<p>Or rather… My eldest brother goes to MIT, and somehow I got rejected from everywhere but OSU. Will my parents be totally disappointed when they tell their friends and colleagues where I go? Or does OSU have any kind of reputation as a prestigious school? I got into the Honors program, at least…
It’s a pretty shallow thing to ask, but I just want to know if I’ve given them a reason to be proud or if they should be disappointed.</p>
<p>OSU is a solid college… it isnt a top school but your parents should be proud that you are in college… OSU is nothing to get excited and say im a genius but its a very respectable school which both you and your parents should be proud of…</p>
<p>You’re not going to college to give your parents something to brag about. Who cares? This was a really tough year. My D got some rejections too that she wasn’t happy with, but she got into OSU’s Honor’s Program and got a great scholarship. OSU takes really good cares of it’s honors students.</p>
<p>@caseymh: I have no doubt in my mind that your parents are proud of you. Please don’t compare yourself to your brother – you are different people with different personalities, strengths and weaknesses and as a parent myself, I can assure you that your parents appreciate you and love you for who you are. Be proud of yourself, work hard, enjoy your college years and accomplish all that you can. Ultimately, your parents want you to be a happy, fulfilled adult who contributes positively to the world in whatever way suits you best.</p>
<p>Having said all of that, OSU is a highly respected public university and is not an “easy admit”; the Honors College is significantly more selective than the admissions office. And the Honors College does, indeed, take good care of their students.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your acceptance to The Ohio State University and your selection by the Honors College.</p>
<p>IMO, OSU Honors does not have great prestige at this point but one day it might. The caliber of students that my son has encountered in honors engineering is impressive. The stats of kids who are admitted to honors, especially in engineering, get stronger each year.</p>
<p>You guys are absolutely right. Many of my friends didn’t even get accepted to OSU as a whole, let alone the honors college. And they were hardly any worse than me on paper.
Thanks for your support.</p>
<p>In response to RMGsmom- that does make a lot of sense. I think it’s pretty exciting to be given the opportunity to MAKE a college great, rather than depend on the reputations of others.</p>
<p>As soon as you get here and make it your home, you’ll laugh at having been all hung up on prestige and brand-name. If you work hard, you’ll soon have the prestige of leadership positions, good grades, awards, impressive recommendations, whatever.</p>
<p>It may seem important now, but it won’t later.</p>
<p>^^kelseyg: Those are excellent words of advice and perspective. You are absolutely right. </p>
<p>Once you are there, settled in your dorm, involved in your classes and with your social circle and busy with everything life brings you, none of that will matter. Work hard, have fun, make good and wise decisions for you and your future.</p>
<p>when I visited OSU it seemed like the kind of school that should get more recognition, but it doesn’t simply because they don’t sit there and measure their dicks so to speak; They know they’re a good school and don’t need to sit there and tell themselves it over and over to prove it, they just do what they do</p>
<p>As an OSU alum (and yes it has been awhile since I have been in school, but I did get my bachelors in the 80s and grad school in the 90s), the honors college is definitely something of which you are you parents should be proud. The kids in the honors program were really bright and the ones I know have done quite well for themselves. BTW, I know kids with 3.6 GPAs and great SAT/ACT scores who did not get into OSU. I am frustrated with the prestige factor so many are concerned about these days. There are many of us OSU grads who are more successful than some IVY league grads. Be determined, work hard, be creative, be a life-long learner, be an engaged, responsible, caring individual and your OSU education will take you very, very far.</p>
<p>I am a double IVY alum- undergrad and law but if I can attest to the fact that the “prestige” factor attended to the Ivies is much overrated. We just finished the college application process with my DS and we were so wowed by the range of opportunities, quality of facilities, friendliness/spirit at OSU, that my DS will be in Columbus next September. </p>
<p>While I had a great law school experience at an Ivy League school, my undergrad experience with the exception of 3 professors was unremarkable. I wish in retrospect I had attended a school like OSU and was not crippled with the the “superiority complex” syndrome that attendance at an Ivy appears to encourage.</p>
<p>The bottom line which the college admissions process, rankings, etc gloss over is that there are many factors that contribute to a good education. Look at the range of course offerings, programs of study OSU offers compared to Brown- there is no comparison!</p>