not from Ohio<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cMiami is a national institution, it\u2019s nationally and globally known,\u201d said Assistant Vice President of Admissions Bethany Perkins. \u201cWe have a lot of students who are coming from each of the coasts, as well as from the Midwest.\u201d<\/p>\n
While academics at Miami motivate many incoming students to join the community, there are several other incentives that inspire non-Ohio students to enroll.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should be really grateful for how strong athletics are,\u201d Perkins said. \u201cThe news that our basketball team made, and also that our fans made, really made a difference. It put Miami on the map \u2026\u00a0 for maybe some students and families who hadn\u2019t necessarily heard of Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beyond the press, financial scholarships can change the game for many out-of-state students looking to attend Miami.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cScholarships are certainly one of the factors students consider when deciding to enroll, particularly as the overall cost of attendance differs between in-state and out-of-state students,\u201d said Senior Director of the Office of Student Financial Assistance Beth Johnson.<\/p>\n
Just as the college experience varies between in-state and out-of-state students, the scholarships they are offered vary as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMiami has different types of institutional aid, including merit scholarships, need-based grants, donor-funded scholarships, and each has its own eligibility criteria,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n
So while it may seem like students receive more in terms of scholarships, it\u2019s balanced out by tuition, need and merit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Beyond scholarships, Miami also works to connect with prospective students outside of Ohio through targeted outreach efforts. Miami has several territory managers who create relationships with high school counselors and community organizations that work with students.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey travel to high schools and college fairs and do panel presentations, just like our Ohio-based representatives do,\u201d Perkins said.<\/p>\n
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For some students, the first introduction to Miami doesn\u2019t come from a high school visit or college fair, but from their own online searches.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found [Miami] on a list of top 50 or top 25 schools for game design majors,\u201d said senior games and simulation major Reese Hausman. \u201cI came and visited [Miami], along with a couple other schools, and I just really liked the vibes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reaching out-of-state students is only the beginning of the process. Once these students arrive at Miami, their experience can look a lot different from that of students who call Ohio home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know that much about other things to do,\u201d Hausman said. \u201cI kind of rely on people who are from here to show me cool places outside of Oxford for day trips and stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
For students who live farther from Oxford, exploring the area can also be a necessity, as going home for the weekend is not always an option.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t really relate to the people who are going home a lot,\u201d Hausman said. \u201cI kind of only go home maybe once or twice a semester for things like Thanksgiving and Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n
The distance from home can be difficult, but for Hausman, the distance has also become an important part of learning to navigate college life on her own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving the distance is kind of nice in some ways because I am very much on my own,\u201d Hausman said. \u201cIt probably has helped me grow a little bit to be even more responsible for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
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