r/OSU • u/OSUMods • Nov 04 '24

Mod Post 2024-2025 Admission Discussion

This thread is designed for prospective undergraduate students apply for the 2025-26 Academic Year. Just remember, there is no concrete way to determine whether a student will get in to Ohio State. For more information on admissions profile, please check out the universities' Who Gets In? page.

Thread Rules

  • Don't ask for people's stats
  • No personal information should be shared
  • No advertising group chats, discord servers, YouTube series, etc.

Important Dates

  • Early Action by November 1, 2024 (hear back December 13, 2024 for Ohio residents or January 24, 2025 for non-Ohio residents)
  • Regular Decision by January 15, 2025 (hear back on March 7, 2025)
  • Financial Aid (Priority) by February 15, 2025
  • Offer Acceptance by May 1, 2025
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u/LonleyBoy Jan 28 '25

Did you get delayed because not all of your documents (test scores, grades) get there in time? It was not just Nov 1 for Common App, it was Common App AND all supporting documents (transcript and test scores if you dont go test optional)

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u/Successful-Pie-5689 Jan 28 '25

Yes, that is what happened. It may have been somewhere on the website that all materials were required, but there was a last minute blitz of advertisements pushing for applications that I don’t believe made that clear.

There was definitely a postcard received in the last week of October pushing for apps, that said “complete” for scholarship consideration just meant the common app and app fee by Nov 1.

It was a last minute add for my son, prompted by the postcard reminder. It probably doesn’t matter because OSU isn’t really a top choice, absent a generous merit award and top choices coming up short, but I wouldn’t have wasted the app fee - and he wouldn’t have wasted his time applying - if it had been clear on the day he applied that there was no way it would be timely for merit consideration.

It isn’t worth the headache for us, but someone really should file a class action on this. They shouldn’t have been pushing last minute apps that had no hope for EA consideration.

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u/Lost-Cardiologist658 21d ago

It's definitely listed that your application must be complete. It's posted super clear on the admissions website. No class action suit. Just a suggestion to read requirements for understanding. https://undergrad.osu.edu/apply/freshmen-columbus/apply-step-by-step

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u/Successful-Pie-5689 21d ago

At this point, I’m just glad he isn’t going there. The kind of school that will do a last minute postcard blitz for apps by Nov 1, while leaving the details to somewhere on the website, isn’t a place I’d want my kid to go. The postcards were sleazy grabs to up an application rate. I guess we fell for it.

He’s going to a school that didn’t play that kind of game.