<p>Any question that you have in particular about OSU, I will be glad to help .
I just want to give back, because i wish i had someone to answer my questions when making the decision to attend OSU</p>
<p>A little about me, if it helps any :
I am a sophomore.
Out of State - from NYC.
Morrill Scholarship recipient
Arts Scholars member
Speech & Hearing Science Major
I currently live in Baker Hall West.</p>
<p>Ask away! lol</p>
<p>This is so helpful. :)</p>
<p>I applied for the Morrill Scholarship and I’m OOS. So I was wondering how helpful was the scholarship towards your finances? Hopefully that isn’t too personal.</p>
<p>but thanks in advance.</p>
<p>The scholarship was the reason I was able to come to this school. Freshman year, I received the Prominence Scholarship through Morrill. also received the Trustees, National Buckeye and Freshman Foundation Program (OSU grant) scholarships just by my grades and the FAFSA. </p>
<p>With all of those combined it covered tuition, and room & board except for like $1500 a year which I payed out of pocket for the year. Keep in mind that these are all simply merit scholarships, and you may have some government assistance available as well.</p>
<p>How hard was it to get acclimated to college life at OSU? Did it take long before you got used to not being at home and living on your own?</p>
<p>Also, just curious, where is your favorite place to eat on campus?</p>
<p>Thanks for any answers!</p>
<p>Hi marimelo. You are awesome to ofFer to answer questions for prospective and incoming students, thank you! My S was accepted into Fisher school of business. He is considering 3 other schools, all OOS big schools. My question is how do you feel as an out of state student at OSU? The number of out of state students is lower at OSU than at the other schools he has been accepted by, so just curious if it’s harder to meet people and generate friendships in the dorms if so many students are from Ohio? Thanks for your insights!</p>
<p>Personally for me , It was both easy and difficult. At the time I was itching to get away from my parents and have freedom lol. So when I came here it was really easy for me living on my own. I had no problem. I was doing everything myself and I loved it. But, difficult, because now as a sophomore I’m homesick. Nothing is like NY, and OH is just a different culture and way of life.
(Just be careful not to get too swept up in all the parties and social events and realize that in school no one is there to baby you like in HS. You have to know when assignments are due and take initiative to study. I had to learn that the hard way first quarter lol)</p>
<p>If you feel you may be uncomfortable, there a lot of ways OSU reached out to help. I know the Freshman Year Experience has a lot of programs and events that help frohes meet each other and transition. Also, if your out of state, each region/state has a group that also has different events to make you feel comfortable. </p>
<p>And my favorite places to eat on campus … wow thats hard since I love alot of the food.
I like :
Kennedy Commons (all you can eat, traditional style dining and the food is great)
Courtside Cafe in the RPAC (healthier options but without loosing any flavor whatsoever)
The Union (I get a kick out of the different international food that they have every quarter)
Sloopy’s (Diner style, a great place to eat with friends. HUGE pancakes)
and Mirror Lake ( So many choices of Ice Cream and I just personally like the fries)</p>
<p>I would just say AVOID North Commons & Fresh Express like the plague!</p>
<p>Thanks for answering. :)</p>
<p>No problem. =)</p>
<p>The out of state thing can be annoying sometimes for sure, I’m not gonna lie. Simply because SOOOO many people are from Ohio. Socially with peers, it doesn’t really come in to play as far as meeting people at face value. But I know personally, it does have its difficulties when relating to people on a deeper level sometimes. They just have a different lingo, different ways of understanding diversity and just a different way of living! It was just culture shock for me. But if your from a place near OH like PA or Kentucky it shouldn’t be bad. </p>
<p>It also can be a weird feeling when people can go home every weekend and see their parents often. I had to get used to the feeling that I could only go home for Xmas, Spring break and the Summer. So make sure your son will be able to handle that and not break. </p>
<p>And I know sometimes with classes being OOS can get in the way. I know sometimes for assignments they didn’t take the consideration of OOS students. For example in one of my classes, I was required to do some traveling to a different part of OH. As an OOS with no car , I had to alert the professor and my assignment had to be modified. If something like that happens, just be sure to get it changed cause they simply don’t think about it.</p>
<p>But there are good sides too. I am learning about OH and a more lax way of life. I never seen wildlife besides pigeons, racoons and subway rats! Thats all NYC really has, so I was really intrigued by that. And I’m happy to be able to spread knowledge to my peers about things they didnt know before like how to take public transportation and different fashion trends. I know these are small details in the scheme of things but it does help.</p>
<p>Does OSU have a Hillel ? Are there many Jewish students at your school?</p>
<p>I don’t really know about the Jewish scene at OSU. All I do know from first thought is the Jewish fraternity AEII (Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity) is pretty popular on campus. But I don’t know if that helps any. One of my floor mates last year was Jewish and I always remembered her going to different events during the week. I just can’t recall with what organization/group </p>
<p>A quick google search shows they do have a Hillel [Hillel</a> at the Ohio State University | Wexner Jewish Student Center<a href=“by%20the%20calendar%20of%20events%20looks%20like%20they%20are%20pretty%20active”>/url</a>
and also, [url=<a href=“http://osuchabad.com/]Chabad”>http://osuchabad.com/]Chabad</a> House at OSU | A vibrant Jewish student organization at The Ohio State University](<a href=“http://osuhillel.org/]Hillel”>http://osuhillel.org/)</p>
<p>Wow, I’m from Chicago, so the drive to Ohio isn’t that bad & I have family there. But I just hope I don’t become too homesick. I couldn’t imagine being as far as from NY.</p>
<p>YES this thread can be so helpful for me THank You! b/c right now im pretty much deciding between Maryland-College Park and OSU and as a Marylander I - even though I visited - am really fretting over how it’ll be like for me at a school that doesn’t see many OOS (in comparison to other large Universities like UMCP, Penn St, Vtech etc). Plus im south Asian so I really dont want to feel like an outsider there. I did visit for the Honors day event and everyone was very friendly though. Did you graduate from OSU? If so do you live in Ohio now or are you back in NY? Does a large amount of students go home for the weekends, every weekend? I dont have ANY family in Ohio. Did you ever go to a friends house for dinner or something? </p>
<p>Ill think of better questions later and thanks again bud</p>
<p>I was accepted to OSU a couple weeks ago and I was just accepted to the Mount Leadership Scholars. I am very hesitant to stay in Halloran on north in a quad and I am actually leaning towards Baker East because it seems fairly nice.
I am hoping to get the Morrill or at least some other scholarship or financial aid or i won’t be able to go 
How are the class sizes your freshman and sophomore year and the workload?</p>
<p>@classy19 - It’s definitely not for the faint of heart lol</p>
<p>@wethemediater
Don’t be worried being South Asian. There is a pretty large Asian community due to the international students. If you feel like you can relate to them, It might be a good thing for you. </p>
<p>I am only a sophomore, so I haven’t graduated. But when I go to graduate school, I plan to do that back home in NY.
I don’t have any family here in Ohio either. So when Thanksgiving came around both freshman year and last year I went to two of my friends houses and spent it with their families as a guest since I wasnt able to go home.
And yes, for the most part. People do go home quite often or have family come and visit them.</p>
<p>@marimelo21-are there ATM’s on campus? (I’m sure there are). Do you know what bank they are for?</p>
<p>@wethemediater-we live very close to OSU but my S will be living on campus. If he has any roommates or friends that are from OOS, they can definitely come home with him whenever he does come home. Sometimes I’m sure it will be nice to get away from campus.</p>
<p>@dmcdee-I was under the impression that when you are in a particular scholars program you are required to live in that scholars program’s dorm. It’s not a bad thing. It foster community with people who have your same interests. Plus-you will probably be out of your dorm-classes, activites, etc…-more than you are there.</p>
<p>Thanks for doing this, my D is looking at OSU for bio-chem/pre med. we are in state and for her that is one of the draw backs - too many kids from high school there. That said, how did you adjust to the the size of the school, make it your own? What other schools did you look at? Thank you again & good luck.</p>
<p>@marimelo21-my son will be in Barrett House-looking at the map, it looks like North Commons are closest for his dining options. I see you are not a fan. 
Can you go into a little more detail on that?</p>
<p>All the dorms on North are pretty nice. North is just quiet and far from most of the “action”, but they do have A/C! Baker East is a great location. Close to everything that you need. Either way, you should be okay. </p>
<p>Classes sizes differ depending on the subject and the level. The biggest class I’ve had thus far was Chemistry 121 - which is Basic Chem. That was about 300-400 people in total. My Communications 101 , Math 150 (Pre Calc) classes were maybe about 150-200 students. Any intro level course that is a GEC that many people have to take will be HUGE (with exception to my English 110 class which was 20 people). But you do have recitation once a week that has a size of about 30 people, so it isn’t bad.</p>
<p>As you get up into your major classes, the size decreases little by little. But they will still be relatively large (about 50+ people depending on your major). If you take “random oddball” classes for electives or GEC’s those will be smaller about 20-30 people. </p>
<p>& Good luck with Morrill, I hope you get something!</p>
<p>@murmur</p>
<p>I don’t think she should really be worried about people in her HS being there. The school is so big that if she doesn’t want to deal with them, she doesn’t have to. It’s just that big and there’s so many people.
As for me, I make it my own by trying to join different clubs. There are THOUSANDS of clubs here so theres something for everyone. And the size was never a problem for me, I actually love that. But it’s funny because its easy to keep track of the same circle of friends and not lose touch. </p>
<p>The other schools that I was deciding between once I got accepted were: Duke University, SUNY @ Buffalo, St. Johns University & NYU.</p>
<p>@NervousNellie1</p>
<p>North Commons. Its just not that tasty.
Theres a large choice of food. You got choices salads, burgers, fries, pastas, soups, cereals, etc. but it’s just not up to the standards of other places on campus. Comparable to cafeteria food. I would rather walk or take the campus bus a few stops for better food. Ive been there a few times out of necessity rather by choice.
But then again, it is all you can eat for one swipe. So if your realllly hungry it will do the job.</p>