Ohio State has helped me immensely in gaining real world experience for my major. I am in early childhood education and within the first couple weeks there I obtained a job at Ohio State's Child Care Program. In your first year at Ohio State you will take a survey class that will help you with scheduling classes, deciding on and applying for a major/minor, how to use the resources available at OSU (such as library databases), and how to adjust to life on campus. While this class will help you with the start of your college career, it is up to you as a student to determine how your college years will go.
Ohio State has helped me to grow as a person and a student. In high school, I had my parents around, consistently telling me to get my work done, checking up on my grades, etc. Now I live at school, two hours away from them and I have to motivate myself to get my work done, study and get good grades. Ohio State will not completely throw you to the wolves with no help but they will not hold your hand either. When I graduate from OSU, I am confident that I will be ready for the real world and ready to find a job right after graduation.
Do you enjoy the experience at your school?
Ohio State has such an enormous campus which may be overwhelming at first, but once you start your first quarter, campus feels like home. Your first quarter classes are in five different buildings at the most, so learning five buildings is not too difficult at all. Once you are consistently walking to your classes for a few weeks, you learn the area so quickly. Classes that are big lectures with hundreds of people also have recitation classes which consist of a small group from the lecture who meet a few times a week so you can get a more personalized classroom experience.
Professors are really helpful with any questions that you have and if there are any problems with your professor, there are higher authorities that are always willing to help (this I know from experience).
There are so, so many ways to get involved at Ohio State as well. There are many groups that include club sports, intramural sports, greek life, and many different academic and extracurricular activity clubs are available at Ohio State. You name it, they probably have it and if they don't, you can create a group of your own.
After academics and extracurricular activities, there is a great night life at Ohio State. There are so many people around, many restaurants, movie theaters, music venues, etc. There is never a dull moment at Ohio State.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
College is expensive, and yes, I would like for it to be cheaper. However, especially for in-state tuition, Ohio State is one of the cheaper alternatives. Especially with financial aid, scholarships and grants, tuition is a lot cheaper.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Come in to Ohio State or any college ready to work, it is not simple and it is different than high school for sure. However, do not feel guilty about having fun, relaxing and making friends though either!
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Ohio State is great for those that love the big city, or lots of activity going on around them. The more independent student may find Ohio State a much better fit for them.
Ohio State has helped me immensely in gaining real world experience for my major. I am in early childhood education and within the first couple weeks there I obtained a job at Ohio State's Child Care Program. In your first year at Ohio State you will take a survey class that will help you with scheduling classes, deciding on and applying for a major/minor, how to use the resources available at OSU (such as library databases), and how to adjust to life on campus. While this class will help you with the start of your college career, it is up to you as a student to determine how your college years will go. Ohio State has helped me to grow as a person and a student. In high school, I had my parents around, consistently telling me to get my work done, checking up on my grades, etc. Now I live at school, two hours away from them and I have to motivate myself to get my work done, study and get good grades. Ohio State will not completely throw you to the wolves with no help but they will not hold your hand either. When I graduate from OSU, I am confident that I will be ready for the real world and ready to find a job right after graduation.
Ohio State has such an enormous campus which may be overwhelming at first, but once you start your first quarter, campus feels like home. Your first quarter classes are in five different buildings at the most, so learning five buildings is not too difficult at all. Once you are consistently walking to your classes for a few weeks, you learn the area so quickly. Classes that are big lectures with hundreds of people also have recitation classes which consist of a small group from the lecture who meet a few times a week so you can get a more personalized classroom experience. Professors are really helpful with any questions that you have and if there are any problems with your professor, there are higher authorities that are always willing to help (this I know from experience). There are so, so many ways to get involved at Ohio State as well. There are many groups that include club sports, intramural sports, greek life, and many different academic and extracurricular activity clubs are available at Ohio State. You name it, they probably have it and if they don't, you can create a group of your own. After academics and extracurricular activities, there is a great night life at Ohio State. There are so many people around, many restaurants, movie theaters, music venues, etc. There is never a dull moment at Ohio State.
College is expensive, and yes, I would like for it to be cheaper. However, especially for in-state tuition, Ohio State is one of the cheaper alternatives. Especially with financial aid, scholarships and grants, tuition is a lot cheaper.
Come in to Ohio State or any college ready to work, it is not simple and it is different than high school for sure. However, do not feel guilty about having fun, relaxing and making friends though either!
Ohio State is great for those that love the big city, or lots of activity going on around them. The more independent student may find Ohio State a much better fit for them.