<p>Niquill. The weather sucks “at times” almost everywhere. Ask the folks from the Midwest, northeast, and midatlantic states! They can tell you about this winter.</p>
<p>I will say, DD had a “pleasing climate” criteria as one for her college search. She graduated from Santa Clara…where the weather really is terrific most of the time. Applied to U of San Diego…where the weather is terrific most of the time. And U of Sputh Carolina where the weather is fine during the academic year…not so much so on the summers.</p>
<p>^Completely agree, which is why many kids from colder climates, including my son, choose to go to college in places where they don’t have to wear coats and can study or hang out outside most of the year. The other advantage to this academic migration pattern is that they then get to go home to the northeast, midwest, etc. for the summer—thus allowing them to escape the stifling summer heat of the south and enjoy what is often the nicest time of year up north.</p>
<p>school year weather in Miami is roughly (all year) what the weather is like April to June in IN.
UMiami is an excellent school, very strong academically and recognized for this in the South. It’s got a strong Greek life too, with lots of northeastern upper middle+ kids - for the academics and atmosphere, think Notre Dame without catholicism and with added sun/beach.
I would also check whether the unasked-for Kelley admission might be a mistake.
In my opinion, Kelley = UM but UM>IU (-kelley)
Really you daughter can’t go wrong.
Are both schools affordable?</p>
<p>Many people express how the feel about the winter, why can’t the summer be, too? </p>
<p>If someone has a problem with me saying that the hot and humid weather of Florida makes people sweat (especially in the mornings), that is on them. I’m just being honest and sharing the experiences college students like myself who attend schools in a tropical areas go through. </p>
<p>I have direct knowledge of U of Miami and IU. My S is a junior at Miami, and he is pre-med. He loves the school and so do my wife and I. He was given a huge merit scholarship as the school is very generous with scholarships. Miami is extremely strong in the sciences, but not as strong in the B-school. However, the relatively new dean is from the Ross School of Business at U of Michigan, so I think the b-school will improve. Miami is 1/3 the size of IU with about 10,000 undergrads vs IU with 32,000. Yes the weather is nice in Miami and there are plenty of things to do ( beach, etc) off campus. Most of the b-school recruiters are from south Florida, as the recruiting is regional. As a private school, most of his classes were taught by professors, and there are plenty of research opportunities.</p>
<p>My D is a direct admit to Kelley at IU and is 95% sure she will attend as a freshman this fall. As far as b-schools, Kelley is far superior to Miami’s, and the recruiting is more national. The campus is nicer than Miami’s and much more spread out. If your D wants business go to IU. If she is not sure and wants to explore, (and you can afford it) then go to Miami.( it is relatively easy to transfer from arts/sciences to business and vice versa at Miami, but you can talk to admissions about that.) Good Luck </p>
<p>What you are missing is that, for many of us, the idea of sweating–even like a pig–sounds really, really nice right now. I don’t think you can possibly imagine how winter-weary people are. It just. won’t. end. </p>
<p>racquetdad, what a fortuitous thing to have you on this thread. Thanks for your input!</p>
<p>Thank you all so much for your comments and insights. Some of you made me question whether her direct admit was a fluke, so I looked up the letter that was sent. It stated she had a unique opportunity to be a direct admit into Kelly, followed by invitations to Kelly events and to apply to Kelly living and learning center. Before that she had an acceptance to college of arts and sciences. So baffled as I was, there was no mistake. I agree if it wasn’t direct admit to Kelly, IU would be off the table.</p>
<p>We did visit both campuses, IU in its full autumn glory, and Miami while they were having their frigid cold snap (it was in the sixties ha-ha), and DD thought Miami 's campus was much prettier. Oh and she loves hot and humid weather and is always cold. The tour guide did say the classrooms were freezing and kids bundled up inside so I did warn her about that!</p>
<p>We are fortunate to be able to send her wherever she wants to go, with some sacrifice of course on our part, I’m just not looking forward to the hassle part of getting her there and back on a regular basis. At least with our oldest it was an eleven hour drive one way so we could do move in/ move out in two or three days, as opposed to a twenty five hour drive. But thousands of parents manage and so will we! I’m reiterating to her the things she will have to handle on her own and she seems to be accepting of everything we throw her way.</p>
<p>I really have made peace with the fact that she will most likely choose Miami, she will have wonderful opportunities there or wherever she ends up. I’m so grateful to this community to take the time to talk me through this. I hope to return here next year with an update!</p>
<p>We hope you do too, Lassie. Another advantage of Miami (in my admittedly biased opinion) is the opportunity for your daughter to immerse herself in a completely different culture for the next four years. Miami is not like anywhere else in the U.S. It’s not like the rest of Florida, it’s not like LA, and it’s not all the glamorous stereotypes of South Beach. It’s a unique and incredibly diverse city with a lot to offer any student who is adventurous and open-minded. Good luck to your daughter!</p>
<p>Sally- when I got to IU from suburban Phila I found it to be a completely different culture! I am absolutely serious. Perhaps not quite as extreme in this day and age…</p>
<p>I agree, MOWC–each part of the country, and cities/areas within each part of the country, can be pretty different. I do think Miami is unique in terms of the almost complete dominance of Latin culture. There’s even a big difference between Miami-Dade County and Broward (Fort Lauderdale and environs) just to the north.</p>
<p>No brainer. Go to Miami. The winter in the midwest is unbearable. J/K sort of, but not really. Some people move away, and then miss the midwest and come back here. There is a lot to love about the midwest, and the people here. But my take is, I would encourage her to try something different. Now’s the time . . .</p>