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The University has a very conducive study atmosphere and also has a lot of great and experienced Professors.

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If I had to give Miami a grade, I'd say a solid B. As far as straight academics, I've had some really positive experiences. The professors are all really engaged and try to make things interesting. The classes are all very relevant to life even if they aren't required for your major. They have some really intelligent faculty here. Miami has so much to help you succeed as a college student; they have programs to help you make friends, get tutoring, handle other boring adult-y things...anything you might need to help handle the busy independent life of a college student. The administrative staff is a little difficult. From the stories I've heard, and from my own experiences, taking advantage of one of the many services that Miami offers is difficult, because the staff are often impatient and sometimes rude or judgmental. There are definitely some very nice staff members at Miami, but it's really a hit-or-miss, and some offices are definite hassles. I've had good experiences with IT and the health clinic, but the housing office and parking services always seem to put me on edge. My biggest problem with attending Miami is the location. In my opinion, there is simply not room for a college in the tiny town of Oxford. Basically, Oxford is the college...when the students go home, it's very quiet. What's so difficult about this is that everything closes early and on the weekends, the health center is always booked, and there is no where to park. Streets run through the campus, which isn't that big a deal, and cars aren't necessary most of the time because of the pretty nifty bus system. But when you do need a car to get around campus, geez. What a hassle. Parking tickets are 75 dollars each, too, and like I said, parking services people aren't too friendly.

Overall, as I'm entering my senior year at Miami, my overall opinion of my university is positive. Miami's been very good to me. We have a great, tight-knit community, a lot of school pride, and alumni all over the country and the world. My professors have always been engaging, challenging and sympathetic, and our faculty is rated #2 in the country for quality. I came to Miami specifically because of the many study abroad options they offered, and the university is passionately pursuing its goal of getting 50{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of students to study abroad before graduation. When I tell people from home that I go to Miami, they usually say, "Oh, that's a good school." I'd say that Miami is easily the best public university in Ohio due to its size (about 14,000 undergrads and growing), the beauty of its campus, and its academic standards. You are recognized as an individual, not a student ID number, at Miami. Some criticisms of Miami I agree with are the difficulty of getting financial aid (though that has gotten better since I entered school), a lack of diversity (especially racially, although we have a ton of international students), and some scandals involving the Greek community.

I absolutely love Miami University! The best thing about this school is the feel you get just being on campus. I love just walking around outside and actually believing I go to a place like this. The campus itself if beautiful, but there are many other perks! This school is the perfect size, not too small, not too big. Each class is distributed to size suitable for learning and professors want their students to succeed! When I tell people I go to Miami University, people's reaction is first the university in Florida. After I clear that up, they tell me how great of a school it is and how lucky I am to attend it. With the many places on campus it is hard to pick to favorite. I love Dividends, it is a cafe located within the Farmer School of Business. As a Business major, I love coming here and getting a salad or asian food and sitting talking with friends or doing homework. I also love King Library. They have everything you could ever want from books, to magazines, to plays. You can also spend time working on the computers and studying for upcoming tests. They also have the Howe Writing Center on the ground floor - they help correct any mistakes on a paper or any other assignment they have in. My last favorite place is Tuffy's, located within the Shriver Center or our Student Union. This is a great place if you have a large sweet tooth, like me! You can get ice cream, milkshakes, as well as coffee and tea. Aside from the many places on our campus, we have a great college town just up High Street. On the weekends, the streets are very active. There are great shopping stores, restaurants, and dance clubs if you just want to let loose and have some fun! Everyone here is very excited about our school, especially when it comes to sports. Even though we may not have the best sports teams, we all have a lot of Redhawk pride!

Everybody certainly has their own answer to this question and it certainly depends on what that person is looking for. Oxford is definitely a college town but remains only an hour away from Cincinnati and less than two hours away from Columbus. I've found so far that you really get out what you put in to your experience at Miami University. There are always great speakers coming in to talk which is great if thats what you are looking for in a college experience, there are always people learning and opportunities to learn. Recently, some members from the Westboro Baptist Church came to protest which turned out to be a very controversial event. I think the school size is just right but it totally depends on your view. There are a lot of students here but its very easy to find your niche, especially within your living learning community. It's big enough to have options but not too big that people get lost.

The best aspect of Miami is the opportunities available to students. The medium size of the university makes it pretty competitive, but that's what fuels Miami's academic and extracurricular excellence. Both of my sisters went to Miami, so I consider myself an expert on what about Miami has changed in the past 10 years and what has remained the same. I love miami for it's not too big and not too small size, welcoming atmosphere, and variety of activities. At times, people will have no idea what Miami University is; however, usually if someone has heard of Miami they are familiar with the caliber of academics and athletics. Compared to other colleges I have visited, Miami has a huge sense of school pride, both on and off campus. Miami is definitely a community.

The best thing about this school is the work-hard, play-hard atmosphere and the influence that on social life on campus. The campus is lined huge trees and beautiful red brick buildings of uniform architecture. The student body is around 16,000 in size making it just the right amount of people to where you always see familiar faces and have the opportunity to meet new friends. People reaction about Miami varies by their location in the United States (more familiarity in the eastern portion of the country). That being said, everyone I've met has spoken highly of the school. I spend most of my time on campus in the new Farmer School of Business which is the recently constructed top-ranked business school. The administration is involved on campus and often strives to connect with the students individually. Although we have a lot of school pride because of Miami's history, we do not have a strong athletic presence except for our Men's Hockey team. I wish we put forth a stronger effort to support our football program. Student complaints are usually about tough disciplinary measures affecting students, on-campus dining options, and transportation.

Miami University is a great place to go to school. The size is perfect and everybody has a good attitude and is very warm. The best thing about Miami is the atmosphere. It is very competitive but also has a real college feel to it. There is always a good balance of fun and work every day. I would change the class registration process. Sometimes it is tough to get classes needed for you major and I think those students in that major should have first dibs on those classes. People generally react positively when I tell them I go to Miami. Many students from my high school have gone or go to Miami and they have an excellent reputation. I usually spend most of my studying time in the library and when I am not doing homework I am either in the dorms with friends or uptown. Miami has a very typical college town. It is small but is full of bars, restaurants, and a few stores. The school's administration is great. They really make the student their top priority and make themselves available on a daily basis through email, phone, and meetings. The biggest recent controversy on campus was a sorority formal a few years ago. This lead to stricter rules regarding greek life but has made the system better. School pride is very high at Miami. There are many on campus traditions and the sports teams, especially hockey, have lots of support from students. I will always remember my first snow day at school. Miami had not cancelled classes in years and then we had a day off due to ice and that was a very exciting moment.

The main stereotype at Miami is that all of the students are rich, white, and beautiful. The girls are titled "Miami girls" and are thought to be spoiled brats who are unused to how the real world works. Both the female and male body are often thought to drink themselves to the point of intoxication and beyond, and then often go and destroy public property. I would say that the stereotype definitely holds true to some extent. There are a lot of rich people at Miami who party a lot, and probably when they shouldn't. But there are some "normal" kids there as well who study, do their work, and go out and enjoy themselves on the weekend. There definitely are people who fit the stereotypical Miami girls, but they don't make up the entire population.