Admission Decision Notification
A number of you have asked when we will begin to notify applicants of our admission decisions. For those who have applied Early Decision or Early Action, you will receive notification in December. For those who are waiting to apply Regular Decision, we will notify you in March.
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Highest Composite Score
Caroline Mosley asked a very important question to which many of you would also like to have the answer. She asked, “…if I took the test on two different dates, will you take the highest composite or the highest section of each test and create a new composite?” UM admission counselors reviewing the applications want to give you the best chance of being admitted and therefore calculate for you the highest scores to make you the most competitive. That being said, we take the highest scores of each section and combine them to give you the highest possible composite score, even if we are combining sections scores from different tests.
Taylor K. asked, “Is it required that SAT and ACT scores “officially” be sent to UM through College Board/the ACT program?” The answer is yes. Make sure that the agency has been notified to send us your scores by your application deadline.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Early Decision and Early Action deadline is November 1, and I'm here to help.
Can you believe how quickly time flies? UM's Early Decision/Early Action deadline is coming up next week on November 1.
Is your application ready for our committee? All of your application materials should be postmarked by Nov 1 in order to be considered for Early Decision or Early Action.
If you have some last minute questions before you hit the "submit" button, just let me know and I'll answer your questions this week through my blog.
Or add UnivofMiamiAdm to your AIM buddy list because admission counselors will be online more often this week in order to field your questions.
I look forward to seeing your application on my desk very soon.
Is your application ready for our committee? All of your application materials should be postmarked by Nov 1 in order to be considered for Early Decision or Early Action.
If you have some last minute questions before you hit the "submit" button, just let me know and I'll answer your questions this week through my blog.
Or add UnivofMiamiAdm to your AIM buddy list because admission counselors will be online more often this week in order to field your questions.
I look forward to seeing your application on my desk very soon.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Unique Academic Offerings!
A few students have inquired about specific courses and programs that we offer here at UM.
· UM offers courses on the language of Arabic
· UM does offer an Aerospace Engineering major (more information available here)
· UM does offer a Chemical Oceanography major (more information available here)
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Another unique academic opportunity offered at UM is the Dual-Degree Honors Program.
Through UM’s Honors Program’s dual-degree programs, select incoming freshmen have the extraordinary opportunity to complete undergraduate and graduate degrees in Biomedical Engineering, Law, Marine Geology, Medicine, Latin American Studies, and Physical Therapy.
For more information on the competitive program click here.
For information specific to the Medical Honors Program click here.
· UM offers courses on the language of Arabic
· UM does offer an Aerospace Engineering major (more information available here)
· UM does offer a Chemical Oceanography major (more information available here)
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Another unique academic opportunity offered at UM is the Dual-Degree Honors Program.
Through UM’s Honors Program’s dual-degree programs, select incoming freshmen have the extraordinary opportunity to complete undergraduate and graduate degrees in Biomedical Engineering, Law, Marine Geology, Medicine, Latin American Studies, and Physical Therapy.
For more information on the competitive program click here.
For information specific to the Medical Honors Program click here.
Questions on the application process?
WHEN SHOULD I APPLY?
Prospective students are encouraged to apply the fall of before their freshman year in college. For the majority of students this means they will be applying the fall of their senior year. If a high school student plans to graduate a year early, he or she should apply the fall of their ‘junior’ year.
If you’re one of those interested in applying, go to www.miami.edu/apply to get all of the details on submitting your application!
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UM APPLICATION ESSAY TOPICS
The UM Online Application offers four essay prompts:
1. Evaluate a significant experience or achievement that has special meaning to you.
2. Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
3. Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
4. Explain the role that academic integrity has played in your life.
If an applicant chooses the Common Application or the Universal College Application, he or she should write an essay based on the specific application’s prompt.
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APPLYING TO THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Those students interested in applying for the School of Architecture must complete the UM application as well as submit a portfolio. For more information on applying to the School of Architecture, visit this website. For the portfolio requirements, click here.
Prospective students are encouraged to apply the fall of before their freshman year in college. For the majority of students this means they will be applying the fall of their senior year. If a high school student plans to graduate a year early, he or she should apply the fall of their ‘junior’ year.
If you’re one of those interested in applying, go to www.miami.edu/apply to get all of the details on submitting your application!
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UM APPLICATION ESSAY TOPICS
The UM Online Application offers four essay prompts:
1. Evaluate a significant experience or achievement that has special meaning to you.
2. Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
3. Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
4. Explain the role that academic integrity has played in your life.
If an applicant chooses the Common Application or the Universal College Application, he or she should write an essay based on the specific application’s prompt.
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APPLYING TO THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Those students interested in applying for the School of Architecture must complete the UM application as well as submit a portfolio. For more information on applying to the School of Architecture, visit this website. For the portfolio requirements, click here.
More answers to your questions!
VISITING MIAMI
For those prospective students interested in visiting UM’s campus in Coral Gables, go to www.miami.edu/planyourvisit. There you can schedule a tour and information session as well as look for other activities going on in the area.
Is there a best time to visit? In order to really experience our campus, I’d encourage you to visit when students are out and about walking to and from classes and activities during the academic year. If you can’t make it down when school is in session, though, don’t worry! Tours are available nearly everyday of the year.
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INTERESTED IN BEING A ‘CANE ON THE FIELD AS WELL AS IN THE CLASSROOM?
For information on the athletic programs offered at UM, visit http://www.hurricanesports.com/. Contact information is available as well as other helpful resources under the ‘For Recruits’ tab.
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FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC
For those students who love to perform but don’t plan to make music a career, music opportunities are available for students majoring in a field of study not within the Frost School of Music (ie – biology, international relations, marketing, etc.). If you’re interested in more specific information on the opportunities available, I encourage you to contact Music Director Karen Kerr at kmkerr@miami.edu.
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AVERAGE SAT/ACT SCORES
Last year the middle 50% of incoming freshmen scored between 1250-1390 on the SAT and 28-32 on the ACT.
For more statistics on last year’s freshmen see the UM Fast Facts page.
For those prospective students interested in visiting UM’s campus in Coral Gables, go to www.miami.edu/planyourvisit. There you can schedule a tour and information session as well as look for other activities going on in the area.
Is there a best time to visit? In order to really experience our campus, I’d encourage you to visit when students are out and about walking to and from classes and activities during the academic year. If you can’t make it down when school is in session, though, don’t worry! Tours are available nearly everyday of the year.
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INTERESTED IN BEING A ‘CANE ON THE FIELD AS WELL AS IN THE CLASSROOM?
For information on the athletic programs offered at UM, visit http://www.hurricanesports.com/. Contact information is available as well as other helpful resources under the ‘For Recruits’ tab.
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FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC
For those students who love to perform but don’t plan to make music a career, music opportunities are available for students majoring in a field of study not within the Frost School of Music (ie – biology, international relations, marketing, etc.). If you’re interested in more specific information on the opportunities available, I encourage you to contact Music Director Karen Kerr at kmkerr@miami.edu.
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AVERAGE SAT/ACT SCORES
Last year the middle 50% of incoming freshmen scored between 1250-1390 on the SAT and 28-32 on the ACT.
For more statistics on last year’s freshmen see the UM Fast Facts page.
Monday, August 11, 2008
You asked, so here goes...
Thank you to everyone who left me comments from my last update...I'm going to do my best to keep up!
I'm going to address some of your questions in general and if I need to clarify anything -- feel free to keep leaving me your comments.
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WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF GETTING IN?
Some students asked me what their chances are of being accepted, and the truth is that there is no way to predict if you're going to be admitted.
Since we're a private university, admission decisions are based on the competitiveness of a student applicant among all students who have applied for admission. The application process is very involved, and the only concrete thing I can share with you is that the committee takes great care in reviewing all applications.
If you're very interested in applying to UM, I would encourage you to apply. We won't know if you're admissible until you've applied and have been properly reviewed by the committee.
I would also encourage students who are very interested in UM to apply under an early option. We offer both Early Decision and Early Action (both have a November 1 deadline). Our website offers more details about these options.
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SPEAKING OF APPLYING EARLY - If I apply early, am I obligated to enroll?
If you apply under the Early DECISION option (as most college will offer this as an option) and you're accepted, then typically -- yes, you're obligated to withdraw all other applications and enroll in that college. You'll want to clarify that college's specific conditions, but generally, that is how Early DECISION works.
Early DECISION is not an option to take lightly. Wherever you apply, if you're applying Early Decision, I would strongly advise you speak with your school counselor about how this impacts your college application process.
Many colleges, UM included, offer an Early ACTION option -- where you apply early, receive a decision relatively early in the process, but you're still able to keep your options open. Typically, you're given until May 1 to make your final decision. You're not obligated (typically) to enroll under this option. Again, check with your college about their specific conditions.
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SCHOLARSHIPS and FINANCIAL AID
UM offers academic scholarships to incoming students. For more details about what academic credentials we look for, I advise that you visit our scholarships website.
David asked if we have a community service scholarship -- the answer is that our scholarships are only awarded based on your academic credentials, but that doesn't mean these scholarships can't be earned from outside (non-college specific) organizations. You might want to see if someplace like http://www.fastweb.com/ has some leads on scholarships you can apply for and use wherever you choose to go to college.
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TUITION RATES
Tuition is approximately $34,834 per academic year. Some of you asked about out-of-state rates, but since we're private, this is the tuition rate for all students.
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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
While we offer a variety of language courses, American Sign Language is not one of them. For more information on the languages we do offer, please go to our Modern Languages and Literature department website.
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HOW DO YOU KNOW IF MY SCHOOL IS COMPETITIVE?
When you apply, we ask your counselor to send us your transcripts along with information about your high school. Your high school's profile will provide us with information about your curriculum and the classes you're taking.
Please be aware that when we review an applicant for admission, we do not compare you to other applicants from other schools. We look at you in the context of your high school. We look at what classes you chose to take among the classes offered by your respective high school. There is no need to worry about grading practices, systems and scales at other schools.
When we look at an applicant, we're looking for a student who has a strong academic performance in comparison to his/her classmates. In that light, I advise that you concentrate on performing to the best of your ability at your respective school.
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I'll tackle more of your questions later on this week.
I'm going to address some of your questions in general and if I need to clarify anything -- feel free to keep leaving me your comments.
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WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF GETTING IN?
Some students asked me what their chances are of being accepted, and the truth is that there is no way to predict if you're going to be admitted.
Since we're a private university, admission decisions are based on the competitiveness of a student applicant among all students who have applied for admission. The application process is very involved, and the only concrete thing I can share with you is that the committee takes great care in reviewing all applications.
If you're very interested in applying to UM, I would encourage you to apply. We won't know if you're admissible until you've applied and have been properly reviewed by the committee.
I would also encourage students who are very interested in UM to apply under an early option. We offer both Early Decision and Early Action (both have a November 1 deadline). Our website offers more details about these options.
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SPEAKING OF APPLYING EARLY - If I apply early, am I obligated to enroll?
If you apply under the Early DECISION option (as most college will offer this as an option) and you're accepted, then typically -- yes, you're obligated to withdraw all other applications and enroll in that college. You'll want to clarify that college's specific conditions, but generally, that is how Early DECISION works.
Early DECISION is not an option to take lightly. Wherever you apply, if you're applying Early Decision, I would strongly advise you speak with your school counselor about how this impacts your college application process.
Many colleges, UM included, offer an Early ACTION option -- where you apply early, receive a decision relatively early in the process, but you're still able to keep your options open. Typically, you're given until May 1 to make your final decision. You're not obligated (typically) to enroll under this option. Again, check with your college about their specific conditions.
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SCHOLARSHIPS and FINANCIAL AID
UM offers academic scholarships to incoming students. For more details about what academic credentials we look for, I advise that you visit our scholarships website.
David asked if we have a community service scholarship -- the answer is that our scholarships are only awarded based on your academic credentials, but that doesn't mean these scholarships can't be earned from outside (non-college specific) organizations. You might want to see if someplace like http://www.fastweb.com/ has some leads on scholarships you can apply for and use wherever you choose to go to college.
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TUITION RATES
Tuition is approximately $34,834 per academic year. Some of you asked about out-of-state rates, but since we're private, this is the tuition rate for all students.
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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
While we offer a variety of language courses, American Sign Language is not one of them. For more information on the languages we do offer, please go to our Modern Languages and Literature department website.
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HOW DO YOU KNOW IF MY SCHOOL IS COMPETITIVE?
When you apply, we ask your counselor to send us your transcripts along with information about your high school. Your high school's profile will provide us with information about your curriculum and the classes you're taking.
Please be aware that when we review an applicant for admission, we do not compare you to other applicants from other schools. We look at you in the context of your high school. We look at what classes you chose to take among the classes offered by your respective high school. There is no need to worry about grading practices, systems and scales at other schools.
When we look at an applicant, we're looking for a student who has a strong academic performance in comparison to his/her classmates. In that light, I advise that you concentrate on performing to the best of your ability at your respective school.
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I'll tackle more of your questions later on this week.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
I'd like to see your application on my desk by Nov. 1st
It's that time of the year! The University of Miami is now looking for the members of the Class of 2013.
To all of the students on our mailing list, I've put a copy of our newest viewbook in the mail for you, and our fall 2009 application is now available online.
Here are some things that I think will make the application process smooth and easy for you:
To all of the students on our mailing list, I've put a copy of our newest viewbook in the mail for you, and our fall 2009 application is now available online.
Here are some things that I think will make the application process smooth and easy for you:
- Create your Cane ID account so that you can apply online. Applying online is fast, secure, and you save $10 on your application fee.
- Applying early gives you an advantage in admission and scholarship consideration.
- It's never too early to start gathering your supporting documents for your admission file.
So...when is the application due? NOVEMBER 1 for Early Decision and Early Action; and JANUARY 15 for Regular Decision.
And if you're planning to apply to the Frost School of Music or the BFA Theatre program, you must apply through Regular Decision (Jan. 15 deadline) and schedule an audition.
What else would you like to know before you apply? Tell me and I'll blog about it next.
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