University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Top Questions

ya... pretty much.

To a certain extent...yes, probably about 99.9{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of us are southern, but maybe not that many are conservative, and a number of us aren't football loving maniacs, but I would say for the most part, yes, the stereotype is true.

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Just as with every university, there are all of these stereotypes but I think the fantastical is what people like to hear. Yes, there are the partiers, the football fanatics and those who on't pay attention to what is going on in the world around them. However, this doesn't define us. We have intellectuals that can, at times, rival a professor in a debate, people who could care less about the game of football and still others who came to OU for a good education...not to party. Stereotypes are common at every school. Students coming out of high school need to understand that every university will have incredible diversity, but it all has to do with them opening up their eyes and stepping into it. They cannot rely on the information of what is fantastical but on what is observable.

OU fans and students definitely live for football. Game days are a truly unique experience. I never experienced the snobby stereotype that I had been warned about. There are quite a few wealthy kids from OKC and Tulsa that go to OU in comparison to Oklahoma State or other schools in OK and I can see how this stereotype could get started.

Most of the time, they are.

They sound OK to me.

Nope. My girlfriend is a shorthair too.

I would say they are accurate. Very much so.

I can see how OU is similiar to UT compared to the other schools in Oklahoma, OU is the biggest and I could see how Norman as a city could be compared to Austin. As far as the stereotype about the students being snobby it can go both ways. You do run into those people who walk around thinking that they are the greatest thing, but then you have those really down to earth people as well. However, anywhere you go you are going to have both kinds of people so I don't think it really effects OU as a school.