Ohio University — Attraction in Athens

I attend Ohio University as a MBA student online. I have been extremely impressed from the moment I first applied until the present. I am beginning my next to last class next week and have loved every minute of my academic experience at OU. Although I attend online the online MBA program has a mandatory on campus residency. It was one of the main highlights of the program for me and I am pleased that I had the opportunity to visit the beautiful campus and interact with my fellow students and my professors. I have felt from day one connection ted to the Ohio University community. Those who say that OU is only for those who cannot get into Ohio State are completely wrong. That is like saying that people chose Michigan State because they cannot get into the University of Michigan. There are different options for those looking for a different experience. I had many options where I could have attended and chose Ohio University because it was right for me, and due to its outstanding reputation and sincere desire on the part of the facility and staff to see students succeed. By the way Ohio University was the very first college in Ohio and the first in all of the Northwest Territory. It was simply the best academic decision that I could have ever made! Thank you...

Attended Ohio U. from '81 to '85, then '96 & '97. Daughter is attending in 2020 - 2024. Campus is beautiful! University is big enough to offer everything, yet small enough to not "turn students into numbers". So many profs were awesome and clearly loved to teach, and the university supported the different schools within it with so many resources. In the communications program, Ohio U. has WOUB AM/FM/TV.. which is one of the BEST NPR/PBS facilities in the nation.. and the Communications program consistently ranks in the top 5! Grads from the school include CEO's of major communications companies from Nexstar to Paramount. The Journalism program has former students from local stations to network correspondents. The Theater program produced actors we know and have seen in films and on stage all over the world. Going to Ohio U. is far more than a classroom education.. but a life experience! The classroom is about 70% of the education, but 30% is living in Athens and the friendships/relationships made as a "Bobcat"! Ohio U. and Athens became and always will be my second home. I've lived all over the U.S. (and in Spain), and only my childhood hometown and Athens have truly felt like "coming home"...

A beautiful campus, especially in the summer, but the engineering professors generally lack the proper teaching experience. One of my old calculus professors always bragged and boasted about being an amazing teacher, but nobody learned a thing in that course and most of us had to cheat on the final to even get anywhere with it (that was with a huge grading curve after). While there are almost certainly degrees here that will have great course, such as medical or musical degrees, a lot of ones for engineering of any kind are just horrible. The professors are always a hit or miss and there is no way of knowing for sure, until you're already well into and financially invested in your semester. Staff also fails to provide timely feedback most days and tends to not be very helpful (this is referring to the staff in the Bursar and Omsar offices). It should also be noted that almost every honors course is centered on race and trans gender equality, and while this is not inherently bad, they lose all focus on...