Univ of Oregon experience?

[Anonymous]

A good friend's DC attended for their first two years but decided to transfer after that. I don't think they were a fan of Eugene and felt isolated.

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Anonymous wrote:I moved to Eugene from DC about two years ago, and I am happy to answer any questions people might have.

Cool! I have a few questions. Generally speaking, what types of kids go there and what are some of the most popular activities or student clubs? Is there a big Greek scene or bar culture?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I moved to Eugene from DC about two years ago, and I am happy to answer any questions people might have.

Cool! I have a few questions. Generally speaking, what types of kids go there and what are some of the most popular activities or student clubs? Is there a big Greek scene or bar culture?

I’m so sorry. I meant I’d be happy to answer questions about Eugene itself.

That said, sports are obviously huge and the Ducks are like a cult. There are lots of locals/local-ish kids who go to UO, and then lots of kids from CA, so it doesn’t feel incredibly diverse from what I’ve seen. I think the intelligence level of the students varies but there are definitely some smart kids there, and some honors opportunities. It’s seems like a reasonably substantial Greek scene but I think non-Greek students have plenty of opportunities for fun. There seem to be plenty of clubs from all the flyers I see on campus. Sorry I can’t be much help re: the school.

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Anonymous wrote:we visited the Pacific Northwest last summer and my HSer fell in love with Oregon. We visited Eugene during the summer so probably not a true visit but it was pretty, campus was nice, kids seemed happy, etc... I don't know anyone who went to Oregon so any experiences on here?

I am not opposed to the idea and I could see us eventually retiring on the West Coast.

I live in WA and you summarized Oregon accurately. People love it and it’s a beautiful place. I am from the east coast and honestly if I were an employer out there I wouldn’t know what to do with a kid with a degree from there, but it’s a perfectly normal place to go out here with lots of opportunity for grads.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I moved to Eugene from DC about two years ago, and I am happy to answer any questions people might have.

Cool! I have a few questions. Generally speaking, what types of kids go there and what are some of the most popular activities or student clubs? Is there a big Greek scene or bar culture?

The kinds of OOS kids I know who go there are smart but more in the 50th-75th percentile at competitive west coast high schools. This is probably specific to my town but it’s where pretty, popular, athletic non-standouts go.

[Anonymous]

Is the homeless situation bad?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:we visited the Pacific Northwest last summer and my HSer fell in love with Oregon. We visited Eugene during the summer so probably not a true visit but it was pretty, campus was nice, kids seemed happy, etc... I don't know anyone who went to Oregon so any experiences on here?

I am not opposed to the idea and I could see us eventually retiring on the West Coast.

I live in WA and you summarized Oregon accurately. People love it and it’s a beautiful place. I am from the east coast and honestly if I were an employer out there I wouldn’t know what to do with a kid with a degree from there, but it’s a perfectly normal place to go out here with lots of opportunity for grads.

DaFugg does this even mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the homeless situation bad?

Yes. Homeless and tweakers. There are parts of Eugene that are worse than others. But it feels pretty safe overall. Around campus is totally fine. There will be an occasional homeless and/or mentally ill person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I moved to Eugene from DC about two years ago, and I am happy to answer any questions people might have.

Cool! I have a few questions. Generally speaking, what types of kids go there and what are some of the most popular activities or student clubs? Is there a big Greek scene or bar culture?

I'm an Oregon alum for undergrad, and remain in touch with the university culture through friends currently employed as professors.

The thing to know is that the PNW is not as obsessed with out-of-state schools and SLACs as the East Coast. So lots of talented kids go to the state flagship(s). You get a mix of top quartile or so in-state kids, California kids denied from like Cal or UCLA but still high performing, and East Coast kids living out their Into the Wild fantasies.

Most popular student activities are probably outdoor activities, like hiking, mountain biking, or kayaking. There's a robust student club scene, and a recently overhauled student union with an elaborate makerspace and other amenities.

Greek scene is definitely present, but not overwhelming, and it's a mix of traditional Greek houses and more specialized academic ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:we visited the Pacific Northwest last summer and my HSer fell in love with Oregon. We visited Eugene during the summer so probably not a true visit but it was pretty, campus was nice, kids seemed happy, etc... I don't know anyone who went to Oregon so any experiences on here?

I am not opposed to the idea and I could see us eventually retiring on the West Coast.

I'm from Oregon. It's borderline impossible not to fall in love with it if your first exposure to it is in the summer. Visit sometime between Halloween and June before committing to spending the academic year there for four years....

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Anonymous wrote:My son has lots of friends from his SF private middle and high schools who are attenting U of O and Oregon State. They are go-to schools for white males shut out of the UC system.

My white male son was admitted to UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz, and may have been admitted to one or more of UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego if he had applied to them. Of course, UC Riverside (an underrated school moving up in the rankings) and UC Merced are easier admits, and I assume the commenter wasn't including them in "the UC system".

I guess the translation here is that these white males didn't get into UC Berkeley or UCLA, like 85% to 90% of the applicants.

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Anonymous wrote:My son has lots of friends from his SF private middle and high schools who are attenting U of O and Oregon State. They are go-to schools for white males shut out of the UC system.

My white male son was admitted to UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz, and may have been admitted to one or more of UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego if he had applied to them. Of course, UC Riverside (an underrated school moving up in the rankings) and UC Merced are easier admits, and I assume the commenter wasn't including them in "the UC system".

I guess the translation here is that these white males didn't get into UC Berkeley or UCLA, like 85% to 90% of the applicants.

Huh? I don’t think the PP was saying all white males get shut out of UC schools.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:we visited the Pacific Northwest last summer and my HSer fell in love with Oregon. We visited Eugene during the summer so probably not a true visit but it was pretty, campus was nice, kids seemed happy, etc... I don't know anyone who went to Oregon so any experiences on here?

I am not opposed to the idea and I could see us eventually retiring on the West Coast.

I'm from Oregon. It's borderline impossible not to fall in love with it if your first exposure to it is in the summer. Visit sometime between Halloween and June before committing to spending the academic year there for four years....

A PP here. And for the poster who said they visited last February, last winter was a mild version of typical Oregon winters. My impression was that there were a significantly higher number of non-rainy days compared to past winters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:we visited the Pacific Northwest last summer and my HSer fell in love with Oregon. We visited Eugene during the summer so probably not a true visit but it was pretty, campus was nice, kids seemed happy, etc... I don't know anyone who went to Oregon so any experiences on here?

I am not opposed to the idea and I could see us eventually retiring on the West Coast.

I live in WA and you summarized Oregon accurately. People love it and it’s a beautiful place. I am from the east coast and honestly if I were an employer out there I wouldn’t know what to do with a kid with a degree from there, but it’s a perfectly normal place to go out here with lots of opportunity for grads.

Well, clearly you’d suck at being an employer since you clearly lack in critical thinking skills. Seriously, WTAF!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:we visited the Pacific Northwest last summer and my HSer fell in love with Oregon. We visited Eugene during the summer so probably not a true visit but it was pretty, campus was nice, kids seemed happy, etc... I don't know anyone who went to Oregon so any experiences on here?

I am not opposed to the idea and I could see us eventually retiring on the West Coast.

I'm from Oregon. It's borderline impossible not to fall in love with it if your first exposure to it is in the summer. Visit sometime between Halloween and June before committing to spending the academic year there for four years....

A PP here. And for the poster who said they visited last February, last winter was a mild version of typical Oregon winters. My impression was that there were a significantly higher number of non-rainy days compared to past winters.

White males aren't being shut out of the UC system. Lots of people don't get admitted to UC.