<p>As I’ve said before, what matters is your group of friends. My dorm and my group of friends is diverse-- several of us were born and lived abroad, we’re different races, different sexual orientations, have different political ideologies (although interestingly, my friends-- and dorm-- are predominantly liberal… only 3 would describe themselves as conservative), different religions, and really different majors. Perhaps my opinion is skewed because I have always lived in Honors dorms, or maybe it’s because I actually go to Miami. As a student who is liberal, not white, not especially pretty, certainly NOT a sorority type, not from Ohio, whose family definitely makes under $100k, and whose academic profile was competitive at all schools (34 ACT, 11 APs, top 2% class rank), I think your opinions are colored by your negative experiences with former Miami students. Miami is certainly not known for its diversity, but it is also not nearly as bad as others claim.</p>
<p>I still have no idea why people try to compare OSU and Miami- as binx said, they are incredibly different schools. If you look at the list of schools that focus on teaching undergraduates (someone posted it in the past few days), 4 of the 6 schools that I applied to were on the top 10 national universities list (1 is on the list for LACs, and the 6th school was my instate public). I wanted a school that was known for its focus on undergraduates. Since I actually didn’t know about that list until yesterday, I think I did a pretty good job of picking schools. Miami is known for its focus on teaching undergraduates; it does not have strong graduate programs and does not focus heavily on research. This semester, I have 2 classes with 10 or fewer students, and because there aren’t many grad students, it was very easy for me to get involved with research. Conversely, OSU excels in research and has great graduate programs, but it is not known for its focus on teaching undergraduates. I actually am planning to apply to OSU for med school, but it certainly was not an ideal choice <em>for me</em> for undergrad.</p>