<p>How are the OSU Regional Campuses? How do they compare to the main campus? I applied to the main campus, but I figured I’ll get denied and sent to a regional campus (since I’m still considered a resident), which may be better since I haven’t been in school since 2006.</p>
<p>Hey, I’m a student in the Columbus campus now but I did spend a quarter at the Mansfield branch campus. Basically, the branch campuses are the complete opposite of the Columbus campus, which is both a good and bad thing. </p>
<p>Pros:</p>
<p>-super small class size for all your classes
-every class taught by an actual professor, not GTA’s
-cheaper tuition
-ALL your credits transfer when you transfer to the Columbus campus if that’s what you want to do
-guaranteed admission into Columbus campus with 45 credit hours and at least a 2.0 GPA</p>
<p>Cons:
-campus will be quite dismal and almost lifeless, the folks at the Mansfield campus try very hard to open up a lot of extracurricular activities but it still pales in comparison to what’s going on in the Columbus campus.
-only 2 campuses have housing (Mansfield and Newark)
-much smaller variety of classes offered, this isn’t such a bad thing for freshmen because they can just knock out their GE’s (core classes everyone has to take) and then focus on their major when they get to Columbus. Or you can do your major in the branch campus if that campus offers the classes you need.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply! I think the smaller classes would be a plus with me being out of the game for so long. Did you choose to start out at the Mansfield campus?</p>
<p>Kind of a long story, I got waitlisted to Columbus and then eventually didn’t get in. I did a summer program at the Columbus campus that summer and got 15 credits, then I went to Mansfield and I was able to jump through some hoops and transfer to Columbus early due to my GPA and essay. So, while you normally have to complete a year at a branch to get into Columbus, I was lucky and got in after one quarter. You have to have a good reason to do so though, mine was taking classes for my major.</p>
<p>Alternatively, if you’re deferred to a regional campus, you could instead opt to take classes at a community college and transfer into OSU main campus later. I think you can actually transfer to the main campus faster (assuming a 2.0+ GPA at community college) out of community college than if you move from a regional campus. It’s lots cheaper too and you can figure out exactly which classes will transfer at <a href=“www.transfer.org”>www.transfer.org;
<p>One of mine started out at the Newark campus but lived in Columbus, then transferred after the first year (knew he would not be admitted to main so didn’t try), and we know several others who have done that as well. He wanted to be certain that his credits transferred to OSU which is why he didn’t start off at a community college at home (that’s much less of an issue now with the semester changes). </p>
<p>It saved him thousands of dollars and he had some excellent professors and small classes. He was surprised that he liked it as much as he did (although he said he wouldn’t want to live there). The class choice was not a problem, he took his GECs and also some “fun” stuff. </p>
<p>No, it’s not the social life of main campus if that’s important to you, and he was sometimes bored between classes, but it gave him an excellent start and seamless transition to main, and saved him a lot of money. He’s glad he did it. More and more students are choosing to do this in this economy even if they could start out at main.</p>
<p>I’m certain that I will be sent to one of the regional campus. My HS stats weren’t the greatest… I think the smaller class sizes will help me become re-acclimated better to the school scene. I’m actually looking forward to it.</p>
<p>According to the net price calculator, the regional campus will cost 508 more? That seems odd…</p>
<p>What about starting in the Spring instead of the Fall? Many differences there?</p>
<p>Sent from my EVO3D using CC</p>
<p>The regional campuses are several thousand dollars less than main campus, so I’m not sure what you are looking at…</p>
<p>There really wouldn’t be much difference in starting spring semester, except possibly with some financial aid. Just ask them and they will give you a good idea of what to expect in that regard.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what the difference was, but that was what I got when I tried the different campuses in the net price calculator.</p>
<p>Is there a major difference between the regional campuses other than some offering housing?</p>
<p>Sorry, did not see this before now.</p>
<p>I don’t know that there’s a big difference between regional campuses other than housing, as you mention. It seems on the surface that maybe Newark and Mansfield are a little bigger numbers-wise and more “popular”, maybe offering more in classes, but I think that may just seem that way on the surface. They are also in locations that are convenient to students from a broad rural area where there are few other public college campuses nearby.</p>
<p>Awesome! Thanks for the replies guys! I wish they would hurry and let me know something!</p>
<p>how does the tuition work, like u still pay the same amount as you pay for the regional campus?</p>