coola426

Ok so I'm a rising Senior here are my stats

Gender: Male
Ethinicity: Black/African-American(Nigerian to be exact)
Income: Not too sure but I know my parents can pay full tuition
Major: Psychology or Undecided
I'm also a double legacy but i've heard that doesn't matter.

GPA: UW: 3.1 W: 3.5
Big upward trend 9th: 2.46 10th: 3.0 11th: 3.8

Freshman year- School I went to didn't offer honors courses for Freshmen

Sophomore year- 1st semester: 1 AP 2 Honors classes 2nd semester: 3 Honors classes

Junior year- 2 APs( AP psych and AP Comparative Government) 3 Honors classes.

Senior year schedule- APUSH, APES, AP Human Geography, Honors English 12, Honors French 3, Honors Calculus, Global Issues(elective)

SAT: 1680 no prep (i've given up on to ACT now)
ACT: WILL PREP this time, i'm shooting for 30+

ECs-
Track and Field- 9/10/11/12
Tech Crew- 9
World Bank Teen Summer Internship Program- 11
Cornell Economics for Leadership program- 11
Muslim Student Alliance- 11/12
Black Student Alliance- 10/11/12
Rockettree Club- 11
Sent Children's books to a school in Nigeria- 11
Volunteered at the Department of Health and Human Services of my County- 10. around 74 hours
Volunteered at Clothing center- 32 Hours
Tutored Middle Schoolers- 8 or 10 hours
Assisted in Elementary school basketball activities- Around 20 hours

I will probably have 150 hours+ when applying.

Awards-
Won a grade improvement/book award at my school(Kappa Alpha Psi book award, I got a kindle )- 11
Won an African American award (non-school)
Won $250 in scholarship money (African American award) also non-school based
I've won a few Track awards (I do triple jump, i'm not very competitive but I've still won a few awards in events)

So yes this is basically it. I'm expecting a very good counselor rec detaling what i have had to go through during the past few years. I will also send a personal statement detailing my poor freshman year (I had some depression due to bullying) and how my poor grades don't represent who I am.

Also should I apply early or regular? I know I can get good grades 1st semester of senior year but i've heard due to the introduction of the common app OSU is going to become hard to get into.

coola426

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Sparkeye7

Actually it does but not much, especially if you are international and on the fence in terms of admission.

Frankly, your SAT score is rather low!! The current 50%-tile SAT 1200-1350 (ACT 27-31) for Ohio State freshman class. Plus, this will be the 1st year of Common App for tOSU, overall application is expected to increase by around 25%, which translates into much challenging admission. So, my suggestion for you right now would be to take ACT as you alluded above, and aim for 28+ (as your current GPA is upward but overall average) to ensure your acceptance for 2012-2013.

Don't forget to check out "International Undergraduate Scholarship" if you are qualified in the future:

International scholarship

Best of Luck & Go Bucks!!

coola426

I'm not an international student... but thanks for your input.

coola426

Bump..........

Sparkeye7

^^ In that case, you might be eligible to receive even more merit scholarships and financial aids if you get your ACT score over 28 as mentioned above.

News Room - The Ohio State University

Scholarships

Best of Luck & Go Bucks!!

CUboundscholar

You have good ECs. If you get a 28+ on your ACT you will probably get in.

coola426

Ok but do you suggest i apply early or regular???

Sparkeye7

Early imho. At least that's what tOSU admission office told me when I inquired about my cousin's chance for acceptance last year. Earlier = high / better chance.. I was told.

coola426

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Southend96

EC's are AMAZING, GPA leaves more to be desired but i feel like if you do well on the ACT youre a shoe in, but i still feel like its a match

Southend96

I'd go EA, just incase

kiddo64

Why not ea it? Then its almost a guarantee.

coola426

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coola426

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