What are your opinions of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio?
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Alex, I have a joke for you.  \n\nWhat do you do when a Miami University grad knocks on your front door?\n\nYou pay him for the pizza and send him on his way.\n\nI love that one!\n\nBut seriously...Miami is too expensive and too Greek!  I recommend Ohio University instead.  Great business school.  Incredible campus and area.  Lots to do.  Going greek is only a small part of the campus.  It's in Ohio and a state school, so it's affordable.  \n\nwww.ohiou.edu\n\nGo Bobcats!\n==========================================================\n\nNot a problem at all.  I'll send this in two separate emails.\n\nHow would you describe an OU student?\n\nI would say most students were laid back, but took their education seriously.  OU is in Athens and is somewhat isolated from the rest of the world so it's very much of a family there.  It's a big school, but not so big that you get lost.  Because it's closed off from the rest of the world, you won't find much crime or drugs there.  OU students on the whole are VERY involved with the Athens community and volunteer in many ways.  I was a member of Habitat for Humanity while I was there and helped build a house.  I was in a sorority and helped clean the highway four times a year.  I was an education major and mentored several local school children.\n\nYou mentioned that you weren't interested in being in a Greek organization.  I'll tell you that the Greek community at Miami is drastically different from the one at OU.  At Miami, about 85% of the campus is Greek.  At OU, it's around 17-18%.  Being Greek at OU has its advantages: great parties, meeting more people, getting to live off campus as a sophomore....but it doens't consume your college life.  I was still a member of Habitat for Humanity, a different service fraternity and an education major club.  Plus there was still time to socialize with my friends from my freshmen year dorm.  Being Greek does have its advantages on a resume!  \n\nWhat is a typical weekend at OU?\n\nLike I said, it's pretty closed off, so there isn't the big city options you'd find by going to Miami.  The bar scene is pretty big, but you're also right by Hocking Hills and Wayne National Forest, so people are always going hiking or camping.  The area is beautiful, so we always spent a lot of time walking, having picnics and laying on college green.\n\nWhy did you chose OU over other universities that you were looking at?\n\nI chose OU for three reasons: 1.  I wanted to go away to school.  I wanted to be far enough that my parents wouldn't visit every weekend, but close enough that I could go home whenever I wanted.  I'm from Cincy, so it worked perfectly.  2.  I was a journalism major and that's what OU is known for. 3. I went to the campus and fell in love with it's simplicity and beauty.  There's really no where else like it.  \n\nName three pros/cons about OU?\n\nThree pros - 1) It's a good school, ranked nationally. 2) Just about everyone is from out of town, so your friends really do become your family. You become so close with so many people.  You can't get that at another school.  3) The Athens area is beautiful.  There's so much to do outdoors.   \n\nThree cons - 1) It really is closed off.  The closest airport really is Columbus so if you live pretty far, family won't be visiting often.  2)  Okay, OU doesn't have the best sports teams around, but we've got the Marching 110, and that's 110x better!  3) It's a party school.  That really isn't a con, but it can be if you party too much and study too little.  You really need to find your balance since your parents won't be standing over your shoulder telling you to study.\n\nHow easy is it to find a job after graduating? \n\nI had zero problem.  I was a journalism major and then changed to be a high school journalism and english teacher.  If you start looking for a job early enough and you take adv
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i dont atted their, but its a cool school, lots a partys, super easy to meet people, ive had friends that have gone to madison, you should be in good company
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University of Florida,Gainsville.Its got a great reputation.U r lucky if u got admission there.
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Give up with the states- come to Oxford.\nIts amazing for Biochem.
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It is a fantastic school. There med. school is very highly rated as are all depts. It is located right in the heart of the cultural center of Pittsburgh so there is plenty for the student to do. I highly recommend it.
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Being a graduate of UM I would say it a great school. High standards though.
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I'm sorry but I don't know. probably band, art, drama etc. like most other schools. miami is awesome, and so is middle school. when I was in Florida I saw a bunch of south miami middle school latino guys....ya. they were cute.
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In pro I like the cincinnatti Bengals,college I like Ohio State and MiamiFL.
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I love it.  But I go there.\n\nLots of different people, (different then what I'm used to), college town atmosphere, lots of events, lots of spirit, a "best buy", great people, helpful professors, and much more.\n\nI'd be happy to tell you more about it.
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If you're looking for reputation rankings, you should look at the US News and World Reports annual rankings.  If, however, that doesn't mean much to you, then you're in my boat and wondering by what measure should we determine what is the best school?\n\nThe best way to judge for yourself is to visit the campus and talk to people there - formally (the public face) and informally (the face you'll get without admissions office control).  For example, talk to some students at random in the union.\n\nBeing from Ohio, I know a bit more about Ohio Wesleyan.  My POV is that, as a private school, it was not Harvard and I had the opportunity to go to Harvard.  If I was going to pay that much, I might as well have attended Harvard, so OW was off my list.  I have a tough time imagining who would attend outside of Ohio kids that had lots of money but were not bright enough to be admitted to Miami Univerisity, Oberlin, or Kenyon (back when I was searching) or OSU (today).  Maybe there is some specialization that draws people there like Oberlin draws music and arts students, but I don't know anything about it.  Basically, OW wasn't even in my list of places to consider.  Perhaps some things have changed in the last 15 years or perhaps not, but no new news has prompted me to change my opinion.  I made a point of visiting quite a few universities when I was searching in 1990.  I probably visited OWU, but I don't recall.  It had that much of an impression on me.  In the meantime, Harvard, Yale, Oberlin, Kenyon, Baldwin Wallace, Maimi U, OSU, and some schools in SE Michigan DID make an impression on me and I still wonder if some of them would have been a better choice.  As it was though, I made the decision based on finding a program that was relatively unique and that I found very attractive so that it wasn't the university, but the degree program that won me over.
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It depends.  Call the University of Miami admissions office and provide some details about your academic background.  Or visit the website and send them an email with the question.
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probably, because we seriously rock.  GO BLUE!  MSU and OSU are the most bitter.  I just finished with college admissions and at MSU there was so much UofM bashing it made MSU look like sorry babies.  I chose UofM, of course!
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The Ohio State University..........\n\ntradition and they rock
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I think Oxford is the best..☺
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Well, it's not in the top 20, but it's also not a poor quality school.  From the point of view of employers, those are the only things that matter. Specific ranking is kinda irrelevant.  But I've heard the school isn't bad.  I did my MBA at USF, and their program was surprisingly good for a relatively unknown school.  I'd expect UCF to be similar. If you stay in the Central Florida area, it will have a pretty decent rep., and if you leave, no one will think much about it one way or the other.  Until the football team starts doing better, and then it will be a popular degree.  I know that sounds silly, but that's reality.  Unless you're in a top 20 MBA program, it pretty much depends on how the football team does.\n\nGood luck to you.
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Ohio State University supposedly has a good program.
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what kind of question is that?\n\ni'm happy to hear that the buckeyes have a good football team because their academics are lousy.