<p>Well, first off, my s goes to U of Miami, so that would be my choice. </p>
<p>Reasons I like it:
Diversity - students from all over the country and the world, you don't find this at State U's
Medium sized - not too big so student's feel like number and not too small so as to see the same people all the time and not get a chance to grow socially
private - while I don't know this is true for all state U's, from talking to friends who have kids at state U's, the private U's seem to want to please more and have more amentities. For example, the lobby's of the dorms at UM are fully staffed and friend's state school are not staffed at all. Another example would be orientation, most state schools have a very limited orientation for freshman and most privates pull out all the stops, same with parent weekend. At UM I always get a live person who answers my questions when I call, at state U's nope. You get the idea....more services, more personalized concern.
Good location - surrounded by the nice area of Coral Gables and close to malls, shopping, restaurants, hotels, beaches, movies, nightlife. I didn't want s in a rural area where there is nothing to do. I think that kids who are bored can get into trouble.
Beautiful campus - Nice to spend time in an upbeat atmosphere that is pleasing to be in.
Good academic standing - UM is rising in it's academic standing every year. Lots of bright kids with bright futures. Lots of scholarship kids and kids who take their studies seriously.
Good choice of majors - as s went in undecided I wanted him to have a large selection of majors.</p>
<p>We found out the hard way that there is good medical care. The Doctor's hospital is basically on the campus and has excellent medical facilities and care.</p>
<p>If you have any questions, feel free to post them.</p>