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 | Quite Bright | I transferred into ODU as a sophomore music performance major. I have since switched to their inter-disciplinary program which combines Music and Business cores with an audio production track. This university is too big for it's britches, but all in all a good experience. People are overall nice, but their is also a lot of "cliqueiness". The predominant mindset here is left to far left, though there are also a lot of foreign exchange students. The education also tends to be a little less conservative than what one might find at say Regent U. There aren't enough professors in some departments, and usually they also hold the responsibility of being advisors when registration time comes around. Figuring out parking is the hardest part; freshman from out of town shouldn't bother bringing a car with them. The most common complaint from students here is having to take general ed. courses that seem irrelevant, but what else do you expect from a liberal arts college? Another downside here is that some courses are only offered once a year or every other year, meaning some of our students get stuck waiting around for 1 or 2 classes just to graduate. | Social Life: A+, Useful Schoolwork: C+ | | | |
| | Apr 15 2013 | 2nd Year Male --
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| Bright | ODU, like every other school, is exactly what you make of it. I'm not going to lie and say that ODU's admission standards are high, but the school ultimately prepares you very well for the real world for an excellent cost. Some say ODU isn't academically challenging, but I think that depends on the major you're in. Like other schools, the STEM subjects (math, engineering, nursing, sciences, etc.) are tough and will require you to challenge yourself academically. If you're going to do communications, art, or another liberal art, then I imagine you can probably coast by...but I've known kids who went to Ivies and were able to coast by in those subjects. In the end, it's what you did in college instead of where you went and I feel like ODU provided the resources to be successful.As for the life at ODU, it's great. The campus isn't that beautiful and the food isn't too amazing, but there's a real feel of community at the school that's lacking at many other universities. In addition, the surrounding area has embraced ODU as the hometown university so there's a lot of internship opportunities and post-graduate jobs available, at least in the technology and manufacturing sectors. Sports are also really important at ODU and you can definitely feel that at games, especially in regards to basketball and football. Again, the community feel of the school is out in full force at those sports (tailgating at ODU is awesome and up there with the BCS schools). | Preparedness: A+, Reputation: A+ | | |
| | Jan 09 2013 | Alumnus Male --
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| Quite Bright | Bottom Line: ODU is NOT the place to 'push yourself' academically. | Friendliness: A-, Perceived Campus Safety: C- | | | |
| | Nov 28 2012 | 3rd Year Female --
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