<p>I’m confused; my son got a letter congratulating him on being admitted to OSU, and asking him to come visit to learn about honors/scholars program, yet he never applied. Has anyone else had this experience?</p>
<p>I got this letter, but I applied; the online status still says 'evaluation', however. I think those words were put in a form letter sent to prospectives and to admittants.</p>
<p>Sounds like a prospecting letter for prospective honors/scholars students gone awry. Haven't heard of it before.</p>
<p>Did the letter specifically say your son's name (first AND last)? It sounds like a very strange case -- it would be impossible for them to send anything out without having your address on file. This sounds far-fetched, but is it possible that your son applied without telling you?</p>
<p>They do have our address on file because they've been sending us brochures for a while. My son did start to fill out part one of the app., but we didn't send in any money, and I'm pretty sure he never submitted part one.
No, the letter doesn't have his name on it, just the envelope. It says, "Greetings from the University Honors & Scholars Center! Congratulations on your admission to The Ohio State University!" etc. My son will call on Tues. to see what's going on. The funny thing is that, although he didn't apply, if he is indeed admitted (albeit by a weird fluke), we might go check out the school and the program. But I really think it's a mistake, especially since they don't have his transcript or SAT scores! I'll report back after he contacts admissions.</p>
<p>I got the exact same letter! I never even started applying... I never responded to any of the e-mails or anything... but I got a letter yesterday that read, "Congratulations on your admission to the Ohio State University."</p>
<p>My parents thought it might be some kind of scam... but it appears to be completely legitimate. I mean, it has e-mail addresses to contact the honors and scholars program if I have any questions, and it gives phone numbers if I'd like to schedule a tour.</p>
<p>Has anyone ever heard of this before? I just think it's SOOOO incredibly strange that I was accepted without applying...</p>
<p>There's a URL for you to go to to reserve a spot in the Honors program, <a href="https://admissions.osu.edu/honors-scholars/login.aspx%5B/url%5D">https://admissions.osu.edu/honors-scholars/login.aspx</a> . If you're in there, then you were probably admitted...</p>
<p>Isn't that honors program link just an application?</p>
<p>Plaid, that is really strange. Although with the 19,000 applications they get, I wouldn't be surprised if some fluke like this happened. If it didn't have his name on it, perhaps they sent it to the wrong address? (if that's the case, I feel sorry for the poor sap who didn't get it). If it is for your son, definitely check out the school/programs.</p>
<p>Well, my son will call OSU admissions tomorrow to straighten this out. Hopefully, if it's a mistake, they'll realize something's gone horribly wrong and make things right for the "poor sap" who didn't get the letter.</p>
<p>please let us know what they have to say... i'm curious about what to do as well</p>
<p>How can OSU admit people who haven't applied while students have been waiting for three months for a decision?</p>
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Not really, you enter your info to log in then you get prompted to choose "If I choose to attend OSU in Autumn 2007, I will enroll in the Honors program" then there's something about housing. That is, if you were invited to the Honors program.</p>
<p>My son called OSU and was told that the letter that said he had been admitted (he never applied) was a mistake, and that many other nonapplicants had been similarly misinformed. So that ends that mystery.</p>
<p>Hahaha. Awesome.</p>
<p>Hello, this is Brian Orefice, Assistant Director of the University Honors & Scholars Center at The Ohio State University. We wanted to post this response to help clarify the error that occurred with our recent mailing referenced in this posting.</p>
<p>A correction letter was sent out last Friday, December 29th to students that received our mailing in error. The error was made when constructing the list of prospective students that were to receive the mailing dated December 19th. The letter was intended for students who had already been admitted to OSU by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and First Year Experience, which is the only office authorized to offer admission to the university. </p>
<p>We sincerely apologize to any prospective student with an application for admission still under review, as well as to those prospective students that have not yet applied for admission. Email me directly at <a href="mailto:orefice.1@osu.edu">orefice.1@osu.edu</a> if I can be of further assistance.</p>