Farmer School of Business

There are many, many things that contribute to the strength of our business program. From the professors, to the recruiters on campus, to the caliber of our classmates. But above all I would place the culture of our student body as key to our success. We have a very engaged, very active, very professional, work hard - play hard culture. I think this is developed and cultivated through our strong student organizations.

I think improving the class registration process should be a top priority. You can tell its class sign-up week when you see the frustration on everyone's faces.

The professors at Miami really make every difference. They are looking to challenge each and every one of their students daily. Group projects and leadership opportunities allow students to take their individual knowledge and expand it. Miami is devoted to their students and their student's success.

Academic advising is a big opportunity. Every year, every semester, it is exhausting trying to get into classes and it's even more exhausting making sure those are the right classes to enroll in. Another area of opportunity is focusing on all aspects of business - there is a strong emphasis on accounting and finance, but not much attention with entrepreneurship, business law, retail sales, and more. I would love to see the Farmer School of Business encourage students to begin careers in areas they are passionate about rather than the highest paying job at a prestigious firm. Advisers and professors tend to be impressed with the company students work for rather than how happy it makes the student.

We have an extremely exceptional career service department. They make sure we are fully prepared for interviews (mock interviews, career service lectures, resume workshops, etc.). The business professors also make sure to relate all of our course work to the real world, and how it can help us in interviews. Basically all of our course work for the full four years is somehow helping us in our employment search process and placement.

Miami could encourage more academic advising, and could make efforts to improve their current processes. Often it is difficult to get time to even speak with an advisor, which makes career planning, and class registration stressful.

Miami University brings in top executives and professors to teach our classes. I strongly believe that the Farmer School of Business has prepared me for life after school more than other programs at the university. Our business school is nationally known and thus many employers visit our school seeking potential hires for careers. Recently, the business school has raised the GPA requirement to get accepted into the program, which I believe sets us apart from other schools because of its competitiveness.

It can be a little too competitive. Often times I feel that teachers put way too much pressure on the job hunt and networking. Can be intimidating at times.

The teachers hold us to very high standards. There's not a single class in the business school that I would call "easy" and I appreciate that. We have been given a fantastic learning environment with the Farmer School of Business and are viewed as prestigious by many of the top companies across the US.

The business program could require a wider variety of subjects in the first two years of the curriculum so that students have greater exposure to potential majors.

Our business school program is unique because the rigor and challenge is comparable to a lot of MBA programs. In one of my classes we are actually using an MBA case study book to analyze financial statements for different companies. The professors at the business school make all the difference. They really want their students to learn and are always open to questions and suggestions.

When teaching a subject that has many many sections and many many teachers, such as micro-economics, the teachers should collaborate and have the same curriculum. They should teach the same material instead of teaching what they believe to be important.

Our program is extremely focused on preparing undergrads to have tremendous success beyond graduation. My program (from professors, administrators, and students alike) all strive toward one goal of academic prestigious and the future accomplishments of the program and our own careers.

Work on academic advising and lower the class sizes in some of the business core. The concepts in these courses are pivotal to our success in higher-level classes. When the class sizes are large at this time, we are typically sophomores or freshman and we may be nervous to approach the professor in the way that we would during our time as a junior or senior.

I think that the students and teachers are all looking out for the best interest of each other. We have a very competitive atmosphere but at the same time we are all willing to help each other out when possible. I couldn't imagine getting a better experience than I did at Farmer.