everyone.

Sandy...I was hoping to see your response. Thanks for the input! Will you be leaving FIU anytime soon? I'll be leaving my parents when I leave SPC (Spring semester 2010) if all goes as planned. Going to be very interesting. Completely new book of life when it happens.

vbhoutex...Already responded.

[HURAKAN]

I hope to finish by Spring 2010.

[JonathanBelles]

Will you be going on to an MS?

[HURAKAN]

Will you be going on to an MS?

I will see my options then.

[wall_cloud]

of those three, FSU

[x-y-no]

For undergraduate, FSU hands down.

If you want to go on to graduate school, you might want to look at Rosensteil School at UM.

[wall_cloud]

Fact check your pm's.

My preference is FSU, hands down.

by the way, that avatar is quite disturbing!

[CajunMama]

Fact check your pm's.

My preference is FSU, hands down.

by the way, that avatar is quite disturbing!

It's the spittin' image of him

[Shockwave]

Western Kentucky is where I am planning on attending and they just started the meteorology degree in 07'. But I like the small school atmosphere. If I wanted to go to a bigger, more established meteorology school. I'd pick Mississippi State. But if I had my choices down to FIU, FSU, or Miami...I'd go with Florida State.