<p>Considering a potential transfer scholarship to offset the cost of attendance, what are the pros and cons of the University of Miami...?</p>
<p>I'm very concerned with these 4 areas:</p>
<p>-Academic Reputation
-Job Market reputation/Corporate recruiting
-Quality of life/student body
-Research Opportunities with professors</p>
<p>If anyone has any information it would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>If you haven’t already, you may want to ask this question in the UMiami forum. My son graduated from “The U” two years ago; here’s my take on your questions:</p>
<p>Academic Reputation: </p>
<p>The university has always had a strong reputation in a number of areas, specifically, Marine Sciences, Architecture, Jazz Performance, and Music Technology. In the time we have been affiliated with Miami we have seen a dramatic increase in the reputations of other departments including Business and Engineering. </p>
<p>Job Market/Corporate:</p>
<p>Donna Shalala has done an exceptional job raising the profile of the university. While you’ll still have more than a few who think Miami is little more than a 4-year party the reality is that is an increasing difficult admit with rising standards. That said it is still primarily a regional university, most job opportunities will be in the Miami/Southern Florida area. But that is pretty typical for all but a few truly national universities.</p>
<p>Quality of Life/Student Body:</p>
<p>Probably the most controversial question. Face it, it’s sunny and warm almost all the time. Campus is gorgeous and the beaches are a 20-minute shuttle ride away. I don’t know that the student body is any more fun-loving or attractive than any other school but the climate certainly allows them to be tanner and to wear less clothing than most of their northern colleagues. There is a reputation of the school being very wealthy and there is certainly a percentage of the student body with plenty of spare cash to spend, but there are also plenty of other groups to interact with and meet.</p>
<p>Research Opportunities:</p>
<p>Depends on your major and you willingness to seek out opportunities. Marine Science majors have abundant chances to get involved in research as freshman. I believe the same is true in the Engineering School. My son knows of no one who wanted to do research who was unable to find a project. Obviously, the more proficient and knowledgeable you are about a specific subject the more interesting jobs you’ll be given to do.</p>
<p>Without knowing your goals or your financial situation it’s impossible for me to guess if it would be “worth it” for you, but our experience with Miami has been extremely positive and we have recommended the school to many others.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. As far as my financial situation, I decided it’s best for my parent’s to pay for my community college, while I pick up the rest of the tab. I feel like, if I pay for it…it will help me approach my academics with a higher degree of tenacity. Plus, my parents never went to college and they bust their butts everyday at work. </p>
<p>There are three different transfer scholarship ops at Miami:</p>
<p>PTK scholarship (16,000 annually)
Dean’s Scholarship (16,000 annually)
Collegiate Scholarship (8,000 annually)</p>
<p>All require a minimum 3.75 GPA. </p>
<p>Do you think Miami is comparable to Rutgers, Clemson, and Penn State?</p>