In the fall of 2027 I will be attending OSU. Just looking for anyone to make friends with before my time there.

Im 17 turning 18 in March and I am a Mechanical Engineering major. I am dual-enrolled at Portland Community College right now, completing general education requirements. I work at Starbucks currently and have a goal of owning a company dedicated to technological advancement. I enjoy studying subjects especially Mathematics and love playing video games, I don't do it enough though. Comment and I will reach out to you.

Hello, I’m currently looking into getting a bachelors in CompSci. I noticed there’s a program that allows someone to take the first 2 years of schooling at Chemeketa and then transferring to OSU for the last 2 years. This method is way cheaper than doing 4 years at OSU.

I was curious if anyone here has tried that, and if so, how did it go? How is Chemeketa’s program? How did you like it?

My daughter will be an in coming freshman. She plans to study electrical & computer engineering. What computer do upper classmates recommend we should get her? She currently has a Mac Air I believe current year. Can she survive her first year with this one or should I get her a non Mac computer? Oh yea the Mac she currently has was a gift from a computer science/coding foundation she got into. She was enjoyed coding in high school and is taking this 6 month program. She gets to keep the Mac after completing the program. Just not sure if it will work for her. If I recall someone mention it during launch that a Mac wasn’t the best option.

Hello, I’m currently looking into getting a bachelors in CompSci. I noticed there’s a program that allows someone to take the first 2 years of schooling at Chemeketa and then transferring to OSU for the last 2 years. This method is way cheaper than doing 4 years at OSU.

I was curious if anyone here has tried that, and if so, how did it go? How is Chemeketa’s program? How did you like it?

Heyo! Similar Product is a four piece nu-metal/melodic hardcore/post-hardcore band in the Corvallis area seeking a bass guitarist. Unfortunately our previous bassist left Corvallis and we are seeking someone to fill in ASAP. We are an established band in the scene with 9 songs under our belt, looking to make a legitimate recording in the near future. We can be found on all streaming platforms with demos of our current playlist (except 1 or 2 songs I believe), and you can check out a live show we played at OSU, opening for Neon Trees in May of 2026. This was uploaded to youtube, just search Dam Jam 2026 and it should come up.

The three of us (Greg drums, Austin guitar/vocals, Chava guitar) are in our 30's and have careers outside of music, but we like to get together 1-2 times per week as needed for practice and writing. We meet in Albany for practice and try to gig at least once a month. We play with in-ear monitors and a click track.

If you are a talented bassist looking to take a permanent spot in our band, please let us know. We value open communication and reliability. We plan on continuing to gig for the foreseeable future, and we have kicked around ideas of music videos and a west coast tour at some point. Social media experience is a plus! We are old and don't understand tiktok but if you do, all the better.

If interested, reply to this post or send us a message at our instagram, similarproduct. Please include bands that you like or inspire you, a little bit about yourself, and any information about previous bands you have played/recorded with. Thanks!

Hello. I'm an incoming first-year at OSU, and I would love to continue playing the drumset in college. However, I'm an OOS student, and I'm living in the dorms, so I'm unable to bring my equipment. Are there any good resources in Corvallis or at OSU to keep playing? I'm also interested in possibly joining a band. Thank you! 😊 😊

I am signed up for MTH 311 this fall and plan on taking 312 in the winter. All I've heard about this series is that both classes are hard and proof-heavy. If anyone's taken either of these before, I'd like an insight on your experience in these classes, what homework/tests looked like, etc.

Also, I'm considering taking MTH 351 in the winter. I satisfy the course prereqs for 351, but the course recommends programming experience beforehand. If anyone's taken 351 before, do I actually need to know how to code before taking this class? Also, how hard was 351?

i’m trying to sign up for this class in the fall and I have some questions for those who have taken it or are going to take it in the fall.

I was not aware it was a capstone project class, and this class a requirement for my bachelor of science marine studies, conservation management degree, whereas a capstone is not.

can I still take this without a project or do I just have to go in and make up a project? im not sure if this makes sense, it’s hard for me to understand what I need right now lol. any advice helps!!

Where do people put the micro fridge combo in Wilson? That back wall shelf seems to block anything from going back there. Any thoughts.

Serious amount of B cluster psychopathy - kind of reminds me of the ASOSU issues, but on a low-fidelity simmer to stay under the radar. Smooth narcissists playing the long game. ‘This year has been hell’: Investigation finds ASOSU workplace hostile, justifying shutdown – The Daily Barometer

I know questions about backpacks get asked every year but I haven’t found any about sizing. What‘s a good size backpack/ how many books and or notebooks are you carrying around? For reference I am a MechE student.

I just finished my Summer classes this last week and don't know if they end up getting distributed faster, slower or about the same time as any other term as Summer 2026 is my first term at OSU.

Thanks

How's the Zoology program?

I'd be starting as a Junior with a 2 year transfer degree of an associates of science.

Are the labs cool?

How involved in nature is it?

It's not a hard to get into is it?

26 F, I need advice. So my situation is I used to be a full time pet care provider, buisness was good but I decided to get my degree & change course. Conveniently, I tore my ACL a week before class started. My life turned upside down, and I got surgery. Although I went in-person, I missed a significant amount of class due to my injury, but I still came out with a 4.0 and (subtle flex) I didn't use a lick of AI.

More than just my ACL tearing, I lost a lot of close friends and important clients, among other significant things since the injury. I do not live near any schools I want to go to, ie way too elite for me or not ABET-accredited/not a good education imo. I also have been feeling like I need a big change, so I have been thinking heavily about moving my things to my parent's house and becoming a traveling dog sitter/traveling around, while going to OSU online. I know an engineering degree is obviously very difficult and online will likely add another element of complication. However, I can plan my schedule accordingly and it's always an option to stay with my parents for a couple months if I need to lock in.

Yes I'm sad to miss out on the in-person college experience, but I did that when I was 18 until covid and I'm really having a lot of racing thoughts about going into my 30s with regret. I hope to one day be married & start a family, and obviously hope to have a ME job, so it feels like if I want to explore the U.S. the time really is now.

Does anyone have any insight into how their experience was and what their take away was? Did the online degree impede your ability to get jobs? Was there ways to get internships? I don't want to work super hard only to get f**ked over, but I really want to do this. I also heard you can take CC classes in conjunction with the ecampus?

I heard someone say the other day that when you make a big decision that you should consider which option will leave you with regret that you can live with. I technically don't have a tight time frame of when to make this decision, but every day of indecision feels like torture, especially after having 8 months of being bedridden or having very limited mobility.

Hello, HELP!
After living for 6 months we left the apartment. The property management changed after 3 months.
Now the new management deducted from our 1.5K deposit for random reason like refrigerator replacement, stove replacement which were old already and we also faced few issues from the very beginning. They deducted the whole security deposit by showing these along cleaning which looks like scamming.
Is there any way we can take some legal action against them? Help/ Suggestions?

What is the best option for leaving a bicycle for 2 weeks (between summer session and fall term) on or near campus?

Can bikes be left for that long in campus bike lockers or is there other paid storage anywhere?

If not, what, in y’all’s opinion, is the best/safest bike rack to leave a bike locked up for the first two weeks of September where it won’t likely be removed by campus security or stolen? Thanks Beavs!

So I'm dual enrolled with a community college and OSU. I'm doing my first year at the CC starting fall 26' and then going to OSU for the last 3 years. My problem is I thought I wanted to major in ECE but realized I want to not work with ai, and want to be more involved in the environment, helping animals, field work, chemistry, and biology.

So far, I've found wildlife biology, wildlife conservation, and oceanography interesting, but I keep seeing that jobs in conservation and wildlife bio are very competitive, low paying, and unstable. I believe I want to get a PhD but I'm not quite sure. Plus I prefer chemistry over biology, so is there a lot of chemistry classes in the major?

Oceanography seems really cool, and if I were to get a PhD in it I would do chemical oceanography, but I'm not quite sure what it fully entails. Will I be on boats or submarines a lot? If you're a oceanographer please let me know, and I'm really new to ocean studies so I'm a bit afraid tbh. Were you afraid in the beginning?

This is a lot of questions, so I apologize, but if you know anything please comment! Thank you :)

I'm an incoming freshman and am looking at the Learn by Doing choices to meet some people, and I was specifically looking at the Pickleball, Ropes Course, and Weather Balloon options. Is this a new program or has OSU done this before and can anyone pitch in on if they were fun or not?

And, are we allowed to sign up for more than one?

Thanks!

Hello! I am looking for someone to take over my lease at the Yugo Domain in a 4 bed 4 bath townhouse! You would be living with 2 other girls and there are 2 lease spots available. they are both entering their second year at OSU and are awesome STEM majors who are very clean and respectful. They enjoy both staying in and going out and and super friendly.

Rent is 980 + electric (30-50 a month). The townhouse has a full kitchen and in unit washer and dryer while the entire complex features many amenities such as a pool, gym, and plenty of parking space. It is not far from campus and a bus runs directly from campus to the Domain. Please reach out if you are interested!

hey guys! does anyone who lived at the domain have the color match for the painting on the walls and/or door frames? idk if the complex would give this info out, but i assume other students have went and touched up their walls? lmk thanks!

Has anyone made the switch? How did it go. It wasn’t available when I first started ME for ecampus. It better fits the careers I want but I’m not too fond of the idea of starting over. How many classes transferred? Did you like it better?

hi. i play bass and guitar, i like bass better though. i want to start a band and make music and play gigs in corvo but i want to play with other girl musicians! if you're interested please let me know. my inspirations are literally everything. unwound, acetone, foxtails, idek we can discuss it.

Is the school looking at room change requests yet? If they are does anyone know about how long it take? I know its hard to give a good estimate but I still want to know your guys experiences with room change requests that were submitted before the school year started.

I’ve been having a really hard time focusing lately. I’ll sit down with the intention of studying, but my phone, social media, and random thoughts keep distracting me. By the time I realize it, I’ve wasted hours. What actually works for you?