(MIAMI) The University of Miami is an amazing school

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	B-	Faculty Accessibility	B+
Useful Schoolwork	A	Excess Competition	B-
Academic Success	A	Creativity/ Innovation	B
Individual Value	B+	University Resource Use	A-
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	A+	Friendliness	B+
Campus Maintenance	A	Social Life	C+
Surrounding City	A	Extra Curriculars	B
Safety	A-

Describes the student body as: Friendly, Arrogant, Approachable, Snooty, Closeminded Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful, Arrogant, Self Absorbed

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Lowest Rating Social Life	C+

Highest Rating Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	A+

He cares more about Social Life than the average student.

Date: Dec 06 2005
Major: Biology (This Major's Salary over time)
The University of Miami is an amazing school. The atmosphere about this place is great, and the campus itself is beautiful. Or was beautiful, but Wilma and Katrina had their ways with that. School spirit has it's peaks and valleys, usually dependant on how the football team is doing.

Realize that this school is a private university. Most people do not realize that. Miami has been gaining ground in academics, and currently I find that about 75% of the students here are pretty intelligent.

You will find a lot of people from Florida at this school. A LOT. Everyone I know here is from Florida. The Florida atmosphere is very similar to suburbian NY and many other New England states, if you're from New England or the Tri-State area, you will have an easy time adjusting.

The people here are rich. Simply put. Some are FILTHY rich. I knew a student who had a Ferrari and a Maseratti. If you have a car, bring it—it can only help you. You will not have to change the way you dress or anything about yourself to fit in, but the majority of the student body does dress well.

Nightlife… Well there's South Beach and Coconut Grove. That's pretty much it. Both places are littered with clubs and bars. The grove has a more laid back relaxed feel to it, mainly because the dress code isn't as strict. SoBe on the other hand, has a very elitist feeling to it. 95% of the clubs are 18+ for girls and 21+ for guys. This can be a serious problem for guys, and as a result, Fake IDs are HUGE here. If you are a guy, it will be expensive to go out. If you are a girl, most clubs and bars have no cover before 12am for you, and drink specials. For the most part, the only money you'll pay is cab fare.

Greek life plays a very big part at UM. Big sororities for girls (In my opinion) are Delta Gamma (DG) and Delta Phi Epsilon (D Phi E). Big fraternaties include Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) and Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike and/or PiKap). Pike is HUGE. They are probably the best looking frat, but they're kinda shady. Females, try not to date a Pike if you can avoid it.

The beaches. South Beach is about a 15-20 minute drive depending on traffic. It's GORGEOUS. Parking is crazy on the weekends, and a quarter buys you 15 minute at the meter, so if you plan on hitting the beaches, make sure you have some quarters. If you stay on campus for spring break, parking anywhere near South beach (SoBe) is nearly impossible.

Key Biscane offers a nice alternative to South Beach. Its slightly closer, about 14 minutes away. The beach itself is a little dirtier and less pretty, but if you're not from Florida it'll still be gorgeous to you. You pay like $6 for parking.

Class size varies, this semester I had a class with 8 and a class with 245, it really depends on the classes you take. The communications school is good, business school is good, law & med schools are pretty good too. Marine Biology is great here (go figure..) Other sciences are decent, the Biology and Pre-Med tracks are HARD. You'll have to take Calculus 2 for both. The good thing is if you finish everything for a Bio major, you already have all the classes needed for a Chem minro. That's sweet.

The faculty is good for the most part. One stress: when you register for courses your second semester USE THE EVALUATIONS posted on EASY/myUM. You will regret it if you dont. There are some teachers that are just terrible.

If you have any questions feel free to email me, it's listed here somwhere.

Responses

Are the people at UM really as elitist as many people paint them out to be? I'm curious because I'm applying to some of the top schools in Florida, and many of them receive similar evaluations as UM. I want to go to a diverse school.

No, they're not that elitist. However, I'd be leaving a key point out if I hadn't mentioned it. UM is very diverse, it's one of the things I love about it. The elitist feeling will be there, in some people stronger than others, but it should not affect your time at the school, unless you let it. You get out of college what you put in, go in with a positive outlook, and keep it that way and you will love it.

Your review was acutally really awesome. Thanks so much for giving me a truthful, intellectual look at the campus. I live in Jersey, and I'm not looking at any universities above virginia. I love the feel of the urban environment, and really, truely think that umiami is for me. i'm visiting later on this summer. however, I've read some reviews that are disconcerting. I honestly odn't have 45 grand to spend every year on an education. Will I not get the grants I need because most of the people here are rich? Will I meet people with depth here? Is the fact that Miami is a party school going to seriously weigh down on my job opportunities later on? I don't drink, and am Christian. Will I have fun? Thanks for taking the time to answer. :)

Question was answered via loooooooooooong email :)

I plan on entering UM in the fall of 2010. I was wondering…would this be a good school to got to if im looking to be a sports agent or sports manager?

Please click the link at the top "life at UM", then search Biology and 'Contact OK' to send me a direct contact via email. Make sure you include your email as well. I would like to put you in contact with a friend of mine whose major was in sports

What do you suggest if you compare UM with UFL? I m hoping to be accepted from both schools physics departments with Ta/Ra position in fall 2010. And Im an international graduate stundent.Were you in my shoes which school do you prefer and why?

Of course I would prefer UM, but I'm a bit biased. The location is much nicer in Miami, but is significantly more expensive to live. Both schools are very good schools especially for graduate students.

I was not in a similar position as I went to UM for undergrad, but I did take physics. As a Grad student you would likely TA the physics labs and probably help grade tests.

I truly believe you would be happy at either school, but I would pick Miami over and over again if given the choice.

Hi, I'm looking to apply for UM but have been hearing both supportive and extremely negative comments that have me concerned. Originally it was my first choice college. I plan to go into the medical field, (enroll in pre-forensics course)but I'm beginning to have second thoughts pertaining to the faculty and attitude of the student body as well as the cost. I definitely could care less for parties and more of an intellectual kind of person. Would I be able to find people with the same mindset and "fit-in"? Is it really worth coming here? I'd really like some input or more advice as to what to do and so forth.

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