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Ohio State University

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Your Combined ACT:
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SAT Math + Verbal:
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Your Chances at OSU
(on ACT score alone)
Your Chances at OSU
(on SAT score alone)
Men
Women
# Applicants
15,751
15,608
# Admitted
8,456
8,957
% Admitted
53.7%
57.4%
% Overall
55.5%

Students who got into OSU:

Tips mention: Interview (0), ACT/SAT (19), Grades (26), Sports/Extracurriculars (12), College Essay (11)
Honestly not sure other than the usual having goodDec 02 2018Computer Science
Honestly not sure other than the usual having good grades, test scores, and some decent extracurriculars. I know its significantly harder for out of state kids to get in then for in state so keep that in mind.
SAT: 1490 Male
I had a 25 ACT and 4Dec 06 2017Nursing
I had a 25 ACT and 4.45 GPA (on a 5 pt scale) so my statistics were pretty average but I really tried to make my essay stand out and not just another regular story that admissions has to read over and over. Also, if you have any kind of ethnicity in you, put it down on the application, OSU loves diversity.
ACT: 25 Female
Get goodNov 17 2016Unknown
Get good grades. I recommend choosing another Social Work College to go too. If you are set with this college, just get on their good side. Also, don't tell them anything you are going through or they will judge you.
Female
I was over a 4Sep 07 2016Undecided
I was over a 4.0 student, got a 32 on my ACT, took part in volunteering and worked during high school, was inducted into NHS, and took a lot of AP classes. That said, you don't have to do all that to get in. I personally am more academic than social. Just try as hard as you can. Ohio State wants to see that you succeeded in your classes and in your personal life. It's competitive, sure, but you don't have to be perfect to get in. I didn't do any sort of extra curriculars, which is why other schools turned me down. Ohio State looks at what you did do, not just didn't. This year, the dorms were 117% full, if that tells you how accepting they are. They won't take just anyone though. If you haven't challenged yourself and you slacked off in high school, then your chances are pretty low of getting in. I recommend trying advanced class's you know you can handle. That is, take ones that will challenge you and sound interesting. Don't take an advanced class for the reason it's advanced and get a D when you could have gotten an A in a regular class. Take your ACT over and over until you're satisfied with your score. OSU takes the highest. And get involved with something. If a club or sport doesn't speak to you, try theater, or volunteering, or work, or peer mentoring, or religious groups. Something that shows you'll contribute to OSU. They had a lot of non-club or sport related activities, so they will value those activities.
ACT: 32 Female
Score high on ACT/SAT and have a high classJan 21 2016Business - Management and Administration
Score high on ACT/SAT and have a high class rank and/or GPA. Alternately, do as some suggested and transfer in after 2 years of Columbus State or at one of the Ohio State branches.
ACT: 29 SAT: 1210 Male
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