I have been accepted to both of these schools and trying to decide between them. I was accepted into the Honors Program at IU, too. The costs (OOS- Northeast) are essentially the same with the scholarships. I think Miami might be like $1,000 cheaper.
I love both campuses and could see myself at both places. With that said, I like Miami’s size of about 15,000 undergrads much better than IU’s large school size, but I heard and noticed that IU does not feel that big at all. Plus, the Honors college would help in terms of class size. However, it still would not be like Miami’s class sizes.
I am a HUGE sports fan. Obviously, both schools have good sports and strong school spirit. However, I think IU has the edge here because it is a Big Ten school and college basketball trumps all sports. I do like hockey, though, and Miami seems to have a lot of school spirit as well, which is what is most important to me regarding the sports teams.
As a college student, I know that I am going to want to be able to have a nice big college town/ city where I could hang out for the weekend nights. Outside of their immediate area, I understand that these schools are both relatively isolated. Despite this, they both have nice college towns built around the universities. Bloomington seems to have more dining options and such, while Oxford has its nice, but fewer options.
Now, let’s get into the academics and business programs. Indiana has the higher ranked business school. It has established its name within the region, possibly throughout the country. Miami is not far behind in the rankings and has established a strong program. They both have incredible job placement rates in the mid-90%. I do not know where I would prefer to work after graduation between Chicago and New York. Would one school allow more opportunities to work in New York? I do not consider Indiana University as a whole to be the greatest institution. I think that Miami University clearly has the edge, considering the entirety of the university. However, IU seems to have the slightly better business program. This vast difference in academic quality between the university and business school brings up some concerns. It makes me question if the business school is as good as the numbers say.
I know that this you might not be able to help me perhaps to the extent of which I am looking for, but any advice on which school sounds like it is best for me or which school you would pick would go a long way. Thanks for reading through all of this and helping me decide between these two great schools.
