University of Oklahoma

Boomer Sooner!

I have really enjoyed my experience at OU. Being an out-of-state student, I was worried about missing my friends and family at home and not being able to make friends here, but I was able to quickly put these worries to rest. The community of people I have met is amazing and I have become closer to my friends at OU than many people that I have known for a long time. I feel like I am able to really dictate how my academic career will go. I am occasionally annoyed with the abundance of Greek life on campus but I always go back to my friends and we can all have a good laugh about it. I am so glad I decided to come here! I have no regrets and can't imagine myself anywhere else.

Greeks Overwhelm the Campus Atmosphere

As a non-Greek, I have been shocked this past year as to how much Greek life still manages to influence me. I wouldn't be surprised if 75% of the campus is Greek and they emphasize their sororities and fraternities so much that I occasionally feel like an outsider when confronted with these people who only seem interested in making friends with their bigs/littles. It gets irritating to see them being so clichy. They are all the same to me - rich, clichy, fake - and they overwhelm students who aren't Greek. I can't wait to move into Traditions next year so that the majority of Greeks will be in their houses and I won't have to hear them coming into the dorms drunk.

Versatility for Every Student

I appreciate the ways in which the University of Oklahoma treats each student individually in relation to majors. I am a pre-physical therapy student and haven't been able to decide on a major yet, but my advisor has been working with me to find one that fits me. I came out of high school with lots of AP credit albeit in different fields (i.e. history, foreign language, and English) and I want to put all of that credit to good use, and my advisor has been working with me to create my own major and degree that fits what I am interested in and what credits I already have. I have always wanted to have a job in the health care field and I am very happy I chose to go with physical therapy. I aspire to rehabilitate injured military veterans once completing as many degrees I can get (and can afford to pursue). I am aware that this field will be growing in the future so I am not concerned about getting a job once I graduate.