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How hard has The Ohio State University really gotten to get in to?

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Captain Hindsight

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I am an aspiring Buckeye and believe that there is obviously a possibility that I could get in, but I have heard and seen many things that show Ohio State being very difficult to get in to.

If anyone has any information, please let me know.
 
From what I can tell, you're going to need at least a 27 on the ACT, or the equivalent on the SAT, and a 3.5. And that's just to be considered.

I got a 26 on the ACT and had a 3.2, plus I'm an Eagle Scout, and I am now at the Newark campus for the year. I didn't get into Main campus.

Even if you get sent to a branch, it's still OSU, and from my experiences this year, it's fun here too.
 
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Mr. Clutch;985630; said:
Do any of y'all know how GPA to college admissions officers is decided?

Like 90 - 92 - 3.7
93+ - 4.0

etc.
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Generally:

A = 4
B = 3
C = 2
D = 1
F = 0

Say the following are your grades for five classes in a semester:

A, A, A, B, C

That equals 4 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 2 = 17/5 = 3.4 GPA

Your cumulative GPA for high school is calculated the same way, only using all your grades from the start of your freshman year onward...
 
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MililaniBuckeye;985641; said:
Generally:

A = 4
B = 3
C = 2
D = 1
F = 0

Say the following are your grades for five classes in a semester:

A, A, A, B, C

That equals 4 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 2 = 17/5 = 3.4 GPA

Your cumulative GPA for high school is calculated the same way, only using all your grades from the start of your freshman year onward...
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I think he meant to ask if they standardize the grading scales for all applicants.

For example, an "A" in one county may be a 94 or higher, but in another school system a student only has to get a 90 for an A.


So therefore, if they took your numerical grade, and placed it into a universal grading scale, it would make it more fair for students across different school systems.

And that's without even going into the various GPA additions students get for Honors, or AP classes.
 
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ScarletBlood31;985785; said:
I think he meant to ask if they standardize the grading scales for all applicants.

For example, an "A" in one county may be a 94 or higher, but in another school system a student only has to get a 90 for an A.


So therefore, if they took your numerical grade, and placed it into a universal grading scale, it would make it more fair for students across different school systems.

And that's without even going into the various GPA additions students get for Honors, or AP classes.
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Well, that's why things like class rank are very important and... there are various ways to evaluate High Schools.

I used to interview kids for scholarships, and it just irritated the hell out of me that I'd see kids with 4.3's on a "4 point scale" and find out that all they ever took were "honors" classes... but a 4.3 got them 40th in a class of 150.... what? Are "Honors Classes" for everyone who isn't going to be a janitor when they grow up?
 
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AKAKBUCK;985803; said:
Well, that's why things like class rank are very important and... there are various ways to evaluate High Schools.

I used to interview kids for scholarships, and it just irritated the hell out of me that I'd see kids with 4.3's on a "4 point scale" and find out that all they ever took were "honors" classes... but a 4.3 got them 40th in a class of 150.... what? Are "Honors Classes" for everyone who isn't going to be a janitor when they grow up?
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Shut the hell up and get back to scrubbing my floors, asshole.
 
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The two most important things that admissions is going to look for is class rank and test scores. In this day and age of grade inflation, esteem-based education and parents showing up to teacher conferences with lawyers, gpa without the context of class rank is virtually meaningless. If your school doesn't rank, but Ohio State admissions has any experience with it, they'll estimate a class rank for you.

Here are the numbers for 2007's enrolled freshman class

52% of applicants were accepted

Percent in the top tenth of their high school class: 57%
Percent in the top quarter of their high school class: 91%

Middle 50% range on the ACT 26-30
27% of the class scored 30+
72% of the class scored 26+
The Dispatch estimated that the average ACT was slightly over 27, but I received an e-mail stating it was slightly over 28. Not sure which was correct, but given a lot of anecdotal evidence of people being rejected with 26s and 27s, I'd assume my e-mail was closer to the truth.

I haven't heard the number for 2007, but in 2006 out of 6120 freshman, 290 (or roughly one in twenty) had been valedictorian of their high school class.

AP classes are important. Ohio State also puts a great deal of stock in being a first generation 4 year college student, so if your parents or grandparents never received a 4 year undergraduate degree, make sure that admissions is made aware of this. It won't overcome a bad application, but it can be enough if you're on the fence. If you're out-of-state, admissions does consider geographic diversity but not to an extreme.

Also, Ohio State has rolling admissions. The longer you wait to apply the more difficult your chances will become.
 
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EastFourteenth;985617; said:
Step one: avoid the grammar that you used for the thread topic in any official application to the university.

Step two: ...You'll need beer.
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Yes and yes.
Also, if it is not too late, take some of your high school classes at an OSU extension. For example, some local high schools will let you take English at an OSU extension. Instead of taking high school AP English and testing for a free pass on Freshman English, you can actually earn OSU credit and high school credit at the same time (YMMV) for taking English 101. This can be just as helpful as spending Freshman year at a branch campus. (Once again, YMMV).
 
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