University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Top Questions

the students at OU are mainly white and middle to upper class.

In my experience OU students are pretty open minded. I don't think that most students here are prejudiced to any significant extent. In general OU students let others be free to do whatever they want.

No student should really feel out of place at OU. With 30,000 people, it's like a small town and pretty much any interest is present. Basically, if you can't find people that you like to spend time with, you aren't looking very hard. What students wear to class depends on the department. Most of the people in the science departments will just wear normal street cloths. Many of the business majors (upperclassmen especially) will have on something more like business casual. Greeks will typically have on letters, and you'll see plenty of OU paraphernalia wandering around too. More of the students than one would expect are conservative (or at least more than I though would be). I think that it is just part of the post-9/11 trend, and I'm thinking that it won't last forever. With that in mind, Oklahoma is a conservative state, and most of the students were raised in conservative households. A number of other students are also lefties; they just don't seem to stand out like the conservatives. I guess I was just expecting them.

The student body is pretty laid back and chill. Being a bible belt university, it does have its fair share of pushy christian types and their associated drama. That can cause a little bit of tension on campus, especially since they tend to be loud about abortion, homosexuality, and other issues. But for the most part, they are easy to ignore. Otherwise, i never really had any issues surrounding LGBT, economic, religious, or racial groups. Everyone just kinda gets along, and if there are problems, they tend to leave each other alone. Its a diverse campus, with a lot different cultural experiences to be had, and OU does a good job of promoting and developing that. Which means that generally, the only students who get totally left out at OU are the students who choose to be. As for student interaction, you'll get a lot of interaction in class, or at football games, etc. As a big greek campus, a lot of students align themselves with houses, and that can carry both benefits and hinderances for meeting other students and interacting. Overall, though, its a laid back experience. a lot of students tend to dress down for class, and if its before noon, a lot of them just roll out of the rack and go straight to class in whatever they slept in. Politically, the campus is active, and pretty much all viewpoints are well represented. There are strong groups for liberals, conservatives, and libertarians, and that keeps the campus fairly centered.

A large amount of students wear clothing such as North Face, Polo, etc. Sure there are people that wear whatever they want but it is a little disturbing to see what looks like clones walking all around campus.

there are many groups on campus, everyone can find a place were they fit in.

I have very little experience with any groups on campus, except the religious-nuts who hand out pamphlets saying we are all condemned to hell. Most students would feel welcome at OU, and I doubt there are very many who would feel out of place. Different types of students interact all the time, and there is a group for every interest. Students mostly wear student clothes, like polo's and the latest trends from GAP and other places. Most OU students are from Oklahoma and Texas. Students seem to have an opinion in politics, but a lot are not informed and just seem to be spouting off whatever their parents told them to. Some of them are wishy-washy and conform to whatever candidate/party their professors like. Students mostly talk about how much longer they're going to be in college before they get taken seriously.

I don't have many experiences with those groups. Sometimes the religious ones try to evangelize me, and it's rather annoying. I think an extremely liberal student would feel out of place at OU. Most students wear jeans and T-Shirs to class. Different types of students don't interact very much, I think. I don't think that the four tables are that describable---college isn't like high school! One might be a group of sorority girls or frat boys, but other than that, I can't really describe them. People aren't that easy to put into boxes. Most OU students are from Oklahoma or Texas. Their financial backgrounds are middle class. Most students aren't politically aware/active, but many are. Most people are right-wing. People don't really talk about how much they'll earn in one day, in my experience.

I don't think anyone would necessarily feel out of place here. There are so many organzations with different racial, religious, or political views that any

Most students at OU are from Oklahoma or Texas. Most of them are Middle Class. I am a member of the greek system, so this is mainly what I am basing my observations on. I feel that students at OU are very politically active. We have the oportunity to have great speakers here. While I've been at Ou we have had Al Gore and Bill CLinton come to our campus. i feel that most students at OU are more right. But compared to Oklahoma as a whole, OU probably has the highest percentage of left.