So, what's it like at Occidental?

collegemom44
Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:39:32 +0000

We also just dropped our D at Oxy and I was so impressed. The campus is beautiful and the people are very friendly, down to earth, and diverse. Our d has a small room but it is pretty and the dorm is very charming.

The location is excellent. You are in a big city, but the campus is similar to other lac. The town of Eagle Rock had lots of ethnic dining options and some cools artsy stores and thrift stores. You can walk to these…I’d guess they are about a mile away.

Pasadena is very close and there is an abundance of shopping and dining. We also verntured over to the Silver Lake area which is very hip and had lots of cafes and cool shopping. I’m guessing it is 10 minutes away.

Our d did not take a car, but I can see that a student would like to have a car to take advantage of the surrounding area.

I was also very impressed with the academic core program. Overall, our d is having a terrric time and meeting great people from all over the country.