<p>I figured as the time approaches, we’ll probably need to build this thread. So if you have any questions, comments, or concerns about orientation, I’m sure us current students would be happy to help.</p>
<p>We had a shocker. My D is Humanities through and through. She took 3 years of HS science and math through Trig. She did not take pre-calc.</p>
<p>When she looked at the practice math placement problems, she was stumped. My H and she spent a couple hours reviewing Trig and Algebra II but we were worried.</p>
<p>She took the test and was told she placed at the L level -- The highest possible! How can that be? </p>
<p>She told us the test wasn't nearly as hard as the sample. She claims on the ones she didn't understand she substituted the multiple choice answers into the problem until she found the correct one. On the ACT or SAT, that's a good strategy. Perhaps she shouldn't have done it on a placement exam??</p>
<p>She's in the Honors College and they require 148 plus another class from a few options OR 150. After getting an L, will they let her take 148?</p>
<p>Make sure you check your email. The Orientation housing had a computer problem and they are asking for information to be sent again.</p>
<p>Wow, she fared much better than I...</p>
<p>I was basically in the same boat, coming in as an Honors student, having not taken pre-calc with a humanities focus, I took the online test before going to orientation and basically they told me I needed to take the "other" test.</p>
<p>I aced that test and was placed into 150, but opted to take 148...</p>
<p>I must say though, Math 148 is terribly easy, especially for an honors student who has significant math background in high school. I know the first day was how to find the midpoint. It was basically just a refresher of stuff I learned in high school, not really progressing past basic trigonometry, but it did prepare me well for the statistics class I later had to take.</p>
<p>If your D is looking for a refresher before moving onto 150, it's really a good class to take (and an easy A).</p>
<p>I took Calculus AB in high school and I'm pretty sure I got a 4 or a 5 on the exam. Does this mean I don't have to take the exams at orientation? And what about the english ones etc? Am I exempt from those because of honors status?</p>
<p>1) If you've received a 3, 4, or 5 on your AP Calculus (AB or BC) test, you are NOT required to take the Math placement test (unless you have not received your AP scores by the time of your orientation)</p>
<p>2) English testing is only required if you scored below an 18 on the ACT (English section) or below 450 on your SAT Verbal.</p>
<p>My d's friend got a 4 on the AP calculus test last year and they put her in the third level of calculus. Her mom thought it was a mistake to skip the second level, but they said she had to Well, she was not very successful at that level. Do you know, osufunguy, if you have the option of not skipping a class? I'm wondering if you just have to be persistent.</p>
<p>SportsMama, in the end, it's your daughter who will make her schedule for fall. The advisors will probably try and talk her out of whatever class she wants to take if it's technically "lower" than the class she tests in to. But ultimately, it is HER education, and she can take whatever math class she chooses to take.</p>
<p>If she's an honors student and plans on seriously doing the honors contract, I definitely recommend that she takes at the very least Math 150, as that appears to be the lowest math they'll let you take and still comply with the conditions of the honors contract.</p>
<p>Yes, she is an honors student. She just found out she got a 5 on the AP calculus exam, so obviously she must be pretty good in math. I am just concerned that she will get into a hole right away if she takes a class that is too challenging while trying to adjust to college life. She is a kid who like to have fun, too.</p>
<p>With a 5 on Calculus:</p>
<p>AB-5: Credit for 150 and 151
BC-5: Credit for 150, 151, and 152</p>
<p>They recommend starting in either 161 or H161...</p>
<p>Now both are fairly advanced Calc. classes. I would say, if she got the 5 on Calculus AB, just take 152, and then be done.</p>
<p>My D is travelling with extended family now and will be gone until 5 days before Orientation which is why I'm asking this.</p>
<p>When choosing classes, are there certain patterns they want Fall Freshman to follow? Like "Freshman Comp, Math or Science, and a GEC" or "Freshman Comp, Foreign Language, and prerequistes for your major."</p>
<p>D received 5's on both Junior and Senior AP English so she has credit for Honors Freshman Comp. She is in the Honors Program.</p>
<p>She wants to double major in English and Linguistics which are 60+ and 50+ majors. They also have prerequisites. When should she get started on those?</p>
<p>Do they plan Fall classes only or do they look at Winter and Spring options and how it will all fit together?</p>
<p>D will be very jet lagged. She will be in a time zone with an 8 hour difference for 19 days which may be hard for her to shake. I could see her going through Orientation in a daze.</p>
<p>I remember going through Orientation way back when, and the advisors were pushing on freshmen what I call the "English, Math, Language" schedule. Essentially where the freshman would be taking their basic English composition course, their first math course, and then their foreign language they are taking from high school.</p>
<p>However, when I came into college, I'm not gonna lie, math and foreign language did not sound like fun to me, considering I'd basically taken math every semester since my freshman year of high school and a foreign language for my junior and senior years...so I would say that I went the less direct route. My first quarter, I took my English composition class, an astronomy course, and a foreign history course. I noticed both my astro and foreign history course seemed to have few freshmen in them and I found very quickly that most of my cohort were taking the "EML" path.</p>
<p>One mistake that I made in this, however, was not taking Spanish my very first quarter. I opted to wait until the fall semester of my sophomore year (I had somehow tested out of the first course) to take Spanish, sat down in the class, and had no idea what was going on. But it later turned into something good because I dropped the class, and picked up another foreign language that I ended up loving!</p>
<p>Your D will only be scheduling for fall classes, winter classes will be selected some time in October, but the schedule for winter will be out pretty early into fall quarter so she can begin looking at what she wants to take. </p>
<p>And believe me, I understand the advisors' role in scheduling. By the time freshman at orientation are scheduling classes, EVERYONE already at the Columbus campus has scheduled, so they just push for students to go after three sections of courses that they KNOW will be available. And in all honesty, looking back at my entire collegiate record, my freshman autumn quarter was my least favorable schedule, but it gets much better from there.</p>
<p>Once again, like I told SportsMama, it's your daughter's education. She can take any classes she wants whenever she wants. In my four years at Ohio State, I met with my advisor once, and even then, it was only my major advisor during my junior year. If she wants to dive right into some of her major classes, she can. I would recommend taking a low-level English or Linguistics course (typically something ending in 200 or 300) if she would like. But I wouldn't take more than one. Perhaps take a class in her field and then take two GECs, such as math, foreign language, social sciences, humanities, or physical sciences. But don't think that you HAVE to stick with the schedule your advisor wants you to take, because it is HER education and she'll do fine.</p>
<p>I apologize for that post being way longer than necessary =)</p>
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"English, Math, Language" schedule. Essentially where the freshman would be taking their basic English composition course, their first math course, and then their foreign language they are taking from high school.
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<p>^^^^^This is exactly what I had wondered about. D placed out of English comp, hates math and would never want to begin with that, and is not continuing with her HS language (3 years of Latin). Well, it should be interesting. </p>
<p>How are the times of classes set up at OSU? My college started classes 7 minutes after the hour or half hour. It was assumed you could get from a class that ends at 10 to a class that begins at 10:07 in time to schedule classes back to back. In actuality, professors ran over and you have to go to the bathroom so that schedule set-up caused a lot of skipped second classes. I can't imagine anyone claims you can get from place to place at OSU very quickly.</p>
<p>Most, if not all, of the classes at Ohio State begin on the half-hour and are one of the following: (I'm using a hypothetical 9:30 class)</p>
<p>MTWRF 9:30-10:18</p>
<p>or</p>
<p>M W (or T R) 9:30-11:18</p>
<p>or </p>
<p>MWF 9:30 to 10:48</p>
<p>So each week, you'll have five 48 minute classes, two 1:48 minute classes, or three 1:18 minute classes. I would say once again, most classes are either five or two a week. I think I took two three-day classes, and of the remainder, I would say that about 75% of my other classes were two-days.</p>
<p>I actually never had a professor that kept us over. When the bell rang at 18 past, we got up and left. Very rarely will classes be back-to-back, but in the two times I'd say I had back-to-back classes, I had ample time to get from one place to the other. It's always good when scheduling back to back classes to see what buildings the classes are in so that you know you can make it to the next one.</p>
<p>Once again, not to say I didn't have variations on this. My biology class was 48 minutes two days a week with a 2:48 minute lab once per week. Similarly, I had a sociology class that met twice a week for 1:18 minutes and then twice for a lab for 48 minutes. But on the bright side, I had class on Friday for only two of the quarters I was ever here!</p>
<p>As far as foreign language goes, she might want to look into American Sign Language. It's considered a foreign language here at Ohio State and I know a lot of people that take it (pretty big wait list actually for it, unless you're someone with priority scheduling)</p>
<p>osufunguy, you are a great ambassador for OSU. Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>Eh, just trying to make the transition easier I suppose =)</p>
<p>It's a daunting process and obviously can be a bit overwhelming...just trying to do my part. As Coach Hayes would say, "You can never pay back, but you can always pay forward."</p>
<p>Do you think they will let an Honors student with 2 English AP 5’s take a 367 class first quarter? The descriptions all list sophomore standing.</p>
<p>She’ll probably need either permission from the instructor or, in some cases, the college that she belongs to. I personally don’t know anyone who has done this, so I really can’t tell you whether or not they’ll let her, but I can’t see why not.</p>
<p>I’d talk with the advisor that you meet at orientation.</p>
<p>My roommate took honors English 367 first quarter of freshman year. If you have credit for 110 from AP, you probably don’t need permission. It’s just the next level writing GEC…</p>
<p>We’re home from Orientation. Like all of our visits, everything was very well organized. We had a misunderstanding about the meals with the extra night in the dorms, but it demonstrated how nice the cafeteria/cafe people can be.</p>
<p>After all of my speculation about English 367, D received a profile when she registered that clearly spelled out the fact that she could enroll in it… but there was no availability. She’s taking Honors British Lit 1800-present along with Linguistics H201, the Honors Humanities survey, and Math 150. The computer wouldn’t accept the Math option because she placed at the highest level on the placement exam despite never having had even pre-calc. She had to go and speak to a math guidance guy. He agreed to 150 (we think mainly because she had no math senior year). </p>
<p>We both liked the tower room set up and she’s glad she put it as her first choice. The schedule was busy but not crazy. I’d be happy to answer any specific questions.</p>