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Colleges and Universities A-Z Ohio State University
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<p>In the college search I’ve found a few sites to be quite helpful - here are some of the comments I have come across</p>

<p>“the school cares more about football than education. there are no clocks in 50% of classrooms. there are no pencil sharpeners in the art building. the equipment used in biology is from 1968 and held together by duct tape. the dorms are to small and for each person(when i was there)paid 600 a month for a one bedroom dormroom with living area and bathroom. thats $2400 a month for a one bedroom apartment without a kitchen. never room 4 to a dorm room, you live like sardines. you can never see a professor so don’t try. grad students teach you, and they don’t speak english most of the time, there notes are in their native tongue. the chemistry department can’t count, they were a 100 exams short for final and had to make everyone wait an hour without being able to cram because exams had already been passed out. people walk on the street by hundreds but knowone ever says a word, if you do everyone thinks you are crazy. you can hear a pin drop. and make sure you can run a 5min mile, you’ll need it to get to classes. the campus is that big. and no most students can’t drive.they don’t have enough spaces.”</p>

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<p>“I never thought that I would stay in-state, but Ohio State has so much to offer. Everywhere else I looked, I constantly felt limited in some way. Here, I know that I am receiving a top notch education in every aspect…and we are the #8 party school in the nation ;)”</p>

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<p>I live 10-15ish minutes away from Ohio State and I have about 5 billion friends going there next year so let me help:</p>

<p>1.Football is king here. Football is practically a religion. The Michigan game is one of the biggest things that happens here. But you can find a niche regardless. If you don't like football, you can easily find friends who don't either, but you'll constantly hear about the buckeyes nonetheless.</p>

<p>2.The sciences are very strong. A friend's dad is a professor of Biology and I disagree. They're exaggerating quite a bit. </p>

<p>3.Dorms are small. What do you expect at one of the largest universities in the country? </p>

<p>4.A lot of professors are Indians who don't speak English so well. That's the truth, but once you get out of introductory classes you'll find this problem gets less and less.</p>

<p>5.You CAN get in contact with professors, but they're not going to hold your hand. You have to be the one to reach out. You have to make the effort. </p>

<p>6.Duh campus is big. That's obvious. And OSU has a ton of commuters, so yeah, parking can get tight.</p>

<p>7.OSU does offer a lot. But you have to reach for it. And that's why there are those people who complain because they want it handed to them.</p>

<p>Just my perspective</p>

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<p>As a current first-year student, I am surprised to hear someone saying such negative things about Ohio State. My response--</p>

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"the school cares more about football than education.

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While football does unite many students (and most of the state) in the fall, it is very clear that OSU cares more about education. OSU was just ranked the 9th best public research institution. Personally, I don't go to the games, and haven't found any problem finding people to hang out with during football season.<br>

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there are no clocks in 50% of classrooms. there are no pencil sharpeners in the art building. the equipment used in biology is from 1968 and held together by duct tape.

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I'm not sure where these "statistics" are from, but I really don't believe any of them are true. Duct tape? Come on!

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the dorms are to small and for each person(when i was there)paid 600 a month for a one bedroom dormroom with living area and bathroom. thats $2400 a month for a one bedroom apartment without a kitchen. never room 4 to a dorm room, you live like sardines.

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I live in a quad. We have our own bathroom (which I love), a study/living room, and a bedroom. Maybe we don't have excessive floor space, but I certainly wouldn't say we live like "sardines". That's when, if you truly feel confined, go outside, to the library, union, high street, etc.

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you can never see a professor so don't try. grad students teach you, and they don't speak english most of the time, there notes are in their native tongue.

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I have found my professors to be very genuine during their office hours. For example, once one of my science general ed. professors found out I was a first year, he asked about adjusting to campus, my other classes, and tried to convince me to switch majors. The two TAs I've had all year have a) spoken in English all the time (except the Parisian TA teaching French Culture, which was awesome), and b) had notes in English. To me, the above comment sounds like an isolated, unfortunate experience. There are steps to follow if you really feel like it is too hard to learn in an environment because of the TA or Professor.<br>

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the chemistry department can't count, they were a 100 exams short for final and had to make everyone wait an hour without being able to cram because exams had already been passed out.

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I don't know anything about the Chemistry Dept, but again, definitely an isolated incident. Actually, I've never had a class >45-50 students.<br>

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people walk on the street by hundreds but knowone ever says a word, if you do everyone thinks you are crazy. you can hear a pin drop. and make sure you can run a 5min mile, you'll need it to get to classes. the campus is that big.

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It has become impossible for me to walk from end to end of the campus without seeing at least 2-3 people I know (and fyi no one thinks you are crazy for saying, "hi"). Maybe there are hundreds of people, but we are not herded cattle. There are plenty of sidewalks and green places to walk. I felt much more crowded in my high school hallways. I've never been late to class. Most of the time, I'm close to five minutes early even if I have one class on North Campus and another on South Campus- you have 12 minutes minimally to walk to class. Also, when you just don't feel like walking to class, or need to get to West Campus, the campus bus service tends to be timely.<br>

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and no most students can't drive.they don't have enough spaces."

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The "no freshmen parking" is a new rule this year. You don't need a car on campus. Students have buses within OSU and free city buses. </p>

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"I never thought that I would stay in-state, but Ohio State has so much to offer. Everywhere else I looked, I constantly felt limited in some way. Here, I know that I am receiving a top notch education in every aspect...and we are the #8 party school in the nation "

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<p>I, too, never thought I that I would stay in-state. OSU has so many benefits that small schools just can't afford to offer. I don't "party", but I find that with a school this big, you're in with good company! In other words, the party scene is definitely there if you want it, but if you don't, no big deal.</p>

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<p>kstar, great comments. I agree with your sentiments. OSU while not perfect is working really hard to become the best state university in Ohio. The campus is upgrading its facilities, the construction on campus is immense. </p>

<p>Although my S decided on another school, OSU was a very close second. My D says that she will seriously consider OSU.</p>

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<p>It already is the best public institution in Ohio</p>