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Everyone here is very friendly and we have a large bobcat family. Everyone treats each other as if they were best friends. People will be there for you in tough times.

I was attracted to the culture of the school. Students were friendly and non-judgemental.

Sense of community. The campus is in a very small town and you really get to know every one students, locals , professors, staff. Ohio Unviersity really feels like a second home to me.

Quality of campus life... the 2 years required in dorms builds a strong community.

Unique about my school? Easily the diversity of thought that occurs on campus. There is no campus, or even locale, I have ever experienced which is more open to different ways of thinking about, and living, life. You very rarely find people here who are openly intolerant of other people's viewpoints or opinions.

Compared to other schools that I had considered, aside from having one of the top ranked Communication Programs, Ohio University is one of the only schools that I know that truly embraces the community in which it resides in. Although well known for being one of the most impoverished communities in the United States, Athens, Ohio holds a dear place in every students heart here at OU. This town embraces this University, and this University embraces this town. Not many students can say that they feel a part of a community outside of campus, but us Bobcats sure can.

Ohio University is unique because it offered an experience for every student in attendance. It provided every student regardless of race, culture, socio-economic background, and drinking preference, a place to belong. In addition, the professors truly went up and beyond and offered stuents with small class sizes and invidualized teaching, which is rare at this size of a school. The campus was truly welcoming and accepting of all students right from the start.

It is a very accepting, laid back community. We care about grades, but it is not a cut-throat competition. An average student wears jeans and an OU sweatshirt to class. There are lots of parties on the weekends, but it is possible to have social events without alcohol.

Our school holds alot of community action and volunteer work.

Open campus with lots of walking

Its a diffrent atmosphere, its a party school but its reputation as an academic school is just as well know . My school has so many ways to help with the transition or even for academic prohbation. I think it is unique that it is know for partying but out weighs that with its academic standings and caring of its students

My school is a walking campus, which is a big difference from the rest of the schools I toured. It is in a very small, rural town, which is also very different from the city-oriented campuses I considered. My school also has one of the top Forensic Chemistry programs in Ohio which is a huge part of why I chose to come here, as that is my major.

This school was close to home for me. It also offered a unique option called the Honors Tutorial College, however, I was not accepted to that and am enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences now.

I'm a transfer student so I have another school to compare Ohio Univerisity to, I think the most unique thing about Ohio University is the diversity. There are tons of diferent things to do down there from a huge spectrum of interests.

There is an Honors Tutorial College that gives students the chance to learn one on one from professors and do research with them.

We are one big community even though we are a very large school.

As a member of the Ohio University Marching band, I have been witness to the amazing school spirit, drive and extreme dedication of students at my school. Every class I have taken has brought me closer to my job in the communication field. And, I can't forget to mention, the campus is absolutely beautiful! Ohio University has been known as "Harvard on the Hocking River". As soon as I took my first steps on my campus tour, I knew in my heart that this was where I belonged. I am truly a Bobcat through and through.

It's campus is a lot smaller than other colleges I considered. The surrounding area has a more home feel to it. It's a college town.

Ohio University is a big city in a small town. We have one main street where you can always find your friends, and the campus is gorgeous. The brick roads and beautiful trees make this campus one-of-a-kind. But most of all, OU has one of the highest accredited journalism schools in the country. E.W. Scripps School of Journalism is what truly made up my mind. Moreover, OU is home to many top-ranked colleges.

It's the best journalism school in the state.