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The Good:
They have great athletic facilities, nice dorms (even for freshman) and have fantastic libraries and student union.  The campus is not that hilly so it is pretty walkable and nothing seems too far.  It reminds me a bit of UMCP campus though with a lot of cars driving around the campus.  The one thing that is nice is the urban feeling.  Lots to see and do off the campus.  The weather is really not that much different from here except some more colder and snowier days.  All freshman get iPads Pros and all of their textbooks are dowloaded.  I think they are in their 3rd year and the kids love it.  They keep them when they graduate. They also have free tech service. They have good health facilities

The Bad:
Bus service is just okay.  They don't have free bus service in and around Columbus.  Schools like Pitt and Case do.  
The school is huge and there is a huge emphasis placed on sports.  I mean the school spirit is great, but sometimes it is a tad bit annoying.  
They do not have a sliding scale for merit awards, so you have to wait to be accepted and then wait another 3-4 weeks to see if you get any merit/financial aid.  A lot of OOS like Alabama, Kansas, Arizona, Minnesota, etc... show you X ACT and X GPA gets you X amount of merit.  It makes applying to those schools cost effective.  
They also have the worst admissions office I have ever dealt with.  EA is by Nov 1st, but they roll out admissions at random times so a friend could get in by mid November but it is Jan 31st and you are still waiting to hear - even if you applied earlier.  There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it.  Kids with lesser stats getting in earlier etc... This also decreases your decision on getting scholarships. 
Some areas do not seem that strong and you very much feel like a number.  We went to the engineering info session and tour and it was led by two 5th year students.  Neither of whom were graduating the next year and both switched majors.  It was just bleh.

My daughter has two friends there now.  One likes it, doesn't love it - and the other is just okay, but likes their school.  The admits and deferrals are all over the place.  Again no rhyme or reason.  The only noticeable difference is they like high weighted GPA's and will forgo lower ACT for it.  We had one get in with a 4.2 weighted 27 ACT and another deferred 3.9 weighted and 32 ACT.

It is definitely a party school but not all greek. Tons of clubs and activities. [/quote]

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