<p>“Expect” could be a loose word here, but what I’m looking for is what aid OSU has offered students on this forum that are doing well academically. I’m coming in as a transfer student and as far as I know do not have any scholarships lined up like some people do out of high school (no ACT scores, no top 20% of high school class, etc.) If I were to achieve A’s and A-'s (e.g. 3.70-3.85 GPA) and get into the honor’s program after two quarters could I expect merit-based aid? My major is a part of the College of Engineering if that makes a difference.</p>
<p>Most of the “big” scholarships (Provost, Maximus, Morrill, etc…) are for new freshmen, not transfers. In the transfer application packet (<a href=“http://undergrad.osu.edu/pdf/OSUtransfer_packet.pdf)%5B/url%5D”>http://undergrad.osu.edu/pdf/OSUtransfer_packet.pdf)</a>, there’s a list of scholarships on page 6. It’s mostly slim pickings…and very obscure ones, at that.</p>
<p>By coming in as a transfer, you definitely lose out on most of the scholarship opportunities (mostly for new freshmen). However, Engineering is one of the Colleges that does give departmental scholarships, usually $1-2000 each. I’m not sure on the details like GPA/test score requirements, but I think this is probably your best option. If you’re really smart/special/cool, you can get enough in departmental scholarships to cover full tuition (happened to one girl from my HS).</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>FWIW, boy in son’s HS graduating class (very competitive school) has a 3.8 and only got $2000 per year towards an engineering degree.</p>