<p>Okay-
Now the looooooongggg wait begins...</p>
<p>I'll keep you all posted. Anyone else out there applying for Fall '08???</p>
<p>Congratulations! Our son is currently a first-year, and he is very happy with his decision to go to Miami. My wife and I also are very pleased with Miami so far.</p>
<p>Wonderful! Our son is really enjoying his first year, and we have been thrilled. We have been down to watch the band at the home football games, and will be there this Saturday for Buffalo. </p>
<p>We continue to be so impressed with the quality of the classes, professors, organization and such. We are still in October, and he already is registered for next semester, has his dorm room assignment and roommate for next year, and has been selected to study in Russia for 3 weeks this summer with 2 Miami professors and about a dozen other students. And he is only a freshman! The opportunities appear to be boundless.</p>
<p>Now, let's hope she gets in!
I wish so much that they had rolling admissions. All of her other schools do and they are recruiting her hard now that she has been accepted. We are going to Oxford this Thursday and Friday (not staying for the game - boohoo - long story). If you feel like putting a face to a username, OhioGolfer, PM me and maybe we can say "Hi" on Friday.</p>
<p>My daughter is applying, and Miami is way up near the top of her list. My own feel so far is that Miami is a much higher quality school than one would think relative to the difficulty of being admitted. In other words, it seems - from the experince of others where we are - to be easier to get into than many schools that are not nearly of its quality. Let's hope this continues to be true and works for people here!</p>
<p>My son is applying to Miami. He just couldn't hit the button for ED, even though it would have helped him. He knows it's a good school, but our tour last winter wasn't the best. It was right after a major blizzard, which was unusual for that area. My son also thought our tour guide was "a geek". As a mother, I thought he was excellent. If he gets in, we'll visit again for a different perspective. We've had a fair number of kids go there from our high school over the years. </p>
<p>eli, are you saying that you know other kids from the D.C. area who have gone to Miami?</p>
<p>ohiogolfer - what is your son planning to major in? I'm just curious if it pertained to his opportunity to study in Russia - I'm looking at Miami (RG1) and would like to study abroad before my Junior year - so this surprises me! most college students don't study abroad until their junior year...let me know! Thanks!</p>
<p>I'm not OhioGolfer, but Miami has a lot of study abroad programs that are available to non-juniors. Luxembourg is always an option, and I think there are somewhere around 70 international summer workshops. I've heard of sophomores studying in Israel, Luxembourg, and Mexico, and I'm sure there are other semester programs. I'm a junior, but I've had the opportunity to go to Munich after my freshman year and Berlin during spring break last year (both trips were partially subsidized by Miami), and I'm studying abroad next semester.</p>
<p>My D is a freshmen, planning to double major in violin and German. Her advisors have been actively working to help her identify programs that would further both goals. Her violin teacher (who is also her music advisor) said he is looking for opportunities in Germany or Austria, where she can study music (such as at the Mozarteum) while pursuing a deeper knowledge of German. I was really surprised when my D forwarded some emails to me that were taking place between her music and German teachers about her. This early in her college career, and so personal - not at all what we expected!</p>
<p>My D has had some normal ups and downs, like most college freshmen, but she is overwhelmingly positive about most of it. Perhaps the one negative as an out-of-stater is that she is one of few left on campus for fall break, and the only freshmen she knows whose parents didn't come to parent weekend. Since my sons went to private schools, where there were many more students from far distances, we hadn't thought about this as being an issue.</p>
<p>She also feels the stereotypes of "white and preppy" are largely true - a negative for her - but she has found a core group of friends who are more like her, and that has really helped.</p>
<p>Sorry for the delay -- I've been away. </p>
<p>My son's major is Russian & East European Studies, which is a relatively new major. It has two tracks, language and history, and he is pursuing the history side. He is taking one of the history classes for the major this year, and his professor was sufficiently impressed to nominate him for this study opportunity this summer. Otherwise, I am sure he would have waited until sophomore or junior year to go overseas, and he may yet go overseas for a full semester. We will just have to wait and see. </p>
<p>So, yes, this particular opportunity was by virtue of his major, and the Havighurst Center for Russian/Eastern European Studies, which is based at Miami.</p>
<p>In a recent Miami Student article "MU Announces Study Abroad Initiative:
MU</a> announces study abroad initiatives - Front Page</p>
<p>Toledo - are you from Toledo, OH? We are and my D. is Miami freshman currently. She is extremely happy with her choice so far, despite the fact that Miami was not #1 on her list (she has no regrets that she did not go to #1). Miami seems to be a perfect match for her. She is zoology major and just declared minor in music composition.</p>
<p>Yes, we live in Toledo. You don't live in Ottawa Hills, do you? Our high school sends a lot of kids to Miami. That is another thing that worries my son. Some kids claim it's just like our high school demographically. I know he'd be happy there. Is your daughter meeting any interesting kids?</p>
<p>^ Yes, my D. is meeting very interesting people at Miami, and that makes her feel happy there. She participates in a lot of activities outside of academics. For example, club sports at Miami considered to be strong and the best funded in a country. People who are into music is another interesting crowd for her. She made a lot of freinds and happy to know that they will be in a same dorm next year. I feel, it is more to an individual to meet interesting people, they are everywhere. However, your son is correct in regard to school demographics. But that makes my D. even more comfortable. MV was very diverse, so she has plenty of experience with more diverse crowd.</p>
<p>S applied, too, now. Has anyone heard anything? Ohio State started sending out acceptances yesterday.</p>
<p>Notifications do not go out until February at the earliest. If your S applied for H&S and is accepted, that will give you a heads up a bit earlier.</p>
<p>Best wishes!!!</p>
<p>has anyone heard anything about when the harrison scholar letters will be sent? will it be any sooner than the 22nd?</p>
<p>The letters are usually sent right on December 22nd. Since the 22nd is a Saturday this year, I imagine they might send them out on the 21st, but I wouldn't expect a letter any earlier than the 23rd or 24th.</p>
<p>awwwww
I'm so tired of waiting, but thanks for the quick answer! =)</p>
<p>This is to all parents/students anxiously awaitng a reply. I am currently a freshman at miami university. I was probably a student with some of the lower stats who got in. However, I did do ok on my test scores, and also attended a pretty competive high school. From my experience and of other students I have talked to, I would say you need about a 3.5 and 26 ACT. Although, this can fluctuate depending on the strength of your high school. If you went to a well respected high school, You can get in with a 3.0 and 26 ACT.</p>