<p>UM is so up-and-coming, it’s not even funny. They have money. They’re $1+ billion into the Momentum2 campaign ([Momentum2:</a> The Breakthrough Campaign for the University of Miami](<a href=“http://www6.miami.edu/momentum2/]Momentum2:”>http://www6.miami.edu/momentum2/)). Campus is being renovated: Stanford’s elevators are getting renovated this summer, the $20 million (yes, you read that correctly) new student activities center is underway and set for opening in Summer/Fall 2013 (<a href=“http://www.miami.edu/index.php/news/releases/a_new_center_for_student_life/[/url]”>http://www.miami.edu/index.php/news/releases/a_new_center_for_student_life/</a>). There’s room for growth and expansion, and it’s happening before our eyes. The university is throwing massive scholarships at top applicants, perhaps more now than ever, and it’s becoming more and more each year. We’ll see the effects of this in a few years, when graduates move on to top grad schools and land decent jobs. </p>
<p>Plenty of top universities have respected names and prestigious reputations, but they’re already there - they don’t have to work to earn it anymore, and you could argue that they’re now vulnerable to be overcome. And UM is rounding the corner and coming up - quickly. </p>
<p>The only thing holding UM back in terms of rankings is its former reputation as Suntan U. It’s still working to shed this reputation, thankfully, because it doesn’t deserve it. When you live and learn here, you can really see how UM is advancing in so many aspects.</p>