<p>I got rejected from Ohio state and I wanted to know if they will allow me to have an interview, I even applied for their Islamic Studies Undergraduate programs and got rejected. My school record is very solid but I have a lot of ec that affiliate with my undergrad studies. What should I do next? Ask for an interview?</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Sri Lankan</p>
<p>Slacked of freshman year and raised a 2.4 cum gpa freshman year to a 3.2 gpa end of junior year</p>
<p>My GPA is a 3.1 and I have a 23 on ACT and 1100 SAT (Math and Critical Reading)</p>
<p>Senior Schedule:
AP Chemistry
AP European History
AP Government
Honors Physics
English 12
Pre-Calculus</p>
<p>EC:
Hospital Volunteering
Mosque Cultural Center Volunteering
Mosque Cultural Center Youth Group
Football Team (Sophomore and Junior Year)
Mosque Sunday School Teacher-Sophomore and Junior Year
Key Club
Basketball- all four years
Religious Group- Co-founder since freshman year.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what you want from this website. I haven’t heard of colleges reconsidering rejections like that, although it obviously can’t hurt you now to call them and check.</p>
<p>They might. Honestly, as I said before, I’ve never heard of interviews like that for rejected applicants to state colleges. Maybe if you were deferred or borderline. You should definitely try for the interview though; they might have it (I never applied to Ohio State).</p>
<p>I think you’re not accepting their decision. That may seem okay, since you want to show how much you consider Ohio State as your #1 choice, but what if your grades/scores/recs, etc continue to point you to the rejection pile. Are you prepared for that? Besides an interview, which may not carry much weight in the process, what else can you show them that can impress them? New awards, new recs, new scores?</p>
<p>Yeah i understand what you mean. But my grade trends have improved, I have better grades than some of the people that were accepted and I also have started my own Religious seminar to teach kids about the religion. I guess that separates me from the crowd and also I think I’m more qualified than some that got accepted.</p>
<p>It’s not just that you’re qualified or not. It’s that the schools are looking to fill the class, and to do that, they need/want a particular mix of kids/skills/talents/ethnicities/etc. In any case, instead of focusing on getting an interview or not, convince them that 1)you absolutely LOVE Ohio State and it’s the only place to go 2)you have something new to add to your application so they look at it again.</p>
<p>idk, is it just me or does he seem definitely qualified for Ohio State? the GPA and SAT etc are not ideal, but they seem fine for OSU. especially when you look at the rigor of your courses and your ECs, Im surprised you were rejected.</p>
<p>No, they have made their decision. It is done. There is nothing you could do. A school does not and will not give their reason for rejections. Even if your stats “qualified” you, a school could still reject you for many other reasons. The only time they would even consider re-evaluate your application would be some information were incorrect, like wrong transcript was sent in. It is time to move on. I do not see why they would give you an interview.</p>
<p>I am not trying to get you down, but to get you not to waste your time. This is very hard for anyone to handle, for most high schooler it’s probably the first time he/she has ever faced a rejection. My daughter took it very hard when she was deferred at her first choice. She worked very hard to change their mind. Hindsight, she should have just moved on. She is now at a different school that she is very happy at.</p>
<p>If you have your heart set on OSU - you could always apply to one of their satellite campuses and then “prove yourself” for one year and then transfer to the main campus in Columbus. I went to OSU and have heard of people doing this if they weren’t accepted to the main campus right from high school. OSU is getting more selective by the day, so unfortunately I don’t think you will have any chance of changing their mind.</p>
<p>Ohio State is a pretty large college (my dad went there) and I’m sure they get thousands of apps and therefore give many interviews. They probably don’t have enough man power so to speak to allow rejected applicants to have an interview. =( Good luck! You’ll still find a college that you’ll enjoy!</p>
<p>While Ohio State may be a state flagship a 3.1/23/1100 is NOT by any means “definitely qualified.” </p>
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<li>If you are in-state the expected GPA for a solid chance is at least 3.5 and some even say 3.6 now-a-day. </li>
<li>23 and 1100 are well outside the ACT and SAT range respectively.</li>
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<p>Unless you are an athlete, the above does not apply, but you did get a Reject so I assume you are not. Sorry about your predicament.</p>