(OSU) The Ohio State University is a great place to

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	A+	Faculty Accessibility	B+
Useful Schoolwork	A	Excess Competition	B+
Academic Success	A-	Creativity/ Innovation	A-
Individual Value	A	University Resource Use	A-
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	A+	Friendliness	A
Campus Maintenance	A	Social Life	A+
Surrounding City	A	Extra Curriculars	A+
Safety	B

Describes the student body as: Friendly, Arrogant, Approachable Describes the faculty as: Friendly

Male

SAT2010

Quite Bright

Lowest Rating Safety	B

Highest Rating Educational Quality	A+

He rated most things higher than other students did.

Date: Jun 04 2010
Major: Geography and Geosciences (This Major's Salary over time)
The Ohio State University is a great place to be if - big if - you are intelligent enough to pursue all of the opportunities available here. It has a surprisingly low student to teacher ratio (far below national average for public schools) for its size and has attracted world class faculty and is considered one of the premier research institutions in the country. Our president is rated among the best in the country and has improved OSU a lot and is active in student functions and activities (like, he goes to our parties and has students go around deleting photos of him around alcohol, hahaha.) If you go to this school only wanting to go through the busywork to get a degree and/or waste all your time and money on booze, you will have missed the bigger academic picture here and will no doubt feel like this university is just a meeting ground for boozers and sports fanatics. I mean, that is true of a good portion of students here, but that is true of any large school.

This school is also not friendly to people who cannot responsibly manage their lives. OSU does not have the luxury of small private schools to babysit your life and needs. You need to be a go-getter and take charge of your situation here. It teaches you a lot. The people who complain about this are just whiners, complainers, mama's boys, and just generally immature people who are afraid of doing things for themselves.

The football atmosphere is great, Columbus - while not New York (my home town) - is a very clean and it is an interesting city in its own right. In addition to the Buckeyes, Columbus has its own professional sports teams (Blue Jackets, NHL, and Columbus Crew, MLS) that have great fan followings.

There are a lot of stupid/narrow small-town Ohio kids here, but with a student body numbering over 50,000 students from around the world, it isn't hard at all to find quality people here.

OSU has a surprisingly beautiful campus as well. It has a very all-American college experience feel to it. I don't think anyone could go wrong in selecting to go to OSU; you just need to be responsible about academics, seize and seek out opportunities that are available around the campus and academic world, and have fun. It is hard not to have fun here.

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I am an international student and applying to Ohio state. Being an international I don't know many people to ask their review about OSU, but I am sure that it has good reputation and intellectually challenging curriculum. I basically intend to do my major in Math or Business. Now I am sorting out colleges mainly based on cost(being international never helps that way) and i might also get into UMich which is a li'l ahead in rankings (and way too ahead in cost). So basically i have to choose between OSU and UMich then i want to make sure that if i come to OSU, i don't have any regret in my heart that i let go a chance of going to a 'maybe better' school. so is OSU really up to the mark to satisfy an international student knowing nothing about american people or football or anything, mainly academically? plus, are there any issues of difference based on race and color (because i am an indian/asian)?? I would be grateful to you if you can help me.

This is an excellent assessment of OSU. Take heed of the advice to take initiative and seize opportunities to do things. It will help with making friends, getting research opportunities as an undergrad, and generally enriching your life. This school is not for the apathetic. You will get out what you put into it.

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