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Peer Review:
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1

Statistical Analyzer:

At the time of this review, I am on my second semester at Our Lady of the Lake University. I must say that the first semester was incredibly tasking for my nerves. Not because of the academic demands, but because of the student body! I've had to learn to adjust to a group of students who 1)still act like they're in high school, 2)went through grade school at Catholic/Private institutions and thus live in a narrow bubble, 3)form high school-like cliques, and 4)are for the most part intolerant of alternate lifestyles (homosexuality is a hot issue; many students are trying to defeat a Gay-Straight Alliance group). It is not easy to enter a university whose students (most of them) already knew each other from elementary/middle school/high school and thus exclude others. This makes them come off as arrogant and snobby, and many are but of course not all. To top it off, the student body is largely a bore. OLLU sponsors/hosts many fun activities, concerts and festivals but most students do not even bother to attend. The campus community lacks unity, which is strange since the student body is less than 2,000 strong. Females make up more than half of the student population so beware for cattiness and TONS of eyeballing.

If you can get past the less-than-desirable student body, the university is an affordable and worthwhile alternative to large private universities. The Sisters who founded OLLU are socially progressive women involved in pressing social and environmental issues such as global warming, immigration reform, charity work and community improvement. The campus does a lot to reach out to the poor community that surrounds it. Opportunities abound for students who wish to contribute positively to their society.

The financial aid process is tedious and lengthy (your grant checks won't come in until mid-semester no matter how early you filed FAFSA), but OLLU does everything in its power to pay all your tuition and leave you with enough money for books and supplies (thanks to book vouchers).

All of my professors so far have been exciting, caring and available to help me at any time. I've built strong relationships with the faculty in my department; it goes beyond student-professor bonds…I've made genuine friends.

You take the good with the bad, as with anything else, you just have to decide how much of the "bad stuff" you can handle.