Miami University-Oxford Top Questions

Miami University has a stereotype of having a ton of beautiful women, along with a stuck up, wealthy, overly preppy student body. It is true that Miami's women are something special, but our student body is generally full of great people. While we may wear more Northface than an average school, our students are friendly, bright, and overall get along well with one another, regardless of financial status or taste in clothing.

Our general stereotype of students are preppy and rich. There are many beautiful people on this campus, and most students are apart of a sorority or fraternity.

The stereotype of Miami University is that all the students are very privileged, have a lot of money, and only wear designer clothes. However, while there are a lot of wealthy students, Miami's campus is incredibly diverse and a wide variety of backgrounds are represented. I come from a small, middle-class family, and I fit in fine!

Miami University is consistently referred to as "JCrew U" because a majority of the students have been known to dress extremely preppy. It also has a reputation of being a very "greek" school because sororities and fraternities are so prominent on campus. Lastly, Miami students are often viewed as snobby. The first two stereotypes are pretty accurate, however the last one really depends on what crowds you are looking at. There are certain groups of people on campus that may be stuck-up, but in my opinion, that's something that is evident at every school.

There is definitely a known stereotype for Miami University students. That would be one of excellence and a well rounded student body. The faculty and the universities programs are everything that the brochure advertises them to be. There is a mix of Greeks (Fraternity/Sorority People in LARGE numbers), but considering this is the birthplace for so many of them it's easy to understand why. There are TONS of clubs/organizations too. Literally no matter what your interests or major, to turn a phrase, "There's a Club for That". The best part of it all is this, the faculty are there to help you, and I'm not just saying that. I am a transfer student from another major university and I have found this really to be true. The smaller student to professor ratios really make it easy to have you feel like your not just lost in a crowd, which gives you a more personalized feel to your education. That fact, along with all the student activities for community involvement as well as for building student relationships, is why I am proud and very happy to have chosen the Miami University for my college.

The stereotype at Miami is that students are very "preppy" or all "rich kids." Additionally, we have the Miami Triad (three Greek Organizations were founded on our campus), which gives a stereotype that the majority of students are involved in Greek life. However, I find neither of these stereotypes to be true. While some students at Miami do come from lots of money, the majority of students come from middle-class, average income households. You do not need to wear a North Face jacket or Ugg boots to fit in--all styles work here! And in reality, Miami is only about 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} Greek, which means 70{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of our students are non-Greek. I am not in a Greek Organization and I have never felt unwelcome here. There are over 300 student organizations to get involved in so there is something for everyone!

J Crew U People think our school is very preppy and not diverse at all. They also think most of the students are very wealthy. The stereotype is inaccurate. While it may not be that diverse, there is a significant amount of international students at Miami University. In addition, many students are not overly wealthy at all. Miami University is a public university that is not too expensive for in state students.

Miami students are very driven and professional. The University prides itself on the "engaged student" model and produces highly motivated and successful students. Miami gets the stereotype of having high standards and dressing "preppy". This stereotype, in my opinion, does reflect the student body, but dress style does not define the individual. The campus is diverse and striving to bring in more culture and diversity to create a more educational college experience.

Miami students are very driven and professional. The University prides itself on the "engaged student" model and produces highly motivated and successful students. Miami gets the stereotype of having high standards and dressing "preppy". This stereotype, in my opinion, does reflect the student body, but dress style does not define the individual. The campus is diverse and striving to bring in more culture and diversity to create a more educational college experience.

Some of what you hear about Miami University is true. It has an overall preppy style and it seems that everyone owns a pair or Sperrys but it isn't all bad. You will not be frowned upon if you dont own UGG boots ( which i personally do not own) or if you wear sweat pants instead of skinny jeans. I also can say that they class level at Miami is pretty diverse. You do have the people who have parents that make a ton of money but there are also people from single parents who are barely getting by. Frat life at Miami is HUGE. And causes a divide among greek and non greek students. I personally chose not to go greek and can say that I feel a disconnect from the friends i made that joined greek life. BUT i have found an amazing group of people outside of greek life so not going greek is a valid and acceptable option.