Hey, I'm Chloe.

And I'm Levon.

And these are the
Florida alligators,

Albert and Alberta.

The official University
of Florida mascots.

Albert cheers at
all home games,

down here in Florida Field
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium,

also known by students
as "The Swamp,"

where only gators
come out alive.

UF is in Gainesville, Florida.

It is the oldest university
in the state and one of

the largest in the nation.

The city of Gainesville
is a typical college town.

You know, when game days
are here, the whole city stops

and everybody comes out.

It definitely grows on you.

It's one of those cities
that you stay in not really

for the city but more so
for the people and the spirit

of the city.

There are more than 2,000
acres of brick buildings,

ponds and lakes--

Giving the campus a grand
Ivy League look and feel.

UF is the second largest
university in the United States,

with about 52,000 students
from more than 100 countries

and all 50 states.

There are 53% women,
and 47% men.

The University of Florida
is highly selective when it

comes to admissions.

Fifty percent of students
accepted had SAT scores of

1930-2060 with ACT
scores between 29 and 31,

and high school GPAs
of 4.2 to 4.4.

It doesn't necessarily
mean that if you don't fall

in this average that we won't
admit you because we're looking

holistically at every
single student.

If you wanna be a Gator and
you live in the sunshine state,

you will have to pay about
$4,300 for tuition and fees.

Those coming from out of state
will pay around $23,700,

and all students living on
campus will pay an additional

$7,000 or so for room and board.

The University of Florida
has a lot of history.

They even have their own museum.

Students can come here to
brush up on their science,

and study big guys
like this one.

The butterfly rainforest exhibit
is uh, the first living exhibit

of the Florida Museum
of Natural History,

and it's a 6,400 square foot
living tropical rainforest.

It's a great opportunity
to see butterflies

up close and personal,
to learn about ecology,

learn about bio-diversity,
and learn about this fascinating

group of insects.

UF has more than 100
Undergraduate majors,

and 200 Graduate programs
to choose from.

One hundred and twenty-three
Master Degree,

and 76 Doctorial programs.

While the university
is a large place,

uh, the fact is that
most students find uh,

their own little niche,
within the university,

a sub-section where they fit in
in particular, and then in fact

find a family atmosphere.

For my particular
journalism classes,

typical class sizes are
actually pretty small because

the classes are capped.

So there's about 20 students
to most of my classes.

I make close connections
with all of them,

and I'm really
forming friendships

with many of them as well.

Engineering, Law,
and Medicine are big.

But some of the student
favorites here are Business,

and Psychology.

The best training that you
can get is hands-on training,

and the best training
that we have is seeing

real patients in the ward.

My undergrad training,
and my medical school training

has definitely prepared me
for entering residency.

UF is only one out of three
universities in the country

that offers an organic
agricultural Undergraduate

degree program.

I'm trying to incorporate
the international perspective,

and to help students to
understand the global

agriculture and food system
so that in the future,

they can play also
a significant role.

The Scientist Magazine
ranks UF fourth on the list

of best places to
work in academia.

Ninety-three percent of
faculty hold a doctorate

or terminal degree,
and many have earned

distinguished awards
like the Fields Medal,

the Pulitzer, NASA's top
research award

and the Smithsonian
Institution's

Conservation Award.

We have a research unit
in each of the counties

in the state of Florida.

So you know, a lot of
research that's done by us.

And you know,
we're a pretty big place,

but we say that the University
of Florida is only in one city,

but the gator nation
is everywhere.

The Florida Gators compete
in the Southeastern Conference

at the NCAA Division I level.

UF is the only school
to ever hold both football

and men's basketball
national championships

in a single season,
and Gator athletes

have a total of
27 national titles.

Gator quarterback Tim Tebow
even made history by becoming

the first sophomore ever
to win the Heisman Trophy.

At the 2009 BCS
championship game,

the Gators won their second
National Championship

in three seasons.

A long-time tradition at
UF football games is for

George Edmondson Jr.,
aka Mr. Two Bits,

to wander through the stands
with a sign and a whistle,

and do the cheer with students.

Though he officially
retired in 1998,

he's still seen at some
of the UF home games.

Two bits, four bits,
six bits, a dollar.

All for the gators,
stand up and holler!

Gator chompin'.

Victory scene.

It ain't no black tie party.

This here's a swamp thing.

For your home
away from home,

UF has on-campus housing
for more than 7,330 students.

Seventy percent is reserved
for freshmen only.

Choose your own style--
double occupancy,

a suite or an apartment.

There are more than 750
student and 200 honorary,

and professional organizations.

Plus, UF has 61
fraternities and sororities,

including several with an ethnic
and multicultural focus.

My involvement with
the fraternity and other

extra-curricular activities
is really what I feel like

I'm getting the most out of
because it's kind of building

that character early on,
and providing me with

opportunities to, you know,
get my social life together

to enhance, you know,
who I'm gonna be in the future.

Feeling artistic?

At the 34th Street Wall,
you can post your latest

messages or even upcoming
club events for everyone to see.

Ah!

YOUniversity TV,
now that's a work of art.

So, if you're looking for
an academically challenging,

and extremely spirited school
where you can be the one

to develop the next big thing,
then be sure to schedule a tour

of the University of Florida.

Thanks for comin'
with us on our tour

of the University of Florida.

I'm Levon.

And I'm Chloe.

Come on Levon, let's gator
crawl our way outta here.

That's a wrap.