{"id":6523,"date":"2018-11-30T20:57:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T20:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/?page_id=6523"},"modified":"2025-12-10T11:16:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:16:43","slug":"schedule-a-visit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/campus-visits\/schedule-a-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule A Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2018\/11\/gnv.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2018\/11\/gnv.png\" alt=\"An orange gradient banner that says Gainesville, FL with two palm trees to the right. \" class=\"wp-image-6545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2018\/11\/gnv.png 616w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2018\/11\/gnv-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll find more than 221 sunny warm days in Gainesville, Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The area provides a near tropical climate, vast entertainment options, a quaint downtown, numerous cultural opportunities and a thriving business environment. Repeatedly ranked as one of the most livable cities in Florida, Gainesville is located adjacent to a major interstate highway and is almost halfway between Atlanta and Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>120 MINUTES TO ORLANDO \u2013<\/strong> Visit Disney World, Epcot, Sea World, Universal Studios and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ICHETUCKNEE RIVER<\/strong> \u2013 Kayak, canoe, tube or snorkel down this crystal river.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DEVIL\u2019S DEN<\/strong> \u2013 Scientists found fossils dating back to 7,500 B.C. in this underground spring .It\u2019s a popular location for UF students to cave dive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>90 MINUTES TO HISTORIC ST. AUGUSTINE<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s the oldest city in the United States and also close to miles of beautiful white sandy beaches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SCHEDULE A VISIT:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tours through UF Admissions are geared toward undergraduate studies. Candidates for master&#8217;s and\/or Ph.D. degree programs can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/contact\/department-graduate-staff\/\">contact specific departments<\/a> for additional information about admissions criteria, specific lab or research tours, meet-and-greets and more,&nbsp;<strong>subject to availability of faculty\/staff.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2018\/11\/gainesville-nearby.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2018\/11\/gainesville-nearby.png\" alt=\"Map of Florida with nearby airports and major cities.\" class=\"wp-image-6525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2018\/11\/gainesville-nearby.png 823w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2018\/11\/gainesville-nearby-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2018\/11\/gainesville-nearby-768x717.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ll find more than 221 sunny warm days in Gainesville, Florida. 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Repeatedly ranked as one of the most livable cities in Florida, Gainesville is located adjacent to a major interstate highway and is almost [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19875,"featured_media":0,"parent":62,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-section-nav.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-6523","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19875"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6523"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19041,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6523\/revisions\/19041"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}