Oxy is a close community of students who are academically driven, but enjoy spending time with their friends in the sun. The weather is great, the people are even better, and you'll find classes and professors here that speak to you. You'll be treated well and will be given the tools you need to succeed.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Come visit Oxy before you decide to come here. The campus is gorgeous, and you won't regret getting to see the campus and talking to some of the current students before you come.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
Classes here are hard. No matter how well you did academically in high school, be prepared to be challenged at Oxy. There are a lot of reading homework assignments, as well as papers to write. Tests are difficult, and there will be weeks when you have large assignments and tests in all of your classes. Be prepared to work hard.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
Singles, doubles, and triples are available on campus. Rooms have one dresser, desk, and bed per person. The height of beds can be adjusted. Some rooms have sinks and bathroom-sized mirrors. There are dorms on lower campus, close to classrooms and the dining halls, or on upper campus which is a little farther away. There are some dorms that are considered to be more of the party dorms than others are.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
Oxy has 4 meals plan ranging A through D, with A being the largest of the meal plans. A is generally used by athletes, while C (the smallest meal plan allowed for freshman) is often not used up all the way by many students. There are two main dining facilities on campus, as well as a student-run coffee shop (very good!) and a food cart in one of the dorms.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
Oxy is located in Eagle Rock - which is right in the middle of Glendale (the Americana, movie theaters, a shopping mall) and Pasadena (Old Town Pasadena shopping district). Oxy is also a quick car ride from downtown LA, and is about half an hour to an hour drive from the popular beaches in the area. (Cars make getting to these places easier, although it is possible to go there via the bus system.)
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
Oxy is expensive, but offers great financial aid for students in need. It really is a fantastic school - it fosters a sense of community that other larger schools can't nurture.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
Oftentimes, people are thrown into the main fountain on campus on their birthdays. In addition, many tv series and movies have used Oxy as a setting. If you're on campus over school breaks, you'll often have the opportunity to see the crew sets (and sometimes the actors!) for various tv series. I'm only a freshman, but I've seen Michael Cera on campus filming Arrested Development as well as Cory Monteith filming Glee's version of the Harlem Shake.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
There are a large variety of clubs on campus. There are active clubs (Zumba, Yoga, Hiking), science clubs (biology, birdwatching enthusiasts), writing groups, and much, much more. A full list can be found on Oxy's web site. The college is also good about trying to organize activities (on and off-campus) for its students. This includes organized trips to plays and operas in LA, trips to Griffith Park Observatory, as well as trips to other areas in the city. They also organize on-campus movie screenings and other fun activities.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
There are some fraternities and sororities on campus, although the college doesn't encourage their presence.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
While the area around Oxy isn't always the safest, Campus Safety officers are constantly patrolling the campus and are willing to drive students around at night within half a mile of campus.
Oxy is a close community of students who are academically driven, but enjoy spending time with their friends in the sun. The weather is great, the people are even better, and you'll find classes and professors here that speak to you. You'll be treated well and will be given the tools you need to succeed.
Come visit Oxy before you decide to come here. The campus is gorgeous, and you won't regret getting to see the campus and talking to some of the current students before you come.
Classes here are hard. No matter how well you did academically in high school, be prepared to be challenged at Oxy. There are a lot of reading homework assignments, as well as papers to write. Tests are difficult, and there will be weeks when you have large assignments and tests in all of your classes. Be prepared to work hard.
Singles, doubles, and triples are available on campus. Rooms have one dresser, desk, and bed per person. The height of beds can be adjusted. Some rooms have sinks and bathroom-sized mirrors. There are dorms on lower campus, close to classrooms and the dining halls, or on upper campus which is a little farther away. There are some dorms that are considered to be more of the party dorms than others are.
Oxy has 4 meals plan ranging A through D, with A being the largest of the meal plans. A is generally used by athletes, while C (the smallest meal plan allowed for freshman) is often not used up all the way by many students. There are two main dining facilities on campus, as well as a student-run coffee shop (very good!) and a food cart in one of the dorms.
Oxy is located in Eagle Rock - which is right in the middle of Glendale (the Americana, movie theaters, a shopping mall) and Pasadena (Old Town Pasadena shopping district). Oxy is also a quick car ride from downtown LA, and is about half an hour to an hour drive from the popular beaches in the area. (Cars make getting to these places easier, although it is possible to go there via the bus system.)
Oxy is expensive, but offers great financial aid for students in need. It really is a fantastic school - it fosters a sense of community that other larger schools can't nurture.
Oftentimes, people are thrown into the main fountain on campus on their birthdays. In addition, many tv series and movies have used Oxy as a setting. If you're on campus over school breaks, you'll often have the opportunity to see the crew sets (and sometimes the actors!) for various tv series. I'm only a freshman, but I've seen Michael Cera on campus filming Arrested Development as well as Cory Monteith filming Glee's version of the Harlem Shake.
There are a large variety of clubs on campus. There are active clubs (Zumba, Yoga, Hiking), science clubs (biology, birdwatching enthusiasts), writing groups, and much, much more. A full list can be found on Oxy's web site. The college is also good about trying to organize activities (on and off-campus) for its students. This includes organized trips to plays and operas in LA, trips to Griffith Park Observatory, as well as trips to other areas in the city. They also organize on-campus movie screenings and other fun activities.
There are some fraternities and sororities on campus, although the college doesn't encourage their presence.
While the area around Oxy isn't always the safest, Campus Safety officers are constantly patrolling the campus and are willing to drive students around at night within half a mile of campus.