Applying to OSU - "Optional" Letters of Recommendation - Submit or Not?

Future Buckeye looking to apply to OSU in the Fall and see that Letters of Recommendation are “Optional” - for those of you who got accepted, did you include LOR’s or not and are they a critical factor in getting accepted?

Get them and send them in.

Thx @israelifun - that’s the plan.

@my2caligirls According to the Common Data Set for Ohio state for 2016-17 Letters of Recommendation are “considered” and a good letter of recommendation could tip the scale in your favor. Conversely, a poor recommendation could tip the scale the other way. So make sure you pick good recommenders.