<p>Does anybody know anything about it?
Thanks!</p>
<p>When our sophomore S entered the MU honors program he was in Tappan as a freshman. It may have changed but the other honors dorm was Emerson. There were also non-honors program students in the dorm but since they’d affirmatively asked for Tappan they were also (according to him) pretty much serious students as well. Not typically the most social person in the world, he made friends right away on his floor, and they made arrangements to be roommates this year. Tappan and Emerson are farther away from the main classroom buildings than most - except of course for the dorm he got into this year (Flower) when he and his roommate didn’t get their act together in the online housing signup procedures in time. Sigh. Tappan was nice, and I think he wants to stay in university housing as a junior (most do not but he wants to), preferably back in Tappan. He prefers the communal toilet/shower setup on the floor rather than the shared ones in other dorms; Flower has two double rooms feeding a single shared toilet/shower room. He says it’s easier to navigate the Tappan setup at rush hour in the mornings.</p>
<p>My D is a freshman in Tappan, and everything ericd1112 is spot on. When I first walked on MET Quad where the honors dorms are located, it struck me as everything I dreamed college would look like for my daughter. Beautiful buildings, mature trees, patios for outside studying/socializing, shared green space for frisbee, football, etc. I suppose that summarizes Miami overall, but I especially like the vibe of Morris/Emerson/Tappan quad.</p>
<p>Nothing too extraordinary inside the dorms; fairly typical of other residence halls I’ve seen. A nice perk is AC, downside is walking distance to classes but it’s hardly a deal breaker. It’s a quick walk to dining options, including the Armstrong Student Center. Tappan and Emerson are not just Honors students; I believe Academic Scholars are placed there if they request it, along with students not in either program.</p>
<p>You can see a short video of Tappan on the Honors webpage:
<a href=“http://www.honors.miamioh.edu/honorshall.html”>Honors College | Miami University;
<p>@falcon5000 Though this has nothing to do with merit–can you give any insight into the party and/or social scene at Miami. ? Thanks.</p>
@isaelijohjac Tappan and Emerson offer occasional social events, as well as most residence halls. There is a listing of social and cultural events available to the students on their MyMiami portal. How well attended they are, since they are alcohol free, I cannot say. Alcohol and drug abuse are at MU as with other colleges. I think if a student wants to be social and avoid drinking, it is critical they do as much as they can to form friendships through a freshman pre-semester experience and/or joining organizations and clubs so they can build a group to hang out with. Rush doesn’t begin until second semester for those interested in the Greek system.
@falcon5000 Thanks. Is the honors program actively trying to engage socially the honors students?
In my opinion they do. Honors has its own dedicated staff that work to meet the needs of its students, and meeting their social needs is an important part of that. The last thing Miami or any university wants is to have their top students transfer because they are lonely or feel they don’t fit in, which is why I think you see the trend of colleges creating Living Learning Communities instead of just randomly placing students in dorms. MU is a big school and I think they make a good effort to make it feel like a smaller LAC.
I have a question. My daughter got accepted into the honors program and is going to do a Geology and Environmental double major. ( that’s her plan anyways) she also loves the outdoors and wants to be in the Outdoor Living Learning Community. She also got into the Sustainability scholars program. My question is does she have to live in an Honors dorm? I see that Honors is one of the Living Learning options but she does not really want to just be in a dorm with honors students.