DS accepted into CSE
Instate
Accepted Honors program
Merit $12k
ACT 33 , AP Scholar
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D23 accepted Biology Pre Med
Honors College 34K Merit OOS
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D23 accepted oos EHS for primary Ed. 3.67uw/4.33w. $34k/yr scholarship
Anyone watch The College Tour episode on Miami U yet? For those that are familiar with the school and watched it, do you think itās well done?
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contact admissions and they can probably change that
my son Sports Management too!
that is definitely NOT averageā¦ way above
does anyone know if you have to officially accept before putting down a housing deposit?
D23 accepted to Farmerās
OOS with $23k Merit
Honors Program
Applied to Presidential Fellows Program, Jan decision for thatā¦
Test Optional
4+ GPAā¦sports, clubs and AP
Iām seeing in-state merit $4-13k here, thinking we need to ask for more merit. 
@gpo613 and others, Congrats on the $34k Merit!
Of course we will only pursue if this is a finalist. Any feedback would be great.
I think sheās getting great acceptance letters due to her essay and GPA. Iāve had 3 other kids go through this process and her essay was by far the best and brought me to tears. (no permission to share) And sheās the only one that didnāt submit ACT score. Maybe we need to submit for the extra Merit askā¦
My CA kid got admission email from Maimi of Ohio into CS and Business Entrepreneurship with good merit ($34000). Heās also selected for Honors college.
He will know by mid-Jan if shortlisted for President Fellow scholarship program.
S23 accepted OOS w/merit. Paid deposit and attending. History major planning for law school after (that may change). Plans to minor in vocal music and/or audition for Menās Glee Club.
He visited and it just felt ārightā. We spent the night at the Hampton Inn in town and walked from there to campus and got a good feel for the area.We were impressed by the cute little downtown and the wealth of restaurants both local and chain. Thereās a Walmart, Kroger, TJMaxx and a few other smaller chain stores west and northwest of the school.
We also drove to Hamilton (the closest suburban area). The west edge of Hamilton with a movie theater, a drive in, and a few big box stores is about 20 minutes. The farther side of Hamilton with Target, Bed Bath Beyond and every suburban store you could every want is about 40 minutes. Thereās an Ikea outside of Cincinnati thatās about 45 minutes away and Cincinnati is an hour.
We really explored because a big criticism of the school was that there was nothing to do and nothing around but corn fields. We found lots of ātownā things. Given that there are 16K+ students with 8K living on campus, plus all the faculty and support staff, we knew there couldnāt be ānothing but cornā around. Itās all about perspective and what you are comfortable with. My suburban kid was very content with the area and knows that with 8K students in the dorms, there will always be something to do. (D25 on the other hand wants to be in a big city so Miami would absolutely not be for her).
My advice if you visit: take the time to drive through the town and out to Walmart. Not because Walmart is exciting, but to show your kid that thereās more than corn fields. I think the reason it has the reputation if does is b/c the campus sits in the southeast edge of town. Right at the edge. Anyone arriving from Cincinnati or from the east arrives directly onto campus after driving through fields, tours the campus, turns around and drives through fields on the way back. All the non-campus town is to the west and northwest of the campus. Thatās also where the off campus housing is if they want to see where they might live junior and senior year. If you donāt explore, it is possible that all you will see is fields and a campus.
Not likely to be my sonās scene, but he was excited to see Brick Street shown before the USA World Cup match b/c they were such a rowdy happy throng of kids. Thereās no big city scene, no subway to museums or Trader Joes in town, but for the right kid, thereās plenty to do.
Check them out on Instagram.
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If you are interested in sports, check out the Redhawks in the Bahamas Bowl tomorrow at 11:30! S23 is done with exams so he will be watching. The football instagram page has been funny. The team are swimming with dolphins and playing at the Atlantis resort. Not sure how great the game will be.
I was thinking maybe we should not have sent in her 30 ACT, and may have received more. I guess you never knowā¦She also had 5 AP classes, sports, clubs etcā¦Apparently her essay didnāt make the cut. I canāt imagine what else it could be. It is exciting that many are getting a lot of merit, I just wish we had a little more. I was only hoping for 23-25ish, but we are way below that.
All the offers are negotiable. Especially when your child has good credentials.
D23 got into Nursing OOS
uw grade avg.: 4.0
w grade avg.: 4.4
Class Rank: school doesnāt rank
34 [ACT]
5 APs (her school doesnāt offer that much, rest of classes were CHS and Honors)
Caption varsity XC and track, varsity soccer, soccer coach for urban youth league, NHS, meal prep for city mentoring program, dental shadowing, other leadership positions.
Honesty, we were unpleasantly surprised with her merit package of 19K. She is very iffy on Miami but we did visit from out of state. In the information session we attended, looking at her stats against their averages, it seemed like she would be in a higher scholarship range. Her friend with much lower stats got the same merit. Since she has received much better packages from a couple of other schools, sheāll probably withdrawal her app soon. Good luck to everyone.
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Apparently she is average hereā¦looks like it for sure considering her award. I hate it for her because it will be out of reach. I do wonder if they offer a second round in the spring like some schools.
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Miami is pretty easy to get into, not sure anyone we know hasnāt gotten in. So your daughterās good stats would be above average for Miami.
This is not a bad thing living in Florida where the top schools UF and FSU had acceptance rates of 28% and 25% This year and the nest two UCF and USF are 42% and 43%. It is nice to see good choices where you meet the admission criteria your are accepted
Miami has acceptance rate similar to many states Flagships, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Ole Miss Utah, Oregon Arizona and Arizona State to name a few
FL has almost twice the population that OH has, which definitely affects acceptance rates. I agree Miami is similar to schools in some smaller states.
Kid got email that he was admitted into Honors college.
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My D23 heard on 12/14 that she was accepted. 
25K/yr merit scholarship
College of Arts and Science
Honors College
OOS
30 ACT
4.0/4.42 GPA
4 APs total (two 5s so far), many honors classes, NHS, a few other honor societies
4 year varsity sport, relevant ECs for major, PT job
Congrats everyone!
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