<p>Hi. So a post on the U Pitt forum suggested that students hoping for merit aid from Pitt should also consider OSU (and Miami-Ohio). </p>
<p>I was looking around the OSU website and wondering what is a good way to start - does OSU have regional recruiters, or do they do everything through the website?</p>
<p>Just hoping for some helpful tips.
Thanks!</p>
<p><a href=“Merit-based scholarships - The Ohio State University”>http://undergrad.osu.edu/money-matters/scholarships.html</a></p>
<p>You should always start by typing the key words (such as “Ohio state merit”) into Google and see what pops up. </p>
<p><a href=“Counselors and Advisors | The Ohio State University”>http://hscounselors.osu.edu/territory.html</a> (“Ohio state admissions recruiter”)</p>
<p>There are way to many links on college websites in my opinion; therefore, I advise typing keywords into Google to make the searching process faster. </p>
<p>Thanks! I feel like an idiot for not seeing that - I will try google next time instead of just going to the website.</p>
<p>No problem :)</p>
<p>Hi, scholarme, I think we swapped posts at the UPitt forum. My daughter found what she needed on the OSU website: the National Buckeye Scholarship (virtually automatic scholarship for out of state students with specific stats), plus the optional application for the Merrill Scholarship (which can be half tuition, full tuition, or a full ride). Also, the Common App Supplement asked if she was interested in applying to the Honors and/or Scholars programs at OSU (i.e., was her first choice the Honors or the Scholars program, which are very different). We found fora (forums?) here on CC describing the pros and cons of each program, and info on the OSU website. Lastly, my daughter’s specific interest is math education - the strength of specific majors at undergraduate institutions is difficult to nail down. And don’t forget the visit: we thought OSU, like Pitt, was one of the few colleges that does a nice job of integrating a campus with a nice city. </p>
<p>Hi baywood!<br>
I was able to find out who the admissions officer for our area is and she pointed me to some info on their site about their Women In Engineering which seems good.</p>
<p>I don’t know if/when we’d be able to visit. How does Columbus compare to Pittsburgh and/ or Philly in your opinion, in terms of safety/crime vs job growth?</p>
<p>We live near Pittsburgh, and think it’s a great city. Renewing itself, fun, overcoming a dark reputation, respected by people who take the time to find out about it. Columbus is growing very fast, which gives it’s residents a feeling of optimism that’s nice to see and a growing reputation. More practically, OSU has a large “college” campus, whereas Pitt is an urban school with classroom buildings more integrated into the city. Our daughter believes she will feel “safer” at OSU because of the campus feel, though there’s probably little actual difference. Also, OSU is surrounded by a typical college town of shops, and then cool student-y neighborhoods in the surrounding mile, and then the opportunities of a big city outside of that. She sees those as nice horizons to explore as she gets older. Pitt is in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, with great museums and college shops nearby. Also, both Pitt and OSU tuition includes a free bus pass throughout the city. My daughter likes the campus and setting around OSU more than Pitt, but that’s just her. The town around Miami of OH was too small for her - she thought it lacked even the college town stuff, much less the other features. And, I’ve only been a tourist in Philly and don’t feel qualified to compare. And for job opportunities, OSU touts its proximity to growing Columbus for internships and jobs. My sense is that Columbus would be above average for career opportunities. </p>
<p>Your D starts in OSU this fall, right? I’ll be interested to hear about updates from her - I might start “stalking” your threads. 
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<p>All 3 of my sons are at OSU and we are OOS. 2 of the 3 received the National Buckeye and Trustees scholarships, which brings the tuition to a very reasonable amount. Unfortunately the other son was 40 points shy in his SAT scores - just not a “test-taker” - so you NEED the minimum requires SAT score (OSU does not superscore).</p>
<p>Having visited many college campuses in the past few years, we haven’t found many that compare to OSU. The campus itself is gorgeous with many state-of-the-art buildings that have recently been built/renovated - the RPAC, Ohio Union, Thompson Library. The area immediately surrounding the campus (High St, Lane Ave) have restaurants, shops, movie theater, concert venues, etc. that you can walk to. Straight down High St. is the Short North (arts, many restaurants, etc) and further down is the city of Columbus. </p>
<p>Columbus IS growing and many corporate headquarters are located there - Honda, Wendys, Limited Brands, etc. Oldest son got a job right out of school in Columbus and he feels that it’s a great city to get started in - fairly low cost of living (certainly compared to MA!), lots to do and plenty of opportunities. He now works for Abercrombie & Fitch (distribution center-inventory control) and has just been accepted to his dream grad school program at OSU (Masters in Business Logistics Engineering or MBLE - one of only a few of this type of program in the country!) and will continue to work full time while he goes to school.</p>
<p>^ sounds great. What was his undergrad major?</p>
<p>@Chardo - his undergrad degree is in Logistics and also Operations Management (only a few - maybe 2? - courses additional to have both specializations). Fisher (business school) at OSU is awesome - internships, travel abroad, professional training (mock interviews, business lunches (how to act during them), resume prep, career services, etc). If you take advantage of all they offer, it will pay off!</p>
<p>Youngest son was just accepted to Fisher, but not sure what he wants to specialize in yet.</p>
<p>I will also add that he had multiple job offers months before he graduated. It was a good problem to have…</p>