Olivet Nazarene University Top Questions

I wish I had a summer job the summer before college because the money can come in handy. There are lots of stuff that cost money. Also You can open a checking or savings account. Paying online is so much easier.

I wish I would have known how much God would change me. I have become a lot stronger in my faith. I am glad I didn't know too much because it is a great learning experience being a freshman and not knowing anyone.

I wish I had known that things are very different coming from home schooled to a more public school. It's a private school, yes.. but you still have to deal with other personalities. i also wish someone would have told me that I would need a car for some of my classes. It's not manditory but it does help in getting to where you need to go for field experience.

I would have liked to know about the temperature. It is brutally cold in the wintertime. It also would have been nice to know the hours of the cafeteria. The food service closes very early and sometimes it is difficult to find something to eat especially during late night hours.

The quality of the food and the cliqueyness of the people.

How expensive the community is and how conservative the people who attend the school are

The social life is bad. The rules and policies here are absurd. You can't wear shorts before 4:00 in the afternoon. You have curfew. The parking lots are ticketed relentlessly but campus security. With security in mind its worthless. The guards do not carry any weapons or tools for self defense. If there was ever a shooting you are waiting for the cops. This place is a mess. I highly encourage you to ask for and read the University Life Hand book (Rules) and then decide if this is where you want to come.

I wish I had known that Olivet would enforce the rules to all means necessary, I.E. search cars, rooms, etc. If you smoke or drink at all, like to stay out late, this is not the school for you.