A great place for teaching, broadcasting, and sciences. The winters are brutal, it snows all the time! A great place for extra curricular activities!
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Get involved in something you are seriously interested as early on in your college career as possible so you can move up within that club by your senior year!
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
The science department is very challenging. I used to be a Zoology major and I decided to switch to Broadcasting. Zoology was pretty much impossible for me, but there were a number of professors who were really great at explaining things to me.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
The dorms on lakeside tend to be a bit bigger than the dorms on west campus. I started out my freshman year in Johnson which is the all freshman dorm and it was beautiful. I was scared moving into Cayuga because it seemed like such a huge step down from Johnson but I honestly love Cayuga now and although it isn't as pretty as Johnson was, its a pretty great down with a ton of awesome people.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
The dining halls have a lot of options for people who have specific food needs. I am a vegetarian and there are rarely any days when I can't find something to eat. Everyday a deli is open in the dining halls so even if you don't like what is being served for lunch or dinner you can always get a wrap or a sandwich. They also have bagged lunches for if your schedule is really busy and you can't get to the dining hall during the times they're open.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
I would say make a lot of friends who you can have a lot of fun with because there isn't really that much to do in oswego. You could go to the movie theater that is in town which I have done a bunch of times or you can take the bus to the mall in syracuse and it will pick you up a few hours later. Typically I would just hang out in a friends room in my downtime or rent out some kind of game or movie from the front desk. There's always parties on the weekends around town at frats and theres transportation that will take you to and from the parties for not that much money.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
As a broadcasting major, having things on campus like the TV station, WTOP, and the radio station, WNYO, really gives me the opportunity to learn more about the broadcasting field before i go out into it. I think that's my number one thing that makes paying out of state tuition worth it.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
There's a whiteout game which is a huge hockey game whenever we play our rivals Plattsburgh. Everyone gets really into it and it turns into a big school spirit event.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
For the types of students who always like to study in the library there's a 24 hour room where you can literally stay all night and study if you want.
Also for anyone who is really into science, Shineman which is our science building is practically brand new it opened in Fall of 2013 and its absolutely gorgeous in there.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
WTOP and WNYO are great for broadcasting majors as I previously stated. I am also involved in a club called Active Minds where we hold events revolving around mental health and its a really great club if you want to inspire people to take care of their mental health like they do their physical health.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
There are always frat parties going on during the weekends. Sometimes the frats will hold events on campus but i don't see events held by greek organizations as much as other clubs on campus.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
I haven't really heard of anything bad happening on campus in terms of assault but if that's something that you are worried about there is an app that university police are involved in called Rave Guardian where you can text them that you are going somewhere and you text them when you get there and if they don't receive some form of notification from you they'll call and make sure you are okay. In the event that you are not okay for whatever reason, they will come and help you.
A great place for teaching, broadcasting, and sciences. The winters are brutal, it snows all the time! A great place for extra curricular activities!
Get involved in something you are seriously interested as early on in your college career as possible so you can move up within that club by your senior year!
The science department is very challenging. I used to be a Zoology major and I decided to switch to Broadcasting. Zoology was pretty much impossible for me, but there were a number of professors who were really great at explaining things to me.
The dorms on lakeside tend to be a bit bigger than the dorms on west campus. I started out my freshman year in Johnson which is the all freshman dorm and it was beautiful. I was scared moving into Cayuga because it seemed like such a huge step down from Johnson but I honestly love Cayuga now and although it isn't as pretty as Johnson was, its a pretty great down with a ton of awesome people.
The dining halls have a lot of options for people who have specific food needs. I am a vegetarian and there are rarely any days when I can't find something to eat. Everyday a deli is open in the dining halls so even if you don't like what is being served for lunch or dinner you can always get a wrap or a sandwich. They also have bagged lunches for if your schedule is really busy and you can't get to the dining hall during the times they're open.
I would say make a lot of friends who you can have a lot of fun with because there isn't really that much to do in oswego. You could go to the movie theater that is in town which I have done a bunch of times or you can take the bus to the mall in syracuse and it will pick you up a few hours later. Typically I would just hang out in a friends room in my downtime or rent out some kind of game or movie from the front desk. There's always parties on the weekends around town at frats and theres transportation that will take you to and from the parties for not that much money.
As a broadcasting major, having things on campus like the TV station, WTOP, and the radio station, WNYO, really gives me the opportunity to learn more about the broadcasting field before i go out into it. I think that's my number one thing that makes paying out of state tuition worth it.
There's a whiteout game which is a huge hockey game whenever we play our rivals Plattsburgh. Everyone gets really into it and it turns into a big school spirit event.
For the types of students who always like to study in the library there's a 24 hour room where you can literally stay all night and study if you want. Also for anyone who is really into science, Shineman which is our science building is practically brand new it opened in Fall of 2013 and its absolutely gorgeous in there.
WTOP and WNYO are great for broadcasting majors as I previously stated. I am also involved in a club called Active Minds where we hold events revolving around mental health and its a really great club if you want to inspire people to take care of their mental health like they do their physical health.
There are always frat parties going on during the weekends. Sometimes the frats will hold events on campus but i don't see events held by greek organizations as much as other clubs on campus.
I haven't really heard of anything bad happening on campus in terms of assault but if that's something that you are worried about there is an app that university police are involved in called Rave Guardian where you can text them that you are going somewhere and you text them when you get there and if they don't receive some form of notification from you they'll call and make sure you are okay. In the event that you are not okay for whatever reason, they will come and help you.