<p>One of my friends lives in Mack Hall. He is over here pretty much every night because it's so crazy over there. Could just be his floor, could just be this year, but I would not recommend it!</p>
<p>Campus does have a few ivy-covered buildings (literally), but mostly it is just a mixture of lots of different architectures. The actual architecture building is pretty sweet, though, make sure to check that out when you come visit.</p>
<p>The people you meet on campus depends on what you do. If you stay in your dorm and never leave except for classes, then you will only know the people in your dorm, and you might get unlucky and have an antisocial floor. However, if you get out there and Get Involved!(this slogan was repeated so many times during my orientation week), I guarantee you that you will find many open, accepting, comfortable groups of people. You can take it up with me if you join extracurriculars and never make any friends, but don't worry, that won't be an issue!</p>
<p>Since we are the largest school in the nation, we also have more of everything. There are a lot of people who party on the weekends and get rowdy, but if that's not your scene, it's so easy to stay away from. The worst experience I've had is just knowing my friends are doing it and feeling sad for them, but I've never been in a position that made me uncomfortable. When will I put those "How to Say No to Drugs" lessons into use?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, in my opinion, the surrounding city sucks. There is an area called the Short North (aka gay district to some people) which is really artsy and has nice restaurants, including a store called the Global Gallery - visit there if you need to buy any presents (it's on High Street, closer to the lower-numbered streets). Otherwise, the High Street directly across from campus is not safe for girls to be out in at night. OSU tries really hard, they do, to make it a better environment - now we have the "South Campus Gateway" (which is apparently "restaurants and entertainment" - just basically like a little outside mall over on High & 11th) which is at least well-lit, and places like Urban Outfitters and more bookstores have moved in. However, we still have the bars and "smoke shops" and scary people walking around over there. I never feel threatened on campus - in fact, I feel safe just walking across to the campus side of High Street, because for some reason homeless people are never on campus. I don't know how they do that, but I have never been harrassed or threatened on campus. It is like magic.</p>
<p>Most people try to look for a "good fit" when they are choosing their college, but in my opinion, since OSU is so huge, it's a good fit for everyone : )</p>