Oakwood
is similar to many other colleges/universities in that there are
both good and bad sides to the coin. If
you go to the school get your work done, study,
and get involved in any of the many campus groups
there you will have the best time of your life.
You may even get to travel the world.
However if you gravitate to those who are not about
getting there education but see college as a big partying
experience then your time at Oakwood will be spent upset
and the rules and requirements. A point of advice
Oakwood is not the most organized of colleges so my
piece of advice is this, get everything from anybody in
writing with a signature and hold on to all pieces
of information. That way if there are any discrepancies
you can refer them to a legitimate piece of information
(never go on word of mouth alone). Your
professors at Oakwood are accessible. In my two departments
Biology and Education I could walk in at almost any
time and get a chance to speak with a professor.
At Oakwood it is not uncommon for a professor
to invite a class to their house for dinner.
The
student life at Oakwood is great. The student association
(USM) tries to plan activities for almost every week or
every other week. There are also many student organizations
you can get involved in NAPS, VOT, Aeolians, Mkononia, OBMA
and many more. Because Oakwood is world renown you
will get a chance to met and socialize with people
from all parts of the world (Sudan, Ethiopia, London, Haiti,
Jamaica, Zimbabwe, and much much more.
The food
at Oakwood does seem to take time to get used
to, for some people. The vegetarian cuisine is not
familiar to most and thus requires time for acclimation again
I say for some people. The cafeteria is the
social scene for Oakwood, it is a common place for
people to come, eat and have fun.
The
campus is beautiful during the fall, spring, and summer times.
It is primarily surrounded by open fields and a
small forest which is connected with a rock quarry, which
is an enjoyable hiking experience for most students.
All in
all I say I loved my time at Oakwood and
would not want to ever exchange that. If someone
goes to Oakwood try not to dwell on the negatives
that you find there just enjoy the positives.
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