<p>Does anyone know anything about the Alumnae Scholarship Housing, which includes the Fechko, Hanley, and Pomerene House?</p>
<p>Housing question(s)…my S just completed and submitted his contract for Fall 2012. What are the chances of getting your top pick at this point if you chose dorm choice as your top priority, followed by room type? He is OOS also, if that matters in terms of preference. S requested Park-Stradley, Worthington, Baker East then Mack. He wanted newer buildings with AC, but Baker and Mack looked nice as well, so threw them in there…he wants to be in South area, even though a business major. Thanks for your thoughts.</p>
<p>Are the students allowed to take any food out of them, such as a piece of fruit, cookie, etc? Would appreciate any advice on a freshman with a big appetite signing up for the traditions meal plan vs the block meal plan. Thanks!</p>
<p>NTT0012–glad to help!</p>
<p>Orientation is definitely the most beneficial to the student; students and parents go to different things typically. Parents mostly go to seminars about ‘how to help your child through school’ and stuff like that—the first day is the most important as well, so I wouldn’t worry a ton about it because you hardly see your parents at all!</p>
<p>fauxmaven–</p>
<p>I’m not sure about whole foods / trader joe’s, but I’m sure a quick google would yield the results. We have a few Krogers and Giant Eagles, however. There are tons of unique restaurants on high street, really any type of food you could think of! This website should be able to help you: [Columbus</a>, OH | Dine In Restaurants | eathighst.com | Ohio State University](<a href=“http://www.eathighst.com/DineIn.aspx]Columbus”>http://www.eathighst.com/DineIn.aspx)</p>
<p>NervousNellie1–</p>
<p>You can pay for laundry with BuckID or quarters and you have to bring your own detergent. I have never had a charge appear on my tuition statement that includes laundry–unless they changed the system, laundry would not be included with your fees. If you want to double check, give the housing office a call: (614) 292-8266</p>
<p>Nova88–</p>
<p>Housing depends on when you turn your forms in…if he did them as soon as possible, there is a good chance he’ll get his top choice. He shouldn’t have any problem getting on South Campus, especially if dorm building was a higher priority than room type. My guess is that he should have no issue getting into Park-Stradley. </p>
<p>OScarlett–</p>
<p>You are usually allowed to take 1-2 pieces of fruit / ice cream and that kind of stuff. You aren’t usually allowed to take any main dishes back though (ex. a plate of pasta or something). I was on traditions dining for two years, and being on North Campus, I thought it was a great value! May be harder to do on south, however, due to places that accept traditions dining.</p>
<p>Thanks, OSULolz – if you have any suggestions for a pre-business major (not sure what the minor will be) on which GECs to take and which to avoid the first year, that would be helpful</p>
<p>OMG Fisher College of Business! 
That’s where I’m going!
How easy/hard is it to maintain a 3.5 GPA?</p>
<p>OScarlett–</p>
<p>Really, that depends on your preferences. I know psychology is typically considered an easy class, and I didn’t find Astronomy too challenging either. </p>
<p>I would NOT take classics again if I did school over–that was a TON of reading.</p>
<p>byanilla–</p>
<p>I personally don’t find it difficult to maintain a 3.5 GPA…the lowest quarterly GPA I’ve ever gotten is 3.643 and it’s currently at 3.825</p>
<p>OSULolz thanks for all of your replies! </p>
<p>You mentioned some decent Gen Ed options above, then recommended pre-business kids may want to avoid heavy reading courses—can you tell us which specific courses you would put in that “heavy reading” category?? How about some political science courses? Any good/bad recommendations?</p>
<p>Nova88–</p>
<p>It’s hard to tell you exact class numbers because they’re all changing with the semester switch, but I’ll describe some that I’ve taken:</p>
<p>English (have to take it): not a ton of work, honors version was surprisingly easy
Econ (macro/micro): Hardly any reading
Introduction to Philosophy: no reading
Intro to Psych: optional reading as long as you take good notes
Astronomy Intro: optional reading
Classics, Roman Lit: Heavy reading
Food Science Intro: No book, just lecture
Art Edu, Criticizing TV: Medium reading. VERY easy course
Biology, Intro: Optional reading
PoliSci, gov’t of S Europe: Heavy reading</p>
<p>OSUlolz, thank you so much! How hard do you work to maintain that GPA?</p>
<p>OSULolz,</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the great information. I am from Toledo and grew up with three generations of Buckeyes fans. I now live in Northern VA, and my son was accepted into the OSU honors program and given a Buckeye and Provost scholarship, which makes the costs a bit less than his other two choices, Virginia and William & Mary. </p>
<p>He wants to major in physics/math, but also likes history and politics. I read that an OSU physics professor, Douglass Schumacher was named a Top 300 professor by Princeton Review. Do you know what makes him special? I know OSU has strong math and physics programs. Any special insights? </p>
<p>We are coming to the OSU session on Friday for incoming students. Looks a little lame compared to the UVA & W&M ones (ie tour of football stadium and Columbus, lol (although we are going on both courtesy of my son). </p>
<p>Great to hear the Honors program is strong because this is a big selling point of OSU for us. Do you know of any special research opportunities given to science majors in honors. Thanks again for all of your help. This thread has been very helpful!!!</p>
<p>Is there anything that you could tell us about the learning communities at OSU like allies for diversity and mundo? Things that the websites don’t already have up? Would they conflict with the scholars programs?</p>
<p>byanilla-- I work pretty hard, but that is something that is hard to quantify. </p>
<p>muckdogs07–</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I have never heard of the professor that you speak of–that may be something to ask a Physics major as I have never taken a physics class here. I am sort of out of the loop on the science opportunities in general because I have only taken basic courses (astronomy, biology, etc). I do know that the classes are typically considered to be quite hard, especially chemistry. In general, honors has some pretty good opportunities, but I apologize for not being able to elaborate further. </p>
<p>NTT0012–</p>
<p>I was in the honors learning community, but I really wouldn’t say that it was a defining characteristic of my education…in other words, I never found it to be a huge deal. You can make friends in any of your courses, and the whole point of them was so that you could be among peers that are in the same major/situation. While it would certainly be beneficial, I would not schedule the year around being able to fit it in, but again, that was just my personal experience with the honors learning community. (not the honors program in general)</p>
<p>OSULolz, </p>
<p>thanks for all your help. </p>
<p>Two topics - Honors classes and an automobile.</p>
<p>My son will be starting in the fall in Honors / Psych. Any suggestions on which Honors classes he should be sure to take (or miss)? How many classes are typically honors classes in a given semester/trimester? How much does it help offset the rather large class sizes OSU is known for? </p>
<p>Do you have an opinion on whether or not a freshman should have a car if he lives on campus? His grandparents and some family live in Erie, PA - so he may drive there or I suppose he could take the bus. He can drive (about 12 hours) or fly home for longer holidays. </p>
<p>Drawbacks to having a car? Benefits?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>JohnKS–</p>
<p>I do not believe that, as a freshman, you are not permitted to have a campus parking pass. If the student can somehow make other arrangements, I suppose they could have a car, but they could not park on campus. (verified: [Parking</a> Permit Eligibility](<a href=“http://tp.osu.edu/students/parking/parkingpermiteligibility.shtml]Parking”>http://tp.osu.edu/students/parking/parkingpermiteligibility.shtml) , unless they commute)</p>
<p>Next topic: I believe that you are supposed to take ~1 honors course per quarter (unsure about semesters) in order to meet your requirements; this may very well vary by major–this is a fantastic question to ask at orientation during scheduling. I believe that honors courses are typically limited to a class size of no more than 30. For classes such as economics (where the size could be 100+), this definitely changes the class! For classes to take, it’s really a personal opinion. I took honors micro/macro econ since I’m in business/econ, but your student may want to take honors psych courses instead.</p>
<p>I am currently admitted in economics at the college of liberal arts but debating transferring to B-School. What program would be stronger or have better job placement? Also could you explain the process of transfering to B-school? Thanks</p>
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<p>JonnyQ78–</p>
<p>I would definitely go to the business school (Fisher), there is an economics specialization that you can attain that would be much more beneficial. Fisher has an EXCELLENT career services program that should be mentioned on one of the pages of my thread if you read through it. </p>
<p>In terms of applying, this page should be more helpful than I can: [Fisher</a> College of Business | Admissions](<a href=“http://fisher.osu.edu/undergraduate/admissions/]Fisher”>Admissions | Fisher College of Business)</p>
<p>Hey im gonna be a freshman next year and i have a question about housing. I know i want to do a quad and on south campus but i dont know what buildings i want to put down as my preferences. i know paterson has like 8 or so but are there any others?</p>
<p>OSULolz, hoping you can help…</p>
<p>S has been searching around the OSU website trying to find a clear outline of the typical requirements for a freshman pre-business student. Can you provide any guidance? How many courses (or credits) per semester are average, is there a guideline or planning chart somewhere in terms of X many Gen Eds (and an explanation of Gen Ed options) for freshman, required courses (English, Math and choices), vs. electives? I have seen templates provided on other school websites (basically a four year plan to graduate), wasn’t sure if anything like that exists on the OSU site??!</p>
<p>Thanks for any direction you can provide.</p>
<p>Nova88: These links should be helpful</p>
<p>1) [Fisher</a> College of Business | Degree Requirements](<a href=“http://fisher.osu.edu/undergraduate/academics/degree-requirements/]Fisher”>Degree Requirements | Fisher College of Business)
2) <a href=“http://fisher.osu.edu/supplements/10/7465/projected_offerings_12_13.pdf[/url]”>http://fisher.osu.edu/supplements/10/7465/projected_offerings_12_13.pdf</a>
3) <a href=“http://fisher.osu.edu/supplements/10/7487/Gen%20Ed_Semesters.pdf[/url]”>http://fisher.osu.edu/supplements/10/7487/Gen%20Ed_Semesters.pdf</a>
4) For this one, click on a specialization track on the left to see the requirements: [Fisher</a> College of Business | Specializations](<a href=“http://fisher.osu.edu/undergraduate/academics/specializations/]Fisher”>http://fisher.osu.edu/undergraduate/academics/specializations/)</p>
<p>For us, it was ~15-17 credits per QUARTER, but I honestly don’t know much about semesters since I’ll be graduating under quarters. There used to be a template, I could not find one for under semesters, however. </p>
<p>Here is an example from under quarters of what you are looking for if it’s helpful:
<a href=“http://fisher.osu.edu/supplements/10/7521/GenericSpecializations_GEC.pdf[/url]”>http://fisher.osu.edu/supplements/10/7521/GenericSpecializations_GEC.pdf</a></p>
<p>I’d give Fisher’s advising/admissions office a call at (614) 292-2715 for more information</p>
<p>kmcgrath27:
I know quite a few dorms on South campus had quads, I was in Siebert but I believe it is closing down for renovations. Give the housing office a call at (614) 292-8266 for specifics</p>