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[quote=Anonymous]I think Ohio State will slowly start to increase as a destination for this area. Right now, the east coast colleges and the southeast colleges are hot. But eventually, kids from this area are going to start looking toward the Midwest. A lot of PP's have mentioned the pros and cons about Ohio State. As an Ohioan, here's what I see as the good and bad about OSU:

Good: Really big alumni network - everyone has heard of OSU! Columbus is a nice area. It's a good, relatively safe city, that is diverse and actually growing unlike many other Midwestern cities. The local economy is more solid than in Cincinnati and Cleveland. A kid could go to Ohio State and then stay in Columbus, working for the state or local government, one of the hospitals, Nationwide, or AEP or one of the many other companies HQ'd in the area. It's such a big school so you have many options for majors, classes, clubs to get involved in, etc.

Bad: The Midwest in general (outside of a few colleges already mentioned in this thread ... Northwestern, Chicago, Michigan, Pitt, I guess Miami OH too?) isn't a hot destination for non-Midwesterners for colleges (yet?) so OSU is still mostly in-state students. Football is HUGE. I've heard it can be difficult to graduate in 4 years if your classes fill up and you have a hard time registering.

I think it's worth a look. If you look at Ohio State, there's also Ohio University (a little smaller but still quite large, a little less selective, small town/rural atmosphere in southeastern Ohio, leans more liberal) and Miami University (also smaller but still a pretty big state school, attracts more out of state students, more selective, small town/suburban atmosphere, leans more conservative) to look at in Ohio. If you're wanting a big Midwestern school, I would also suggest taking a look at University of Nebraska.[/quote]

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