TatianaWhile St. Thomas may not be ranked as highly as the University of Miami or U of Florida, college is really what you make of it. I live in Sunny Isles Beach which is one of the nicest areas of Miami and many lawyers at the building I work at have graduated from St. Thomas Law School. Again, it isn t Harvard but in terms of their earning potential and how well they are doing, each one of them live in an apartment that costs at least $3000 to rent a month and are very happy and successful. So the school has lots of opportunities for students and several of my friends went there and raved about the quality of education they received there.As for the city of Miami Gardens, it does not have a good reputation due to the fact that it is not a very affluent part of Miami. Miami Gardens is located away from the beaches and many of the residents there are working class. While the area isn t the greatest, you are able to live in many surrounding communities which are just as nice. I can recommend Sunny Isles Beach because it is on the ocean and known as Little Moscow with the amount of Russians there, there is also Aventura which is a very nice area and only a few minutes away from Miami Gardens and also Hollywood is a few minutes away. St Thomas does have a good police service to protect the campus and it is a very safe environment there.You could do a lot worse than St. Thomas but certainly it is a great school and really college is what you make of it.
bottom line is No it is not a good school just check its ranking and you will see it is a fourth tier school! the only school that is second tier in miami is UM, UF is first tier but it is in gainesville. It is also in a really bad area and it has religious affiliations not sure if that is okay with you.i think hurricanes should be the least of your worries natural disaster can happen anywhere and with technology you know way ahead when it will happen. I have lived here all my life and i am fine. if you are a good student then st thomas should not be for you for for a C student yes
Well Miami Gardens is in the county Miami is in, called Miami-Dade County. The city of Miami is it s own city, and the city of Miami Gardens is it s on city as well (even though Miami Gardens is suburbs lol) Yes, Miami is awesome, it s the best, but like I said Miami Gardens is not Miami. St. Thomas is a good school, and I wouldn t say Miami Gardens has high crime, but I do know the crime did increase there, but something you should know is that the crime there is nothing like the NYC, or Chicago, or L.A. crime, it s A LOT less. Places like NYC and Chicago have real high crime rates. It s not like you have to worry about where you walk or go or anything like that, well one because it s suburbs so you need a car, but you don t have to worry about anything. Miami Gardens is completely different from Miami in every way, Miami Gardens is suburbs, Miami is city. If you re going to St. Thomas, I would say do what s best for you, having to do with where to live. You could live in Miami Gardens, but you won t get anything Miami, you could drive to Miami, but it s the whole drive there and back. You could live in other places in Miami-Dade County that are close to Miami Gardens, that includes Miami. Really it all depends on what you want and wouldn t mind doing. I lived a short time in Miami Gardens, and I have to say that it is BORING, I would go to Miami and Miami Beach and other places in Miami-Dade County every time I would want to go out. Hurricanes? we havn t had any hurricanes in years, and I can tell that you are one of those people that has been misinformed about Miami by people that don t know. We havn t had any hurricanes in years, but when we do, we know way ahead of time, and have more than enough time to do what we have to do. The most is, taping up the windows in your home, and buying water and food just in case the electricity goes out (which it rarely happens and it s always for a short amount of time) and that s it. So to sum everything up, I would say Miami Gardens is a safe place to live, crime did increase but it s because places like Carol City became part of Miami Gardens, so if there s any crime it s only on certain parts, but I wouldn t be surprised if it decreased because I saw on the news that they got a new police sheriff or something like that and they had a plan to lower the crime. Also, it s boring, and it s all suburbs. On hurricanes, don t worry about them at all, honestly. And lastly, Miami is the best place I have ever lived, and I wouldn t live anywhere else. It s a city like NYC and Chicago, and just like the NYC and Chicago it has it s suburbs, so if you like suburbs you can also live there and still go to the city. You also live in Miami Beach, or Coral Gables, or any place in Miami-Dade County, in South Florida the place to live is Miami-Dade County, and no where else. Enjoy Miami, I know you will.
St. Thomas University has produced thousands of alumni over the years. The most notable alumni of St. Thomas University are Mike Fitzpatrick, the former U.S. Representative; Miguel Diaz, the Ambassador of the United States to the Holy See (Vatican) nominated by President Barack Obama; the current head coach of the Orlando Magic Stan Van Gundy; the former mayor of Miami Alex Penelas; the actor Dom Irrera; and the Major League Baseball players Kiko Calero and Vinnie Chulk. Among notable graduates are: Andy Elisburg, Vice President of Operations for the Miami Heat; Christina Fernandez, Chief Marshall for the Southern Region U.S. Marshals Service; and John Dooner, CEO of Interpublic Group of Companies.http://www.sfltimes.com/index.php?option��Normally the cities with more damage during the hurricane season are the ones close to the east, to the sea.
Same answer we gave to Kelly:Miami Gardens is a high crime area, though no more than many neighborhoods in NYC St Thomas campus is safe. Miami gets no more hurricanes than anywhere else on the SE coast.