<p>Well, this is definitely awkward. Sorry for the mixup.</p>
<p>But, yeah it’s a great campus. If you do visit, check out the bottom floor of the library, it’s so cool.</p>
<p>Lol, no worries! I wish you all the best at OU. If I end up going there, I’ll be sure to get in touch.</p>
<p>My daughter has been accepted to the university and recently to the School of Music. Right now it’s a waiting game for all the financial information and other music acceptances to come in.</p>
<p>Halistone, were you accepted to WashU? I just got my decision last night.</p>
<p>Hey folks,</p>
<p>Non-traditional student here, transferring into the engineering college in the fall. Fell in love with the campus and people straight away, very excited to begin my time at OU.</p>
<p>Scarves,</p>
<p>I actually ended up getting waitlisted. It’s fine though, because I didn’t qualify for any of the scholarships anyway. Oh well. =)</p>
<p>Hey guys, was just curious when we are supposed to know which scholarships we were awarded?</p>
<p>jgoddensa, welcome. My mom likely has it in her notes, so I’ll ask her about it. I want to say sometime in April, though (but that’s far from a sure answer).</p>
<p>Halistone, yeah. A ton of my friends got on the waitlist too, even ones that are super qualified. From what I understand, demonstrated interest has a huge effect on their admissions process, so if you hadn’t visited or talked with someone in admissions, it likely hurt your chances by a good deal.</p>
<p>Yeah, I couldn’t swing a trip to St. Louis so that was probably a big part. I did actually just get a likely letter from Duke though (didn’t realize they sent them out this late, lol). It was totally unexpected and has really complicated my college decision process. I ended up getting accepted into OU’s Medical Humanities program and it was at the top of my list until this week. Honestly, I have a feeling that the whole OU v. Duke thing will come down to financial aid so I guess we’ll see. I’m assuming you got into WUSTL? Congratulations if so! That’s a definite accomplishment. =)</p>
<p>Congrats on two huge accomplishments (I think, I don’t know how hard the Medical Humanities thing is, but programs similar to that are usually competitive to get into). For a while I had a fascination with any school in North Carolina, so I’m jealous of the Duke acceptance of well. When you know your decision between OU and Duke, let us know.</p>
<p>I got into WashU, but it might not have been the most fair. My parents are good friends with the chancellor and his family, so they got me an interview with the dean of admissions. I also did an over-night with one of their sports teams. I asked my parents not to try and influence the process anymore than getting me the interview, but I think they sent me a few more e-mails. Either way, it’s something fun to know but I’m still looking forward to getting started at OU.</p>
<p>Thought I’d check in. I’m an incoming transfer from Oxford College of Emory University, and I’ll be at Oklahoma’s Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy next fall. I heard about Oklahoma’s earth sciences, saw that I was guaranteed to get in, and applied. Can’t wait to come here next fall!</p>
<p>Also congrats to you WoolScarves. Even if your family does have personal connections, getting into Wash U is still extremely impressive.</p>
<p>I actually am looking at OU and WashU, and after scouring the WashU forums for any type of comparison with a state school, I just saw your conversation hahah. I was admitted at WashU, and would have to end up paying around 20,000 to go there, which would be manageable with some debt.</p>
<p>If anyone knows, Id really like to know more about maybe a comparison between the grad school outlook of an OU honors student vs. a WashU student, assuming that items like research involvement and professor recs are equal. From what I understand, OU prepares its students more for jobs than for grad school when compared to WashU. I’m not sure whether or not it’s worth the stress, and Im still trying to decide. Is there any input that anyone here can give me about grad school outlook for an OU honors kid? Specifically in engineering and physics.</p>
<p>Well, hopefully my comparison and notes were a little helpful. 20,000 is a pretty good price for WashU, although I don’t know what scholarships you’d be receiving (National Merit, in-state, etc?).</p>
<p>As for grad school, I’ve got a few guesses based on conjecture, but don’t treat them as gospel. OU is in much the similar situation as Alabama for grad school. They’re both good undergrads and grad schools know they have an extremely high percentage of super high-achievers compared to most flagships (take my own, Mizzou). Grad schools see that OU’s had the top amount of NMFs for a long, long time and attract some other high-caliber out of state students. For example, OU’s been pushing that they’re the only public school with a Rhodes, Marshall, and Mitchell Scholar (only other schools are Harvard and Yale, I think). So OU’s reputation is good enough to get you in the door, for sure. From there, it depends on what you actually did in college, just like anywhere else you might have done undergrad.</p>
<p>WashU will probably prepare you more for anything, either grad school or job related. From everything I’ve gathered, it’s fairly rigorous and all majors there carry a heavy workload. OU is still a good engineering school (anything ABET accredited will be good), but WashU’s engineering is excellent. I have absolutely no idea about physics, but I’d hazard a guess that WashU is better for that.</p>
<p>Enrollment info finally came. I still feel it’s kind of strange that they wait so long to send it out.</p>
<p>WoolScarves, are you going to campus to enroll or doing it by phone? We are a couple of hours away from campus, but my son is doing phone enrollment, anyway. The first few days of enrollment times coincide with senior awards assembly, finals review/finals, and graduation day, so he couldn’t miss school. We couldn’t get to campus until late May. My son wanted to enroll as early as possible to have the best selection of classes, so phone enrollment was the way to go for him. I hate for him to miss the day of enrollment activities, but we all agreed that the priority for him is enrolling early. </p>
<p>Also, did you decide about Camp Crimson? My son has a busy summer and also wants to have some time to hang out with friends before everyone goes in different directions, so he is opting out.</p>
<p>I think I’m going to go to campus to register. I could go on like the fourth day of registration, so timing works out pretty well for me. The people in the athletic department want to meet with me to because I’m going to be working for them next year, so I want to make sure I get down to Norman for that. I might end up going down alone, because it’s a pretty far way to drag my parents, so I’ll likely just take a bus, but I still need to sit down with mother and father dearest to decide.</p>
<p>I’ve decided not to do Camp Crimson. It sounds fun, but like your son, I’ve got a sorta busy summer. It’s not packed, but I want to work some before heading off. I also know that my friends are super busy and whatever time I scheduled Camp Crimson for would just HAPPEN to fall on the time where everyone else was in town and having a ton of fun.</p>
<p>I went to the academic Sooner Showcase and it gave us a pretty bad impression of OU. We sat there for 30 mins watching OU’s Twitter feed and idiots in the crowd kept tweeting various profanities and laughing when they popped up.</p>
<p>ToxicIgnition,
Just because an admissions presentation is underwhelming, does not mean the school itself is. You only deal with admissions once during your college career, and that’s before you even start college. After that, unless you become a tour guide, you’ll never have to interact with them again. Don’t discount a school simply because of a poor presentation.</p>
<p>So, any of you freshmen–how was registration, honors college help, dorm expectations, etc.? Any snags, regrets, how would you have done things different?</p>
<p>Thinking about applying, specifically engineering.</p>
<p>Hello. Wisconsin Mom here. My son was just named NMSF yesterday (yippee). We are planning a visit in October to check out their program. If he makes NMF - it’s such an attractive package. He is, applying to a “reach” school but it’s such a long shot. I’m really hoping he connects with OU. He’s liked other colleges but nothing has really grabbed him outside the reach school. Looking forward to seeing what OU has to offer.</p>