<p>My top choice right now is UC, the whole vibe of the campus seems like a better fit for me than OSU. I don't want to feel overwhelmed by the number of undergrads at OSU, and OSU has one of the largest campuses in the U.S. I'm going to into a engineering program to major in computer science, so I'm thinking OSU has a slight advantage in the area of engineering. The dorms were pretty small at OSU and some did not have A/C. I want to have my mind made up by the end of the month, anything else I should know about the two colleges?</p>
<p>Large class sizes and the impersonalness of lectures are another element that steers me away from OSU.</p>
<p>Imo Ohio State has more national name recognition but if you want to work locally, then either one’s fine.</p>
<p>UC is ranked #156 on US news.Ohio State is ranked #56.</p>
<p>However UC’s coop program for engineering is great and well known.</p>
<p>^Agreed. UC has a very good Engineering program. OSU does have a higher ranking and name recognition overall but UC would get the edge if Engineering is your intended major. You will get large lecture size classes at both colleges on some of the required and introductory courses so I would expect that at both.</p>
<p>As current Ohio State freshman, I can tell you that you are going to have large lectures with 150 kids all the way to classes with 20 kids. The system with large lectures is you have the large lecture for about three days of the week and the other two you have a recitation with a teacher assistant. The recitations are usually around 20-30 kids and they discuss what the professor taught and if you have any questions over the information. As far as the size of campus and student body goes, I have never felt overwhelmed by the size, the campus doesn’t feel that big for the size of the student populaion, I’ve visited six other schools and the sizes didn’t really feel that different. As for dorms OSU has three areas North, South, and West. You probably saw South campus dorms, they are two to a room with a community style bath and they do not have AC. North is four to a room with a private bathroom and living area seperate to the bedroom with AC. West campus is where I live which is suite style. There are four rooms in a suite with two people living in each room. Each room has a study room and bedroom, the four rooms share a bathroom and a living room, it also has AC. </p>
<p>Sorry for the long post, but if you have any other questions feel free to ask me and i’ll try to answer them.</p>
<p>UC for engineering, OSU if not. Uc’s co-op program is great and I’ve found their engineers well prepared.</p>
<p>Someone on this site posted that Ohio State’s acceptance rate is 52% while Cincinnati’s is 66%. Unfortunately, what theses statistics don’t tell you are the number of students who get accepted into Ohio State AFTER their freshmen year. We live in Columbus. A lot of the local kids around here who don’t either have the grades or the SAT scores to get into Ohio State go to a Community College or a four-year institution (like OU) that have lower admission standards during their freshmen year and then transfer to Ohio State (main campus) their sophmore year. Some during their freshmen year even go to Ohio State’s Mansfield Campus or Newark campus. The reality is after their freshmen year Ohio State (main campus) will practically accept ANYBODY and EVERYBODY after their freshmen year. We know of people with a 2.5 who have gotten in as sophmores. Our son is a sophmore at Ohio State and he has come across many of students in his business classes who have had lousy grades in the past. So please don’t let the 52% acceptance rate fool you-that is freshmen only.</p>
<p>^^ Does Cincinnati not accept transfers? I am certain it’s just as easy if not easier to transfer into Cincy than tOSU. Also, in addition to the acceptance rate, one must take into consideration of ACT scores & # of Top 10% high school freshmen between the two schools in determining the overall quality of their student bodies.</p>
<p>Based on 2012 US News Best College
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<h1>143 (Cincinnati)</h1>
<p>50 percentile ACT
22-27</p>
<p>Top 10% HS Class
22%</p>
<h1>80 Undergrad Engineering</h1>
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<h1>55 (Ohio State)</h1>
<p>50 percentile ACT
26-30</p>
<p>Top 10% HS Class
54%</p>
<h1>27 Undergrad Engineering</h1>
<p>Last but not least, in the eyes of top recruiters across the country, tOSU’s Engineering graduates are rated #13 in the nation.</p>
<p>[School</a> Rankings by College Major – Job Recruiter Top Picks - WSJ.com](<a href=“School Rankings by College Major – Job Recruiter Top Picks - WSJ”>School Rankings by College Major – Job Recruiter Top Picks - WSJ)</p>
<p>Have you talked with your parents about how you will pay for college? You might need to apply to both of these schools and then wait for the financial aid offers before you worry about which one you like more.</p>
<p>Sparkeye, that poll means nothing. It’s obviously significantly based on the size of the school. No LACs.</p>
<p>@Erin’s Dad</p>
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<p>With all due respect, I wouldn’t use the word: ‘nothing,’ which sounds a bit too absolute imho…</p>
<p>Well, perhaps the Peer Assessment ¶ scores for the Engineering School in the eyes of 2000+ academics across the nation could shed another light. </p>
<p>US News Undergrad Engineering School</p>
<p>PA Score Ranking 2012</p>
<p>Cincinnati 2.6</p>
<p>Ohio State 3.5</p>
<p>bump</p>
Found this thread while searching OSU vs UC for Engineering. I’m wondering which school the original poster chose?
Click on the poster’s name and you can see the posting history. I didn’t find any answer and the OP hasn’t posted in over two years.