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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Political Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Here's the good, the bad and the ugly aspects of OU. Good: OU has an attractive, safe campus with some of the best athletic teams most of the time. These factors provide a definate sense of school spirit (at least during football season and maybe parts of basketball season). Its not that hard to get in if you meet all the deadlines. Plus once you are accepted to OU its not difficult to change majors. Or at least not as difficult as it is at some other schools. The meteorology program is supposed to be the best there is. If you come here as a freshman you are very likely to get on campus housing if you apply for it. People are generally courteous, they'll say hello to you if you say hello to them, open doors, give you directions, etc..etc... The bad: OU simply isn't that great of a school. There are students who walk around the OU campus thinking that they're at an Ivy League quality school but OU I would say that OU is bascially average (or slighty below) as far as prestige goes. Thats a reality that will probably hit some students pretty hard at the time of graduation. Greek life is very present on campus if you're not part of it then you may find that those that are greek will be unlikely to associate with you. The Ugly: Do you consider yourself an open minded, motivated, independent individual? Then you might have to beat yourself in the head with a brick to fit in around here (kidding! but the intent is to make a point). There are smart people here but for every 1 intelligent individual there are 10 idiots. Norman is typical small-town Oklahoma so dont expect much culture or excitement. You'll find that campus security goes around to the dorms at night to make sure theres no members of the opposite sex in your room or they will fine you. After over a year I've managed to find a niche here but I see my friends at other schools that seem to be getting so much more out of their college experience so I cannot honestly recommend OU. Perceived Campus Safety: A, Collaboration/Competitive: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 30 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=53927&uid=1109'></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   Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant I just finished graduate school at OU. The school is not bad, it has improved greatly in the last ten years or so. Listen, Norman is not Dallas and Oklahoma is not Texas. There is stuff to do in Norman and the buildings surrounding campus are not "white trash" but actually older, beautiful depression-era homes, though I wouldn't expect Texans to comprehend such advanced aesthetic principles. Not everyone is Greek, actually there are a fair number of hipsters, a local record store, and an indy-music venue, you just need to hang out with the right people and you can become part of a more exciting and stimulating social life than jagger shots, and reminiscing about Plano. The influx of Texans is the worst part about the University, they are spoiled with big cars, big attitudes, and no sense, most of the Greeks are Texans from Plano. Education Quality: A+, Useful Schoolwork: D+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 20 2008 5th Year Female -- Class 2008    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=47142&uid=1109'></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   Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Im in my junior here at OU. I grew up in Dallas and applied to OU as a safety school to Tulane and Vanderbilt since my family went there. I got a good scholarship to OU but biggest regret is that I didnt apply to more schools. I dont line it here, most people just kind of accept it for what it is and a few people love it. I think those opinions are reflected in the other comments on here. The greek life here definately divides people. You can avoid it but its not always easy and by time you are in your jr or sr year you probably will already have a regular group of friends. Everyone always seems to be talking about how its getting so much harder to get accepted but don;t buy into that becuase the acceptance rate is one of the highest last time I checked and the student population is growing. Most people that aren't from Oklahoma don't really like it here so you will find that students leave the state after graduation. Campus Aesthetics: A, Collaboration/Competitive: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 06 2008 3rd Year Male -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=45872&uid=1109'></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 ... 8    Next

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