<p>Miami, as well ranked as it is, deserves a better ranking for public universities than it gets. Ranking it behind Big Red to the West, for example, is a joke. My daughter attended Big Red; my son, MU. The level of attention from advisors and faculty is night and day between the schools. Similarly the general learning environment. This school attracts smart midwestern kids from professional families. They give a lot of merit money and thereby attract a lot of smart out of state students. Very smart ones. They have done a lot of advertising in China and are attracting a lot of Chinese kids who have upped the ante, as well. If you have never visited this school, and have an opinion about it, your opinion is likely wrong. As a parent, I have been treated with respect, and as though I am a valued partner in my son’s education. At Big Red U, that was absolutely not the case. There we were treated as though we were annoying and helicopter. My son, as an honors freshman, is wholly engaged as he never was in HS. Amazing place. Really can’t say enough. Every office is friendly and professional. Campus is gorgeous and getting more and more impressive with the new student center. And of course the amazing food and faculty.</p>