@deb922 agreed about Ohio State. Back in the 80s you just had to be an Ohio resident and you were guaranteed admission. Now it is very competitive. Both of my daughters were offered scholarships there, but chose other schools.
I’ve heard that someone gave the school a ton of money a few years back with the stipulation that they up the admission requirements, in an attempt to become the “MIT” of the midwest. I don’t know how true that story is but I know a bunch of high achievers from my kids high school were denied.