<p>thank you!</p>
<p>Miami definitely fits the bill. Based on the following:</p>
<p>He would like a school that has some sports and where the students are excitied about their teams, even if they arent the greatest. </p>
<pre><code> UM has HUGE school spirit. Pep rallies basically every week, homecoming is a very big deal, besides the football team, Baseball and Basketball are also popular. Lots of IMs also.
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<p>A city atmosphere. Doesnt need to be in a city but would idealy like for a city to be easily accesabile. </p>
<pre><code> Miami isn’t actually in Miami, it’s in the suburb of Coral Gables. Definitely has a big city feel because everything is less than 5 minutes away.
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<p>A place where the students are fairly laid back, (a sweatshirt school)</p>
<pre><code> Believe it or not, someone is ALWAYS wearing a sweatshirt, even though it is 90 degrees for half of the year. I would say it’s a flip-flop school.
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<p>A place where drinking does not dominate the social life, it can exist but not dominate.</p>
<pre><code> Plenty of school-sponsored concerts, movies, parties, etc. going on on campus all the time for those who don’t want to go to the clubs off of campus to drink.
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<p>A place where frats does not dominate the social life, they can exist but not dominate.</p>
<pre><code> Greeks can definitely be avoided without a problem.
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<p>The people are nice, friendly and welcoming. </p>
<pre><code> Sure, why not.
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<p>A place that is not preppy. </p>
<pre><code> Refer to “flip-flop” school comment.
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<p>A school that is not huge, i.e. Penn State or something along those lines. </p>
<pre><code> Mid-sized (~10,000 undergrads, but each college/school is like it’s own little world).
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<p>He would idealy like to major in Sports Management, but is open to majoring in Management and getting a masters in Sports Management. </p>
<pre><code> Both are available @ UM.
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<p>He would like to work in a universities athletic department. </p>
<pre><code> As I mentioned, Miami athletics is huge and I’m 99% they have student employees.
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<p>Boston College and College of the Holy Cross sound like close fits</p>
<p>rdh, I suggest your friend take a look at Colorado College. It’s very unusual in several ways but may be a great fit.</p>
<p>This is a small liberal arts college, ~2000 students, very selective but not a high reach for his stats. It is in a small city (Colorado Springs), within walking distance of shops and restaurants. However, the city is in the Rocky Mountains (at the foot of Pikes Peak), with easy access to terrific outdoor recreation. </p>
<p>CC is on a one-course-at-a-time “block plan”, in which you take the typical number of courses per semester, but in succession not concurrently. You study only one subject during each 3.5 week “block” (with a 4-day break between blocks). This facilitates field work and independent study projects that can take advantage of the region’s unique resources.</p>
<p>It has two Division One (D1) sports teams (men’s ice hockey, women’s soccer), unusual for such a small school. CC is not a big rah-rah “jock” school but the hockey games generate a lot of excitement. There’s a high level of personal participation in intramural, D3, and outdoor recreational sports. Greek life is small, very understated and welcoming. There are preppies but they do not dominate.</p>
<p>Although Colorado College for the most part is strictly liberal arts, it does have an unusual sports science program, emphasizing human anatomy, orthopedics, physics, etc. Probably it’s driven by all those skiing injuries in the sports-mad state of Colorado. I think a program like this could give your friend an edge even if he goes into management. It does not seem to be a “fluff” major for campus athletes. Here for example is one of its course offerings:
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<p>U of Miami</p>
<p>would u Miami be comparable to Syracuse?</p>
<p>^^ Yes, except the weather and city life. Miami has a lot of Syracuse transfers (and vice versa as well).</p>
<p>thank you!</p>
<p>bump…!</p>