GO TO OWU!!!!

Don't go here...

OWU is a great school and I would recommend it to anyone! I have met a lot of my closest friends here and I enjoy it very much! Go Bishops

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.

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.

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!

OWU's computer network needs some work, and the wireless at the moment is nigh nonexistent, though they seem to slowly be trying to change that. Computer availability at the library and sparse labs can also sometimes be questionable, particularly around finals week, so printing is no fun. Most annoying is just how often the network seems to go down, particularly with the email system, which has more than once failed to send emails for me and others.

GO TO OWU!!!!

Academics are great at OWU, for the most part. The math department is pretty much nothing and the math teachers are HORRIBLE, but almost no one takes math so... who cares, right? Teachers are mostly great, a few bad apples but the school is fast to cleanse itself of them. Professors are very friendly towards students and sometimes meet with them out of class. Students are not competitive. The work load is quite doable, many people slide by doing no work until the last 2 weeks of the semester. That beside said, MANY PEOPLE FAIL OUT FOR GRADES. Not a big deal as most of their friends see it coming from a mile away.

OWU's student body is very diverse in race, religion, and socio-economic backgrounds. I believe that there is a place for every person, based on their personality and interests. I am always surprised at the number of clubs and organizations on a campus of our size, but they all have active, enthusiastic members.

the classes are very small and teachers know your name and notice if you're there or not. owu is very strict with attendence and it will really affect your grade if you miss more than three. follow your teacher's policy or you could get a F for the class. the school is geared for getting a degree, but you're on your own. nobody is really willing to help you finish your required classes.

Where are most OWU students from? Well, about half the student population comes from various parts of Ohio. The rest is a mix of U.S. and International students with the latter comprising of about 12%. What kind of student would feel out of place at OWU? A student who disagrees with every little aspect of OWU or a person who is constantly homesick and stays in his/her room. What do most students wear to class? Unlike my high school, OWU is definitely not a fashion show. Some students are preppy and others- not so much. I have seen students in their night clothes with their books running to class. Most of the time, it is non-brand named clothing.

I love the student body at OWU. OWU has helped me learn about other people's cultures and ethnic backgrounds. I had three roommates this year, one was from Hanoi, Vietnam, the next was from Jakarta, Indonesia and the last was from California. From these three guys I learned a lot about the different life styles around the country and around the world. This year I joined Sigma Chi and I met more internationals. The population of international students is outstanding.

All the sports teams are HUGE here on campus. These are the celebrities of our school, and expect to be treated as such. Because these sports teams are so big, there are ALWAYS parties going on, especially during first semester. Fraternities are the place to party, but they're going extinct pretty quickly. Just this year, two of our fraternities, FIJI and SAE, were shut down, and another was shut down either last year or the year before. There just aren't enough guys interested in pledging anymore!

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The best thing about OWU is the small class size and faculty. The small class sizes allow for close interaction between students and profs. It allows for better grades and more involvment w/ research and other opportunities. The profs are really there to help you and really do care about you as a person and not just as a student.

I'd change the dorms at OWU because all but Smith have AC and that's really bad in the summertime. All the dorms should have AC not just the newest one. I came to OWU because I liked its small size; it's just the right size for me. When I tell them I go to OWU, most people don't know where it is and have never heard of it. I spend most of my time in my dorm because the Campus Center it too crowded most of the time, and the library is too loud (except for the top floor which is the silent floor). Delaware is a town with a college in it; it's not a college town except that students get discount.