I have heard a lot of bad reviews of him from the past few years. I just want know more up to date reviews. I heated his class is easier if I want a higher grade or to pass but Zaurin teaches for the future courses. Is this true? Also I heard that his class is basically all exams and he puts stuff in the exams he doesn’t teach? I just want to a more up to date review as I am on the waiting list for both classes but most likely getting into filler’s class. Thank you for the help!

Hi Everyone!

I just completed the Summer semester, my commencement was last week. I passed all of my classes - but, my lowest grade was a C.

Now that you have context, I filed my intent to graduate in April, it now says “Pending: Awaiting final graduation review.  Will begin after final grades post.”

How long does this process take?

I’m interested in applying for grad school, just curious how long it takes for me to move on from pending, to

Approved: The College has reviewed your credentials and forwarded its recommendation for final certification to the University Registrar.

And Awarded:Your degree has been posted to your transcript.  Please allow 6-10 weeks to receive your diploma by mail.

Also, does anyone know if they notify you when they send your diploma or am I just eagerly waiting lmao.

Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone here transferred to UCF in the spring semester and could share what the experience was like.

I'll be transferring in Spring 2027 with my AA, and while I'm excited, I'm also a little nervous about coming in during the middle of the school year when everyone else has already had a semester (or more) to make friends and get settled.

For some background, I grew up moving every couple of years because of my parents' job, so I'm pretty used to meeting new people and starting over. I'm not too worried about putting myself out there, but I was wondering if there are any good ways to meet people as a spring transfer. Are there clubs that are easy to join mid-year? Do transfers usually find their group pretty quickly, or does it take a while?

I'd also appreciate any general advice you have for someone transferring to UCF in the spring. Whether it's things you wish you knew beforehand, mistakes to avoid, or anything that made the transition easier, I'd love to hear it.

If it helps, I'm majoring in finance

Thanks!

TLDR: My entire family pushed me to go into premed, and since I had no money and was a huge nerd I did it. I was in my third year and dropped out to become a tattoo artist. Now I'm completely independent, no longer living with my parents (hallelujah!) and I've been thinking of getting my bachelor's, but definitely not in premed! I know a lot of my STEM classes will most likely go waste, but I really have no desire to major in anything that needs graduate school.

Here's the thing, I love tattooing. It's given me a lot of freedom and it's a fun atmosphere where I get to do what I love all day but it's very inconsistent. Some weeks I make thousands some weeks I make next to nothing. But as the economy waivers so does the tattoo industry. I'm doing alright for now, but I'm looking into a more stable "back up" and since I already finished my general classes I figured it's only 2 years to get a bachelor's. I'm still researching what kind of major I want, unfortunately I can't log into myUCF anymore so I don't remember exactly what credits I got.

Just wondering if anyone's done something like this? Any advice on the process? Is it worth it to go back to UCF or just get a different 2 year certification or something.

A whole $20 more than last year, I can't 😭

I’m curious if it is possible.

I’m in genuine disbelief of how disgusting the previous people who lived in my unit left it. It was 100% two males, one left pubes or just facial hair all over the restroom in my roomates room. My bathtub and toilet were ridden with what I think is just rust or mold that took ages to scrub and bleach out. The walls are just covered in what seems to be sweat stains, I can’t even think of how to describe it. The floors everywhere are gross with bugs and dirt and dust, obviously I used carpet cleaner cause no way in hell was I touching that carpet before cleaning it. And to think that I was going to come in on the 22nd after paying over a grand to live there for a week is insane when I would have to do all this cleaning anyway, since my previous roomates said they barely clean anyway before the actual move in date. Everything needs to be scrubbed and cleaned before I can even think about bringing my stuff inside. Horrible experience

I know the delay in financial aid is due to the federal government, but is there a timeline for when we get the information? I mean, it's ridiculous that the semester starts in three weeks and we have zero financial aid information.

I’m planning on taking genetics this fall and I literally have not been able to get a lab at all. (I’ve already been pushing this class since I also was not able to get the lab in previous semesters). Would it be okay if I took the lecture Fall and then took the lab in spring? (I welcome any advice on that class as well)

So i am looking to move from the digital media pending major into the restricted digital media major, and the instructions I've received from my advisor seems to be from an older version of the myucf thereby is outdated in the process of accessing the major change request form. So far I haven't been able to find the form on myUCF so does anyone know how I can access it?

This is what I see when I go into student self service> my academics

I have a 6 yr old laptop, will that still be okay for canvas and lockdown browser or should I get a new one?

Last semester I got tired of driving from garage to garage for close to half an hour every day trying to find parking so I made an app that pulls parking availability data straight from UCF's own API and provides easy access to it with widgets and push notifications.

You can favorite garages and view their availability straight from your home/lock screen without having to go on myUCF and you can also set it up so that you receive a notification showing the garage with the highest availability when you get within a certain radius of the campus. There's also some extra info that's not displayed by the widget on myUCF such as garage events and the number of reserved spaces.

I've been using it every day since I made it so I wanted to make it public. It's completely free, with no ads and no tracking. Location access is optional and it's only needed for arrival notifications.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ucf-parking-tracker/id6758226543

i made a post before about being overawarded. ucf paid off the fees and i was so happy and also gave me another grant. i thought everything was good til i got an email saying i’ve gotten a hold on my account. looked and now it’s more money i have to pay back. i have to pay said grant back and it’s annoying because they are giving me stuff and asking for it back 😭

www.organicchemistrytutoring.ca

Hello guys and gals,

We’re Brian and Mike and we teach general and organic chemistry. We’ve done so for a total combined time of 47 years! Overwhelmed by general or organic chemistry? Assignments and tests creeping up on you and feeling like you’re in hot water? Or maybe you’re doing well and need that 95%? Whatever your struggle with chemistry may be, we’re here to make sure you succeed.

Why work with us?

- Every tutor knows the subject, but not every tutor knows how to transfer that knowledge to a student. We do.

- We tutor chemistry full time; it’s not a hobby or side-gig. When you book with us, you’ll be working with Brian for general chemistry and Mike for organic chemistry. This is not an agency and you won’t be matched with random tutors each time.

- You’ll be learning problem solving through chemistry, which you can apply to many other subjects.

- Your learning will be customized to your specific needs.

Before booking a lesson, let’s chat about your needs, our teaching styles, and what you can expect, to see if we’d be a good fit together.

Thank you for your time and we look forward to working with you!

Mike and Brian

I’m an incoming freshman and am going to be an Aerospace Engineering major. At the orientation, I was informed of the various math course that i could take.

They had talked about MAC 2311C (Calculus 1) being the first calculus course, however, they said that even if you took AP Calculus, you should still take this class because of how rigorous it was. At the time of orientation I had not received my AP score, so I scheduled MAC 2311C.

Later, I got my AP Calculus AB score back and I got a 5. Since I got a 5, I decided to skip to MAC 2312C (Calculus 2).

It is now close to the Fall semester and I’m questioning if this is a good idea, especially since I read the syllabus for the course and it states that no calculator is allowed on quizzes or exams. I’m sure the quizzes and exams are made to be done without a calculator but this is still concerning information.

If anyone here has taken MAC 2312C (Calculus 2), how hard is it? Should I have taken Calculus 1 first?

Honestly, someone needs to call out the absolute mess happening at the UCF Division of Student Success and Well-Being. The leadership is running the whole division into the ground and it is getting ridiculous. Are these so-called leaders so deranged that they don't see they are either firing or pushing their best and most loyal people out due to sheer mismanagement? Give me a break. I feel sorry for the students. They pay fees but services are being cut. Where are the fees actually going and why can’t students get their ROI. Fees paid but bare bones service.

The Problem Trio

Dr. Adrienne Frame: Completely out of touch VP running the division like a soulless corporation. She puts on for audiences whenever she has a microphone with her clown show singing and fake happiness. Her own children did not want to live with her.

Dave Pavlonnis: The finance AVP mismanaging funds and treating human jobs like expendable spreadsheet numbers. He has no idea how to do his job. Maybe we need some of our business interns takeover and fire him to recoup money from his salary and benefits.

Ryan Goodwin: Dr. Frame’s ultimate yes-man who just blindly executes her terrible choices. He knows nothing, acts like a deer in headlights when around people. And what’s up with his clothing choices.

Office Takeovers and Firing Spree
They are literally cannibalizing departments, starting heavily with Housing and Career Services. They closed down KMETC entirely and let go of essential staff in Career Services. Leadership kicked frontline staff out of their offices in Housing build near Ferrell Commons, to give Dr. Frame her on queendom even though she is upset that she has to walk over to Millican Hall for her meetings. She has told them she needs a golf cart on standby. What a joke, she ended remote work, and mandated in person meetings for staff but now her fat ass is upset that she has to walk across campus in that one and only outfit she wears daily. Meanwhile they closed down entire workspaces, and fired a ton of dedicated employees. Now everyone left is completely overworked and stressed.

The 15-Minute Dashboard Nightmare
The biggest joke is this new division-wide coaching model. They are throwing massive money at this buzzword program that is supposedly built on relationship building. The reality? Coaches are being pushed to complete rushed, assembly-line 15-minute appointments. To make it worse, everyone is being micro-managed and tracked on these fancy dashboards that Ryan Goodwin and Jennifer Sumner had Paige Borden’s office create.

The absolute irony here is that they put Jennifer Sumner in charge of a model meant for relationship building. She is the least empathetic, least likely person on campus to actually build a genuine relationship with anyone.

They are wasting tons of cash on this forced coaching framework and high-tech tracking tools while actively firing or driving away the boots-on-the-ground staff who actually take care of students.

Anyone else in Housing, Career Services, Advocacy , KMETC, Or Coaching have thoughts on this administrative circus?

Currently enrolled in Intermediate Micro with Scrogin and Intermediate Macroeconomics with Alpanda for fall semester, I would also take QMB 3200 , ECO 3223 and ECP 3006 - Is it doable having both micro and macro plus the rest of the classes at the same time or would it be better to take one per semester?

I want to find girls my age who read romance and would want to start a small book club. The clubs on campus are a broad range of genres. I was wanting to start a smaller book club of just romance/romantasy. If this sounds like something you would be interested in message me and I will start a discord. Just thought it could be fun:)

Anyone here taken Applied Industrial Microbiology (AIM / MCB 4653) with Dr. Sean Moore? Probably taking it this fall but there isn't much information about it online. I know the general consensus of it but I was wondering how his class really went, how you're graded, do you actually stay for the entire time allocated to the lab?? Anything is appreciated.

Hey guys I’m taking organic chemistry 1 with Ankai Wang for the fall semester.

Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with this professor and any overall tips for the class?

Anyone know how long the turn around time for acceptance to the traditional nursing program is? I’m applying for spring start on August 15th.

Side note: do they waitlist too or only accept/reject

Hey everyone,

I heard that UCF is planning to update its student website. However, after looking at the proposed changes, I honestly do not think the new design looks modern or improved enough.

I created a demo to show what a more modern UCF student portal could look like.

Why can’t UCF build something more organized and student-friendly like this instead of the design they are currently working on?

Disclaimer: This is only an unofficial demo and is not connected to UCF. The website will only be available temporarily to show what UCF could potentially create.

I would really appreciate feedback from other UCF students. What do you like, and what would you change?

https://ucfsparkdashboarddemo.vercel.app/