An Open Letter To The Transfer Student Who Just Got Accepted To Oklahoma State University

Tips & tricks for the next two years of your college life at Oklahoma State.

Jun 23, 2020

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An Open Letter To The Transfer Student Who Just Got Accepted To Oklahoma State University

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Congratulations on your acceptance to Oklahoma State University! I want to personally welcome you to Oklahoma State University and the Cowboy family, from one transfer student to another. You have demonstrated great achievements thus far, and you will continue to do even more great things in the future.

Here are some things you should know now that you'll be surrounded by America's Brightest Orange!

What you should know about on-campus housing.

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If you are wanting to live in a more traditional style of living, choosing a dorm would be the best choice! The best dorms for transfer students on campus are either Stout or the Villages. But if you are interested in living in a non-traditional style, then choosing an apartment in the Family and Graduate Students Housing Apartments is the best option.

Stay far away from Kerr-Drummond!

A little bit about Stillwater, Oklahoma .

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Oklahoma State University is in a small town in Payne County named Stillwater. The town is very much considered a college town. It is mostly known for its association with the university but outside of that, Stillwater is known for some major attractions, such as the Oklahoma Botanical Garden and Arboretum, the Tumbleweed Calf Fry, Stillwater Opera House, and Gardiner Art Gallery, among others.

The best restaurants to choose from.

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Being a picky eater myself, it is hard to find restaurants that I will eat at. But Stillwater is full of restaurants guaranteed to suite all! My top ten favorite Stillwater restaurants are…

1. McAlister's

2. Tropical Smoothie Café

3. Chick-fil-A

4. Aspen Coffee Company

5. Slim Chickens

6. Panda Express

7. Golden Dragon

8. Taco Bell

9. Olive Garden

10. Subway

The best bars and liquor stores in town.

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If you are twenty-one or older then the best bars to grab a drink at are Outlaws, the Tumbleweed, the Union, and the College Bar on the strip. For liquor stores, Brown's Bottle Shop and JR's Liquor, Wine & Beer are the best options.

The sporting events to attend & school traditions to partake in.

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At Oklahoma State University, the top sporting event to attend in person is, of course, football! Closely following football are other popular sporting events such as basketball games, baseball games, wrestling matches, soccer games, and golf matches.

If sports are not your cup of tea, then participating in school traditions is highly recommended! The most popular Oklahoma State traditions are the annual Homecoming events (minus the game), Bedlam game day, finals week pancakes, The Walk, and singing Oklahoma State's Alma Mater.

Oklahoma State University’s seasonal weather and what to wear.

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Oklahoma State University's seasonal weather can be extreme and sometimes chaotic. In the summer and fall, May through October will be hot. You will want to wear summer clothes (i.e. shorts, tank tops, short sleeve shirts). In the winter, November through mid-March will be cold. You will want to wear warmer clothes (i.e. jeans and long sleeve shirts), but you will want to pack snow clothes for the deepest part of the season (i.e. snow shoes, snow coat, scarf, gloves). In the spring, mid-March through May you want to wear cooler clothes (i.e. jeans, short sleeve shirts, light weight jackets). Another type of clothing that will be extremely useful would be rain gear (i.e. rain boots, umbrella, rain jacket) for those stormy spring days.

Oklahoma State University’s famous phrases.

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Being an Oklahoma State University student, there are famous phrases that you will say for the rest of your life. You will find yourself yelling them in excitement, saying them as a response in awkward conversations, and saying them when you tell your stories of your college days. The top four famous phrases are…

1. Go Pokes!

2. Pistols Firing!

3. Orange... POWER!!

4. America's Brightest Orange

Good luck!

Good luck on your next two years at Oklahoma State University! They are going to be the best. Within this chapter of your life, you are going to achieve great success. We cannot wait to see you at Oklahoma State University!

Go Pokes!

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An Open Letter To The Transfer Student Who Just Got Accepted To Oklahoma State University

Tips & tricks for the next two years of your college life at Oklahoma State.

What you should know about on-campus housing.

A little bit about Stillwater, Oklahoma .

The best restaurants to choose from.

The best bars and liquor stores in town.

The sporting events to attend & school traditions to partake in.

Oklahoma State University’s seasonal weather and what to wear.

Oklahoma State University’s famous phrases.

Good luck!

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1. Southern Gothic

2. Autumn Acoustics

3. Autumn Leaves

4. Deep Dark Indie

5. Dreamy Fall

6. Halloween Hipster

7. Wanderlust

8. Your Favorite Coffeehouse

... Because life happens

1. Realizing there's no more toilet paper when it's already too late.

2. Making a cup of coffee in the morning and forgetting it in the car.

3. Pushing doors that say pull.

4. When you hear people chew.

5. When it's really quiet in a room and you hear that one person breathing like they just ran a marathon.

6. Grabbing a chocolate chip cookie, only to realize it's actually oatmeal raisin.

7. Getting comfortable in bed and then realizing you forgot to pee/turn off the light.

8. That one aunt/uncle that just always gives you that creepy vibe.

9. When your teacher makes you buy a textbook that you never even crack open.

10. Continuing to open and reopen the fridge until the food that you want magically makes its way in there.

11. Walking into a room and then automatically forgetting why you went in there.

12. People that drive without using their blinker.

13. When you have really slow wi-fi.

14. People who feel the need to scream into their phones as if the other person can't hear them.

15. The world's obsession with the Kardashian/Jenner families.

16. Advertisements before Youtube videos.

17. When people read over your shoulder.

18. A-holes that park in the handicapped spots when they, in fact, not handicapped.

19. People who cut in line.

20. The LIRR/MTA

21. Being stuck behind someone who is walking painfully slow.

22. When people smoke cigarettes right in front of the entrance to the building you have to walk into.

23. When boys think it's cool to treat girls like crap.

24. Guys that still go to high school parties even though they've been out of high school for years.

25. Celebrities that are obviously lip-syncing.

26. How you need a scissor to get the scissor out of its package.

27. When people text using that stupid "voice text" function.

28. Telling someone you can't hear them, so they use the same exact volume and just repeat what they said.

29. When someone gets in the shower right as you were about to get in the shower.

30. Saying "What?" for some reason, even though you heard what the person said.

31. When you're in a rush but the light is red.

32. Cashiers putting your change down on the counter instead of in your hand.

33. The people that go up to order food to the cashier but are still continuing their phone conversation.

34. That awkward time in the fall when it's freezing in the morning but stifling in the afternoon.

35. Emailing your professor a long winded paragraph about a problem you are having and they email back, "Sure."

36. Guys who put their car as their profile picture on Facebook.

37. Girls who have "X Years Young." in their Instagram bios.

38. Trying to find the beginning to a roll of tape.

39. When people drive your car and adjust your mirrors/seat.

40. People that talk during the movie.

41. People that decide to engage in conversation right in the middle of the hallway/sidewalk.

42. When someone says, "no offense," and then continues to say something offensive.

43. People that pop their significant others pimples.

44. Teacher's pets.

45. Going to the bathroom and someone goes into the stall right next to you.

46. When someone leaves your room and doesn't shut the door.

47. Political debates between two people who know nothing about politics.

48. When you get all ready to go out and your friend cancels plans.

49. People that drop their friends for their significant other.

50. People that don't like animals.

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Things to do in October.

1. Going to haunted houses with friends.

2. Going to Halloween parties with friends or families or both.

3. We all enjoy going to apple orchards to pick apples and to eat donuts with apple cider.

4. When you are younger or through high school, you go trick or treating in various of costumes going door to door saying "trick or treat" and you get candy or whatever they are giving you for Halloween.

5. Another fun part of October is to go to corn mazes which are sometimes fun and hard to do with friends and family.

6. Back in elementary school, we had Halloween Parties where homeroom parents were the ones who planned them for Halloween.

7. Another event that happens during the month of October is Halloween Nights at the Henry Ford in the evenings.

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