Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges and two Canadian colleges are profiled in the book. It includes detailed profiles of the colleges with rating scores for all schools in eight categories.
According to the Princeton Review, choice is central to the Miami experience. “Whether majoring in humanities or sciences, ‘students have broad discretion when selecting courses. It is truly up to the individual to decide how far to push oneself academically.’”
The book notes, “academics are definitely taken seriously (at Miami) and ‘during the weekdays most people spend their time studying either in their dorms or at the library.’ When they aren’t hitting the books, theatrical or musical performances, movies, parties, speakers, ice hockey games, and campus events create ‘a good mix of social life and academic life.’”
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