Hello everyone!
OSU is my top choice for college.
Could someone who was accepted into the main campus please share what your high school experience was like, so I can get an idea of what people are accepted?
I’m planning on a Spanish (Education) major, so to anyone with Spanish/education/related majors, your input would be extra appreciated!
Thanks!!
You should read the Class of 2022 decision thread as there is shortage of posts from applicants providing their backgrounds and admissions results.
thanks for the suggestion!
From my high school, OSU admissions seemed very focused on the ACT score; people with lower GPA’s with high ACT’s seemed to be admitted at higher rates than people with very high GPA’s but low ACT’s (my HS had a lot of people apply to OSU lol)
@cafelatte Are you in state or out of state? I would say that anything above a 29 ACT and a 4.0 weighted GPA would be close to a match for acceptance at OSU and similar ranked schools. By no means this is a guarantee for admissions. Plenty of kids with 27 and 28 have been able to get in and plenty of kids with a 32 plus were no able to get in. The admissions process has a mind of its own. You just never know. If you are from out of state, you might have a better chance than XYZ school from Cleveland where lots of kids with competitive stats are applying from. Perhaps applying as a Spanish major might give someone a better chance than say someone applying as an engineering, business, or nursing major. Lots of factors for sure.
My personal opinion is to apply early before the November 1 deadline. Go through these blogs from the past two years and get a feel from past applicants for any of the schools you might want to consider. If a financial scholarship is needed, then more of a reason to make sure to fall within the parameters of what is required.
I’m in state. Thanks for the info!
You can look at profile of admitted students and trends from this document
http://oesar.osu.edu/pdf/admissions/OSU_NewFreshmenProfileByCampus.pdf
Here is a quick summary. Median ACT has now reached 30. 65% of the class is in top 10% of their high school. ACT of 30 or better and top 10% of the high-school class will likely mean you are in. Having neither makes it quite unlikely, unless there is a hook. With one of the two, it will depend!
D will be declining her offer soon. Hopefully that will free up a spot off the waitlist for admissions and for Honors if there is a waitlist for Honors.
@Banker1 Since there is an expected number of declines built into the whole admissions process folks should not get hopeful that a student declining opens up an offer for a waitlist student. A university would go to their waitlist when the actual number of declines is > planned for number of declines or when there is a gap in a very specific targetted segment of their student population.