<p>Hello,
I currently am a sophomore student at a university in Colorado.
Last semester, I have made my decision to transfer to a school somewhere out of Colorado and started applying.
I have gotten admitted to the Ohio State University and the Indiana University.
I am having the biggest struggle in my life having to choose between two great universities!, but I am leaning a little more towards the Indiana University because, I am a journalism major student and the Indiana University has a great journalism program. At the same time, I'd love to go to OSU since it's a higher ranked school than IU.</p>
<p>Being a part of Greek life (Delta Zeta), and being a journalism major leads me to lean more towards IU than OSU.</p>
<p>Due to my lack of knowledge about both universities, what do y'all think?
I am aware that at the end, it is all my own decision, but do you think I am a better fit for IU or OSU?</p>
<p>What about cost? How much would each cost your parents out of pocket - (tuition + R&B) - (grants/scholarships) = ? Can they afford it or would they have to take a loan? </p>
<p>Thought i’d chime in. I am in a similar boat. Joined Greek life at my previous school and was a Journalism major. I also applied to Indiana for the fall, although I don’t know if I got in there (some late transcripts are holding up the application), but I did get into Ohio State. I plan to pursue Journalism at my next school, and my concern is if I am doing myself a disservice by not going to a better-regarded Journalism school. On balance, I think I am going with Ohio State. Typically, Journalism programs are not heralded by employers the way engineering or business programs are where if you don’t go to one of the best, you ARE putting yourself at a disadvantage. You’re right that Ohio State is considered the better school, and ultimately, that might be the most important thing. One thing to consider, if you are very interested in Journalism professionally, is the accessibility of other things. The Lantern and Buckeye TV have the largest circulation of any college publication, the Lantern was just voted the best college paper in the state of Ohio, and Columbus is going to have more internships/job opportunities than Bloomington. </p>
<p>I also am placing a high value on Greek life, but I don’t necessarily feel the need to go to a school with a huge Greek population, which OSU certainly does not have. However, to give you a comparison, I visited Texas for a week while I was considering transferring there, and Greek life is about the same percentage of the population as OSU with a similar number of undergrad students, and Greek life feels huge. That may just be a Texas thing though. The point is, Greek life, like anything at any of these schools, is going to be what you make of it. Let me know if you have any other questions.</p>
<p>@Chardo OSU is literally called The Ohio State University (I think it’s a little pretentious, but there ya go). </p>
<p>Anyway, as far as the choice between OSU and IU, I’d just point out that both schools are large, sports-driven party schools. I’ve never been to Columbus, but Bloomington is very pretty and charming. So I’d recommend focusing on cost, academic reputation of each program, and networking opportunities.</p>
<p>IU is old prestige and is known for its great J school, humanities and business. OSU is on the rise and according to US News’s formula, has pulled ahead of IU overall for undergrad. (I disagree, but opinions are like you-know-whats.) IU is better for Journalism and for writing in general.</p>
<p>Indiana University has far more beautiful campus, and the immediately adjoining area is much nicer than at OSU. Indiana feels almost like an arboretum while Ohio State is so crowded it almost feels like downtown Boston (without Boston’s skyscrapers, but also without Boston’s perks).</p>
<p>The Ohio State University is NOT the only school to have the word “the” as a prefix. Penn State and Florida State also are, strictly speaking, The Pennsylvania State University and The Florida State University respectively. I am fairly certain that several other flagship universities do the same thing.</p>