<p>A couple of questions -</p>
<p>Part one:
What’s the lowdown on the dorms? I was told on my visit that south campus is sort of the more happening place, but what about north and west? Are the dorms nicer in any particular area?</p>
<p>Part two: I missed the deadline to apply for Scholars because I initially had very little interest in OSU. Does it matter that I’m not in Scholars? Not to sound elitist, but am I going to be living with not very intellectual people?</p>
<p>The middle fifty percent of freshmen have ACT scores of 26-30. That doesn’t mean most freshmen are intellectuals, but they should be reasonably intelligent. You should be fine even if you don’t do Scholars housing.</p>
<p>I haven’t met a truly dumb student since I’ve been to OSU. The only thing that scholars will do for you is I’ve you priority scheduling. I you come to OSU thinking you’re intellectually superior to everyone else you are in for a rude surprise. The hard workers excel here and some of the smartest people I’ve known were too lazy to make grades here and were kicked out. Just a word of advice…</p>
<p>Sorry for the grammatical errors my phone’s auto correct is a pain in the butt. Anyways, when I was in the dorms I lived in North Campus and loved it. Each hall and floor is different though. I party and go to the bars quite a bit an I still loved north campus. Very close to classes.</p>
<p>1) Both West dorms are AWESOME for forming really tight-night social groups. However, if partying and eating on High Street are important to you, I strongly suggest you apply to only South Campus dorms.
2) The only North campus dorm worth living in is LARH – the rooms are excellent, the cafeteria downstairs is convenient, and the OA’s are helpful. However, if you’re a first-year interested in making friends, don’t live there unless you’re Chinese/International as there are only 2 floors of freshmen, doors are NEVER open, and the upperclassmen tend to be uninvolved losers.
3) You’re better off not enrolling in Scholars; the programming is ridiculous. Maintain a 3.4ish GPA for two quarters and get in Honors. For the most part, if you’re on South campus, not being in an Honors/Scholars dorm will NOT be a hindrance. Rest assured, there will be plenty of Honors students within the dorm and loads of nice people you’ll meet through classes/ec’s that’ll make up for whatever difference you feel.</p>