<p>*Some Facts:
My family and I attended the OSU Honors Day event yesterday. We were very impressed and inspired. They want every OSU student to get a passport before attending because of all the international opportunities that are available and they do not want anything holding anyone back.<br>
Here are a few facts they gave out:</p>
<ul>
<li>The incoming Honors class for 2013-2014, average ACT 32.4, top upper 1%,<br></li>
<li>Total offered Honors 4,922 students, 2,318 Female, 2,604 Male</li>
<li>Average GPA 3.726</li>
<li>11% of housing is Honors Housing</li>
<li>Honors classes will have no more than 25 students in a class</li>
<li>GPA are evaluated at the end of sophomore year to see if you still qualify for Honors</li>
</ul>
<p>OSU Freshman class facts:
Around 7,000 students will be in the 2013-2014 Freshman class
Average GPA 28 (applicants are looked at holistic and could have a lower GPA)
26% of the students are OOS (1 out of 4 students are OOS)
Currently Students are required to live on campus for Freshman year only but in 2016 Freshman will be required to live two years on campus
Move in day Aug 17, 2013
When you have orientation over the summer your session will have 200 kids in it
Tuition cost has been frozen and will stay the same:
Instate: 21,750 direct cost + 3,702 indirect cost = 25,452
Out-of-state: 37,466 direct cost + 4,350 indirect cost = 41,816</p>
<p>I have been accepted to several other big 10 schools honors programs but this is my choice. I think it will be the best combination of a good education, good overall college experience, lots of opportunities to do international studies.</p>
<p>Is orientation compulsory? And what do you mean by “11% of housing is Honors Housing”- as in 11% of total housing is Honors Housing? Also did they say anything about the availability of research opportunities and have you heard anything about their Pre-Med advising? Sorry for the barrage of questions but I am unable to visit due to cost issues. Thanks!</p>
<ul>
<li>I did not hear if orientation was mandatory. I assumed it was since this is when you register for classes.</li>
<li>I understood that out of all OSU campus housing 11% was available to only Honors students.</li>
<li>They talked a lot about research opportunities and over 700 big corporations they are associated with for internships, co-ops and research</li>
<li> I did not hear anything about pre-med advising but the hospital it right there on campus</li>
</ul>
<p>We went to Lincoln first. I did not like it at all. There is a tiny window you can look out of in the bedroom area. It had a great view but the rest of the space felt like a cave because the rest of the dorm room space did not have any window. There was a lot of space for additional furniture and storage. The students were sitting on a couch and watching TV in the first part, then it went into a desk/office area, then went into the bedroom. There was a very nice bathroom.<br>
I liked Bradley better. Most of the rooms all had their doors open and students were friendly and having fun, even dancing in one room it was funny. It did not have the space Lincoln did but I am from OOS and want to meet people. If I need to study I will go to the Library or someplace.
I saw Taylor the day before on a general school campus tour and the double I saw was small with bunks. Great big window. I did not have time to see Taylor on the Honors tour so I do not know if they gave a tour of the same room I saw the day before. What was it like?
We got hung up for a long time in Lincoln Tower waiting for a elevator then a tour guide.</p>
<p>OSU acceptance rate last year was over 65% but this year is only 20% because it adopted common app? Did I calculate wrong?</p>
<p>5 out of 7 freshmen as honor? are you sure this number is correct? I heard it was around 1300, can you double check?</p>
<p>How hard is it to keep the honor status? You mentioned ‘GPA are evaluated at the end of sophomore year to see if you still qualify for Honors’. Can at least half gradate with honors or do most people drop off the honors list, historically?</p>
<p>“Total offered Honors 4,922 students, 2,318 Female, 2,604 Male”
—This was directly taken off the screen/handout shown to us at the Honors Day presentation. These are students who have been offered admission to OSU and Honors. Some of these students will not be attending. So the final student count to be enrolled this fall is currently unknown.</p>
<p>"* Around 7,000 students will be in the 2013-2014 Freshman class"
—This information came straight from the admissions director we had a one on one meeting with on Thursday. I asked “What is the size of this next school years freshman class?” He said with out knowing for sure since not everyone has committed but he is expecting it to be around 7,000 freshman students</p>
<p>—Honors requirements are listed by schools. I am engineering and I have to maintain 3.4. It will be hard for me to keep that from what I have learned. Most engineers maintain a 3.0. They did not say anything about honors graduation statistics.</p>
<p>'The university accepted 64 percent of the 28,675 applicants last year. Those who made the decision to come to OSU made up the 7,186 students of the 2012 freshman class. ’
if the same number admitted(since about the same number 7000 enroll) then
18352 admitted out of 35000 is 52%, so not as a very big change as I thought before.</p>
<p>Same goes for the honors, I guess less than the 5000 will enroll, but not sure how many usually enroll.</p>
<p>I confirmed with my family and everyone heard the same numbers.<br>
OSU said this is the most competitive class they have had yet. They want to engage the students to become involved and make a difference in this world. It is a growing campus. There is a lot of construction of new building, renovation of buildings, new sidewalks, a geothermal well is being construction to help air condition the remaining non-air-conditioned dorms.
I logged a “Recent Visit Report” for OSU here on this forum if you are interested in more detailed visit information.</p>
<p>We were also there, and those were the numbers mentioned. We LOVED it! Son is also Honors Engineering…beautiful campus (though the weather did help out, too) Very informative session. He committed as soon as we got back. Go Buckeyes!!</p>
<p>I am a parent of an incoming Honors Freshman. I asked the Head of Honors about Attrition. I did not write down statistics, so I am going from memory. He told me that 96% of Honors Students are retained Sophomore year at the University (and he quoted me overall retention rates - this was quite a bit higher than overall rates, which I can’t recall) However, only about 80% keep their Honors status. He said many of them voluntarily deselect from Honors.</p>
<p>He went on to explain that some students find that the time and effort needed to maintain a high GPA in Honors classes is not what they want out of their college experience. They may want to spend more time in extra-curricular activities, or have more free time, or simply earn a higher GPA with less effort. So not all students who “drop” honors are “dropped from” honors and he said in fact most deselect on their own.</p>
<p>I did not ask about graduation rates “with Honors” and I am sure these do vary by School. What I got from the entire discussion though is that if your student wants to put in the effort to maintain his/her Honors status, it is “doable”. I think it comes down to what one is willing to sacrifice to have that status. My son has 2 friends from his HS who entered as Honors students and dropped after 1 semester. They are both now earning 4.0 as non-honor students and quite happy but could not make it in Honors classes.</p>
<p>If you are interested I found a few more notes taken at Honors Day 4/5/13:</p>
<p>Average Honors Retention Rate at OSU: 92% after first year
Average Honors Retention Rate Nationally: 76% after first year</p>
<h1>Of the above 92% of OSU honors students, 96.2% retention ??? (not sure what this meant)</h1>
<p>OSU Honors Graduates**:</p>
<p>75%=
… 34% go on to Professional School
… 41% go on to Graduate School
38% = Go into work force
6%* = Go into service as in The Peace Corps or AmeriCorps, *this number has been increasing each year</p>
<h1>(**These figures add up to 119%, I do not know why but those are the numbers they gave)</h1>
<p>To maintain honors:
6 Honors courses must be completed by end sophomore year
3.4 GPA is required at the end of second year</p>
<h1>- To graduate with “Honors Research Distinctions” a thesis needs to be completed</h1>