The Ohio State University

I'm going to be a Junior this upcoming school year and have been looking at some Pharmacy schools that I would like to attend after high school. Recently (April 2) I got a letter from Ohio State giving me some information about there school and a letter with my name. The last paragraph says:

"We hope Ohio State is on your list of potential schools- if you don't know much about us, the enclosed brochure is a good introduction. To hear more from us, return the enclosed card or sign up at replycard.osu.edu."

Do you think that this letter is advertisement or are they interested in me. And would I qualify for the school? I have a GPA of 3.8 unweighted and 4.3 weighted, I'm in the Top 10% of my class, I do Basketball and Softball, I voleenteer at my aunt's job, and plan on doing AP and Honors classes this school year so I will have a better understanding of the SAT and ACT.

Is the school interested in me and am I on the right track?

Both; it's an advertisement sent to tens of thousands of high school students across the country, but they're also interested in you and the tens of thousands of other students like you. That's the kind of letter that I'm sure you'll see more of from schools all over the country that are mass-produced and sent to students with good grades/extracurriculars.

Based on what you said, I think you'd easily get in. It's a huge school, and while some of their programs are excellent (like their pharmacy program) OSU is not on the level of great private schools like Duke or Stanford or great public ones like UCLA or UNC or Texas.

Your junior year is coming up? Register to take the PSAT; do well on that and colleges will take notice. Alabama, Auburn, UCF, the University of Chicago and other schools all offered full scholarships because I got a really high score on the PSAT/did well in school and on the SAT. But you have to do well on the PSAT first.

Thanks!! Auburn actually contacted my three times and asked me to visit their campus. I've made it a habit to answer SAT and ACT questions daily. Did they offer you full scholarships in your Junior year?!?

#1 Rockets Fan wrote:

Thanks!! Auburn actually contacted my three times and asked me to visit their campus. I've made it a habit to answer SAT and ACT questions daily. Did they offer you full scholarships in your Junior year?!?

No, they started offering those scholarships at the start of senior year, but it was because I took the PSATs my junior year.

And that was actually what I was going to say next, was to sign up for those SAT Question of the Day emails lol.

WHOOOO OSU WHOOOOOO

CAguyofftoUNC wrote:

#1 Rockets Fan wrote:

Thanks!! Auburn actually contacted my three times and asked me to visit their campus. I've made it a habit to answer SAT and ACT questions daily. Did they offer you full scholarships in your Junior year?!?

No, they started offering those scholarships at the start of senior year, but it was because I took the PSATs my junior year.

And that was actually what I was going to say next, was to sign up for those SAT Question of the Day emails lol.

Thanks so much. Our school makes us take the PSATs. I took it last year and didn't do so well, but I'm a little more prepared for it this year since I know what it covers. BTW which test is better; the SAT or the ACT?

#1 Rockets Fan wrote:

CAguyofftoUNC wrote:

#1 Rockets Fan wrote:

Thanks!! Auburn actually contacted my three times and asked me to visit their campus. I've made it a habit to answer SAT and ACT questions daily. Did they offer you full scholarships in your Junior year?!?

No, they started offering those scholarships at the start of senior year, but it was because I took the PSATs my junior year.

And that was actually what I was going to say next, was to sign up for those SAT Question of the Day emails lol.

Thanks so much. Our school makes us take the PSATs. I took it last year and didn't do so well, but I'm a little more prepared for it this year since I know what it covers. BTW which test is better; the SAT or the ACT?

That's good that your high school requires it, it can be a really, really important test for you. Good luck!

Ehhh...there isn't really one that's "better" than the other. There are some schools like Wake Forest that only take the ACT, and I think schools in Illinois/some other places are following suit; even so, the SAT is still more...well-known/better-regarded than the ACT. I took both and submitted both with my applications.

Usually when I talk to friends/other college-bound people and the SAT versus ACT comes up, most think the ACT was easier. But you should probably take both and then just submit whichever score seems better. Oh, and the SAT has an advantage that the ACT doesn't (at least, it didn't when I took it): you can mix and match scores if you take the SAT multiple times. So let's say I take the SAT three times: the first time I take it, I get an 800 on reading but a 600 on Math and a 600 on Writing; the second time, an 800 on Math but a 600 on Reading and Writing; the third time, an 800 on Writing but a 600 on Reading and Math. I can take the 800 scores from each separate test and put them together and submit a perfect 2400 score on my application, instead of the 2000 I got from each test, if that makes sense. On the CollegeBoard website it's called Score Choice, I think; I only took the SAT twice and the second time I got higher scores in each category than the first time, so I didn't use it.

I think its advertisement. When they were coming after me they kept calling,had meetings,hand written letters,ETC. but i'm an athelete,it might be different for like a smart person..im just giving my 2 cents.

CAguyofftoUNC wrote:

#1 Rockets Fan wrote:

CAguyofftoUNC wrote:

#1 Rockets Fan wrote:

Thanks!! Auburn actually contacted my three times and asked me to visit their campus. I've made it a habit to answer SAT and ACT questions daily. Did they offer you full scholarships in your Junior year?!?

No, they started offering those scholarships at the start of senior year, but it was because I took the PSATs my junior year.

And that was actually what I was going to say next, was to sign up for those SAT Question of the Day emails lol.

Thanks so much. Our school makes us take the PSATs. I took it last year and didn't do so well, but I'm a little more prepared for it this year since I know what it covers. BTW which test is better; the SAT or the ACT?

That's good that your high school requires it, it can be a really, really important test for you. Good luck!

Ehhh...there isn't really one that's "better" than the other. There are some schools like Wake Forest that only take the ACT, and I think schools in Illinois/some other places are following suit; even so, the SAT is still more...well-known/better-regarded than the ACT. I took both and submitted both with my applications.

Usually when I talk to friends/other college-bound people and the SAT versus ACT comes up, most think the ACT was easier. But you should probably take both and then just submit whichever score seems better. Oh, and the SAT has an advantage that the ACT doesn't (at least, it didn't when I took it): you can mix and match scores if you take the SAT multiple times. So let's say I take the SAT three times: the first time I take it, I get an 800 on reading but a 600 on Math and a 600 on Writing; the second time, an 800 on Math but a 600 on Reading and Writing; the third time, an 800 on Writing but a 600 on Reading and Math. I can take the 800 scores from each separate test and put them together and submit a perfect 2400 score on my application, instead of the 2000 I got from each test, if that makes sense. On the CollegeBoard website it's called Score Choice, I think; I only took the SAT twice and the second time I got higher scores in each category than the first time, so I didn't use it.

Wow! I'm learning more from you than any of my teachers, websites are telling me. I really appreciate it. You are now my #1 source if I need some help with colleges. I'm going to continue to research the requirements of SAT/ACT scores, and GPA.

Thanks soo much for your help!!

No problem! Feel free to PM me if there's anything I could help you with.