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Six Train

Six Train

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Hey folks,

I am applying to the university for the 2010 fall semester as an undergraduate. I graduated high school in 2009 and enlisted in the USMC, but I was medically discharged from boot camp after more than 2 months, so now I am looking at going to school. I am from NYC, but my grandfather went to The Ohio State University and so I have always had an affection for the institution through him and, of course, the football team. It isn't the most difficult school I am applying to, but it is my #1 choice. I have some questions:

1) Is it more difficult for out of state students to get in?
2) Do you have a choice of undergraduate dorm (North v. South) or is it assigned?
3) Does the school have a good history department?
4) I hear it has a bad math department, so how many courses are mandatory?
5) How accessible is Columbus from the campus?
6) I am used to high prices for Rangers/Knicks games at the Garden. Are the Bluejackets expensive to see? I am also excited about The Crew - How are those games and how is the following?
7) Will the fact that my grandfather went to TOSU count as all towards being a "legacy" applicant?

Anything else I should know about the school? I'm excited about the possibility of attending.

Thanks in advance,

Six Train
 
Good luck with your application!

To answer your questions:
1) Almost positive it's easier by a lot to get in from out of state due to the $32 thousand extra tuition.
2) yes
3)yes
4) Not sure how good the math dept. is, but if you're a history major you only need to take one math class.
5) very, there are free city buses and even walking it only takes about an hour to get to Nationwide Arena, where the Bluejackets play.
6) Not sure of prices.
7) There is no legacy for applicants.
 
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1) Is it more difficult for out of state students to get in?

No

2) Do you have a choice of undergraduate dorm (North v. South) or is it assigned?

You get a preference.

3) Does the school have a good history department?

Yes, very good

4) I hear it has a bad math department, so how many courses are mandatory?

Not bad, just hard. They expect you to know your stuff. Depends on your major and how many you test out of.

5) How accessible is Columbus from the campus?

Very accessible...too accessible sometimes :lol:

6) I am used to high prices for Rangers/Knicks games at the Garden. Are the Bluejackets expensive to see? I am also excited about The Crew - How are those games and how is the following?

High following and cheap tickets. Under 20 most of the time.

7) Will the fact that my grandfather went to TOSU count as all towards being a "legacy" applicant?

No legacy, but there are legacy scholarships available!
 
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1) Is it more difficult for out of state students to get in?
- Easier I believe

2) Do you have a choice of undergraduate dorm (North v. South) or is it assigned?
- For sure...when I lived on campus I only wanted to live North

3) Does the school have a good history department?
- Not sure, but I think it's pretty good

4) I hear it has a bad math department, so how many courses are mandatory?
- It's not a bad department, just not the best either. The # of courses depend on the major/minor

5) How accessible is Columbus from the campus?
- Very accessible

6) I am used to high prices for Rangers/Knicks games at the Garden. Are the Bluejackets expensive to see? I am also excited about The Crew - How are those games and how is the following?
- Blue Jackets games are a blast and pretty cheap. Crew games are a TON of fun as well. For both definitely go with a group of guys, and it's even better if you are 21.

7) Will the fact that my grandfather went to TOSU count as all towards being a "legacy" applicant?
- No unless you are related to someone who's "Done something great" there
 
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I def wasn't a big fan of the Math Department, I was majoring in Meteorology so I had to take a lot of math classes. Didn't like my Calc 1 or 2 teacher at all, and thought the TA'a were useless, dunno about if all the departments are like this, but the Math teachers don' make their own tests, and we had a problem in Calc1 where the teacher didn't even cover it!! And she couldn't do anything about it. (and I believe your own TA doesn't even grade your own test, you could get another one, and they each grade differently)

Unfortunately I never made it out of Calc 2 so I had to switch majors
 
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Bucknut24;1616675; said:
I def wasn't a big fan of the Math Department, I was majoring in Meteorology so I had to take a lot of math classes. Didn't like my Calc 1 or 2 teacher at all, and thought the TA'a were useless, dunno about if all the departments are like this, but the Math teachers don' make their own tests, and we had a problem in Calc1 where the teacher didn't even cover it!! And she couldn't do anything about it. (and I believe your own TA doesn't even grade your own test, you could get another one, and they each grade differently)

Unfortunately I never made it out of Calc 2 so I had to switch majors
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Yea, the math department is a huge pain in the ass, you can practice all the problems and on the tests (made up by the department) they intentionally throw shit in to fuck with you.

Going back to the accessibility of Columbus, they recently have added a night time bus line during weekends, runs till 3 am..haven't tried it so don't know about the crowding issues

Always the easy to remember taxi numbers though if you are stuck (444-4444 or 777-7777). Can get kinda pricey though and most only take cash
 
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Well my application was submitted yesterday, so I'm excited. It's weird doing the college application process as a high school grad instead of as a senior... I joked about my friends pulling their hair over this stuff in high school, but I guess what goes around comes around.

Another question, how does the Greek community at the university compare to other schools and what do most people on campus think of people in frats? I know in some schools the Greek system is highly revered and most people are in frats, particularly at southern schools, but some schools look down on the system. I'm still undecided about joining a frat.
 
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Six Train;1616999; said:
Another question, how does the Greek community at the university compare to other schools and what do most people on campus think of people in frats? I know in some schools the Greek system is highly revered and most people are in frats, particularly at southern schools, but some schools look down on the system. I'm still undecided about joining a frat.
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Joining a Frat is probably one thing I regret most of not doing. It can be a lot of fun. Ohio State embraces it. I've seen President Gee walk up and down 15th stopping at the parties along the way. I think the Greek system rivals others school's around the country, but I'm sure it's far from the best.
 
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BuckeyeMac;1617006; said:
Joining a Frat is probably one thing I regret most of not doing. It can be a lot of fun. Ohio State embraces it. I've seen President Gee walk up and down 15th stopping at the parties along the way. I think the Greek system rivals others school's around the country, but I'm sure it's far from the best.
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I disagree.
 
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Six Train,

I see your questions have been answered, so there's no need for me to answer them again.

I do, however, really want to say this: you are in an incredibly lucky and awesome position if you come to tOSU. If I could turn back time, I would go to tOSU for both undergrad and grad school. There is nowhere else on earth I'd rather be. If you know how to savor it and enjoy it properly, you will have the best time of your life here.

Enjoy and benefit to the max from your classes, resources like libraries and labs, make friends, use the rec facilities and student unions, join clubs and student organizations, go hang out on the Oval and South Oval in the spring once it gets warm, jog down Neil Ave or the Olentangy River bike path, join a frat if you want, or at least make it to a few frat parties (East 12th Ave up to East 17th is where a lot of them are). Of course go to football, basketball, and other sports games. Go to Gallery Hop at least once, as well as Mozart's Cafe up in Clintonville.

Make a resolution early on that your time in college will be one in which you grow not just academically and intellectually, but also as a person, in which you learn to be self-sufficient and take care of yourself with your parents' supervision (if you don't already), take care of your body and health, become a better friend, make bonds of friendship for a lifetime, etc.

Once again, you are incredibly lucky. As the song goes, "I wanna go back to Ohio State..."

JSV
 
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^ what he just said pretty much sums up everything....I was lucky enough to be at Ohio St last year for my Junior year (first year at OSU, i transferred) but unfortunately, money was tight, and everything my parents had saved up and I did, was drained after the first two quarters (i was out of state) so I had to come back to Florida, where I'm at UWF right now..and I'm going to do everything I can to go back to Ohio St for Grad School. It was the best year of my life, and meet many great people. If I had to do it over again, I'd still go to Ohio St for that one year (just pick a different major :wink: ).

Relish your time there, have has much fun as you can, join many clubs or whatever, do Intramurlas, do whatever you can. I miss being there so much right now, while I like my classes better where I'm at, I'll take Ohio St's campus every day of the week.
 
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Six Train;1616999; said:
Well my application was submitted yesterday, so I'm excited. It's weird doing the college application process as a high school grad instead of as a senior... I joked about my friends pulling their hair over this stuff in high school, but I guess what goes around comes around.

Another question, how does the Greek community at the university compare to other schools and what do most people on campus think of people in frats? I know in some schools the Greek system is highly revered and most people are in frats, particularly at southern schools, but some schools look down on the system. I'm still undecided about joining a frat.
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Life does not revolve around greek life at OSU like it does in more rural and southern schools (Fredo comes to mind first (that's miami, OH btw)). However, the system is very strong and I highly recommend looking into it. You will know if it is for you or not pretty quickly.
 
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fourteenandoh;1617211; said:
Life does not revolve around greek life at OSU like it does in more rural and southern schools (Fredo comes to mind first (that's miami, OH btw)). However, the system is very strong and I highly recommend looking into it. You will know if it is for you or not pretty quickly.
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I thought there were something like 14,000 greeks at tOSU... anyways, I heard those sigma chi dudes were pussies



:wink:
 
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