State schools where it doesn’t suck to be OOS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Penn State - 43% of undergrads at University Park (ie main campus) are OOS.

75% of them are from Jersey, though!

Gabbagool! C’mon!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UNC
NC State

Really? Even with the caps?

I'm old (graduated 20+ yrs ago) so my experience may be out of date, but I went to UNC in state with 50 people from my high school and many of my college friends were from my high school. I don't even remember meeting any students from anywhere other than NC in my time there. My impression is that the out of state students hung out with each other. It's also so much harder to get into UNC from out of state that those students are on average on another level...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I asked on the Pitt tour about what events they have to help freshman meet each other the tour guide said she couldn’t think of any. A Midwest flagship said orientation was a zoom session on how to register for classes and a dorm meeting.

This was so different from F&M where they described so many summer programs they offer to help students connect. (Of course, that is one of the big differences between large publics and small privates. Pros and cons to both.)

Pitt had a ton of activities for freshman. Welcome week was August 21-27 and there were activities during the day and night. My kid is still in a friend group with kids she met during freshman week.

[Anonymous]

Cllemson has kids attending from up the coast to MA. Worth a look.

[Anonymous]

University of Florida - there are always so many things happening on the weekends that most kids stuck around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:University of Florida - there are always so many things happening on the weekends that most kids stuck around.

It’s also over 80 percent in state students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I asked on the Pitt tour about what events they have to help freshman meet each other the tour guide said she couldn’t think of any. A Midwest flagship said orientation was a zoom session on how to register for classes and a dorm meeting.

This was so different from F&M where they described so many summer programs they offer to help students connect. (Of course, that is one of the big differences between large publics and small privates. Pros and cons to both.)

What you are describing is very much NOT the norm. At all. Most schools, whether public or private, have a very structured, distinct freshman orientation, usually taking place in the week before classes start. Kind of seems like you're trying (and failing) to make some kind of point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I asked on the Pitt tour about what events they have to help freshman meet each other the tour guide said she couldn’t think of any. A Midwest flagship said orientation was a zoom session on how to register for classes and a dorm meeting.

This was so different from F&M where they described so many summer programs they offer to help students connect. (Of course, that is one of the big differences between large publics and small privates. Pros and cons to both.)

Sounds like your Pitt tour guide was a dud. They have Welcome Week for new students. But somehow, I bet you knew that.
https://www.orientation.pitt.edu/

Name the "midwest flagship" where the only orientation is a zoom session.

[Anonymous]

Wisco is like 50% OOS. Michigan has a high percentage, too. Just gotta deal with those cold ass gray winters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Florida - there are always so many things happening on the weekends that most kids stuck around.

It’s also over 80 percent in state students.

True- but those in state students are staying on campus on the weekends instead of going home.

[Anonymous]

Wisco is here to stay, y’all! My kid didn’t even apply to Wisco last fall, but I’m thinking of ordering a Wisco hoody tonight just so I can say “where’s my Wisco hoody?!” around the house every few days.

‘sconsin never had a chance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Penn State - 43% of undergrads at University Park (ie main campus) are OOS.

75% of them are from Jersey, though!

Gabbagool! C’mon!

Do you have a link to that stat because I’ve never seen that. Sure there are plenty of New Jersey students, but they have lots of students from all over the country and a large international population too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Florida - there are always so many things happening on the weekends that most kids stuck around.

It’s also over 80 percent in state students.

True- but those in state students are staying on campus on the weekends instead of going home.

A huge percentage of UF students are from south florida. Miami is a 5 hr drive away from UF. So not that surprising that those students stay on campus on weekends. Most other Florida kids at UF are from Tampa and Orlando, each 2 hrs from Gainesville. Florida’s a big state. If course most students aren’t going home on weekends regularly.

[Anonymous]

DC’s friend is miserable at Wisconsin. Rushed and said they were told OOS rich kids from the East Coast not welcome. DC is at Berkeley and it’s very accepting of OOS students.

[Anonymous]

My DS went to W&M and was an OOS student. They had an orientation prior to start of freshman year. As I remember, lots of dorm activities were scheduled (games, movies). It was up to the student to participate.