<p>I am a Junior (soon to be Senior) who is considering applying to OSU next year. I attend high school in Virginia. I have several questions…</p>
<li><p>What would you all say the average GPA/SAT/ACT scores are for those who are out of state, and is it easier for out of state students to get accepted than those who are in state?</p></li>
<li><p>Would being a miniority strenghten my chances at being accepted?</p></li>
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<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>I would say that while the average GPA/SAT/ACT is HIGHER for out-of-state students, it doesn't really have any effect on your chances of getting in. Rather, out-of-state students typically don't even apply to OSU unless they have pretty good stats.</p>
<p>That being said, I saw in the paper the stats for this year's incoming class. It looks like the middle 50% on the ACT was between at 25-30 with the average falling around a 27 or slightly higher. Meanwhile, easily over 90% of the class was from the top 25% of their high school class and over 50% were from the top 10%.</p>
<p>Minority status isn't given a LOT of weight at OSU, but I know it is considered. Additionally, scholarships are usually plentiful for OOS students that have good test scores and class ranks. My roommate and I came into Ohio State with nearly the same stats (I actually was even slightly higher in class rank), but since he was a minority student, he doesn't pay anything to go here.</p>
<p>Just curious, but why are you looking at OSU?</p>
<p>Well I was actually born in Columbus and lived there for six years until we moved. My entire family are huge buckeye fans (but this isn't why I want to go).</p>
<p>I am thinking of becoming an optometrist and OSU has one of the few optometry schools in the country. I know I could just go to Virginia colleges for their pre-optometry programs, but I would like to be back in my home state.</p>
<p>I know quite a few people who have graduated from the optometry school at OSU. It's supposed to be a good program. I haven't heard that it's more difficult for an OOS to get into OSU, but it is getting more competitive for all students to be admitted. This is a good thing.</p>