kleptic

Ok so here's the story. In 2005 i went to UCF (university of central florida) and ran into some problems. I got "academically disqualified" which is a nice way of saying "kicked out". I spent the next year and a half working and going to community college. My plan was to get my Associate in Arts degree because Florida law says that if I have it then any state university has to accept me (although not necessarily the college i want to attend at that university). Now I'm going to have that degree in December so I started getting things arranged in late septemberSeptember so that I could go back to UCF. I sent my transcripts and reapplied. Then nothing happened for a couple weeks. So i talked to the college and they said they never got my application fee. So I sent that. Then about a week or so ago when nothing was happening again I got a letter saying that UCF had gotten and "processed" my check but had no application for me on file. After a nice long conversation I found out that:

My advisor had me apply to the Uniserity through a site they don't use
My advisor had told me to fill out the wrong form of application
Admittance to UCF would now require a letter or recommendation and an essay
My AA degree didn't mean shit to UCF because I had been there before
There was absolutely no guarantee I would get in ( there was in fact less of one since I was kicked out)
If I did get in I would only be able to take 2 courses a semester for the first 3 semesters
A two year bachelor's degree would now take three
I had a week to get everything ready in order to get admitted for spring
It would actually be easier to attend a different University altogether

So I don't consider UCF an option anymore. I loved Orlando and the people there but I'm not going back. I really want to, My brother and Cousin are in Orlando, I have friends there, I liked the whole UCF community. But I'm not going to go through all that bullshit just to take even longer to get my degree. I still plan on moving in late December or early January, but I don't know where I'm going to go now. I have to pick a new school and city and get everything arranged ASAP. If it's possible to get in on a spring term at all. I feel like I just got kicked in the nuts. I had everything for next few years planned out and now I have to figure shit out again. Not to mention adapt to a whole new city. And this time I won't have my brother or cousin to help me out. I'll be totally on my own. I hate to say it but that's a frightening concept for me. I've always had a family member or some one I know at least in the same city. I'm worried. If anyone knows of a state university in Florida with a great Digital Media program (UCF had one of the best, so i hear) then the info would be greatly appreciated.