<p>Thanks for the help! For the Discount Student Ticket program, do you have to buy the tickets in person at the Union or can you do it online? (Basically, if I wanted to go to Cedar Point before moving in, is it possible to get the discount ticket price?)</p>
<p>Also, how early are discount tickets released? Say, for instance, that I was interested in seeing the performance of Beauty and the Beast at Palace Theatre. Would they sell the tickets as early as today? (I don’t see them on the website, so I assume not.) Also, do tickets for events get sold out quickly?</p>
<p>haha Sorry for my overload of questions… I’m just beginning to actually look in this Get Involved booklet, and there is seriously so much stuff to do!</p>
<p>Vanessalynn,
I know this is ask the senior, but I thought I’d offer our experience. When you fill out the application online, you will be asked to put your top 3 preferences in order — Scholars Humanities, Sport and Wellness, etc. One of those options will be Honors. For us, it was easy to miss because of where it was placed in the sequence. </p>
<p>If you want Honors, put it as #1. If you qualify, you are in. If not, they go to 2nd choice, etc. Beyond honors, I don’t really know what their criteria are for where they put you. Maybe everyone ends up in their first choice. </p>
<p>There is a real difference in the programs, especially housing and classes. However, I heard (no promises) that scholars are allowed in honors classes. Because honors students get first choice, there may not be open slots though.</p>
<p>In an earlier post you referenced a “bike room lottery.” For Lincoln Towers - any insight on how to find out more? Where to sign up? Odds of making it. </p>
<p>@vanessalynn77: I’m not sure if it works the same way now, but in 2008 Honors was by invite only, so I don’t know how an application procedure to it would work. I don’t believe you can be accepted into both programs</p>
<p>@barrk123: I would give the admissions office a call @ 614-292-OHIO</p>
<p>@OrbInfinite: The student discounts (used to) be great…my first 3 years of school had no issue with them, but then apparently everyone suddenly heard of it and it became extremely hard to get things such as Cedar Point tickets, restaurant discount tickets, etc. The Gateway movie theater tickets weren’t as hard to get, they must have had more of them. They are released every Thursday at 5pm as of Spring quarter 2012…in the past you could get them any day you wanted, but now if you aren’t in line (probably by 4pm Thursday) many of them will sell out. Currently you have to buy them at the Student Union; hopefully in the future you can get them online. For events like Beauty and the Beast, you’ll just have to check online to see when they are released.</p>
<p>For everyone else, here is the website, click on the “Discounts” Tab to see some options [The</a> Ohio Union at Ohio State University](<a href=“http://ohiounion.osu.edu/things_to_do/dtix]The”>http://ohiounion.osu.edu/things_to_do/dtix). There are limits on what/how much you can buy and you MUST have your BuckID when purchasing, although you can pay with any form of payment (credit/BuckID/Cash)</p>
<p>@JohnKS: Looking at this website, I don’t see a mention of a Bike Room available at Lincoln House ([Lincoln</a> House : Residence Halls : University Residences and Dining Services](<a href=“Page Not Found : Housing and Residence Education”>Page Not Found : Housing and Residence Education)). There are tons of bike racks outside, however. If you want more information, or to confirm the bike room information, call the phone number listed on the aforementioned website.</p>
<p>Yes, all students can move in on the same day. You will be amazed at how well the system works. From the time we parked at the Schott to start check-in until everything was unloaded in DD’s room was about 45 minutes. The system they have in place is amazing, and the OWLs are so very helpful.</p>
<p>@NervousNellie1–Yes, move in day is the same for everyone. Like nessats said, they do an absolutely fantastic job. It is definitely busy though–try to bring as few family members as possible and have everything packed up in a box that can be. That makes it much easier to load the carts tight and makes it much easier on the OWLs.</p>
<p>Hey for ordering textbooks, do you recommend buying them all ahead of time, or waiting until classes start in case the professors say that the books are unnecessary? I assume that I need to buy all of the textbooks that are listed, especially if they say “required” next to the title, but I am not certain…</p>
<p>Also, I cannot seem to find one of the books online anywhere except on the OSU bookstore website (I’m only assigned two as of now). Is this normal?</p>
<p>@OrbInfinite: As I’ve preached before, I highly recommend NOT buying textbooks until the first day of class. Especially for general classes, sometimes a textbook that is listed as required may not really be needed. I have found this true for classes such as economics, astronomy, etc. It may be hard to see in your first semester or two, but eventually you’ll be able to pick out which ones aren’t required. </p>
<p>Ex: A teacher assigned a ‘required’ book but does not give any homework from the book
Ex. A teacher assigned a ‘required’ book that you (are supposed) read in addition to their lectures, but all testing material comes directly from lecture, not the supplemental reading</p>
<p>I have often asked a professor after the first day of class if the book is really required. If they said something like “It’s up to you, but may be harder to succeed in this course,” I took it as an overwhelming ‘No.’ (Note that I was not a poor student!)</p>
<p>Also as I have mentioned before, ‘recommended’ and ‘optional’ textbooks are not needed in the least bit.</p>
<p>As for books being listed on the B&N site, sometimes teachers don’t get them posted up there in a timely manner. If not, check your Carmen for a syllabus. If they aren’t on either of those websites, don’t worry about it and just wait until the first day of class. I have never had a class where the textbook was required on day 1…they usually wait until week 2 so everyone has a chance to purchase textbooks. Some professors also put textbooks on reserve at the library. Even if it’s required, you can borrow it from the library as needed, although that may be convenient only if the book is rarely needed. </p>
<p>Hope you enjoyed my rant, I’ll end with: DON’T buy from Barnes and Noble! Books on Amazon (USED!!!) have been by far the best deal for me, on average.</p>
<p>@OSULolz: I appreciate the in-depth reply, but what if the textbooks are for my major, and not just GE courses? I mean, I’m interested in reading them, even ahead of time, just to see what my degree program will be like and how intriguing the subject is to me. Should I still hold off on buying the books, anyway?</p>
<p>If it makes a difference, my current major is Engineering Physics, and as of now I am assigned a calculus textbook and a physics textbook that are “required” to buy</p>
<p>@OrbInfinite: If you want to buy them for the joy of reading, by all means buy them. You will definitely need the book for calculus and physics for practice problems. What other courses are you in besides those?</p>
<p>I’m just in a calculus, an engineering (no book assigned yet), and a physics class (as well as an engineering survey class). Together, it’s 16-credit hours. I’m part of this program called FEH, and it’s basically an honors engineering type program where you have an option to do a design project second semester on either robotics, nanotechnology, or infrastructure. I wanted to take a GEC as well, but the advisor at the time convinced me that it would be too much to handle… haha I heard it’s really difficult, but I think I’ll be glad I took it because the hands-on experience should let me know if this major/field is what I wish to pursue.</p>
<p>The person at the campus bookstore mentioned that the Precalc book for 1150 - loose leaf version is available only at the campus bookstore and there are no used copies. The hardbound version is expensive. Would you recommend buying the loose leaf version at the campus store?
Also, I found another store by the name neebo near campus. Is that a good place to buy books?
Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Check out SlugBooks website. Plug in the school (“THE Ohio State University”), department and course number. It will list the book and prices from a couple different vendors. You can also google the ISBN. Consider an international edition.</p>
I will go into the testing room tomorrow and try my best (hopefully that’ll be enough, haha)</p>