OSU Acceptance Details

[28129]

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I spoke with people at OSU's admissions office. They are accepting "the top 40 candidates each month until March".

I don't know if that's the top 40 people they interview each month, or if they just compile one top 40 list, but that's how it works.

 

[juddson]

Shantanu,

Do you have in interview (already had your interview) as OSU? I have been complete there for over a month and have not heard anything. A little discouraged, since my numbers are solid for OSU. Plus I am in state. I'm confused. Are you in state?

pm me if you want
Judd

 

[freesolo]

Oklahoma State University?

 

[28129]

I'm not interviewing at Ohio State until January. That's the soonest (feasible) interview date I could get.

OSU is not terribly accomodating when it comes to interviews, which is a damn shame because the school is one of my top choices. I'd much rather go there (and pay in-state tuition) than attend some of the higher ranked, but private schools I applied to.

 

[exmike]

Originally posted by ShantanuThakur
I'm not interviewing at Ohio State until January. That's the soonest (feasible) interview date I could get.

OSU is not terribly accomodating when it comes to interviews, which is a damn shame because the school is one of my top choices. I'd much rather go there (and pay in-state tuition) than attend some of the higher ranked, but private schools I applied to.

everyone is in state at OSU after year 1. incidentally it's also one of my top picks, and im out of state as well. interviewing in 2 weeks

 

[wags]

"everyone is in state at OSU after year 1. incidentally it's also one of my top picks, and im out of state as well. interviewing in 2 weeks"

Could you explain why?


By the way, I submitted my secondary at Ohio State in late August and got an interview offer before I even sent out my letters of rec. I am out of state with pretty average numbers, so I guess that it's quite random.

You guys should not be discouraged juddson, especially since the OP said they accept 40 people each month, which is a LOT (not including WL) and if your numbers are solid and you're in state, there's a good chance you'll be interviewed/accepted there.

 

[juddson]

It freaks me out. I cannot understand why I have not heard from them. The only thing I can think of is that I am non-traditional.

I called them a few weeks ago to see why my letters were not showing up on thier status page (which they are now, so no big deal), and they told me that letters are not even read until the day before or of your interview. Hence, they make the interview decision based only on the secondary.



Judd

 

[exmike]

Originally posted by juddson
It freaks me out. I cannot understand why I have not heard from them. The only thing I can think of is that I am non-traditional.

I called them a few weeks ago to see why my letters were not showing up on thier status page (which they are now, so no big deal), and they told me that letters are not even read until the day before or of your interview. Hence, they make the interview decision based only on the secondary.

So, i am left with wondering if I screwed the secondary up or it's just that you have to look a little deeper into my app to find the good grades (post bacc grades, that is).

Still, the letter appended to the status page says they will let us know in a "timely" manner if we will get an interview. I have been complete for over a month, and yet no interview and no rejection either. And I am in-state. Argh!!!

Judd

im quite non traditional if that means anything.

 

[ncalcate]

I am out-of-state and *very* non-traditional: 30 years old and a former Big 5 consultant. I have an interview on 10/1. They extended the interview invite without my letters of rec, so that seems to be a common occurence.

In response to wags' query, any out-of-stater can be eligible for in-state tuition for years 2, 3, and 4. That is the big appeal for me to apply to OSU (and for many other out of staters as well).

 

[juddson]

Well, then. . .

Maybe they are doing out of state first. It seems most of you are out of state (though, I think Shantantu is from Toledo, no?).

Oh well, got love from Cinci yesterday, so that will help with the sting.

Judd

 

[sounddiver]

A friend of mine just started their and apparently, if you're married, you can establish residency the summer before you start. All you have to do is have your wife work full-time for about a month, get a letter from the employer and voila! you are in-state.

 

[xaelia]

There are a couple ways to establish residency in Ohio for the purposes of tuition. Marrying someone who works in Ohio is one way to get it immediately, but the minority of us are using that option. After one year of living in Ohio, if you get a driver's license, register to vote, maintain a residence, and can document financial independence, they'll reclassify you as an Ohio resident - giving you the $18,000 tuition.

This year 62% of the class is in-state annd 38% is from out-of-state. I don't know the acceptance statistics for the individual applicant pools.

 

[evescadeceus]

Just spoke with OSU myself, with someone named Billy, and he didn't say a thing about "top 40 applicants a month through March". What he did say is that OSU has filled the majority of their interview slots through end of Oct/mid-Nov with 35+ mcat scores. They will also send out a round of rejections as soon as the Aug mcat scores are in.

OSU draws only a small percentage of their entering class from 35+ mcaters, so its a little frustrating to watch them cater to people who will almost certainly attend more prestigious schools. That said, I hope I can survive the reject pile, and pick up an interview with them later.

 

[28129]

I was offered an interview from OSU right after they got my secondary. I don't have 35+ on the MCAT.

What's this idiocy about them "catering to people who will most certainly attend more prestigious institutions"? What would have them do? Start at the bottom of the pile?

Fact is, in medicine, unlike business or law, it's dubious as to whether the big name is worth the additional $100K over a state school. Maybe you've got a rich daddy, but financial considerations are important to a lot of people, including those who do have high MCAT scores and are more interested in finding a school that's a good match for them than chasing a big name.

 

[juddson]

Originally posted by ShantanuThakur


What's this idiocy about them "catering to people who will most certainly attend more prestigious institutions"? What would have them do? Start at the bottom of the pile?

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I suppose I would have them start interviewing people who have MCAT scores just above, just at, and just below (maybe not just below) the median MCAT scores of matriculants, with a majority of the spots going to people just above the median MCAT score of matriculants.

If OSU's stats hold true this year as the last couple, thier median MCAT score of matriculants will not change (about 31). That means, if they have invited mostly 35+ to interview until November, thier bread and butter applicants will be interviewing late (December to March). That's, as I said, fairly late. 31 MCATs are solid, and many of them will have other offers by then. Some surely will not bother to attend the OSU interview at that point.

I'm not sure it makes sense to chase people who probably will not attend (if OSU were a particularly attractive stop for 35+ MCATers, their median MCAT would not be 31.

Oh well. I have no love from them (yet?). The 35+ MCAT thing would go a long way towards explaining why. Another thing that may explain it is that they do not read the LOR's until interview day. So, the decision to interview must be numbers only, I'm guessing. That probably hurts a non-trad like myself.

Judd

 

[28129]

I for one am sick of this stupid game that academic institutions play where they reject "too qualified" applicants, in order to lower their acceptance rate, and move up in the US News rankings.

Schools should go after qualified applicants; people who they want to attend the school. The whole system works better that way.

Either way, it's good for me if all they're interviewing is those too qualified people at OSU until January, because that's the soonest I can interview. I can't pay the $500 to fly out there right now.

 

[DannGee]

Originally posted by juddson
It freaks me out. I cannot understand why I have not heard from them. The only thing I can think of is that I am non-traditional.

I called them a few weeks ago to see why my letters were not showing up on thier status page (which they are now, so no big deal), and they told me that letters are not even read until the day before or of your interview. Hence, they make the interview decision based only on the secondary.

So, i am left with wondering if I screwed the secondary up or it's just that you have to look a little deeper into my app to find the good grades (post bacc grades, that is).

Still, the letter appended to the status page says they will let us know in a "timely" manner if we will get an interview. I have been complete for over a month, and yet no interview and no rejection either. And I am in-state. Argh!!!

Judd

I submitted my secondary in Mid-August, and I just got an interview offer on Thursday (Oct. 20). my MCAT was 34, so it seems to agree with what others have said. Maybe they think that in-state people will be more likely to matriculate than out-of-state, if given a later interview date.

 

[gick]

Judd:
I thought I'd post to make you feel a little better. I'm in the same boat as you, no interview offer and I've been complete for about a month or more. I am not a 35+ MCAT applicant, but I am non-trad and you do have to dig a little deeper into my app to see the good stuff. There you go! We'll both just keep waiting!

 

[28129]

I spoke with the admissions office at OSU today.

Again, they confirmed the 40 top people a month fact. All interviews being sent out right now are done on the basis of GPA and MCAT score. I don't know if that will change for later on.

If you get an interview, you have a 5/6 chance of being accepted.

And there's some more Ohio-lovin' for you out-of-state folks.

I was told Ohio State "doesn't necessarily" give any preference to in state residents. I was so surprised to hear that, I actually told the lady on the phone that it seemed a bit outrageous to me since it was a taxpayer supported institution (woops, shouldn't have given her my name at the start of the conversation 😱 ). She explained that they actually don't get that much money from the State of Ohio anymore, so they don't feel obliged to accept more Ohio people. "Well, they're still getting some money though...", I thought. I didn't go into that, of course, just left it as it is.