Oregon State University Top Questions

The worst thing at OSU is the administration's tendency to push a far left agenda. They don't try to hide it anymore, and the president, Ed Rey (Ray?) sends out many emails reenforcing their commitment to social justice. They created a bias and diversity task force too. In fact, after the election, they hosted a "cry-in," allowed professors to rant about results in class, and declared themselves a sanctuary university. Don't get me wrong, I'm no racist or alt-right psychopath, but I've never seen a place that pushes their agenda on people like this (and I'm from Portland).

The worst thing about my school is the lack of great math professors and teachers. In order for us students to fully understand any concept of anything we have to have great teachers who know how to properly teach. I have taken math for years and the best teacher I have ever had were my tutors. They even were discussed by the fact that there aren't a lot of great teachers out there still.

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I feel as though the college puts too much money into their athletics. Some of money that goes into it could be used towards a broader range of things, such as arts and academics, thus benefiting the student body.

The worst thing about Oregon state university is the parking services. Last year (2013-2014) there was a flat rate to pay for a parking pass. This year they tried to fix the problem by establishing zones. The zone parking only created confusion and did nothing to create more parking spaces. Students buy the permit but often do not find a spot on campus and park off campus. This results in interfering with the privacy outside a resident’s home. Not only do students not receive what they pay for but are invading the privacy of homes near campus.

Oregon State University seems to award financial aid primarily to in-state students. Although I have consistently received high marks, currently volunteer in my future career field, and have need for aid in paying my out-of-state tuition, I have received no aid. The financial aid department is too relaxed and very unhelpful. When asked for resources, the office directed me to Fastweb.

Most socializing takes place on weekends and involves heavy amounts of binge drinking. It's not uncommon to hear about people being hospitalized for alcohol poisoning. I simply wish the student culture was shifted more towards social drinking and less towards celebrating "black-out" culture.

At this point I think the worst part about Oregon State is all of the construction that is going on. It makes it harder to get around while walking to classes or even trying to drive off of campus. It has caused me to almost be late to appointments and classes because I did not know that it was going to be starting. Even though it is a nuisance right now I know that when it is over it will make the school a better place to be studying at.

With my experiences, I don't like the advising. But that could just be the people that I have encountered in my specific major. Otherwise, the people are great, the professors are kind and understanding, and it's a beautiful campus. The weather does tend to suck from time to time but I have been in Oregon my whole life so I'm used to it. The people that aren't used to the weather aren't a huge fan of it but it isn't too terrible.

Tuition cost is the worst thing about my school. I have to mess around with two other community colleges just to take the same classes i could take at my school. It seems to me that prices can be arbitrarily raised just to pay administration more than what teachers make. I suppose the way my school handles money is what i dislike the most.