Yes we are in state, thanks. My daughter did indeed submit her ACT score (30)
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Im not sure if its in her Buckeye Mail or not. The letter came after she went off to workâŠ
We check both given the âunpredictabilityâ of the USPS; will an email come before actual letter or do they space em out enough that the letter should, in most cases, arrive first? ThanksâŠknowing you got yours lets us know things are moving.
I have heard merit only comes via snail mail.
Good to know. Maybe it âshowsâ up in Buckeye link? Under SFA.
Just a letter in the mail. Ours showed up about 2 weeks after it was dated. Eventually the amount will show up under financial aid in Buckeyelink.
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THIS SCHOOL IS FRUSTRATING THE HECK OUT OF ME. I was also told snail mail only. Then I just hung up with undergraduate admissions. We were on for 29 minutes. He told me that merit goes out by email in the afternoon and then is followed up by a letter snail mail. The exact opposite of what I heard when I called last week. I donât want to be too aggressive and frustrated (which in any other instance I would) because I donât want it to affect my son
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I can only imagine how frustrating this is. My sister and I had about a month of dealing with them before we had to withdraw our apps but it was always something different when we spoke to them and things never happened like they said it was.
Was this for admissions? Or merit? Both?
@ABW22003 It is about merit. I called earlier today and heard a similar thing. I also asked about when final decisions would be made about Morrill, which sounds like it is also the end of Feb?
Oh, and the gentleman I spoke with told me that they give merit to the people they think will enroll or have already enrolled. Thatâs definitely not the case in my school district, but who knows what the deal is elsewhere.
Merit
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It mystifies me how they operate. I am from FL and when FSU and UF come out (both get more apps than OSU) everyone finds out at the same time and admissions come with merit aid attached. this is non-sensical and depending on who you speak with you get a different story
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And I specifically asked âour friendâ if they gave it to people who were likely to go there and he told me no. SMH
My daughter committed on 2/1âŠher merit letter is postmarked 2/19âŠso we got it 3 days after it went into the mailâŠ
@wlehockey It could be because you spoke with him after I enlightened him. 
Iâm grateful I donât have a third child that has to go through this stress!
Do you mind me asking you if she was admitted in December or January? My son doesnât even have anything in the system yet. What were her stats?
She was admitted on 12/14
@ab4924 Do you mind me asking what state you are in and your daughterâs stats?
My son was an EA app, was admitted 1st week Dec. He hit âacceptâ to OSU on the 13th of February, the night he accepted his athletic scholarship offer. We had three schools from which to choose and so that was causing a delay. In the SFA, it say âStudent Athleteâ but no numbers. We are OOS and the athletic money is no where near a full ride (Every bit is great, dont get me wrong!) but it combined with National Buckeye would be awesome. So our fingers are crossed.
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We are in stateâŠher UW GPA is 3.96, W GPA is 4.34 and she had an ACT score of 30. She took a a combination of 10 AP or Dual enrollment courses and was involved in a half dozen or so extracurricular activities and worked part time (Junior and Senior year). At other schools she was typically offered merit scholarships equal to 50-80% of tuition including in and out of state.
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