| Finishing up freshman year...singer scholar//foote fellow...
academics: 101 classes are what you can expect, but the upper-level classes have amazing professors
work load: not too bad, but writing courses can get tedious with lengthy essays
food: food at the dining hall is alright...not as bad as people can make it out to be, and there's SO much around the school that you don't need to rely on the dining halls for every meal
dorms: not bad, freshman dorms give you a group of friends on your floor from the start, rooms aren't huge but they're not bad
boys/girls: every group's represented...a lot of the guys are smart and down to earth, a lot are ******bags, a lot of girls are smart and down to earth, and a lot are sorta trashy
club scene/night life: not my scene at all but if you want it this is the place
greek life: not overwhelming, and it's much more a social outlet than anything, no pressure to join but if you want to it's definitely a good thing to do
sports: football's incredible, dolphin stadium is absolutely gorgeous, basketball is a huge surprising gem here, and baseball is number one in the nation, how can you complain?
students in general: kids who know how to balance partying and academics (most of the time...)
professors in general: the ones i've had really care about their students wellbeing and promote learning and questioning in and out of the classroom
campus: gorgeous, lake in the middle of campus, incredible trees and some cool animals all over
other questions:
favorite thing about UM? community feel, tons of activities promoted by the school on campus all the time (movies, concerts, etc.)
what's the university's biggest downfall? It doesn't interfere with my life, but i could do without the club scene
what's the stereotypical Miami student like? 20 year old half-Jewish kid who grew up in South Florida, went to public school and finished in the top 5% of his class
overall, are you happy you chose to attend? sure why not |