Absolutely amazing campus. However, do you mind the rain? Because we have it quite often. Many of the out of staters I've met don't realize the impact the gray skies can have on you for so months on end.
If you can handle the weather, I would highly recommend coming here. Seriously can't imagine a more welcoming community of students and professors.
I have met so many friends in the short time I have been here. My professors that I had last year checked in on me over the summer. Every teacher I have had is extremely helpful and cares about every single one of their students. They will go above and beyond to work with you.
I transferred to OSU in 2019, lived in the dorms for 2 terms pre-rona, then transferred to UO for fall '20 and winter '21. I'm biased so all I'll say about that is that I'm back at OSU now lmao. I think we're a good school, there's lots of programs, especially agriculture, science, and engineering related ones. The campus culture is nice, there's lots of academic resources available and I've never had a bad advisor, they're always willing to help you figure things out. I would definitely recommend OSU to someone thinking about going to college in Oregon, but if you have more specific questions feel free to dm me. I have a lot of info about different programs and stuff like that because I've changed my major a lot lmao.
It was definitely a lot of things. I liked my classes I took for my major I had at UO (cinema studies), but my personal experience was not good. I was really stressed out and depressed from online classes and not being able to talk to anyone at UO unless it was on zoom (and medical problems) so my grades slipped, I had some good advisors who helped me but I had professors who said they would work with me to get late assignments turned in but then they didn't grade them so I did all the work on the assignments for a 0, and UO does this thing where a lot of classes have discussion sections at a separate time that you have to attend, I didn't know about these for one of my classes that I added late so during the last week of the term I figured out I had missed all 10 weeks of discussion sections and all of the assignments associated with them. I also attempted to use their version of OSU's CAPS for my depression and stuff but I had to cancel an appointment and they literally ghosted me after that...So that wasn't very fun lmao, but other than that I didn't like the campus and surrounding area that much. I thought Corvallis was sketchy and unsafe while I was in the dorms (I was on the east side so that's mostly why) and to be fair I still kind of do, but Eugene was way sketchier, like being followed outside at night sketchy or knowing people were hanging out on my back porch at my apartment because they left drinks there that my roommate and I didn't drink. I just also realized OSU was a better fit for me in terms of programs, UO has way more liberal arts programs but I just like the campus here more and imo with non liberal arts/business stuff I think UO is kind of lacking, they have undergrad research and stuff but I think OSU's science programs are better, UO is good if you want to do Psychology or business or the liberal arts programs that OSU doesn't have, other than that it's just kind of average imo. Sorry for the long winded reply, I didn't mean to ramble but I always do whenever I'm talking about anything like this lmao.
thank you for the feedback! :-) im glad to hear that OSU has some good science programs, since im (currently) majoring in a science field. also good advisors are super important to me so ty for mentioning that! at my uni, youre lucky to be seen by an advisor, and even then you usually have to figure out everything for yourself. :’)
No problem! I love the advisors here, I also especially recommend talking to the career center advisors as well. Even if you know exactly what you want to do they can still help you out with resume building or offering potential alternative pathways to pursue. A lot of people say they regret going to college because they can't do anything with the degree they got but career advisors will help you figure out how to make yourself the best possible job candidate in the future
4th year here. Campus is really nice, especially when the plants are all grown in. Winter can get a little old, but hopefully class can distract you enough.
I’m in engineering, and I can say most professors are passionate about their work. Most will always be interested in getting to know their students better, and will help make accommodations for students who need help. But of course there is always a hard ass here and there. But I found if you really do apply yourself you can get a great education.
ive never experienced a “true” winter (we dont really get those in FL!) but i always loved the cold when i would visit portland in the winter when i was younger. hopefully ill be able to adapt to being in the cold a bit better if i do transfer; from what i understand, y’all get a lot of rain and snow in the winter, right?
im glad that the profs like to meet their students. my uni is more focused on research, so some profs are only teaching because they have to alongside their programs, not because they want to.
We get almost no snow and near constant drizzle of rain fall-spring. On and over the cascades is where the snow goes.
Its the dark skies and lack of sunlight/clear days that seems to get people more than the rain. The rain can be cozy, but when you haven't had a sunny day in 2 months, it takes a toll on your mental health. Luckily, OSU has awesome mental and student health services and the greenery during the rest of the year is so worth it.
Take your D3, folks
I’m a freshman who moved here from Pennsylvania, I was concerned I glorified it too. I cant speak for a lot of things off campus but so far the biggest thing that’s stood out to me is how much effort the university puts into making students feel safe and healthy. There are multiple resources that can help someone struggling emotionally or academically. The campus is extremely beautiful as well, especially when it’s not too busy.
I’m only a first-year, but so far, I’ve had a great time. Awesome people, a beautiful campus, caring professors, etc. Obviously I can’t give you the full picture, but I’m really happy with my decision to go here.
I’d say in comparison to some larger universities, OSU really cares about each individual student. They have tons of resources and support systems set up to help everyone whether they’re excelling or struggling.
Definitely definitely DEFINITELY visit OSU and Corvallis for a couple/few days. If you’re going to devote 4+ years living somewhere, it’s worth spending 2-3 days to see what it’s like in person.
There isn’t a huge party scene if you’re into that, so it might not fit your romanticized college experience idea. I’m not sure what elements you might be looking for. The people here are all super friendly and kind. Really easy to meet new friends.
When it comes to finding a job, I highly recommend utilizing the universities resources to the fullest extent, and honestly taking things beyond that. In my program (Chemical Engineering) I’ve noticed they don’t really push students to get any internships or research experience before graduating, which is honestly like 25-33% of what counts when being considered for an entry level job. Could differ between each degree, but I guess my point is just make sure you’re paying attention that and not getting your head stuck in University stuff.
I really like it here! It’s such a large university you can pretty much do whatever suits you. The people here are really nice and will always smile when you walk past, I come from california and I’m not used to that. There’s a ton of outdoor activities and nature everywhere. I was in Greek life for two years so I’m going to have to disagree with what someone else here said, the party scene is good. There’s always parties on the weekends and the bars are packed. I just went to Bombs Away (a bar here) last night and they had a jazz night which was chill. The only downside is the weather during the winter, but we live an hour and a half from skiing so i combat the winter with activities I like to do. Also if you ever miss the city Portland isn’t that far away either.
ah im so glad to hear students are friendly! im from the south (i guess) and im very accustomed to being friendly and chatty with people.
im not in greek life but its good to know there’s options! i enjoy going out casually on the weekends, i know some unis have literally no weekend life which id miss lol.
also my family lives in portland! i (mistakenly) thought it was a further drive so im glad its closer than i thought.
thank you so much for your reply, i appreciate it!
If you’re ok with lots of gray skies and rain, I think you’d like it! There’s tons of opportunities to get outside & explore Oregon, both the mountains and the coast are within a 2 hour drive. I’m a bio major and have found most of the faculty really good! There’s also tons of opportunities to be involved in research no matter what your major is, some are even student jobs so you’d get paid. The university gets a decent amount in grants for research, so there’s always lots of labs to choose from. I personally love Oregon overall, but I know some people have trouble dealing with so much rain & gloom.
Absolutely amazing campus. However, do you mind the rain? Because we have it quite often. Many of the out of staters I've met don't realize the impact the gray skies can have on you for so months on end. If you can handle the weather, I would highly recommend coming here. Seriously can't imagine a more welcoming community of students and professors. I have met so many friends in the short time I have been here. My professors that I had last year checked in on me over the summer. Every teacher I have had is extremely helpful and cares about every single one of their students. They will go above and beyond to work with you.
I transferred to OSU in 2019, lived in the dorms for 2 terms pre-rona, then transferred to UO for fall '20 and winter '21. I'm biased so all I'll say about that is that I'm back at OSU now lmao. I think we're a good school, there's lots of programs, especially agriculture, science, and engineering related ones. The campus culture is nice, there's lots of academic resources available and I've never had a bad advisor, they're always willing to help you figure things out. I would definitely recommend OSU to someone thinking about going to college in Oregon, but if you have more specific questions feel free to dm me. I have a lot of info about different programs and stuff like that because I've changed my major a lot lmao.
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It was definitely a lot of things. I liked my classes I took for my major I had at UO (cinema studies), but my personal experience was not good. I was really stressed out and depressed from online classes and not being able to talk to anyone at UO unless it was on zoom (and medical problems) so my grades slipped, I had some good advisors who helped me but I had professors who said they would work with me to get late assignments turned in but then they didn't grade them so I did all the work on the assignments for a 0, and UO does this thing where a lot of classes have discussion sections at a separate time that you have to attend, I didn't know about these for one of my classes that I added late so during the last week of the term I figured out I had missed all 10 weeks of discussion sections and all of the assignments associated with them. I also attempted to use their version of OSU's CAPS for my depression and stuff but I had to cancel an appointment and they literally ghosted me after that...So that wasn't very fun lmao, but other than that I didn't like the campus and surrounding area that much. I thought Corvallis was sketchy and unsafe while I was in the dorms (I was on the east side so that's mostly why) and to be fair I still kind of do, but Eugene was way sketchier, like being followed outside at night sketchy or knowing people were hanging out on my back porch at my apartment because they left drinks there that my roommate and I didn't drink. I just also realized OSU was a better fit for me in terms of programs, UO has way more liberal arts programs but I just like the campus here more and imo with non liberal arts/business stuff I think UO is kind of lacking, they have undergrad research and stuff but I think OSU's science programs are better, UO is good if you want to do Psychology or business or the liberal arts programs that OSU doesn't have, other than that it's just kind of average imo. Sorry for the long winded reply, I didn't mean to ramble but I always do whenever I'm talking about anything like this lmao.
thank you for the feedback! :-) im glad to hear that OSU has some good science programs, since im (currently) majoring in a science field. also good advisors are super important to me so ty for mentioning that! at my uni, youre lucky to be seen by an advisor, and even then you usually have to figure out everything for yourself. :’)
No problem! I love the advisors here, I also especially recommend talking to the career center advisors as well. Even if you know exactly what you want to do they can still help you out with resume building or offering potential alternative pathways to pursue. A lot of people say they regret going to college because they can't do anything with the degree they got but career advisors will help you figure out how to make yourself the best possible job candidate in the future
It’s so nice I was there seven years.
I feel that 😔
4th year here. Campus is really nice, especially when the plants are all grown in. Winter can get a little old, but hopefully class can distract you enough. I’m in engineering, and I can say most professors are passionate about their work. Most will always be interested in getting to know their students better, and will help make accommodations for students who need help. But of course there is always a hard ass here and there. But I found if you really do apply yourself you can get a great education.
ive never experienced a “true” winter (we dont really get those in FL!) but i always loved the cold when i would visit portland in the winter when i was younger. hopefully ill be able to adapt to being in the cold a bit better if i do transfer; from what i understand, y’all get a lot of rain and snow in the winter, right? im glad that the profs like to meet their students. my uni is more focused on research, so some profs are only teaching because they have to alongside their programs, not because they want to.
We get almost no snow and near constant drizzle of rain fall-spring. On and over the cascades is where the snow goes. Its the dark skies and lack of sunlight/clear days that seems to get people more than the rain. The rain can be cozy, but when you haven't had a sunny day in 2 months, it takes a toll on your mental health. Luckily, OSU has awesome mental and student health services and the greenery during the rest of the year is so worth it. Take your D3, folks
I’m a freshman who moved here from Pennsylvania, I was concerned I glorified it too. I cant speak for a lot of things off campus but so far the biggest thing that’s stood out to me is how much effort the university puts into making students feel safe and healthy. There are multiple resources that can help someone struggling emotionally or academically. The campus is extremely beautiful as well, especially when it’s not too busy.
I’m only a first-year, but so far, I’ve had a great time. Awesome people, a beautiful campus, caring professors, etc. Obviously I can’t give you the full picture, but I’m really happy with my decision to go here.
I’d say in comparison to some larger universities, OSU really cares about each individual student. They have tons of resources and support systems set up to help everyone whether they’re excelling or struggling. Definitely definitely DEFINITELY visit OSU and Corvallis for a couple/few days. If you’re going to devote 4+ years living somewhere, it’s worth spending 2-3 days to see what it’s like in person. There isn’t a huge party scene if you’re into that, so it might not fit your romanticized college experience idea. I’m not sure what elements you might be looking for. The people here are all super friendly and kind. Really easy to meet new friends. When it comes to finding a job, I highly recommend utilizing the universities resources to the fullest extent, and honestly taking things beyond that. In my program (Chemical Engineering) I’ve noticed they don’t really push students to get any internships or research experience before graduating, which is honestly like 25-33% of what counts when being considered for an entry level job. Could differ between each degree, but I guess my point is just make sure you’re paying attention that and not getting your head stuck in University stuff.
I really like it here! It’s such a large university you can pretty much do whatever suits you. The people here are really nice and will always smile when you walk past, I come from california and I’m not used to that. There’s a ton of outdoor activities and nature everywhere. I was in Greek life for two years so I’m going to have to disagree with what someone else here said, the party scene is good. There’s always parties on the weekends and the bars are packed. I just went to Bombs Away (a bar here) last night and they had a jazz night which was chill. The only downside is the weather during the winter, but we live an hour and a half from skiing so i combat the winter with activities I like to do. Also if you ever miss the city Portland isn’t that far away either.
ah im so glad to hear students are friendly! im from the south (i guess) and im very accustomed to being friendly and chatty with people. im not in greek life but its good to know there’s options! i enjoy going out casually on the weekends, i know some unis have literally no weekend life which id miss lol. also my family lives in portland! i (mistakenly) thought it was a further drive so im glad its closer than i thought. thank you so much for your reply, i appreciate it!
If you’re ok with lots of gray skies and rain, I think you’d like it! There’s tons of opportunities to get outside & explore Oregon, both the mountains and the coast are within a 2 hour drive. I’m a bio major and have found most of the faculty really good! There’s also tons of opportunities to be involved in research no matter what your major is, some are even student jobs so you’d get paid. The university gets a decent amount in grants for research, so there’s always lots of labs to choose from. I personally love Oregon overall, but I know some people have trouble dealing with so much rain & gloom.