Summer College Visits

Greetings All! I hope you are enjoying the beginnings of your summer. For most of you, the school year has ended which means it’s time to start college visits! I always get the question, “Is it worth making a visit to a college if the students aren’t there?” My answer is always, “Absolutely!”

First, even though the semester is not in session, there are many Miami students currently on campus taking summer classes. As a result, you will see Miami students walking through the quad as you explore our campus. In addition, first-year orientation is occurring, which means that the students that were in your shoes just one year ago are now visiting their university for the first time as official Miami students. You will certainly have the chance to see students on-campus and uptown, and they are always more than happy to help you find your way around or answer a question.

Second, being on a college campus without much of the student population allows you to really see if you feel at home. If you love the university by just stepping foot on the campus and imagining all the opportunities available to you, then just imagine how you are going to feel about it when all your future friends and classmates return to campus! Can you see yourself playing Frisbee in our quad, using the Rec, sitting in class in an academic building, or meeting friends at the seal?

Finally, it’s understandable that you may feel a little overwhelmed when you first step foot on a college campus. Add a college student population and you may feel a little uncomfortable. If that is the case, it’s perfectly normal. But, by visiting a college campus the first time when the general student population is not there, you are able to get comfortable with a place so when you return for your second visit, instead of worrying about how you will make at that school for the next for years, you will be planning what you will be doing for the next four years.

So as you make your college visit plans for this summer, stop by Oxford, Ohio. Miami University will welcome you with open arms! Just make your plans at www.muohio.edu/visit!