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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] History/Histories (art history/etc.)  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I am a fairly balanced and calm individual. I came from a background of rules and order. My parents, while I love them, were quite strict and did not allow for any questions in regard to their rules. One thing that my parents did exceptionally well was to train me for life. I realize that I have become more of an adult during my time at college, but I was already reasonably mature and capable of making my own decisions. At ORU, there is an atmosphere not apparent until you get here. It is an extreme parental atmosphere. To someone like me, the rules don't seem overbearing at first. Then you realize that the attitudes of those enforcing those rules are not conducive to helping you grow as a person. The rules become weights and the enforcers become Pharisees. ORU does not prepare you to be a successful adult, it prepares you for being a mindless drone paying your tithes every Sunday. If you are a rational person, do not attend ORU. The Charismatic logic, or Charismania, will be extremely annoying, as you will deal with it from students, faculty, and staff. If you want to be respected as an adult, or even just a person, do not attend ORU. Administration loves making life hard and acting like they are your parents (this has nothing to do with curfew or other related rules), security loves to try to intimidate guys and girls alike, the male security guards love asking female students where they live (not necessary information) and they love being rude and gruff with male students. During a fire drill security laughed at us while we had to stand outside in the cold. A big portion of students are extremely legalistic and follow everything administration says without thinking about it. When you do question the validity of certain rules you get pounced on by all of the mindless drones. The Resident Advisors tend to act like the Gestapo. To bring this to a close, do not attend this school. It's not worth it. If you are a rational Christian, this university will only confuse and anger you. If you are not a Christian, this institution will not provide good examples of good Christianity. If you are a decent person that likes following rational rules, do not attend here. The administration does not allow you to question their authority. There are good people here. Most are misguided though. Please do not waste your time or money on ORU. Innovation: A+, University Resource Use: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 08 2007 4th Year Male -- Class 2008    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=39741&uid=1098'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Computer Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Not so bright Please understand--although this school does provide a decent atmosphere for a certain group of people, there are problems. A lot of people have written about the dress code, mandantory chapel attendence, etc., so take that as you may. However, please understand, this place is a creampuff, academically. I attended a medium-sized state institution before coming here, but it seemed like Harvard after coming here. Professors really do care about you, but they have absoluately no choice but to seriously dumb-down the coursework. Be assured--this university is tens of millions in debt, and one of their plans to get out of it is to admit as many tuition-paying students as possible. People have noticed--just look at how far this university has slipped down on the US News rankings tables. This didn't happen by accident. It's hard to write this, but I have to be honest--the quality of student here, and the resulting level of academics are slipping badly. So, what can I say? If you want to get an easy "A," which will look great on your transcript, this is a good choice for you, but if you want to be challenged by your classmates and professors, this really isn't the place. Collaboration/Competitive: B+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 23 2005 4th Year Female -- Class 2004    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=19719&uid=1098'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Business - Management and Administration  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average leaving at the end of semester--hated it bed checks every nite, curfews, dress code,chapel twice a week where our cult leader, Richard Roberts, drones on. The university wants to control every aspect of your life. Can't live off campus unless your 25 or married. Find some place other than ORU where your allowed to make your own decisions and allowed to become a young independent adult. Faculty Accessibility: B, University Resource Use: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 08 2004 2nd Year Female -- Class 2005    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=13720&uid=1098'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Undecided  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I am a Basketball player at Oral Roberts and will be transfering atthe end of this current semester. ORU s quite possibly the worst decision I have ever made in my life. People here are brainwashed into thinking that ORU is heaven on eartth and that if you agree with the poilicies you are hell bound. In High schol i hada 2.5 GPA i did not try hard at all. I came to ORU expecting a top notch education, and to be honest this place is easier then my high school. Dress code, bed times, no male female interaction of any sort in dorm rooms, cafeteria food, the restrictd cable TV access, and many other rules. I havent been to a single party since I have been here becuase in order to party you have to go throug the trouble of finding another fellow hell-bound student and signing out of your dorm for the weekend. If you are a christian and think that this is the school for you, please reconsider. People here are mostly fake. If you wanan be a witness for christ try out a real college or university and not a over-priced safe haven for parents who want kids ina controlled environment. Legalized christianity and brainwashing never will be a successful formula. On a lighter note there are some people here who actaully Love the " ORU experience" tremendous props to hese people for failing to analyze the plastic culture at ORU. Perceived Campus Safety: A+, Social Life: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 18 2004 1st Year Male -- Class 2008    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=13432&uid=1098'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save      Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 ... 11    Next

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