Ohio State - what are we missing?

[Anonymous]

Lovely, lively campus. Fantastic facilities. Nice and happy kids. Cool city. Solid academics. Killer sports. Excellent engineering. Good OOS merit. Convenient airport and short flight home. My daughter visited this weekend and went nuts for it. I think we just bought our last sweatshirt. We do nd ourselves wondering why it isn’t on the radar of more kids from the DMV. At the very least I don’t see it discussed much here. Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lovely, lively campus. Fantastic facilities. Nice and happy kids. Cool city. Solid academics. Killer sports. Excellent engineering. Good OOS merit. Convenient airport and short flight home. My daughter visited this weekend and went nuts for it. I think we just bought our last sweatshirt. We do nd ourselves wondering why it isn’t on the radar of more kids from the DMV. At the very least I don’t see it discussed much here. Thoughts?

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lovely, lively campus. Fantastic facilities. Nice and happy kids. Cool city. Solid academics. Killer sports. Excellent engineering. Good OOS merit. Convenient airport and short flight home. My daughter visited this weekend and went nuts for it. I think we just bought our last sweatshirt. We do nd ourselves wondering why it isn’t on the radar of more kids from the DMV. At the very least I don’t see it discussed much here. Thoughts?

In terms of selectivity is probably easier for OOS kids to get into than Wisconsin and Michigan, but harder than other Big 10 schools like Indiana, Penn State, and Michigan State. As a result, it doesn’t have quite the niche those other schools have. It’s also huge, and it’s size is a turn-off for a lot of kids. But if your DD likes it, that’s all that should matter. It’s definitely a solid school.

[Anonymous]

I went there. Originally from Ohio. I really liked it. It is a huge school. You need good exec function skills to make it through in 4 years. You also need to work on finding your niche. No one would have noticed or cared if I had skipped every class.

For me, it was a great choice. But it certainly isn’t for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Horrible place. Horrible state. Do not let your child go there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Horrible place. Horrible state. Do not let your child go there.

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[Anonymous]

It doesn’t have a good academic reputation. It’s a default school for every marginal student in Ohio. It’s huge and carries no weight outside of Ohio, which has no jobs anyways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Horrible place. Horrible state. Do not let your child go there.

Aaaaand...the first dummy has arrived. Welcome.

PP here.

Go Blue.

That is all I have to say about OSU.

[Anonymous]

Also, this school covers up sexual assault.

[Anonymous]

Really? Jim Jordan school?

It’s a walmart type school

[Anonymous]

It does not have the same reputation as Michigan - it is a step below in all of the programs. (other than Athletics - and that is up for discussion)

Example - I applied Ohio State and got a full ride + stipend and Michigan gave me 0. But - starting salaries coming out of Michigan were much higher - it takes a long time to make up a 15K difference per year in starting base.

There is also a cultural element around The OSU and their hatred for Michigan that turns many off. I know someone in law enforcement in Ohio. State police are encouraged to stop cars with plates from Michigan vs other states. I was driving in Ohio -7 miles over speed limit. Cars are flying past me on the left (with Ohio license plates). I was the car pulled over.

When I visited Columbus people would yell at me in the parking lot for the grocery store - and not in a funny manner - but really seriously that I should go back to Michigan.

It is a very low class feel for The flagship state school.

[Anonymous]

All they care about is sports. Not graduation rates or integrity. Do you know how many rapes are committed by the athletes there? Look no further than their football program where they kept a known wife beater on staff for so long. Read what happened under Urban Meyer's tenure at Florida. Crazy. He kept a high powered law firm on speed dial. Maybe it's okay to send boys to Ohio State but certainly you should second guess sending a girl there. Not a school of quality people and the school absolutely will value sports and winning over academic integrity or integrity in general.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t have a good academic reputation. It’s a default school for every marginal student in Ohio. It’s huge and carries no weight outside of Ohio, which has no jobs anyways.

Unemployment in OH is currently 4.5%. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Ahem. I'm sure you meant THE Ohio State.

Have a couple of friends with kids there, they love it. We did a brief self-tour while on a big loop through the Midwest. Wow - Student Union clearly shows the $$ pouring back in from athletics. Agree that the campus is quite nice. Made a joke at the tour station about visiting their rival school and hoo-boy! about 8 people in earshot visibly bristled. The overall athletic, hyper-sports-competitive vibe did not fit my kid.

Ultimately, when your kid can get into your in-state public land-grant university, and that university is higher ranked than the surrounding states' land-grant universities, why would you pay more money to go to a lower ranked school? It may be worth looking at them if you think you can get significant merit aid, or they have a unique specialty program, but otherwise you have a better value closer to home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It does not have the same reputation as Michigan - it is a step below in all of the programs. (other than Athletics - and that is up for discussion)

Example - I applied Ohio State and got a full ride + stipend and Michigan gave me 0. But - starting salaries coming out of Michigan were much higher - it takes a long time to make up a 15K difference per year in starting base.

There is also a cultural element around The OSU and their hatred for Michigan that turns many off. I know someone in law enforcement in Ohio. State police are encouraged to stop cars with plates from Michigan vs other states. I was driving in Ohio -7 miles over speed limit. Cars are flying past me on the left (with Ohio license plates). I was the car pulled over.

When I visited Columbus people would yell at me in the parking lot for the grocery store - and not in a funny manner - but really seriously that I should go back to Michigan.

It is a very low class feel for The flagship state school.

Hah! I was typing as you posted. Exactly this!