<p>Should I choose OSU or UW? What are the pros and cons of both schools? Which has the better social scene? Hows first year rooming? How hard are the classes (Biology/psychology/premed)? Which honors program is harder to get into? Which has the more successful students? Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>^^Assuming OSU is tOSU not Oregon State and UW is Wisconsin not Washington, I’d have to say Wisconsin - Madision for Biology & Psychology majors based purely on scholarstic comparison. In terms of Honors admission and Pre-Med requirments, I would have to say they are similar at both state schools. In short, even though TOSU has been making strides as of late in terms of overall academics, Wisconsin has been a well established top-tier academic institution of the Big Ten, and a research powerhouse as well. Columbus is a much larger city of the two with plenty of social activities to offer, but Chicago is approx. two hours drive from Madison. I will let Barrons fill in the rest… gotta run… </p>
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<p>Best of Luck to you!! :)</p>
<p>Both U Wis Madison and U Washington Seattle are highly ranked in many fields. More so than Oregon…and even Ohio for some majors. I would look up school rankings for your field of interest and go from there…and also read about the professors in your degree area (for each school) and what their research interests are…do they correlate to your interests? This is a key to your future at that school. Your professors will heavily influence your future…they can be more important than the specific school.</p>
<p>Appears he likes U Washington in this case. I’d give the nod to Udub in those areas.</p>
<p>*Should I choose OSU or UW? What are the pros and cons of both schools?*You need to tell us which schools those are.</p>
<p>You also need to tell us if you’re instate for either school and whether you can afford out of state costs. Obviously, a big “pro” would be if one is very affordable and a big “con” would be that you don’t have funding for the other.</p>
<p>For any other input on housing, etc, we need to know which schools you’re asking about…there is more than one UW (UWash, UWisconsin, etc) and more than one OSU (oregon state, Ohio state, Oklahoma st)</p>
<p>The UWs over the OSUs…</p>
<p>A quick glance through past posts gives sufficient information. The schools in question are Ohio State and Washington, and the OP is in-state for OSU.</p>
<p>COA (tuition+room/board) for in-state OSU and OOS UW are $19.5K and $34.7K, respectively. Unless you get considerable financial aid at UW, it’s difficult to justify the added expense – better to save your money and try to work in Seattle afterwards.</p>
<p>If you plan on going to Med School you’ll want to keep costs for the undergrad degree as low as possible.</p>
<p>Its University of Washington and The Ohio State University. I didn’t mention wear I live because I want more than just the typical response of “go in state, its cheaper.” I know that.</p>
<p>^^When I was at TOSU, most ambitious pre-med students who started out with the more generalized Biology major which is part of the College of Biological Science ended up with more specialized and challenging majors such as BioChem, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics in order to be competitive for medical school admission. One thing to keep in mind also, there is a handful of medical schools in the state of Ohio vs the state of Washington, and that these IS schools certainly give TOSU undergrad degree an edge over the west coast Udub when it comes to consideration for the admission process. Lastly, when it comes to Psychology major (granted it’s graduate ranking), TOSU is ranked roughly equal (6-way tied @ 17)with Udub (4-way tie @ 13) based on USNWR. Adding the recent renovation for the Psych building, and hirings, I do not see a major difference between the two for this particular major. </p>
<p>Source: [Rankings</a> - Psychology - Graduate Schools - Education - US News](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-psychology-schools/rankings]Rankings”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-psychology-schools/rankings)</p>
<p>I’d take Oklahoma State over the University of Wyoming, myself.</p>
<p>*Its University of Washington and The Ohio State University. I didn’t mention wear I live because I want more than just the typical response of “go in state, its cheaper.” I know that. *</p>
<p>When you’re talking about pre-med type of curriculum, there’s not going to be some really measureable difference. If you’re instate for UW, then go there. If you’re instate for tOSU, then go there. Neither school is worth OOS costs as a pre-med student.</p>
<p>I just realized I spelled “where” as “wear.” Forgive me, it was late. I hoping to hear more about the first year rooming and the honors programs.</p>
<p>^^ There are quite a few threads discussing relative issues in tOSU’s sub-forum here that you might want to check them out.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ohio-state-university-columbus/1049468-best-honors-dorm.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ohio-state-university-columbus/1049468-best-honors-dorm.html</a></p>
<p>I graduated nearly a decade ago… Therefore, you might want to consult those current hornors students also in our sub-forum or check out detail informations at school’s official Honors website:</p>
<p>[Honors</a> & Scholars: The Ohio State University](<a href=“http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/]Honors”>http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/)</p>
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<p>Incidentally, I find this article to be rather interesting:</p>
<p>450 geothermal wells to heat, cool 5 OSU dorms</p>
<p>Wednesday, December 22, 2010 11:05 PM
By Regina Garcia Cano</p>
<p>The Columbus Dispatch</p>
<p>Ohio State University plans to drill 550 feet beneath campus to tap Earth’s temperature to heat and cool five dormitories.</p>
<p>The university will drill 450 geothermal wells in the South Oval and the parking lot next to Hale Hall. The system will regulate the temperatures in Park, Siebert, Smith, Steeb and Stradley halls, all located between 11th and 12th avenues, as well as two new 11-story buildings that also will have dorm rooms.</p>
<p>“It will be one big system,” said Scott Conlon, director of projects for Facilities Design and Construction.</p>
<p>The five dormitories, built in the 1950s, do not have air conditioning. Providing them with a cooling system has become a priority as the switch from quarters to semesters approaches in 2012, Conlon said.</p>
<p>“Students will be moving in in the third week of August - instead of the third week of September - when the temperature in the upper reaches of the high-rises would be unbearable.”</p>
<p>The well field will be part of a closed-loop geothermal system that will circulate water. Earth’s temperature at 550 feet deep stays between 55 and 60 degrees year-round, said Joseph Ortiz, an associate professor of geology at Kent State University.</p>
<p>Using a heat exchanger, the system pulls the warmth from the ground to heat the buildings on cold days; it removes heat from the buildings and transfers it into the ground on warm ones, Ortiz said.</p>
<p>The system will cost $4 million but will save Ohio State money in the long run, Conlon said. It will use 34 percent less energy than the natural-gas system at a savings of $200,000 a year, which will help the university recoup its investment in 12 1/2 years.</p>
<p>The wells also will help warm tap water.</p>
<p>“The system heats up domestic water that comes from the taps halfway for free, and then we’ll use gas to heat it up the rest of the way,” Conlon said. “This will also save money because the cost of heating the water supply will be lower.”</p>
<p>The central cooling and heating plant for the well system will be in the basement of a soon-to-be-constructed 11-story building between Stradley and Park halls that also will contain dorm rooms. The geothermal system is part of a $170 million project to renovate dorms and build the two towers.</p>
<p>Contractors already dug the space for the plant. They are to begin drilling in the South Oval soon. Hale Hall’s parking lot, which will become green space, will be drilled last.</p>
<p>“Using geothermal wells was by far the most cost-effective measure compared to others we considered, like solar panels and wind turbines,” Conlon said. “Geothermal wells work well in open spaces, and they won’t be visually obstructive.”</p>
<p>The wells are not Ohio State’s first. The Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, on the north side of campus, was built two years ago with a 70-well system.</p>
<p>“In general, it has worked beyond our expectations,” Conlon said.</p>
<p>Erin Wingfield, director of development of 4-H Youth Development, said her office is comfortable.</p>
<p>“It feels nice and cool during the summer, and it doesn’t feel as dry as other buildings during the winter,” she said. “It’s plenty warm. The difference is when you enter the building, you warm gradually because you don’t get that blast of heat on you.”</p>
<p>Source: [450</a> geothermal wells to heat, cool 5 OSU dorms | The Columbus Dispatch](<a href=“http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/12/22/geothermal-wells-to-heat-cool-osu-dorms.html?sid=101]450”>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/12/22/geothermal-wells-to-heat-cool-osu-dorms.html?sid=101)</p>
<p>Sparkeye7, Thank you for some real info. Does anyone know about University of Washington’s Honors?</p>
<p>^^^I would imagine that they don’t need AC for their dorms. ;-)</p>
<p>True, relatively few homes in Seattle have AC and if you do need it, it’s usually just for a few days in July-August. And nights are always comfortable so a fan that can draw in the cooler air works even on hot days. Very little humdidty in summer except a couple days at most.
Right now I have 3" of snow at home but none in town.</p>