<p>Or in a better way of saying it, with too many people?</p>
<p>Honestly I’m not outgoing, but i’m not totally introvert. I can get really loud when i’m around people i’m comfortable with, but quiet when i’m surrounded by strangers. I’m sure I’d make great friends since I plan to join the band and such, but the fact that OSU has so many students (the most of them all?) seems like a big con to me for some reason?</p>
<p>How is having so many students a +?</p>
<p>And would me being african american with an above 90 average OOS help my chances of a scholarship of some sorts? I need to cover that cost if I actually wanna go. I saw they are striving to create diversity, and I was wondering.</p>
<p>First off, the size. Yes, the school is huge. I would also describe myself as between an introvert and extrovert. Personally, I liked the number of people when I attended in the 80’s because there was more opportunity to be anonymous if I wanted to, but still had a community I was part of. I became very close to the girls on my dorm floor and the others I worked with at McDonald’s. I liked that not everyone knew my business, and when I got dumped by my boyfriend, only the girls on my floor knew. A small school, this would be all over. OSU has an excellent honors and scholars program where the students get individual attention and are part of a smaller community.</p>
<p>Secondly, diversity. OSU, like several other schools, is trying to increase the diversity of their population. Check out the Morrill Scholarship, which you can find on their website. There are different levels of the scholarship, but receiving one would help with the out of state cost.</p>
<p>Also, apply early. I saw several students with good stats get deferred or rejected. Having good stats and applying early will help.</p>
<p>Yeah, it’s possible. Big schools aren’t for everyone.</p>
<p>Personally, I like it because there’s always someone new to meet and there’s no insidey-small-school gossip where everyone knows your business and you have to hang out with the same people (even if you don’t get along so well) because they’re the only ones around. There aren’t any cool cliques, either, because of the diversity of interests. I am able to form my own little communities, but I get to choose them. They don’t choose me.</p>
<p>However, it can be a bummer some days to walk around campus and not see one person you know. Being at such a big school means you need to get involved and take charge of yourself. You don’t have to be a social animal, but it’s up to you to get yourself out there and meet people. It can be easy to get lost in the crowd if you don’t make a special effort.</p>
<p>I was accepted for fall. However, it is #3 on the list. If I dont get into #1 and dont like 2 then I should be on my way to Columbus. Honestly, its a little the number of students, but also all that SNOW! I’ve never seen snow in my life, I couldnt imagine going from never seeing it to being around it 4 months out of the year</p>
<p>For what it is worth, snow in Ohio comes and goes throughout the winter. It is unusual to have it on the ground without a melt for a full month or two. This has been the snowiest February on record!</p>
<p>The snow is not that big of a deal if you don’t bring a car. (And a car is a nuisance on a college campus, really!) </p>
<p>Don’t be afraid of the snow. You won’t have to shovel yourself out of the dorm. And my raised-in-Florida kids LOVE weather you can play with. As British adventurer Sir Rannulph Fiennes says: There is no such thing as bad weather; just inappropriate clothing.
Get yourself some waterproof boots, gloves, hat and insulated jacket and you’ll be fine. Or, you could do what lots of college students do: FREEZE because they are too crazy to dress for the weather!</p>
<p>this is very true. I’m waiting to see if I get any money from the school. I highly doubt it, but if they throw me 5-6k its going to be super hard to say no. If they give me a OOS fee waiver I wont be able to say no. However, I feel it would have been reflected in my admission letter had that been the case</p>
<p>I’m from Phoenix. I’m pretty sure the weather differences can be no greater. Though my mom was making fun of me because I get the worst of both ecosystems.</p>
<p>kyleram07, OSU does not include merit in their acceptance letters. Some of the merit letters, like the National Buckeye and provost/trustee, have started to go out. I believe other scholarships will go out at the end of March.</p>
<p>Paul- I have no idea. I have seen that it is offered at Clemson. It’s my #2 school, OSU is #3. I do not even know if OSU offers one. I was just trying to say if they offer me one, Ill have to visit and think long and hard. Hopefully they send me some info soon. I’m going to clemson at the end of april, and OSU told me that I have until August to tell em if i’m going to attend or not.</p>
<p>oxolojo-hard time getting used to it? I live in orange county. So although it rarely hits 105 we do still get the heat.</p>
<p>is the city any fun? like are the movies, restaurants and malls within walking distance or am i going to have to take a bus all over town? also is the city expensive and what sort of places can i get discounts if any for being a student?</p>
<p>Columbus is a fantastic city, it’s a hidden gem as far as I’m concerned. It is not at all expensive.</p>
<p>Within walking distance from campus (aka on High Street, which is the border between campus and off) there are plenty of restaurants, shops, and movie theaters. OSU also brings lots of famous people and musicians to campus every year for free (there are TONS of events you could go to even if you never set a foot off campus.) </p>
<p>To get to the rest of the city, you’ll have to take a bus or drive. If you have a friend with a car, two absolutely huge malls are in Columbus. Otherwise you can take the bus that goes up and down high street, which will take you right to the Short North, a hip district for young professionals and artsy people in Columbus with lots of little shops, bars, and places to eat. Bus fare is free with your BuckID (or rather included in your tuition.)</p>
<p>Here’s the undergrad organization that holds the main events for students for free: [OUAB[/url</a>]</p>
<p>I just hope that I can get an OOS waiver or some other scholarship/aid to cut most of the oos/in-state tuition difference enough so I can attend.</p>
<h2>Ohio State has something similar to Clemson’s OOS tuition waiver. (I think Clemson now calls theirs an academic recruiting scholarship.) Here is the information from their website:</h2>
<p>National Buckeye Scholarship for non-Ohio residents</p>
<p>Ohio State is committed to enrolling a diverse and talented student population. The National Buckeye Scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis to non-Ohio students required to pay the out-of-state surcharge who are admitted to the Columbus campus for autumn quarter. Those considered have ACT composite scores of 27 or higher or combined SAT Critical Reading and Math scores of 1220 or higher.</p>
<p>Notes:</p>
<p>Except where noted, the National Buckeye Scholarship can be combined with any other merit scholarships, as long as the combined total does not exceed the total cost of an Ohio State education.
This award is renewable for a maximum of 12 quarters (or the equivalent) of full-time undergraduate enrollment, provided the recipient maintains a 2.5 or higher GPA (earned by no later than the end of the first year), and nonresident classification remains unchanged.</p>
<p>Yes, as the others above mentioned, plenty to do on / around campus.</p>
<p>High St. is full of lots of fun things to do and eat, such as all kinds of food establishments, and a movie theater a block away from the South Campus dorms. </p>
<p>And OSU provides lots of entertainment options throughout the week. Each week, usually on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings, OUAB will have a free showing of a newly released movie, and they bring in lots of speakers and guest performers throughout the year.</p>
<p>Example: this past months they’ve brought in Bo Burnham and the guy who runs the Postsecret.com website.</p>
<p>And, coming up, DRAKE is performing in April, and OSU students get a free ticket. the Director of TItanic/Avatar is coming to speak, as is Andy Samberg from SNL.</p>
<p>Regarding school size, even though it is 50,000+ students, it sure doesn’t seem that way. everyone has a diff schedule class-wise, so it’s not like you’ll see a huge traffic jam of ppl walkign around. you’ll notice the size in your lecture classes, but it doesn’t bother me too much.</p>
<p>I will say this…OSU is as small as you make it. I literally see people I know everyday on campus…EVERYDAY! My biggest advice is to just get involved and be friendly…Join different student organizations and you’ll be great. I personally don’t view OSU as being big at all…I find it really compact and easy to navigate (campus wise).</p>