序言：
新开一帖University of Florida的讨论帖，希望大家能够进来一起讨论UFL的情况，方方面面都欢迎，大家可以资源共享，相互帮助！
申请：
我原来一直以为UFL不能查状态的,现在发现可以的.
不清楚怎么查状态的同学看下面这个方法能不能行的通.
UFL查状态的界面不是在申请的那个界面.
大家先进这个界面:
http://www.isis.ufl.edu/cgi-bin/nirvana?MDASTRAN=RSI-ADMS
然后申请一个
GatorLink account 帐号, 以后就可以进去看状态, 没有录取前只显示我到了什么材料. 现在已经变了一个界面,那些材料都已经没有了. 当然录取之后系里面应该会及时通知各位的.
CSSA
帮助大家把UFL的CSSA网址贴出来:
http://grove.ufl.edu/~facss/ 大家进这个地方查找UFL-CSSA的相关信息。
当然UFL还有一个BBS论坛,大家可以去一下网址寻找帮助:
http://www.uflbbs.com/discuz/index.php
我最近会和UFL的CSSA相关负责人联系，看看他们能不能过来解答疑问，所以大家对自己专业有疑问的，可以留言，我相信大家都会尽力帮助你的！
Brief introdcution to University of Florida:
佛罗里达大学 University of Florida的历史源自于1853年，佛罗里达大学University of Florida为佛罗里达州Florida最具规模的公立大学，座落在佛罗里达 州 Florida北方Alachua County的甘尼斯维尔Gainesville．佛罗里达大学 University of Florida为一所综合、研究型大学，提供各种、多元化的学术知识领域的学位，佛罗里达大学 University of Florida为佛罗里达州 Florida最具规模的公立大学，座落在佛罗里达州 Florida北方Alachua County的甘尼斯维尔Gainesville．
佛罗里达大学 University of Florida为一所综合、研究型大学，提供各种、多元化的学术知识领域的学位，供来自全球各地的学子攻读、学习．拥有美国南部学府最大计算机中心的佛罗里达大学 University of Florida，校园十分广阔，占地约有2000亩，校园设施众多，多达900栋的校园建筑及大型教学医院，校园内另设有81英亩的野生动物保护区． 佛罗里达大学 University of Florida的农业研究相当知名，对于佛罗里达州 Florida的农业发展，颇多帮助．
甘尼斯维尔Gainesville，许许多多的当地华人腻称为「甘城」，为佛罗里达大学 University of Florida为中心点而衍生、发展的城市，总人口约有12万，为佛罗里达 州 Florida相当良好的城市之一．并曾被评选为全美最宜人居住的城市之一，这里的生活机能良好，整座城市遍布公园绿地，并有美丽宁静的湖泊及温泉，适合从事动静皆宜的户外活动．若要从此处前往著名的海洋世界、迪斯尼乐园或是邻近的观光胜地均是十分便利的，这里也有许多的艺文活动供其参与，例如博物馆、戏院、表演中心等等，均是可以选择的．
相关排名:
综合 49(Usnews 2008)
教育 25(Usnews 2006)
工程 25(Usnews 2006)
法学院 41(Usnews 2006)
商学院 37(Usnews 2008)
计算机 47(Usnews 2006)
Florida州的相关介绍：
ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Named in 1513 by Juan Ponce de León, who landed during
Pascua Florida, the Easter festival of flowers.
NICKNAME: The Sunshine State.
CAPITAL: Tallahassee.
ENTERED UNION: 3 March 1845 (27th).
SONG: "Old Folks at Home" (also known as "The Swannee River").
MOTTO: In God We Trust.
FLAG: The state seal appears in the center of a white field, with four red bars extending from the seal to each corner; the flag is fringed on three sides.
OFFICIAL SEAL: In the background, the sun's rays shine over a distant highland; in the foreground are a sabal palmetto palm, a steamboat, and an Indian woman scattering flowers on the ground. The words "Great Seal of the State of Florida" and the state motto surround the whole.
ANIMAL: Florida panther.
MARINE MAMMALS: Manatee, dolphin (saltwater).
BIRD: Mockingbird.
FISH: Largemouth bass (freshwater), Atlantic sailfish (saltwater).
FLOWER: Orange blossom.
TREE: Sabal palmetto palm.
GEM: Moonstone.
STONE: Agatized coral.
SHELL: Horse conch.
BEVERAGE: Orange juice.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January; Robert E. Lee's Birthday, 19 January; Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., 3rd Monday in January; Lincoln's Birthday, 12 February; Susan B. Anthony's Birthday, 15 February; Washington's Birthday, 3rd Monday in February; Shrove Tuesday, February or March; Good Friday, March or April; Pascua Florida Day, 2 April; Confederate Memorial Day, 26 April; Memorial Day, last Monday in May; Jefferson Davis's Birthday, 3 June; Independence Day, 4 July; Labor Day, 1st Monday in September; Columbus Day and Farmers' Day, 2nd Monday in October; General Election Day, 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November in even-numbered years; Veterans Day, 11 November; Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thursday in November; Christmas Day, 25 December.
TIME: 7
AM EST = noon GMT; 6
AM CST = noon GMT.
Florida的收入：
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2001, Florida had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $29,048 which ranked 22nd in the United States (including the District of Columbia) and was 96% of the national average, $30,413. The 2001 PCPI reflected an increase of 2.4% from 2000 compared to the national change of 2.2%. In 2001, Florida had a total personal income (TPI) of $475,606,702,000 which ranked 4th in the United States and accounted for 5.5% of the national total. The 2001 TPI reflected an increase of 4.5% from 2000 compared to the national change of 3.3%.
Earnings of persons employed in Florida increased from $284,163,202,000 in 2000 to $296,484,468,000 in 2001, an increase of 4.3%. The largest industries in 2001 were services, 35.0% of earnings; state and local government, 11.8%; and retail trade, 11.0%. Of the industries that accounted for at least 5% of earnings in 2001, the slowest growing from 2000 to 2001 was wholesale trade (6.4% of earnings in 2001), which increased 0.8%; the fastest was construction (6.3% of earnings in 2001), which increased 7.1%.
According to data released by the US Census Bureau, in 2000, the median household income was $37,998 compared to the national average of $42,148. In 2001, the median income for a family of four was $56,824 compared to the national average of $63,278. For the period 1999 to 2001, the average poverty rate was 12.0% which placed it 31 among the 50 states and the District of Columbia ranked lowest to highest.
Florida的经济：
Farming and the lumbering and naval stores industries, all concentrated in northern Florida, were early mainstays of the economy. In the late 19th century, the extension of the railroads down the peninsula opened up an area previously populated only by Indians; given the favorable climate, central and southern Florida soon became major agricultural areas. Tourism, aggressively promoted by the early railroad builders, became a major industry after World War I and remains so today.
Tourists and winter residents with second homes in Florida contribute billions of dollars annually to the state economy and make retailing and construction particularly important economic sectors. However, this dependence on discretionary spending by visitors and part-time dwellers also makes the economy—and especially the housing industry—highly vulnerable to recession.
The arms build-up during the Reagan administration helped to expand Florida's aerospace and electronics industries. Even in 1991, after the reduction of the national military budget, Florida ranked seventh nationally in the value of Department of Defense contracts awarded. Florida ranked fourth in the nation in defense electronics manufacturing employment in 1999.
The state's economy—particularly that of the Miami area—has also benefited from an influx of Latin American investment funds. Miami is said to have one of the largest underground economies in the US, a reference both to the sizable inflow of cash from illicit drug trafficking and to the large numbers of Latin American immigrants working for low, unreported cash wages. Florida's population increased by 16% between 1990 and 1999, due primarily to migration. Strong annual economic growth rates in the late 1990s (averaging 6.6% 1998 to 2000) were only moderated to 4.2% in the national recession of 2001. Growth continued damped in 2002, reflecting, particularly, a slowdown in Florida's tourist industry, but remained above the national average. By July 2002, the state was experiencing positive, if small (less than 1%), job growth. As was true in much of the country, the share of manufacturing in Florida's economy decreased in both absolute and relative terms coming into the 21st century. From a peak of $31 billion in 1999, output from the manufacturing sector declined 6.3% by 2001. As a share of the Florida economy, manufacturing declined from 7.7% in 1997 to 5.9% in 2001. By contrast, the financial services and trade sectors (wholesale and retail) each grew by more than 27% 1997 to 2001, and general services (including hotels and tourist services) grew 36.9% during this period.
Florida's gross state product in 2001 totaled $491.5 billion (fourth largest in the nation), of which the public sector contributed 12.2%). The major contributors to the state's gross output in 2001 were general services ($125.9 billion); financial services ($108.5 billion); trade ($$83.4 billion); transportation and public utilities ($39.4 billion), manufacturing ($29 billion) and construction ($27 billion).
Florida的气候：
A mild, sunny climate is one of Florida's most important natural resources, making it a major tourist center and a retirement home for millions of transplanted northerners. Average annual temperatures range from 65° to 70°F (18° to 21°C) in the north, and from 74° to 77°F (23° to 25°C) in the southern peninsula and on the Keys. At Jacksonville, the average annual temperature is 68°F (20°C); the average low is 57°F (14°C), the average high 79°F (26°C). At Miami, the annual average is 76°F (24°C), with a low of 69°F (21°C) and a high of 83°F (28°C). Key West has the highest annual average temperature in the US, at 78.2°F (25.7°C). The record high temperature, 109°F (43°C), was registered at Monticello on 29 June 1931; the record low, –2°F (–19°C), at Tallahassee on 13 February 1899.
Florida's proximity to the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, and the state's many inland lakes and ponds, together account for the high humidity and generally abundant rainfall, although precipitation can vary greatly from year to year and serious droughts have occurred. At Jacksonville, the average annual precipitation (1971–2000) was 52.3 in (132.8 cm), with an average of 116 days of precipitation a year. At Miami during the same period, precipitation averaged 58.5 in (148.6 cm), with 130 rainy days a year. Rainfall is unevenly distributed throughout the year, more than half generally occurring from June through September; periods of extremely heavy rainfall are common. The highest 24-hour total ever recorded in the US, 38.7 in (98.3 cm), fell at Yankeetown, west of Ocala on the Gulf coast, on 5–6 September 1950. Despite the high annual precipitation rate, the state also receives abundant sunshine—61% of the maximum possible at Jacksonville, and 68% at Miami. Snow is virtually unheard of in southern Florida but does fall on rare occasions in the panhandle and the northern peninsula.
Winds are generally from the east and southeast in the southern peninsula; in northern Florida, winds blow from the north in winter, bringing cold snaps, and from the south in summer. Average wind velocities are 7.9 mph (12.7 km/hr) at Jacksonville and 9.2 mph (14.8 km/hr) at Miami. Florida's long coastline makes it highly vulnerable to hurricanes and tropical storms, which may approach from either the Atlantic or the Gulf coast, bringing winds of up to 150 mph (240 km/hr). Hurricane Donna, which struck the state 9–10 September 1960, and until 1992 was considered the most destructive in Florida's history, caused an estimated $300 million in damage. On 23–24 August 1992, Hurricane Andrew caused over $10 billion in damage in Florida, making it the most costly insured disaster in US history. In addition to hurricanes and tropical storms, tornadoes and waterspouts are not uncommon in Florida.
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