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After doing some more research on ODU, a few things raise serious red flags:

1. It's a commuter campus.
2. It's racially segregated.
3. It's in a high crime area.

I've hated every commuter school I've ever attended and another school I went to that also had a high degree of segregation was my least enjoyable experience. The crime thing doesn't bother me quite so much, as I've been in downtown Chicago by myself at night with no problems, but it's another warning note combined with the other two.

By and large, the undergraduate comments I've read indicate that a lot of students don't like it there, but on the flip side, the graduate students seem to like it just fine or quite a bit.

As I said, I'm still waiting to hear back from Columbia and UNLV, but these are some more things to keep in mind, particularly as I'm the sort who tends not to do as well if I'm not happy with the area I'm in, no matter how good or enjoyable the program may be.