<p>WHAT A GAME!!!! Got Frank!</p>
<p>Looks like Ohio University defeated #23 Pittsburgh!</p>
<p>...with an interception run back for a touchdown in OT. Ohio 16 Pitt 10.</p>
<p>My son called me right after the game. He was hoarse, but excited. He had just experienced being a fan at his first college football game. A winning team DOES do something for the students, and brings some attention to a school. Funny, I wouldn't have expected him to care much about football, but it shows you how one can get caught up in the campus hoop-la.</p>
<p>That is stunning! In the past, the Marching 110 has provided all the excitement. My OU grad daughter is going down to Athens for the weekend. I'll be interested to hear her report. . .</p>
<p>I'm a product of the U of Cincinnati (BA) and Case Western Reserve (MS). As an Ohio native I dreamed of Wash U or someplace else out of state, but decided to stay close to home. Miami U was the nearest college where we went for mock UN, exams, etc so it was too close to home for me. My niece just graduated from there with a double BA, but hated it, and spent 3 of her 5 yrs there communting--she found, as I had 35 yrs ago that it was too 'preppy' and Greek-oriented for her (even though I went Greek at UC). Ohio is sometimes called the mother of colleges since it really does have a great variety from which to choose in all sizes and specialties. Cincy is very good in art/ architecure and music, and both it and Case have good engineering, nursing and med schools. Both give a big-city experience, and Case is surrounded by the city's cultural centers (art, nat history, symphony). Miami is picture-perfect with its Georgian brick architecture. OU always seemed more remote but everyone I know who attended it really liked it, and its journalism school is excellent. OSU is enormous, both in population and in campus size. Many of the smaller colleges like Hiram and Wittenburg are excellent. One friend's two daughters both attend U of Toledo and love it. Another's just graduated from Bowling Green. My sister just got her MSN from Wright State in Dayton and can't stop praising it. My rising jr dtr (raised in ILL) considers Oberlin her first choice, and we are also visiting Wooster, Ohio Wesleyan and Kenyon in the spring. My experience at both my OH colleges was that there were a lot of kids from the East, esp NY and PA, at both, and Case/Cleveland esp had a much more eastern than midwestern feel about it. I think one can't go wrong choosing an Ohio college or university, and having lived in Illinois for 29 yrs, I can vouch that Ohio is a lot less "midwestern" than the 3 "I states"--Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.</p>
<p>Sorry about your niece and Miami U and how she ''hated'' her time there. Commuting to college is definitely tough and can ruin a lot of the campus culture that is there. I do agree that Miami is a little too greek, and a little homogeneous for my own personal taste. </p>
<p>It's interesting that you point out Ohio has a lot to offer in colleges because there is such a wide array of great schools in the state including Wooster, Case, OU, Miami and OSU, Kenyon and Oberlin. It's actually a very healthy mix.</p>
<p>I know there were some posts about the consitution on other parts of this site and I was browsing around some websites and found this video at OU.</p>
<p>Somebody was asking me about scales and merit aid for OU and here is the list on their website:</p>
<p>*ACT SAT (M+V) AWARD *
36 1580 - 1600 Full In-State Tuition
35 1530 - 1570 Full In-State Tuition<br>
34 1500 - 1520 Full In-State Tuition
33 1450 - 1490 Full In-State Tuition
32 1400 - 1440 Full In-State Tuition
31 1360 - 1390 $4,000<br>
30 1320 - 1350 $2,000<br>
29 1280 - 1310 $1,500
28 1240 - 1270 $1,000<br>
27 1200 - 1230 $ 750<br>
26 1170 - 1190 $ 500
25 1130 - 1160 $ 500</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/gateway/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/gateway/</a></p>
<p>My eldest is a very happy student in Hiram . We are New Yorkers looking Midwest for my oldest S for college . I have a cousin who's D is at OU and she is very happy, to graduate this year . My S is a very studious type - however , he has a social life with close buddies - very organized , not the party type .He is basically 4.0 average . He is a vegetarian , plays rugby , involved with Sweatshop Awareness and plays the bass cello in the school ochestra . He is in large magnet inner city high school and will be getting an IB diploma . He expressed in interest in Miami U which I think is not his type of school ; he thinks Hiram is too small - even smaller if his sister ison the same campus ( - : </p>
<p>I feel he is a perfect SUNY Buffalo , UMICH , Madison- UWISCONSIN student --but wonder if Ohio University would be a good match for him . </p>
<p>How about Wittenberg or Denison . Lots of my childhood freinds went to Denison years ago ( in the '70's ) so Iknow they still havea lot of New Yorkers . We are torn about even letting my S see Oberlin .......................</p>
<p>I suspect Wittenberg will not be rigorous enough for your son (both my hubby and I went there, walked in to the college at the top of our class, and stayed at the top), though, of course, it depends on his major. It is in the middle of Springfield, OH, a more industrial town, and is pretty heavily Greek, if that's what interests your son. Is he looking for isolation after having been in an inner city NY school? Both Denison and Wittenberg are pretty isolated. He should be eligible for significant merit aid at Wittenberg, though.</p>
<p>easydoesitmom:
We've had lots of discussions on here recently about Denison. Do an Advanced Search, on Key Word - Denison, and click on Posts at the bottom of the form.</p>
<p>Several parents on here have kids going there. My son is a freshman there and is very happy. I'm starting to feel a little bit like the Denison cheerleader - but I'd be more than happy to answer any questions you have. Private Message me with specifics.</p>
<p>Denison gives out excellent merit aid, which it certainly looks like your son would qualify for. My son also qualifed for a small music scholarship and free lessons (but he is not a music major). The vegetarian part is a little scary, one mom on here has a vegetarian daughter at Denison and I don't think she's too happy with the food.</p>
<p>You are comparing really different schools - Denison is WAY different from U Michigan, U Wisc and way better (in my humble NY state opinion...) than U Buffalo! So I guess it might depend on what your son likes - big school, little school, urban school, rural school. </p>
<p>Also, does he know what he is going to major in?</p>
<p>Denison is in a rural area, but it has a really charming town, is close to a town with lots of sprawl stuff (Wal Mart, hotels, etc) and is about 30 minutes from some really good Columbus malls, movie theaters, restaurants, etc.</p>
<p>My son looked at Oberlin and didn't really like it - but it is a great school and I thought the campus was very pretty. When it was all said and done I don't think we could have afforded it anyway.</p>
<p>My second son wants to be an enigneer and hates the small liberal arts colleges - he may well look at OU, and will almost certainly look at OSU.</p>
<p>OU has great engineering actually - what area of engineering is he considering?</p>
<p>Online chats were really helpful when we were going through the college process so i know there is one on sunday for OU.</p>
<p>Online Open House for
Fall 2006 Prospective and Admitted Students</p>
<p>Sunday, December 11, 2005
7pm - 9pm Eastern
Hosted by
Ohio Student Recruiters and
Undergraduate Admissions Staff</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/chat/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/chat/</a></p>
<p>From another Denison parent (the mother of the sophomore vegetarian - hi Weenie):</p>
<p>My daughter is incredibly happy there; I think she considers it 'home' now, which makes me a little sad, but very happy that she's thriving in her next step of growing up.</p>
<p>Because the town of Granville is but a 10 minute walk away from the heart of campus, it does not feel isolated. Big shopping centers - grand and not-so-grand - are within a half-hour drive. My daughter is used to popping into Philadelphia for shopping and concerts, so I worried she might find 'small-town life' confining. No complaints yet - there's always lots to do on campus.</p>
<p>The food is dreadful, but she's learned to adapt, and I make sure we have lots of fresh fruits and vegetables (other than mealy apples and tired broccoli, which sounds like the only non-meat things they serve there) on hand when she comes home.</p>
<p>I know Denison still has the rep of being a party school, left over from the bad ol' frat days, but my sense is that drinking is not the main or only thing to do on the weekends. </p>
<p>The academics are challenging but not cut-throat, which is just right for her.</p>
<p>Best of luck with your search - it's all about finding the right fit.</p>
<p>flatlander</p>
<p>My S is a very studious type - however , he has a social life with close buddies - very organized , not the party type .He is basically 4.0 average . He is a vegetarian , plays rugby , involved with Sweatshop Awareness and plays the bass cello in the school ochestra . He is in large magnet inner city high school and will be getting an IB diploma . He expressed in interest in Miami U which I think is not his type of school ; he thinks Hiram is too small - even smaller if his sister ison the same campus ( - :</p>
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<p>From what you describe, check out Earlham, Oberlin and Ohio Wesleyan in Ohio.</p>
<p>Online Open House for
Fall 2006 Prospective and Admitted Students</p>
<p>Sunday, December 11, 2005
7pm - 9pm Eastern
Hosted by
Ohio Student Recruiters and
Undergraduate Admissions Staff</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/chat/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/chat/</a></p>
<p>Digmedia, how does your son like Ohio University now that he is in his second semester?</p>
<p>I can only reply based on what I've seen and what my son has told me, but I think he's discovered the life he was meant to live. Meaning he loves it there and gets to do EXACTLY what he wants. However, I think that being in the Honors Tutorial College is the major factor. It provides a perfect environment for him, and he's done four tutorials (one-on-one classes with professors) in his three quarters there. He wanted to do film production and his situation has provided plenty of opportunities. One of the best things is that he has gathered a group of very talented people around him (most from HTC). I couldn't imagine a better place for him.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if this HTC experience translates to how he would have done in the university at large.</p>
<p>dig: Does your son know any kids in engineering? I just wonder how they like it...I think I already figured out the honors program doesn't apply to engineering. Thanks for your thoughts.</p>