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ohio is the perfect size - tons of people to meet/escape from your hometown friends, yet by sophomore year you see people you know everywhere you go. it's great. athens is a great town with awesome weather and beautiful scenery. it's worth exploring. greek life is visible but DEFINITELY not a necessity. i just think athens and OU have the perfect balance of everything. not too big, not too small. we hit all four seasons and have beautiful weather in fall, spring and summer. go greek or don't. you can go out every night of the week if you want, there's always something going on, but plenty of people are in the library on saturday.

One thing I hear from so many people is that one of the deciding factors for coming to Ohio is its campus. We are the quintessential college town and we have a gorgeous old brick campus. Even the newer buildings are built to match the old ones, so nearly every building is made of brick; it's very charming. We also have brick paths, and the roads uptown are brick, as well. I wish I knew just how many bricks make up this town, it must be astronomical. Every season here is pretty, too, but most especially the fall with all of the surrounding hills covered in trees changing colors. Winter is lovely with snow on the ground, and in spring the trees are covered in blossoms that perfume the air, and summer is hot and very green. Also, OU is just the right size: not too many people that you feel like a number, but big enough that there are always people to meet and stuff going on.

I love attending Ohio University. The campus is absolutely beautiful, and everyone I've met is really friendly. I love the size of my classes- they're all discussion classes, so the largest has maybe 25 people. The rest have about 16. My favorite part about Ohio University, though, is how much the administration helps its students. My adviser knows me by name, and has said 'hi' to me around campus. My professors all want to see their students do well, and have been very helpful when a student comes to them for help. The one thing I don't like about Ohio is the noise at night. Around midnight, it always seems to get about 10 times louder than the day time.

When i tell people I go to OU they immediately assume that I drink alcohol constantly. It is frustrating.

The best thing about OU is the atmosphere and the scenery. There isn't a more beautiful place to be in the middle of the fall or the beginning of spring. If there's one thing I would change, it would be the use of all-freshman residence halls. They get a little crazy when first year students don't have anyone to look up to; it's like they're still in high school. I feel like the size of OU is perfect. It's a little big compared to other schools but you can't walk anywhere at any time without passing someone you know. Perfect size, in my opinion. When I first started at OU and told people that I went there, the reaction was typical-"That's a party school, you know". Now that I'm older and have been here for a few years, people will ask normal college-kid questions: What year are you? What's your major?, etc. Athens is definitely a college town and I love it that way. Coming from Columbus, home of Ohio State University, I couldn't imagine going to a university where it's part classes, part skyscrapers. I love the college town atmosphere. Ohio's administration could be a little better, let's be honest. They're doing a lot of things that the student body doesn't agree with but you can't please everyone, right? I couldn't tell you what the biggest campus controversy is, to be honest. It changes from group to group, organization to organization-whatever those people are passionate about. I feel like there is a lot of school pride. You'll see at least 5 people wearing an OU shirt every day. It's not out of control school pride, however (cough-OSU-cough). People don't get out of control. The most unusual thing about OU is the fact that it's haunted and that everyone knows it. OU is home to The Ridges-an old insane asylum. Pretty unique=) The experience I'll never forget is that with my fraternity-Alpha Phi Omega. APhiO is the reason I still go to OU and has provided a number of my college memories. Overall, Ohio University is fantastic. I honestly couldn't imagine being anywhere else for four wonderful years of college.

OU is pretty sweet. There are definitely a lot of issues and tension between students and administration, but overall, I think everyone who goes here will say that they had a good experience here. The new Baker University Center has really changed the way the university functions. Before it was finished, meetings were held wherever you could get a place, or in a coffee shop. Now, with a central building that is easy to use, a lot of students spend a lot of time in the building either hanging out with friends or spending time in a student org office.

Ohio university is a very pretty school, but i would like for it to better taken care of. We have uneven paving and a lot of the buildings need to be updated, especially the dorms.

I love Ohio! I get really tired of the reactions that people give me when I tell them that I go to OU.... they automatically assume that I came here to party. There is so much more to OU that the party scene, my profs are amazing, the campus is beautiful, and the city of Athens is a ton of fun.

Ohio is a great school. There are things to do other than drink and party you just have to look for them. When I tell people that I go to OU, they all come back with questions about my drinking habits or my sexual experiances.

I like the size and location of OU. As a Wildlife Bio major, it was nice to get away from OSU's big campus and to something more rural. Although I'm still new here, so I can't say too much.