Miami University Ohio

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DD was accepted EA and received an $8k break. She hasn't decided yet but really likes the university. Her only concern is that it is too remote and Oxford may be too small. Remember she's coming from a close-in DC suburb. Going for an accepted students even this spring.

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Once upon a time, it was my top choice. Visited the campus one morning and saw a hung-over kid puking on the sidewalk. My dad wasn't keen on it after that, and talked me into a different school. My BF did attend, and she hated it and transferred to another school after the first year. It was very Greek and cliquey.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone visited in person? What is it like? What is Oxford like?

The campus is beautiful. Classic Georgian architecture. Be sure to get out to Western campus (ironically located on the Eastern side of grounds -- it's the former Western College for Women). It's literally one of the most beautiful, prototypical university campuses in the nation. They've filmed movies here because of it (see Clooney's "Ides of March" and Jodie Foster's "Little Man Tate" and the forthcoming "Turtles All the Way Down")

Oxford (called "Uptown") is basically a classic college town. Overrun by students in the school year. Townies resent them. Etc. Frat houses everywhere (Miami is home to like four or five original fraternity chapters -- no sorority houses, just suites on campus due to laws that said unmarried women living together were houses of ill repute).

Not really close to anything. Cincinnati is like 40 minutes away. Dayton nearly an hour.

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It’s gone down a lot in stature over the years.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone visited in person? What is it like? What is Oxford like?

The campus is beautiful. Classic Georgian architecture. Be sure to get out to Western campus (ironically located on the Eastern side of grounds -- it's the former Western College for Women). It's literally one of the most beautiful, prototypical university campuses in the nation. They've filmed movies here because of it (see Clooney's "Ides of March" and Jodie Foster's "Little Man Tate" and the forthcoming "Turtles All the Way Down")

Oxford (called "Uptown") is basically a classic college town. Overrun by students in the school year. Townies resent them. Etc. Frat houses everywhere (Miami is home to like four or five original fraternity chapters -- no sorority houses, just suites on campus due to laws that said unmarried women living together were houses of ill repute).

Not really close to anything. Cincinnati is like 40 minutes away. Dayton nearly an hour.

Great overview. Thanks. Do students find Oxford too small after a while?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone visited in person? What is it like? What is Oxford like?

The campus is beautiful. Classic Georgian architecture. Be sure to get out to Western campus (ironically located on the Eastern side of grounds -- it's the former Western College for Women). It's literally one of the most beautiful, prototypical university campuses in the nation. They've filmed movies here because of it (see Clooney's "Ides of March" and Jodie Foster's "Little Man Tate" and the forthcoming "Turtles All the Way Down")

Oxford (called "Uptown") is basically a classic college town. Overrun by students in the school year. Townies resent them. Etc. Frat houses everywhere (Miami is home to like four or five original fraternity chapters -- no sorority houses, just suites on campus due to laws that said unmarried women living together were houses of ill repute).

Not really close to anything. Cincinnati is like 40 minutes away. Dayton nearly an hour.

Great overview. Thanks. Do students find Oxford too small after a while?

Naw, I never did. That said, a favorite thing to do on weekends was to find a friend with a car and go to either Jungle Jim's or Forest Fair Mall. I think the latter is abandoned now, however. (I was there in the early 1990s).

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My relative, Elizabeth Krukowski, was a professor there for decades. It was a leading liberal arts institution.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone visited in person? What is it like? What is Oxford like?

The campus is beautiful. Classic Georgian architecture. Be sure to get out to Western campus (ironically located on the Eastern side of grounds -- it's the former Western College for Women). It's literally one of the most beautiful, prototypical university campuses in the nation. They've filmed movies here because of it (see Clooney's "Ides of March" and Jodie Foster's "Little Man Tate" and the forthcoming "Turtles All the Way Down")

Oxford (called "Uptown") is basically a classic college town. Overrun by students in the school year. Townies resent them. Etc. Frat houses everywhere (Miami is home to like four or five original fraternity chapters -- no sorority houses, just suites on campus due to laws that said unmarried women living together were houses of ill repute).

Not really close to anything. Cincinnati is like 40 minutes away. Dayton nearly an hour.

Great overview. Thanks. Do students find Oxford too small after a while?

Naw, I never did. That said, a favorite thing to do on weekends was to find a friend with a car and go to either Jungle Jim's or Forest Fair Mall. I think the latter is abandoned now, however. (I was there in the early 1990s).

I have two there now. They love it and haven't found it too small. Great school with a lot of options for kids. Neither of mine are Greek. It doesn't dominate the campus.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone visited in person? What is it like? What is Oxford like?

The campus is beautiful. Classic Georgian architecture. Be sure to get out to Western campus (ironically located on the Eastern side of grounds -- it's the former Western College for Women). It's literally one of the most beautiful, prototypical university campuses in the nation. They've filmed movies here because of it (see Clooney's "Ides of March" and Jodie Foster's "Little Man Tate" and the forthcoming "Turtles All the Way Down")

Oxford (called "Uptown") is basically a classic college town. Overrun by students in the school year. Townies resent them. Etc. Frat houses everywhere (Miami is home to like four or five original fraternity chapters -- no sorority houses, just suites on campus due to laws that said unmarried women living together were houses of ill repute).

Not really close to anything. Cincinnati is like 40 minutes away. Dayton nearly an hour.

Great overview. Thanks. Do students find Oxford too small after a while?

I went to Miami in the mid-80s and loved a lot of it. I lived on the Western campus, which really is gorgeous and historic.

There’s no getting around how remote Oxford is. But I enjoyed not being in a city environment. Without a car it can get a little limiting.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s gone down a lot in stature over the years.

Why do you think that’s the case? They are throwing a lot of money at my DC. We haven’t visited yet and aren’t sure what to think.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s gone down a lot in stature over the years.

Why do you think that’s the case? They are throwing a lot of money at my DC. We haven’t visited yet and aren’t sure what to think.

Because Ohio State went from becoming by basically open enrollment to a selective university, thus becoming the leading state institution in Ohio.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s gone down a lot in stature over the years.

Why do you think that’s the case? They are throwing a lot of money at my DC. We haven’t visited yet and aren’t sure what to think.

DP: I think it's just location. I don't think the quality of the education has declined, it's just not as popular as it once was. Kids aren't as moved by the idyllic college campus in a remote area as they used to be.

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Anonymous wrote:they offer pretty good merit scholarships to oos students but read the terms and conditions carefully

My daughter got a lot of aid here but what do you mean read the terms and conditions carefully?

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Anonymous wrote:they offer pretty good merit scholarships to oos students but read the terms and conditions carefully

My daughter got a lot of aid here but what do you mean read the terms and conditions carefully?

Yes, please elaborate on these terms and conditions. I’ve seen that the kid has to maintain a 3.0, complete the Prodesse class/project, and maybe be required to write a thank you note in the future for the merit aid. That doesn’t seem so bad.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:they offer pretty good merit scholarships to oos students but read the terms and conditions carefully

My daughter got a lot of aid here but what do you mean read the terms and conditions carefully?

Yes, please elaborate on these terms and conditions. I’ve seen that the kid has to maintain a 3.0, complete the Prodesse class/project, and maybe be required to write a thank you note in the future for the merit aid. That doesn’t seem so bad.

When my niece attended 10 years ago she found out it was 3.0 each semester not cumulative. She thought it was cumulative and had one bad semester and lost her scholarship. I don't know if they have changed that wording since.