Anonymous
Post 11/29/2023 21:20     Subject: The Ohio State University
Anonymous wrote:. I recently spoke with a recruiter that hires CS graduates in Columbus and she is from NYC and said Columbus is great. OSU is a great option, compare to UMD, Wisconsin, IL, Penn State, Rutgers (Big Ten Schools), Less competitive than Michigan and Northwestern.


My hypocrisy knows no bounds. I hate college rankings no matter who puts them out. However, I found this interesting.

I know there is no love for Penn State on DCUM. Penn State placed, out of 199 ranked U.S. institutions, at No. 8 among public universities nationally and No. 4 among Big Ten institutions. Penn State rose to No. 24 among all U.S. universities, up from No. 26 last year.

My kids love the school and all the rah rah that goes along with sports. I found the campus to be beautiful and State College to be a great college town.

I have nothing but respect for the universities of Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio State. The are absolutely wonderful schools. My kid was accepted to all three. My kids wanted to be closer to home and were not interested in the super cold environments of these schools.

Also, the Penn State University’s alumni association is the cream of the crop. Its numbers alone are impressive—with 673,845 total alumni. It is the largest alumni group in the US.



Anonymous
Post 11/29/2023 17:33     Subject: The Ohio State University
“You, as a tOSU alum, would pay OOS tuition for your kid to go to the school up north but not your alma mater? You're not a real Buckeye.”

I totally agree. A “real Buckeye” would want their child to attend an inferior institution instead of THE University of Michigan.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2023 18:56     Subject: The Ohio State University
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Anonymous wrote:I am an OSU grad. Columbus is a great big town/small city. Very different from the rest of the state. OSU is very big. If your kid is not good at handling stuff on his/her own, I probably would pick a different school. Football is pervasive in a way that is still hard for me to understand. It is taken very seriously. There is a ton of school spirit. The weather is not great (worse than the DC area - more gray and cold in winter, humid in summer).

I went because it was in state and basically free for me. I probably wouldn’t pay OOS tuition for one of my kids unless one of them had a compelling reason for going there. But I feel that way about many state schools. The exceptions for me would be Michigan, UNC, and UVA. I wouldn’t pay for Penn State or Michigan State absent a very compelling reason.

If your child is interested, definitely check the school out on a non-football time. Football is super important, but it is just a handful of weekends in the fall that they are at home and really is not indicative of life as a student the rest of the time.


You, as a tOSU alum, would pay OOS tuition for your kid to go to the school up north but not your alma mater? You're not a real Buckeye.


Objectively, Michigan is a better school. It is. I had good reason to go to OSU, but if we are talking about OOS tuition, Michigan is much better bang for your buck.


Xichigan SUX!


30-24! Suck on that!


Congratulations on being a bunch of cheaters. Probably cheated your way up the USNWR rankings, too. The Xichigan grads I've met in the workforce have been unimpressive across the board.



Wah Wah Wah

O-H

N-O
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2023 09:26     Subject: The Ohio State University
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:I am an OSU grad. Columbus is a great big town/small city. Very different from the rest of the state. OSU is very big. If your kid is not good at handling stuff on his/her own, I probably would pick a different school. Football is pervasive in a way that is still hard for me to understand. It is taken very seriously. There is a ton of school spirit. The weather is not great (worse than the DC area - more gray and cold in winter, humid in summer).

I went because it was in state and basically free for me. I probably wouldn’t pay OOS tuition for one of my kids unless one of them had a compelling reason for going there. But I feel that way about many state schools. The exceptions for me would be Michigan, UNC, and UVA. I wouldn’t pay for Penn State or Michigan State absent a very compelling reason.

If your child is interested, definitely check the school out on a non-football time. Football is super important, but it is just a handful of weekends in the fall that they are at home and really is not indicative of life as a student the rest of the time.


You, as a tOSU alum, would pay OOS tuition for your kid to go to the school up north but not your alma mater? You're not a real Buckeye.


Objectively, Michigan is a better school. It is. I had good reason to go to OSU, but if we are talking about OOS tuition, Michigan is much better bang for your buck.


Xichigan SUX!


30-24! Suck on that!


Congratulations on being a bunch of cheaters. Probably cheated your way up the USNWR rankings, too. The Xichigan grads I've met in the workforce have been unimpressive across the board.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2023 19:27     Subject: The Ohio State University
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:I am an OSU grad. Columbus is a great big town/small city. Very different from the rest of the state. OSU is very big. If your kid is not good at handling stuff on his/her own, I probably would pick a different school. Football is pervasive in a way that is still hard for me to understand. It is taken very seriously. There is a ton of school spirit. The weather is not great (worse than the DC area - more gray and cold in winter, humid in summer).

I went because it was in state and basically free for me. I probably wouldn’t pay OOS tuition for one of my kids unless one of them had a compelling reason for going there. But I feel that way about many state schools. The exceptions for me would be Michigan, UNC, and UVA. I wouldn’t pay for Penn State or Michigan State absent a very compelling reason.

If your child is interested, definitely check the school out on a non-football time. Football is super important, but it is just a handful of weekends in the fall that they are at home and really is not indicative of life as a student the rest of the time.


You, as a tOSU alum, would pay OOS tuition for your kid to go to the school up north but not your alma mater? You're not a real Buckeye.


Objectively, Michigan is a better school. It is. I had good reason to go to OSU, but if we are talking about OOS tuition, Michigan is much better bang for your buck.


Xichigan SUX!


30-24! Suck on that!
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2023 17:19     Subject: The Ohio State University
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am an OSU grad. Columbus is a great big town/small city. Very different from the rest of the state. OSU is very big. If your kid is not good at handling stuff on his/her own, I probably would pick a different school. Football is pervasive in a way that is still hard for me to understand. It is taken very seriously. There is a ton of school spirit. The weather is not great (worse than the DC area - more gray and cold in winter, humid in summer).

I went because it was in state and basically free for me. I probably wouldn’t pay OOS tuition for one of my kids unless one of them had a compelling reason for going there. But I feel that way about many state schools. The exceptions for me would be Michigan, UNC, and UVA. I wouldn’t pay for Penn State or Michigan State absent a very compelling reason.

If your child is interested, definitely check the school out on a non-football time. Football is super important, but it is just a handful of weekends in the fall that they are at home and really is not indicative of life as a student the rest of the time.


You, as a tOSU alum, would pay OOS tuition for your kid to go to the school up north but not your alma mater? You're not a real Buckeye.


Objectively, Michigan is a better school. It is. I had good reason to go to OSU, but if we are talking about OOS tuition, Michigan is much better bang for your buck.


Xichigan SUX!
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2023 17:06     Subject: The Ohio State University
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am an OSU grad. Columbus is a great big town/small city. Very different from the rest of the state. OSU is very big. If your kid is not good at handling stuff on his/her own, I probably would pick a different school. Football is pervasive in a way that is still hard for me to understand. It is taken very seriously. There is a ton of school spirit. The weather is not great (worse than the DC area - more gray and cold in winter, humid in summer).

I went because it was in state and basically free for me. I probably wouldn’t pay OOS tuition for one of my kids unless one of them had a compelling reason for going there. But I feel that way about many state schools. The exceptions for me would be Michigan, UNC, and UVA. I wouldn’t pay for Penn State or Michigan State absent a very compelling reason.

If your child is interested, definitely check the school out on a non-football time. Football is super important, but it is just a handful of weekends in the fall that they are at home and really is not indicative of life as a student the rest of the time.


You, as a tOSU alum, would pay OOS tuition for your kid to go to the school up north but not your alma mater? You're not a real Buckeye.


Objectively, Michigan is a better school. It is. I had good reason to go to OSU, but if we are talking about OOS tuition, Michigan is much better bang for your buck.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2023 17:00     Subject: The Ohio State University
Anonymous wrote:I am an OSU grad. Columbus is a great big town/small city. Very different from the rest of the state. OSU is very big. If your kid is not good at handling stuff on his/her own, I probably would pick a different school. Football is pervasive in a way that is still hard for me to understand. It is taken very seriously. There is a ton of school spirit. The weather is not great (worse than the DC area - more gray and cold in winter, humid in summer).

I went because it was in state and basically free for me. I probably wouldn’t pay OOS tuition for one of my kids unless one of them had a compelling reason for going there. But I feel that way about many state schools. The exceptions for me would be Michigan, UNC, and UVA. I wouldn’t pay for Penn State or Michigan State absent a very compelling reason.

If your child is interested, definitely check the school out on a non-football time. Football is super important, but it is just a handful of weekends in the fall that they are at home and really is not indicative of life as a student the rest of the time.


You, as a tOSU alum, would pay OOS tuition for your kid to go to the school up north but not your alma mater? You're not a real Buckeye.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2023 16:47     Subject: The Ohio State University
I am an OSU grad. Columbus is a great big town/small city. Very different from the rest of the state. OSU is very big. If your kid is not good at handling stuff on his/her own, I probably would pick a different school. Football is pervasive in a way that is still hard for me to understand. It is taken very seriously. There is a ton of school spirit. The weather is not great (worse than the DC area - more gray and cold in winter, humid in summer).

I went because it was in state and basically free for me. I probably wouldn’t pay OOS tuition for one of my kids unless one of them had a compelling reason for going there. But I feel that way about many state schools. The exceptions for me would be Michigan, UNC, and UVA. I wouldn’t pay for Penn State or Michigan State absent a very compelling reason.

If your child is interested, definitely check the school out on a non-football time. Football is super important, but it is just a handful of weekends in the fall that they are at home and really is not indicative of life as a student the rest of the time.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2023 16:27     Subject: The Ohio State University
Anonymous wrote:I’m a UMD grad. One thing Ohio State has over UMD is a tremendous alumni network. It’s impressive.


I agree a Terp, and agree with this statement.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2023 13:59     Subject: The Ohio State University
Anonymous wrote:Go Blue!


Cheaters.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2023 13:50     Subject: The Ohio State University
Anonymous wrote:They are currently play an important sportsball thing


Not very well though. Go blue.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2023 13:48     Subject: The Ohio State University
It’s a major research institution with just about every program you can imagine. Funding is critical if your student is interested in STEM. And the sports cultural is pretty amazing, but ok it’s not for everyone. They also have TBDBITL.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2023 13:43     Subject: The Ohio State University
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Anonymous wrote:Have you been to Ohio? Such a gross state. Eveyone wants to get out of there.

Have you? Columbus is actually not bad.


Visiting Columbus for the first time made me realize how close-minded and wrong I was about midwest cities. If you google Columbus, you'll find lots of articles like this:

"While I expected some interesting spots sprinkled throughout Ohio’s capital and the country’s 14th largest city, I wasn’t expecting a metropolis packed with, well, everything I adore about city life. From a scrappy arts district supporting independent creatives to a convival daytime nook celebrating a chef’s Bengali-American roots, Columbus won me over big time with its diverse offerings and inclusive vibe where everyone is welcome."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiechang/2023/03/22/why-you-should-plan-a-spring-trip-to-columbus-ohio-a-hidden-gem-in-plain-sight/?sh=141262273965


I'm from Ohio (different part) and Columbus is very nice. Lots to do. And a great small city. Everywhere else, not so much.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2023 13:38     Subject: The Ohio State University
Go Blue!