<p>Name recognition/reputation - few people know of the school, even if it's ranked fairly high </p>
<p>Terrible Administration - disorganized, constantly changing, unstable, money-hungry, little aid/interaction with school clubs/groups </p>
<p>Too PC/liberal - forces diversity so that it's "alienating." conservatives feel out of place </p>
<p>Too few classes - registration issues, selection/choices, lacks some programs </p>
<p>Too small - everyone knows everyone's business and you don't meet as many different kind of people</p>
<p>Can current students or whatever speak to these? Please be honest. And if some are true, is it worth going in spite of it?</p>
<p>TY</p>
<p>1) Yes name recognition is quite bad- except that it's ranked so high because employers and grad schools know ALL ABOUT Oxy, contrary to what peers or parents know. </p>
<p>2) Past few years - I agree, a pretty bad administration. We just got a new president, though, and Oxy's quite optimistic about having a stable 10+ years or so. </p>
<p>3) True, conservatives do feel quite out of place. There are actually a good number of conservatives if you look for them however. Oxy needs conservatives though, or else the equilibrium is tipped a bit too far to the left. </p>
<p>4) Yes registration/class sizes are pretty limited. Valid point. It pretty much depends on your registration time as to whether you'll get the classes you want. Except -- if you need a class for your major, they cannot deny it to you if you petition. </p>
<p>5) I agree that it is quite small and you know everyone's business. I disagree that you don't meet different kinds of people. I meet new and different people ALL THE TIME. That's a common misconception. It's the right amount of people: it's unrealistic that a student at UCLA, which has thousands more students than Oxy, would meet more people just because the population is larger. </p>
<p>I'm a first year student, and personally I love Oxy for the goods and bads of it. I am enjoying every day of it here :)</p>
<p>Most of your negatives are the reasons I want to go to Oxy. Liberal, small, small classes, etc. I don't really have anything to add, I just think that's interesting.</p>