Head's up for those considering the Bridge Program. Just because you meet the qualifications for disadvantage (or whatever its called) does not mean you will be considered for the program. I met all of the levels for the Bridge Program last year and never received an interview, however I received an interview for the traditional program. Long story short, I interviewed, was waitlisted, then finally told I wasn't accepted over the summer.
I called and scheduled a phone conference with someone in admissions. I had met her on my interview day and she was very nice. When I asked her about my Bridge application and what may have been a reason I wasn't considered, she took a look at my file and told me that I had met all of the levels of disadvantage, but my GPA and MCAT were too high to be considered for the program. She told me that the minimums for the Bridge were a 2.5 GPA and a 15 MCAT, and they normally accept those closer to those numbers than those that are closer to competitive traditionally.
I didn't consider my scores super competitive at the time, so I was surprised. My pre-med adviser didn't believe me when I told her so she called OSU and was told the same thing. For what its worth, last year my AACOMAS cGPA was around 3.4 and sGPA around 3.3 and a I had an MCAT of 23Q. So my advice is that if you are near or above those scores, you may want to contact OSU about whether or not you should apply to the bridge program. Otherwise, it will cost you about $40 and may be all for nothing.
I have improved since then, so I am reapplying with a little more confidence this time. Don't ever hesitate to contact OSU. They have always been very nice and as informative as they can. Its a great school. Everybody that says the interviews are good experiences are correct. It was my first interview ever and it really wasn't that bad. Crossing my fingers this year.