Congrats to the newest members of the Miami family!

Happy Holidays!

Greetings from snowy Oxford, OH! The Office of Admission would like to officially congratulate the first members of Miami’s Class of 2014, our Early Decision admitted students! We can’t wait to see you on campus in the fall. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season, and good luck in your final semester of high school!

For those of you who may be wondering about your Honors application (if you submitted it before November 3rd), you will be receiving notification in the mail within the next few days. If you have any questions regarding your Honors application, please feel free to contact the Honors Program at honors@muohio.edu.

For all you Early Action candidates out there, know that we are working hard to review your application! We will distribute a decision for you on February 1st. As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact your counselor at www.muohio.edu/askacounselor.

Remember, it’s not too late to apply for admission! Our final deadline for first year applications is February 1st. To find out more or to apply online, visit www.muohio.edu/apply.

Beyond the Classroom

One of the many things Miami provides its students are many great learning opportunities beyond the classroom. We really want students to graduate having participated in wonderful creative projects, perhaps an internship while at Miami, or as I blogged before, an opportunity to study abroad. Every year, Miami students from different majors are able to enhance their college years by adding extracurricular exploration and research opportunities to their course work.

There is an entire part of our Miami website dedicated to students who have done just that. To check out their individual stories, feel free to visit:

http://www.miami.muohio.edu/academics/beyondclass/index.cfm.

Admission Information
Our final deadline to apply is February 1.
Honor’s final deadline to apply is February 1.

For any admission related questions, feel free get more information about your admission counselor at www.muohio.edu/askacouselor.

Finals week...almost over!

Miami students are either home, on their way home, or cramming for that last final. You guessed it—today is the last day of finals! Campus will be quiet for the next three weeks as students scatter across the globe during winter break. Before students are dismissed, all are required to prepare for finals or in some cases, a final paper or project. The Rinella Learning Center is a great resource on campus to help students prepare for finals. Picture what our libraries look like during this week. You can imagine they are full of students getting work done, so sometimes space seems limited. The Rinella Learning Center welcomes students to study in new locations around campus, and they even give out snacks for those having the munchies. The weekend before finals, Rinella also hosts a tutoring blitz, where students can meet with their peers to get a little extra help with a specific subject. Walking and driving around campus these next three weeks will be different, but we are excited for Miamians to return soon. Many of you high school students have finals this week or are preparing for finals once you return from winter break, and for you seniors, we wish you the best last winter break of high school!

Some Miami students are also preparing for fall commencement today, and we congratulate all those graduating with the class of 2009!

REACH OUT WITH A RED MITTEN!


Miami Students make a difference in the lives of local families with many different volunteer activities and the Red Mitten Campaign is a great example. The Farmer School of Business’ Buck Rodgers Business Leadership Program organizes and staffs this wonderful community service project annually, connecting Miami students, faculty and staff who all join together to help local families with needs in December.
The volunteer picks a Mitten and returns with the item and attaches the mitten so the gifts can be delivered. This is just one of many examples of the Miami campus/Oxford community connection that makes the Miami experience in a small College Town so fantastic.
Miami graduates continue after graduation to be leaders in volunteer activities such as Peace Corps where Miami ranks 7th in the number of Alumni volunteers for medium sized Colleges and Universities for the 2008 report. Many current Miami students participate in alternative spring break options with Habitat for Humanity and international volunteer destinations enriching both their lives and the lives of those they help in our global community.
Still time to Apply to Miami for fall 2010. Regular Decision deadline is February 1st on line at: www.muohio.edu/apply

Miami University=A Global Education

Pictured on the left are Miami Students Help Each other Cross One of the 365 Rivers on the Nature Island of Dominica. Picture was provided by Thomas Klak

Part of a well rounded education

includes the opportunity for students to study abroad. This is actually the one thing I wish I would have done during my undergraduate years. According to the Open Doors 2009 report by the Institute of International education, Miami University ranked 23^rd nationally among comparable universities in student’s participating in a study abroad experience.

Pictured below

are a group of Miami students visiting the Silk Road who are preparing for a camel ride

In 2007-2008, Miami had 1,439 undergraduate students studying abroad. Students at Miami are really able to choose their own study abroad experience by visiting the Office of International Education, there students are asked about the type of experience they are looking for. For example: Do you want to be immersed in a specific culture? Do you want to learn a foreign language? Do you want to retrace family roots? Do you wish to have an international work experience or do you just want to achieve credits towards graduation?

Picture on the left was taken on Interlaken, Switzerland and was provided by Michelle Jones

In addition if the student’s preference of a study abroad experience is dependent on where they are going to live, the Office of International Education can help as well to find a great option for them, such as staying with a host family, living in a dormitory among other students from that university, or an apartment of their own.

No matter what type of study abroad experience you may be looking for, we will always try to find the best option for you, as a student. Feel free to visit http://www.units.muohio.edu/internationalprograms/studyabroadinfo.php for additional information on Study Abroad FAQ’s.

REMINDER TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS:
We have one more application deadline coming up on February 1^st (Regular Decision) for information on how to apply, please visit www.muohio.edu/apply.

There is also one last deadline for Honors, (Honors III) on February 1^st as well. For more information and the honors application, please visit http://www.honors.muohio.edu/.

Early Action Applicants- Don't Worry!

Hey seniors! Did you apply to Miami for our Early Action (December 1) deadline? If you, like most Early Action applicants, sent in your application and received instructions on how to check your “app check” website (www.muohio.edu/appcheck), you may notice that you have some information missing from your application. Here in the Office of Admission, we are running about two to three weeks behind in the processing of the high school information, which includes your transcript, secondary school report, and any additional letters of recommendation you might have sent. If you are experiencing this discrepancy, please don’t worry! Since it is our delay, we will still review your application for Early Action and notify you of our decision on February 1!

If you applied for our Early Action deadline and have not received an email with instructions on how to open your app check website, please check your email’s spam filter! Many times, Miami’s emails are filtered into your spam box. Add admission@muohio.edu to your contact list to ensure that you receive our emails.

If you still can’t find email instructions on how to get to your app check website, you can contact your counselor at www.muohio.edu/askacounselor.

There's still time!

As many of you are preparing for the holidays by stopping by the mall after school, you also may be shopping for colleges as well. We want to encourage students to come to Miami for a visit to learn more about our academics, professors, see our beautiful campus, and explore an overall college experience that is second to none. The semester is quickly coming to a close, but there’s still time to schedule a campus information session and tour before you begin your winter break from school. Visit our website to browse our availability before finals week. We still have 10:00am sessions December 7-11, and we will resume our visit opportunities January 11 when our student tour guides return from winter break. Safe travels!