Does anyone know when the application for domestic transfer students opens? Also, I’m fairly sure the minimum GPA for engineering applicants is 3.0 but I would like to know the experiences of past applicants. Best of luck for anyone else planning to transfer next fall!
My guess is mid-August 2017.
You can get onto main campus through the open admissions policy of the branch campuses (Marion, Lima, Mansfield) - just enroll through one of those campuses then transfer down. Marion has quite a few scholarships thanks to George Alber and others http://osumarion.osu.edu/future-students/alber-scholarships.html just for that campus and it is the closest branch to Columbus. Marion also has a new Science building opening this fall. Tuition is also less than main campus. Marion is also the campus with the first 2 years of engineering courses available.
You can review the transfer process and dates here http://undergrad.osu.edu/apply/transfer/apply-step-by-step