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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son was accepted this year. His GPA when he applied was 3.0 with no honors/AP courses.

It’s interesting the reaction we’ve gotten to his acceptance. My parents both grew up in OH and I have cousins and friends who attended in the 1990s (and have been successful career-wise). My parents of course think it’s a great school because they’re not up on current college rankings and would be super excited if he goes there. I have heard the undergraduate teaching is strong, even as the rankings have fallen.

I’m a little worried about lack of diversity because we are OOS in NJ and DS’s school district is extremely diverse. He’s white but virtually all his friends are not. But that’s a concern with other schools besides Miami.

We’re planning to visit in the spring and see. Like others, Miami seems to me a bit like JMU (DS was deferred there) but JMU is driving distance and better weather. [/quote]

I think the JMU comparison is a pretty good one. JMU is a bit more "big time sports" (yes, I realize that Miami has a good basketball team against the other barely D1 schools against whom they've played) and seems to have a bit more of a party vibe. Reputationally, I think it's fair to put them in the same sentence. [/quote]

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