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I love my school and I'm glad I decided to go to OWU.

Money is a big issue at OWU. Because it is a private school be prepared to pay more than you expect even if you do get a nice scholarship (which is definitely available!). Room, board, and food are all more expensive than I think they should be. It would be cheaper off campus but don't expect to get off. Also, the scholarships do not increase year to year (but tuition does!). So although that full tuition scholarship is nice freshman year...senior year you may pay as much as some public college students. But don't discount my school just because of money. The experience here has really opened my eyes to the bigger world. And it has made me a more open person in general. OWU has been a great place to mature and really finish "growing up" into the adult I always wanted to be.

At OWU, you have to earn the right to say you survived out in the middle of nowhere for four years. Usually, about 600 people enter in their freshman year and only about 350-400 will graduate in four years time. OWU is tougher than it looks. It may not be even because of your grade point average. It may be financial or personal reasons. I will say this- as a drawback, the retention rate is under 75{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}. Another drawback many people say is that there is not enough specificity in classes to make them want to be intriguing and continue the programs. I want a whole bunch of people who left because of the professors and their standards or the curriculum being too broad. OWU is generous to people but OWU does have its blind spots. If you don't take serious heed to them, then you may have to transfer. It is what it is. You pick OWU, you need to find out up close and personal if this is the right choice for you.

fuck the administration here, teachers are great, parties are whack, bars are whack, friends are really good here though

I think that the people who have negative things to say about OWU are always the ones who came in believing the stereotypes. Know ahead of time that you WILL have to break out of your comfort zone to make friends (as you will at any school), you WILL have to work hard to get good grades and keep scholarships, and you WILL have the choice to participate in activities or not. I think those are the main reasons that people feel negatively about their experience. The level of enjoyment you get out of your time at OWU is in YOUR hands only, so on that inevitable day during your first semester when you feel like packing everything up and quitting, think about what YOU have done to put yourself in that situation. And think of what YOU can do to make your experience amazing. The tools and options are all there, but you have to make the move.

Great school, but some admistration conflicts. Currently hiring new adminstrators and professors so they have little connection to the student body.

I must say there are a lot of dances. I haven't been to any nor do I intend to, but they're there for anyone who likes dances.

if you can stand the cold winters you should definatly consider OWU!

OWU's academics are great, but they need to do a better job of findng a nightlife for students. Bottom line go here if academics are important and you don't want to be another face in the crowd. Don't go here if you love to party and want to have an amazing social life.

The food is getting old after two years.

Its a great school, no doubt, if what you are looking for is a close knit education. It is great in sciences, art, philosophy and history. Other departments lack because there is alack of student interest most likely. The dorms are shit, and the food is ok, but you dont go off to gollege to be pampered, its an experience and the shit that matters is ones willingness to engange with peeps and learn from them. It is what you make of it, so be positive, you know?

I do think it is important to mention some of OWU's housing opportunties. We do have the classic dorm; the double with two people in an open room and a community bathroom. Dorm-wise we also offer quads; four people in a room, two bedrooms, a common room, and a bathroom included with the room (we have the most quads on campus so freshmen will mostly likely end up in one). OWU also offers a unique housing option called a Small Living Unit or SLUs. SLUs hold ten to fifteen students, sophomore-senior and are themed. The point of the SLUs is to give back to the OWU community in some way. So, each student living in the SLU has to complete a house project based upon their theme. The themes for the 08-09 school year: The House of Modern Foreign Language, The Women's House, two Creative Arts Houses, The House of the Thought, The House of the Black Culture, The International House, The Tree House, and The House of Inner Faith.

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All I can say is that I hope I have a better dorm room life than this past year. In reality, it was Hell for me and I just want to forget it all. My freshman year was not what I expected and I don't feel like I was given the best out of the situation--it practiaclly ruined everything for me. One problem after the other and the so-called "compromise" wasn't one at all and favored the other person who should've been banned from school. It's hard to go into further detail without naming names and writing a couple of pages on it, so this is all I can say. I wasn't really impressed with the dorm life in Welch if smokers can be allowed to smoke in their room beneath me or anyone else for that fact, and that anyone with some ADD/learning problem can get in just because of that in hopes that studious people can help. It's just wrong and I will not be happy if it happens again. Thank goodness I can choose my rommates from here on out! I was extremely enraged with that, but the academics side was much better. I don't think I had a problem that I couldn't handle myself aside from that one teacher I didn't care for (but that's what moms are for). I'm sorry for the rant, but it's how I feel and I hope it helps. If it happened to me, it could happen to others, and with all the problems it caused me I don't want other incoming freshmen to deal with it.

I'd rather be at OWU than at home! I met my boyfriend - the love of my life - at this school and the community is unlike anything I've ever been a part of. As someone who absolutely detested my entire high schol experience, OWU was like salvation. I'd reccomend it to anybody!

For me, OWU is kind of the perfect mix of students, academics, clubs, athletics, and everything else in between. There isn't one thing that overpowers everything else and there aren't too many things that just flat out don't exist on our campus. If there isn't something for you at OWU, then you can make it happen there without much trouble at all. I would recommend OWU for practically any kind of person, as long as that person has an open-mind and likes learning both in and out of the classroom. Because there is a lot to learn just by being around a college campus, especially one like OWU's. OWU welcomes anyone and everyone.

I really have had a great time at OWU. I love being a student there. I think that OWU has great opportunities and you can make your experience what you want to make it. I have made great friends and OWU has set a foundation for me and I will contintue to grow into the person I desire to be.

Don't go here...

I loved my four years at OWU. I knew that it was a good fit for me when I visited. My advice, check out OWU (and any other college you like) and visit the campus. Pay attention to how you feel walking around. Can you see yourself laying out on the grass somewhere? Walking around campus or town with your friends? If a school is a good fit for you, you'll feel it.