<p>Although this board gets much less traffic than others, I figured it would be helpful to have a thread where prospective students and their parents can ask questions about the pros and cons of OU, what life is like for students, how the academics compare, etc. Even if I don't get to the question immediately, I will do my best to answer it, although please don't take my word as gospel. After all, there are over 24,000 other students, many of whom will have completely different experiences with the university. </p>
<p>A bit about myself, I'm originally from California and went to a small LAC (as in fewer than 900 students) in exurban Atlanta before transferring to Oklahoma to study geology. I'm currently pledging a sorority and am involved in a few other campus organizations. </p>
<p>Sorry, I don’t know any international premed student. From what I understand, you shouldn’t come to America from another country (Canada excluded) if you want to study medicine since premed is very different here than in the rest of the world. </p>
Hi! I’m a high school senior seriously considering OU, but I’m somewhat nervous about the campus life there. I’m OOS, nmf (most likely) but not interested in honors, NMF floor, or Greek life. Is it easy to make friends in the dorms? And how involved are students after freshman year? I know most move off campus, but does that mean back home or into apartments with friends? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, thanks!!
@itsalmostseven
I would definitely live in the NMF floor if you go to OU. There are a lot of perks to it, including the opportunity to hear about cool honors college events.
Yes, especially for freshmen. Just put yourself out there, don’t stay in your room all the time, and try to interact with people. You could also look into the Outdoor Adventure preorientation trip that the Honors College puts on, as well as Camp Crimson.
Depends on the student. Personally I’m extremely involved on campus because I’m affiliated with a number registered student organizations, but I know plenty of upperclassmen who aren’t. Sometimes this is because their work schedule makes it impossible for them to participate, but often it’s because they just go to classes and then go home.
Apartments with friends, or houses near campus. I can only think of two people who moved back home after living in the dorms their freshmen year. The rest either moved to a house, stayed in the dorms, or rented a room in one of the many student oriented apartment complexes near OU. I chose to live in a complex which is basically all OU students.
@whenhen Thank you for all the info! Final questions: Why do you recommend the NMF floor? What is it like in comparison to the other floors? I’m personally not as studious as most other NMF-type kids, and I like to go out (not necessarily to parties, just out) with friends fairly often. Thanks again for everything!