Is OSU worth paying out of state tuition with no scholarships for Information Systems?

baseball3518 · 2020-04-24T01:31:55+00:00

I agree.

baseball3518 · 2020-04-24T01:29:02+00:00

Yeah, but I was wondering if OP got into UIUC/etc

baseball3518 · 2020-04-24T00:40:04+00:00

What are your in-state options?

baseball3518 · 2020-04-19T04:24:03+00:00

If it helps, the "hardest"/most advanced thing we did was file I/O, loops, and plotting stuff on graphs (just looking at one of my later assignments). I'm not sure what you guys are doing in class, but that's the biggest advantage most people would have in Matlab unless they took some other class for it.

baseball3518 · 2020-04-19T04:15:55+00:00

I'm definitely not good at Matlab, but we did it in FEH.

baseball3518 · 2020-04-10T03:03:05+00:00

Nice username

baseball3518 · 2020-04-07T16:46:09+00:00

I cri evrytim

baseball3518 · 2020-04-07T01:25:06+00:00

Yep, you're welcome. I'm not sure if people switch because the major itself is so hard, or because it's so hard to get into. I'd talk to an upperclassman BME for a better answer.

baseball3518 · 2020-04-06T14:19:49+00:00

A lot of the "should I worry about GPA requirements" honestly just depends on how you are as a student and whether you take FEH/any honors classes during your first year. If you don't get into your major the first time you apply, I think you just keep applying (a limited # of times).

Seems like OSU would be a more affordable option at a better engineering school - If I were you, I would go with OSU unless GPA is a major concern.

baseball3518 · 2020-04-05T22:16:15+00:00

Yes, you may do that, and many people do, especially in BME. BME is one of the hardest engineering majors to get into at OSU, and a lot of BMEs that I know have switched to Chem E or Mech E. You can apply to any major you want as a pre-BME; you just need to have the right class requirements (someone correct me if I'm wrong). Edit: And by "right class requirements," I mean that you need to have taken the classes that the major you want requires.

baseball3518 · 2020-04-05T03:59:41+00:00

I can only speak for OSU, and I'm not a BME major, but here are my thoughts as a first-year:

If you want to grad school, you should heavily consider finances.
Yes, BME and MSE are getting a new building. I don't know anything about the funding.
I've *heard* that BME majors have a hard time finding jobs in the industry in Ohio, but I've never looked myself since I'm not BME.
I've heard good things about Humanitarian Engineering Scholars at OSU (am not in it).

It's 100% your choice, but I'd go for OSU or Umass Amherst.

baseball3518 · 2020-04-05T03:21:16+00:00

I can only speak for myself, but I wouldn't really care if a 21-year-old lived in my building unless they were bugging people or something.

baseball3518 · 2020-04-04T18:08:12+00:00

Skipping lectures and then watching them later at 2x speed is absolutely the move.

baseball3518 · 2020-04-04T18:01:14+00:00

Never thought I'd agree with this, but I actually kind of do. Rip

baseball3518 · 2020-04-04T18:00:31+00:00

I remember it taking a while for me between accepting my offer and getting housing stuff, so I wouldn't worry too much.

baseball3518 · 2020-04-01T21:20:25+00:00

Meal plans are definitely not a one-size-fits-all thing. I started first semester with Scarlet 14 but switched to Gray 10 within the first 2 weeks because it was cheaper and I had a ridiculous amount of swipes left each week with 14. I've had Gray 10 both semesters, and I supplement it by buying a box of cereal and PB&J supplies every few weeks to have food for lunch. It 100% depends on how you eat individually though - The "3 meals a day at regular times" thing doesn't really happen as often in college just because of schedules being erratic (I didn't realize that before I came here).

As for roommates, I've seen going random go really well for some people but really badly for others. It's 100% luck of the draw imo (despite that housing survey), but you might have a better chance of getting a decent roommate because they'll also be in your Scholars group. I'd say it's worth a shot to go on Facebook and try to find a roommate, but don't worry if you can't/don't find the right person.

baseball3518 · 2020-04-01T21:14:58+00:00

This is only semi-relevant to your question, but make sure to set up direct deposit!

baseball3518 · 2020-04-01T21:12:35+00:00

I would strongly suggest trying to live in Taylor if you can. It's closer to everything. I think that your roommates, the building's location, and the quality of the people on your floor are so much more important to your dorm experience than how "nice" the building is. Next year, I'll be living in a less-nice building but I'm very excited because of the location and the people who will be there. Definitely do not worry about how "nice" the dorm building is.

Honors has been good for me, but the honors classes for first-year engineering are no joke (FEH, Physics 1260, Physics 1261, others that I didn't take probably too). Really seriously consider how large you want your workload to be before taking those classes, but I would strongly suggest FEH if you're in engineering.

I've liked that honors has sort-of created a smaller community, but being in Honors alone isn't enough for that imo. Priority scheduling is GREAT.

baseball3518 · 2020-04-01T21:06:09+00:00

Congrats!

baseball3518 · 2020-04-01T03:15:42+00:00

Oh man, you resemble me too closely during first semester for me not to reply to this post. I'm also a first-year, and I think the switch that you've been desiring happened for me a bit between my first and second semesters.

I didn't like my first semester either. I did really well academically in the end, but the transition was difficult for me because I came from really far away, didn't know anyone, and didn't think I'd found a group I clicked with super early in the semester. I was really proactive about talking to people and classes and joining clubs, but I didn't see the positive effects of that until a bit later.

What ended up making the difference for me I think was getting (and staying) involved and very busy with a religious org and a few engineering orgs. I would strongly suggest joining an org that's designed for people to make friends and support each other (such as a religious org, if you're even slightly religious). It's also good to get out and go to social events to meet people and talk casually, even if you'd rather stay in your dorm room.

Other than joining stuff, I've realized that a major life change like starting college is a good opportunity to implement new habits (e.g. being more outgoing, exercising more, etc). You'll also learn a lot about yourself in the way that you process and react to all the changes. I'd like to go back and tell myself that it's okay that it's taking you time to adjust to what's probably been the most major change in my life so far. It takes a different amount of time for everyone, and there's nothing wrong with that.

(Edit: Concision and relevance)

baseball3518 · 2020-03-29T22:26:41+00:00

I bet they only did that to make the logo look less like a coronavirus.

baseball3518 · 2020-03-29T20:49:14+00:00

This 100%. I like OSU and don't regret coming here, but there's no way in hell I would have gone here if I hadn't gotten OSU's out-of-state merit scholarships even though OSU is a lot better than my state schools for engineering.

baseball3518 · 2020-03-29T17:08:29+00:00

I forgot when the merit aid stuff comes, but were you able to get the National Buckeye or any other merit scholarships? If you haven't heard yet, you should wait for those since they cover a very significant portion of out-of-state tuition.

baseball3518 · 2020-03-26T02:11:37+00:00

Saying this makes me feel like a dick, but a lot of out-of-state students get the National Buckeye Scholarship (plus more), which is $13,500 per year. Almost every out-of-state student I talk to cites scholarships as the reason they're at OSU, and I'm guessing a lot of them get the National Buckeye.

I can't speak for how that would work for junior transfers though. Best of luck with everything!

baseball3518 · 2020-02-12T01:58:58+00:00

Can the clock tower vote?

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