I am an alum from here, and looking back, I think the worst thing about this school is the academic 'bubble' you get put into while going here. Yes, you got an A+ in Obscure Lit. titles, but how is this going to help you out in the real world? Upon graduation, I was disappointed in the lack of overall direction, of applied focus to achieving your goals in life that Oxy offered me. It seemed there was more of a push to get me to take these little, personalized individualized classes taught on obscure subjects by professors for whom that was their specialty than having a solid foundation overall. Yes, the specialty classes were interesting, but unless you were going to go on and study those obscure subjects for the rest of your life, then it really was not a better choice than an intro level class. Granted, in any college you run the risk of this happening, but I felt with the extremely high levels of tuition they charge (more expensive than USC, do they mention that?), there would be more about after graduation plans other than a month long series of meetings with counselors the last semester of your senior year, where you review your entire academic career, but unfortunately not in time to be able to change anything. If you are off by a little bit, like short some credits or something, you are pressured to come back and pay more money on top of your already high student loans for another semester to complete the degree. The other bad thing I can think of is that the degrees are in danger of becoming too individualized. How can you look an employer in the eye and tell them you got a degree in "Critical theory and Social Justice"? They are either going to love it (small chance), or look at you in bewilderment and move onto the next subject (large chance), especially since more and more employers now are interested in what specific classes you have taken, making sure your GPA is not buoyed by too many Intro to Music classes. Overall, they are good at the things they do, but this is such a small number of things that it disregards the requirements of the majority of positions available to students upon graduation. I would say if you are planning on getting a degree from here, take your GE reqs some other place to save money and then finish up here, as it is very expensive, and have at least a general idea of what field you want to work in upon graduation, so that you can tailor you academic experience to work with you, not against you. Other than this, the facilities are decent, the food is good, and the location is pretty good for someone new to the LA area.