Miami University Business School

Miami sells you a whole lot of false promises when you visit and during orientation. In short, Miami is an academic joke! The professors, on the whole, are essentially useless, even those that speak English. Their business school has a high ranking owed to the fact that the professors, admittedly, hand out low grades to maintain this rating while doing nothing to encourage real learning or motivation. The advisors/counselors are perhaps even worse than the teaching and have steered our student in the wrong direction at every turn. Contrary to what they will tell you, don't even think about changing majors at Miami without a ton of hastle, heartbreak, and lots more time/money spent at Miami. The housing (both on/off campus) is mostly sub standard and way over priced for what you get. And speaking of price, they will "nickel and dime" you to death. Rest assured the problems mentioned above are not one-off occurrences and we unfortunately could provide many, many examples for all of the above.

Male -- Class 2000

I was an out of state student from the east coast and from am major city. I wasn't able to come do a college visit because my family is poor and I couldn't afford that plane ride or the time off from work. Now of course, I should've done more research on what it would be like here in terms of the area, but all the research in the world couldn't sum up how much of let down and disappointment Oxford is and Miami itself. First things first; I don't drink, I don't do drugs, I am sort of preppy but I'm not snobby, and I was planning on joining greek life, so its not like I was the polar opposite of the student population here. The only thing to do here is get drunk. The town of Oxford is 90% bars and the rest are restaurants and a few crappy shops. If you do not drink or are not into partying, DO NOT come here. I am a very well adjusted and extroverted person and not only have I not met one person I've liked here, but they think of me as an outcast because I don't care about football or getting wasted. The clubs are an upside, but I went to two club introduction parties which was really just a meet and greet type thing. Not only at both of those parties was there alcohol, but also weed. Many of the kids here are sheltered and immature. My whole floor bonded over playing FIFA, going out that night and getting drunk, and then getting up at 1 to go to Brick St Bar to get plastered again. Coming from a city makes you very unsheltered and mature, which is the opposite of the students here. This place might be fine for kids who are spoiled, preppy, sheltered, immature, wanting to live out Animal House, future alcoholics, or kids are okay with a 30 minute walk to rec center if you're not in a frat. The academics however are GREAT! The professors are very accessible and for the most part very efficient at what they do. There is a minority of people who are friendly and non judgmental, but like I said, they're a minority. I grew up fairly popular and well liked, and that isn't because I try that hard, I'm just nice and talkative, and I'M the outcast. I am planning on transferring anywhere as long as it is not here. This place has a talent of, though cliche, making you feel empty. For people like me who aren't part of very common cliques around campus, you go to class, do pretty much nothing on the weekends, and repeat. I came here disregarding the negative comments on this site, but all of them unfortunately are true. Everyone here are just cookie cutter cutouts of mid western, spoiled, cliquey, alcoholic, sheltered, and judgmental kids.

1st Year Male -- Class 1920

I attended Miami as a full-time MBA student in the early 90's. While my review may be dated, I believe my observations are still relevant today.

Miami is a good place to learn from books, but not a great place to experience life and transfer skills to real- life situations.

Oxford is a bubble. Students from upper middle class families arrive on Miami's beautiful campus and think it's wonderful. But behind the beautiful facade are problems.

Oxford is mostly devoid of cultural activities. An 18 year old from suburban middle America may think it's great, but really drinking is the biggest past time. A string of bars that are not distinguishable from one another, full of white upper middle class students who aren't distinguishable from one another create a banality of which its undergraduates are blissfully unaware.

Miami and Oxford are stagnant. I said so in my exit interview from the school. Instruction was great but the experience was mind numbing. These students - despite their inflated sense of ability - are simply not prepared for the common sense that is real life.

I worked as a bartender to put myself through Miami. I saw an alcohol-soaked student body encouraged by a robust Greek system. Parents send their daughters to Oxford because it looks so safe. That's a danger.

Miami was not intellectually stimulating.

2nd Year Male -- Class 1992