University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Top Questions

It is a big university. You might get lost in the hustle at the beginning, but people here are very friendly. When I tell people I went to OU, they think I'm a big sports fan. I was too busy studying to care sometimes. Campus Corner is a great place to get food between classes, and it is very busy on the weekends. A lot of people party at Campus Corner, but some of the best parties were at the off-campus apartments. Norman is great for a college town. It's a growing area that attracts many professionals. It's close enough to Oklahoma City to enjoy Bricktown, but it is far away enough to maintain its individuality as a separate community.

The best thing about OU: My cynical answer would be its National Merit scholarship, which is the ONLY reason why I even bothered to look into this school. But I suppose the more helpful answer would be its size. The student body is fairly large, but the campus manages to stay relatively small. The large student body makes for some more diversity. One thing I'd change: I'd love to up the quality of the academics, and consequently OU's reputation. People here whine constantly about classes that are totally managable. I want to get into a decent med school (aka get the HELL out of Oklahoma), but OU's reputation probably won't be helping me out with that. When I tell people I go to OU, most non-Oklahomans sneer--I won't lie. I am from Texas, where the impression of Oklahomans is one of idiocy and low-class. I get shit from my high school friends all the time. Really, guys, the people here are generally of average intelligence! I spend most of my time on campus...in my classes? In between classes, the numerous benches are good on nice days (aka days AFTER Aug/Sept's brutal heat/humidity). My favorite place to bench it out is the space between the President's building and the library. When I'm feeling particularly bourgeois, I like to waste my money at the Bookmark (basement level) on flavored soy lattes, but I always feel guilty afterwards. Really, the library's a swell place, very collegiate, you feel like you're getting the typical, pleasant university experience. Norman itself can be pretty boring. Unfortunately most of the nightlife caters to the 21+ crowd, including the Deli, which is a pretty neat, small music venue on Campus Corner. Rarely do decent bands come to play for Normanites (and Oklahoma City's little help, either!). I'm a vegan, so most of the restaurants aren't great for me, excluding the Earth, which is a nice little deli place. Parking is HORRIBLE on campus, so I'd recommend taking the bus, riding a bike, or walking to campus after your freshman year. I have an evening parking permit for my night labs, but that's it. Parking usually opens up a bit after 3:30pm.

OU is a great school with alot of diversity. I am so proud to say I go here. There are a ton of people but you can always walk down or up the South Oval and see someone you know in the sea of students walking.

Norman is a very laid back, hippie style community with lots of things to do. Music festivals happen a few times a year and the party/bar scene is very fun. Lots of options and plenty of people to find a group that you can associate with. Norman is cool because the town was built around the school, so everything is focused on the University. The best thing about Norman is the abundance of very fine woman.

The BEST thing about OU is the tradition they have with the football games, and plus their is a lot of fine bitches in the school. I would say the school is just right. When i tell people that i go to OU, most of the time I get a smile. I spend most of my time on campus in my classes and the cafeteria and gym. IT really is a college town with no doubt. OU'S administration is good, i have no problem with it. The biggest controversy about the campus was really nothing, i saw it as a wide selection of food to eat for the OU students. The one experience i'll always remember about OU is the football games that I attended for the Fall 2007 @OU. The most frequent student complaints would have to be Zoology tests were too hard and the tests were very tricky and the teacher wasn't that great.

OU is the perfect size, it doesn't take more than 15 min to walk from the freshman dorms to the other side of campus but the map takes up an entire page OU has amazing alums and a faculty and staff that really care about helping their students, finding an internship is never a problem There aren't any bars or clubs in Norman, so frat parties is the only place to be on the weekends, weekends start Thursday night. OKC and Bricktown is where you go for clubs and bars Norman is a college town for sure, but OKC is not. Norman is cozy and small, stay off Lindsey st. around 6 OU has amazing school spirit! Game day is a blast! and make sure you wear crimson, which is very different from red or maroon If you come to OU don't bring anything orange! (the colors of both our rival schools) There is nothing like your first OU football game as a freshman, when the band plays and cross the field the whole crowd goes crazy!

I did not appreciate going to OU. I went in with an open mind and was quickly shattered due to all of the phony, snobby, students that attend that school. It was the worst years of my life. I considered joining a sorority but decided I would rather not pay for my friends. Campus should be a place where you meet people, not where they just always walk by you without a 'hello' or hardly any eye contact.

My favorite aspect of OU is that it's very large, yet still feels intimate. Rarely am I able to go anywhere without seeing a few people I know. I also love that as you begin to enroll in classes more specific to your major, you find that you have most of the same people in your classes who have similar interests as you and who are there to focus on what you are focusing on. Also, OU has a great reputation around the country, especially for being a state school. I am currently living in New York and it is rare for me to tell a New Yorker I attend the University of OKlahoma without them knowing we're the Sooners or knowing some type of random fact about the school. It makes me incredibly proud. I love how grounded OU is in a rich tradition. Sooner football and home games, OU/TX weekend, homecoming celebrations, parents weekends, and the clock tower are all parts of the University that are not only special to me, but also to many of my fellow students and the alum. Last, I will forever remember the pride and excitement in the air and on every Sooner's face on game days. Hands down, there is nothing like it and nothing to compare it to.

I think OU is awesome because of the people. Everyone's so friendly and encouraging and fun. The classes are pretty good, depending on your teacher (pickaprof.com FTW). And I really like the small-town atmosphere. Definitely not much to do if you want to go on dates, but I like the more simple attitude like walking through parks, tossing the frisbee, sitting on the south oval, stuff like that. It's also not too big. I wanted to go someplace bigger than, say, my private school (which was tiny) but also not get lost in the crowd like at UT or A&M and OU was the perfect fit for me.

There is tons of school pride at OU. The school year starts off only a few weeks before football season--the highlight of the year in Oklahoma. At football games, 85,000 screaming fans gather and the student section is rocking. This is always so exciting to see! "BOOOOOMER!! SOOOONER!!" can be heard miles away. The average OU student wears an OU shirt at least twice a week. Crimson and cream is seen all over campus and Norman. This town is full of the University of Oklahoma school spirit and pride!