University of Miami
jadmin2020-05-07T16:05:51-04:00University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 33146 305-284-2211 Congratulations! If you are on this page, you have a UM student! Read on to find out the inside [...]
They’ve Been Accepted, Woo Hoo a Cane!
Michelle Balaun2020-06-23T18:27:09-04:00Here we go, they are a Cane! Accepted? So your son or daughter is going to be a Miami Hurricane! Congratulations! It is great to be a ‘Cane for so many [...]
Taking the Campus Tour
Michelle Balaun2020-11-05T11:24:15-05:00The Tour Can Help You Make Your College Decision It's the season for campus tours. Many of you have already visited a multitude of schools, but now that [...]
Get on the Bus
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:09:17-05:00A Guide to UM’s Bus System The University of Miami’s Hurry ‘Canes shuttle bus system can be a huge help to UM students that live on and around campus. A [...]
Register to Vote UM
Michelle Balaun2020-10-07T12:39:18-04:00How to Have Your Vote Count While At College When it comes to voting, your vote counts! Voting is important so we want you to be prepared when election [...]
The Benefits of Joining the UM Alumni Association
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T15:09:57-04:00Alumni Networking, Perks, and More… Before you know it, you are walking across the stage at graduation, and with that last step, you are officially a Ca [...]
Having a Car at College
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:12:53-05:00Can You Get by Without a Car? Whether to let your students bring a car to campus will probably lead to many conversations. In order to try to have a stu [...]
Who You Going to Call?
Michelle Balaun2020-05-05T16:39:49-04:00…When You Need Answers, You can Call! The important call contact info you need to have. Over the years there have been only a few times that I, as a par [...]
Is an A Grade Really An A?
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:19:20-05:00A+ or A- Those Pluses and Minuses Count in your grade! Going the extra mile to get an A in a class instead of an A- or getting a B+ instead of a B can b [...]
Wake Up Canes, It’s Game Day!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-22T11:19:25-04:00Get ready for the big game with these attire tips! The best feeling for any college student, particularly if you’re a Cane, is waking up knowing its gam [...]
Bucket List for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T12:25:27-04:00Freshmen - follow this bucket list for maximum fun! As an incoming freshman to the University of Miami, it is important to be aware of some of the bucke [...]
Football Time – Where to Watch the Canes
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T15:45:43-04:00College Football… Canes, It’s Time We can’t wait for it! To start anticipating that our football team will end up nationally ranked and headed to a bowl [...]
The ABC’s of 529 Savings Plans UM
Michelle Balaun2020-11-02T12:29:50-05:00What 529 Pays When you decide to have kids, your first thought is not how am I going to pay for college, but it might be your second. I made a decision [...]
Finding an Internship to Start a Career
Michelle Balaun2020-09-09T14:38:15-04:00The Most Effective Way To A Starter Job. I am a big believer in internships. I received my first internship while an art student at school, working in t [...]
Career Showcase – A Student’s Perspective
Michelle Balaun2020-09-04T23:13:05-04:00Get Ready For The Job Market! Every semester as students at the University of Miami, we have the opportunity to attend various career fairs that showcas [...]
Football Seats at Hard Rock Stadium
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T15:30:45-04:00A Guide to Hard Rock Stadium Everyone should attend at least one UM football game! There are only 5 colleges in the US that play their home games in an [...]
Banks & Credit Unions
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:27:59-05:00Places that Handle Money Leaving for college comes with so many new things, but handling their own money can be one of the scariest. We have all kinds o [...]
Canes Football Spring Debut
Michelle Balaun2020-10-22T11:16:58-04:00Getting Ready For the Big Season! Yes, it's spring, and yes we mean football. It's crazy I know! But it is springtime Canes football spring practice! Mi [...]
Sending A Package to Your Student?
Michelle Balaun2020-07-30T14:20:50-04:00Make Sure the Package Gets There There are many reasons that a student receives a package. It could just be their usual Amazon delivery or a care packag [...]
Graduation Is Sooner Than You Think!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-29T14:36:24-04:00Time Flies This is an unusual and unprecedented Spring (2020) and the situation and circumstances continue to evolve daily. Please start all your gradua [...]
Need Advice? Get Some Advising
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:33:25-05:00A Guide to Getting an Advising Appointment While in college, having a strong relationship with your academic advisor is important in being able to gradu [...]
Hotels, A Nice Place To Stay in Miami
Michelle Balaun2020-06-10T15:36:15-04:00Keep in mind that Miami is not only a college town but also an exciting and vibrant, major tourist destination, so there is a vast selection of hotel options. There are different things to take into consideration when booking.
Retail Therapy, Lots of Shopping in Miami
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T09:58:56-05:00This Means Plenty of Retail Therapy! There is plenty of retail therapy in Miami – may be too much – and although your student is up there for school, th [...]
Finding a Roommate Can Be a Friend For Life
Michelle Balaun2020-06-16T11:35:34-04:00Searching for your new roommate? At the University of Miami, the process of finding a roommate is not as stressful as a high school senior might think. [...]
How Will Students Stay Safe, Sane and Happy this Fall
Michelle Balaun2020-06-23T17:30:56-04:00Where is a Safe Spot at College? Safe, Sane, and happy, is that possible? As colleges are doing their best to come up with ideas as to how to keep our s [...]
Lunch Bunch for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2020-07-30T13:47:02-04:00Mid-Day Munchies – what’s for lunch? The best part of lunch is the break it gives you in the middle of the day! But it’s even better when you’re enjoyin [...]
Home Sweet Dorm This Is Home Now!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-24T16:10:46-04:00You may be surprised at how one can transition a mass-produced, industrial-looking dorm room into a warm and inviting room/suite. And there is plenty of help out there to spur ideas and help you organize.
Entertainment
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:14:00-05:00Fun stuff to do! It's entertaining and almost silly to write about things to do when visiting your student at UM. Based on the fact that our kids are li [...]
Flu Season Ahead
Michelle Balaun2020-09-10T13:09:39-04:00The Flu ends with “U” It’s that season again – and I don’t mean hurricanes. Flu season is generally from October through May; peaking in December. Given [...]
Advice to My Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2020-08-06T21:22:09-04:00What Every Freshman Should Know As a sophomore looking back at my freshman year, I can easily think of advice that I would give my freshman self. Freshm [...]
Where to Pregame at UM
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:11:06-05:00Get Ready For A Fun Day! I have to admit that I hadn’t heard of the term, pregame until I heard my daughter mention it before attending her first colleg [...]
Raising Money For Camp Kesem
Michelle Balaun2020-04-20T17:36:46-04:00Students Share this Camp Kesem Volunteer Opportunity Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, that supports childr [...]
First Time Student Loan Borrower?
Michelle Balaun2020-07-09T12:15:58-04:00You'll Need to Do This. What is the Entrance Counseling? In July of 2016, the U.S. Department of Education made it a requirement that, in order to have [...]
Preparing for Grad School Exams
Michelle Balaun2021-05-07T13:10:41-04:00More Exams Prep Time. It may like you just finished studying for the ACT/SAT’s and left for college, but before you know it, graduation will be looming [...]
Technology Needs for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-13T13:28:17-04:00Here Is What You Get Free! The vision of the University of Miami's Information Technology (UMIT) department is to be the best information technology org [...]
Online Test Taking For Today’s Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-24T12:05:26-04:00Blackboard and Lockdown Technology has changed the way students take tests. My daughter was able to extend one of her holiday breaks by scheduling her e [...]
Bright Futures – Shining Bright
Michelle Balaun2020-06-01T20:03:41-04:00The Future Is So Bright You'll Need Shades! SEE END OF BLOG FOR CHANGES EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR Bright Futures has been a grea [...]
Nature vs Nurture
Michelle Balaun2020-10-12T15:34:53-04:00Have fun in the sun, it's nature!!! If you have a child attending the U, start compiling that Miami bucket list as soon as they have accepted! Nature ab [...]
Food for Thought
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T15:07:01-04:00No Student Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely getti [...]
Safest Places to Visit Your Student This Semester
Michelle Balaun2020-10-14T11:31:45-04:00We Still Love to Visit Our Canes Let’s face it, these are odd and crazy times! Things look very different at UM this semester but one thing is still for [...]
Volunteering Turns Your Compassion into Action
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:27:35-05:00Volunteering with passion is key. When you first go off to college, you will find that there is no shortage of opportunities to participate in social ac [...]
Namast’ ay at UM: A Guide to Yoga Classes
Michelle Balaun2020-09-21T18:21:36-04:00Get your Ommmm On! All through high school, my daughter would accompany me to a Saturday morning restorative yoga class. Sometimes we stayed for another [...]
Sorting Out College Life – Laundry
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:25:40-05:00Making The Hardest Chore Easier! (Laundry!) I tried to teach my daughter how to do the laundry before she left for college. Really. I did. Yet, somehow [...]
An Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus
Michelle Balaun2020-01-29T13:33:11-05:00Here's How to Manage Your U-Miami Campus Living At the University of Miami, with on-campus housing, what you see is what you get. Students are only requ [...]
New Housing for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:24:36-05:00Updated New Living Environments Coming To UM Have you seen the housing? Freshman housing is the one area that most students can agree on, needs improvem [...]
Safety Matters
Michelle Balaun2020-03-10T14:09:25-04:00The University of Miami takes safety very seriously. Technology has changed the landscape of how they impart information to students through texts and e [...]
The Next Four Years
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:20:29-05:00Your Next Steps. So you have a student ready to spend the next four years at The University of Miami? That means you will undoubtedly be visiting once o [...]
Graduation Photography for UM Seniors
Michelle Balaun2020-06-30T18:10:09-04:00You’ll Want to Memorialize the Day with Photography The last four years (or so) probably flew by and commencement is around the corner. There is no doub [...]