@PLO2020 We are OOS for both OSU and UGA. OSU a little closer to home though so we prefer him there given COVID (and the direct admit to Fisher definitely a plus). Marketing a tough major to get into at UGA…no one is direct admit into their business school. Need to apply to your major at end of sophomore year and that is stressful. We have created pros and cons spreadsheets for past month. Now we just wait for him to make his final decision. Thanks for input from all of you…this site has been extremely helpful!
@kittycat1203 - OOS tuition & fees for OSU and UGA are similar (without merit/scholarship). Fisher is ranked slightly higher than Terry for undergraduate business program. The possibility of working in Columbus vs. Atlanta area after graduation is another consideration. Overall you can’t go wrong for either school. Tell your son to just follow his heart for final decision. Good luck!
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@PLO2020 Thanks for the business schools ranking…good info! Think he wants to work in NYC after graduation so OSU may position him better for that although definitely possible from UGA as well.
But think you’re right…at this point needs to follow his heart!
agree the no direct admit to Terry vs. Fisher a leg up for OSU
@kittycat1203 Marketing is one of the easiest majors to get into a UGA. Finance and Accounting are another matter. The direct vs non-direct admissions is a little overblown. Nobody that I know who attends UGA has not been able to get into the Business School. I would agree that having a direct admit is a nice comfortable feeling, but the reality is that both are great schools. Georgia is probably the more difficult school to get admitted to. Also, OSU requires both Freshmen and Sophomores to live on campus which is something to consider. Both are great schools.
I downloaded the reports if you would like a full copy (did your daughter decide which school she will attend?). I updated the information below:
date of report. 2019. 2020
11/18/19. 5,225. 5,441
11/25/19. 5,231. 7,503
12/2/19. 5,236. 7,503
12/9/19. 5,237. 7,503
12/16/19. 11,136. 12,502
12/23/19. 11,136. 12,502
12/30/19. 11,138. 12,502
1/6/20. 11,138. 12,502
1/13/20. 11,139. 12,503
1/21/20. 17,050. 18,413
1/27/20. 18,205. 18,417
2/3/20. 19,222. 21,020
2/10/20. 19,236. 21,024
2/17/20. 19,237 21,072
2/24/20. 23,357. 26,288
3/2/20. 23,359. 26,322
3/9/20. 23,378. 26,323
3/16/20. 25,019. 30,491
3/23/20. 25,076. 31,602
3/30/20. 25,166. 31603
4/6/20. 25,422. 33,506
4/13/20. 25,439. 33,542
4/20/20. 25,461. 33,544
4/27/20. 25,465. 33,552
As previously noted not much movement in the past two weeks. While overall 8,560 students have accepted their admission to tOSU, I think a couple of factors mute that number:
1-given that foreign embassies are still closed and the time it takes to get the student visa, the freshman class could have very few to no international students (574 accepted their admission)
2-if any international students went home their ability to return to the US will be significantly hampered reducing the number of students on campus.
3-tOSU has been very generous in their Gap Year reasons allowing any accepted freshman to defer for a year for any reason (just have to say Covid-19 related). High risk students would do well to accept this deferral if on campus is resumed in the Fall
Thanks @smgins
My D20 decided on WashU in St. Louis. But we’re still a Buckeye family. D19 just finished up her freshman year at tOSU and can’t wait to get back to campus. (She’s happy that her sister didn’t choose that school up north. ?)
Good to hear that tOSU is being so generous with gap year requests. Just so much uncertainty this year.
@momzilla2D congrats on D20’s decision. WashU is a great school. Good luck to both of your daughters and good luck to all of us sending the kids to campus in the fall!
@smgins @momzilla2D - Could you please provide the report on Monday May 4th if possible? It will be very interesting to know the total students who have accepted their admission to tOSU (hopefully it’s not a shocking number).
Keep in mind that like all colleges, they are expecting a certain proportion of Sophomores, for many reasons, to not return this Fall. So a larger than normal freshmen class in Sept of 2020 would not result in as big of a housing problem as it would first appear. The size of the Sophomore class will take a year or two to resume its normal size.
date of report. 2019. 2020
11/18/19. 5,225. 5,441
11/25/19. 5,231. 7,503
12/2/19. 5,236. 7,503
12/9/19. 5,237. 7,503
12/16/19. 11,136. 12,502
12/23/19. 11,136. 12,502
12/30/19. 11,138. 12,502
1/6/20. 11,138. 12,502
1/13/20. 11,139. 12,503
1/21/20. 17,050. 18,413
1/27/20. 18,205. 18,417
2/3/20. 19,222. 21,020
2/10/20. 19,236. 21,024
2/17/20. 19,237 21,072
2/24/20. 23,357. 26,288
3/2/20. 23,359. 26,322
3/9/20. 23,378. 26,323
3/16/20. 25,019. 30,491
3/23/20. 25,076. 31,602
3/30/20. 25,166. 31603
4/6/20. 25,422. 33,506
4/13/20. 25,439. 33,542
4/20/20. 25,461. 33,544
4/27/20. 25,465. 33,552
5/4/20. 25,468. 33,561
No real changes to accepted students, the key I am actually interested in how many kids accepted the offers:
5/4/20. 8,363. 9,770. total
5/4/20. 7.475. 9,083. domestic
If no freshman international students are able to attend in autumn 2020, we would still have ~700 more students in the class (assuming all freshman can enroll and no freshman defer).
Remember there will be upperclassmen who cannot return this coming Fall. Only the loss (and hopefully just delayed) of returning sophomores will impact housing.
Hi all! Looks like every year there is a “summer-melt” that occurs. In 2019 this weekly Admissions report showed 8400 students had paid their acceptance fee. But if you look at other Enrollment reports, only 7630 actually enrolled as freshman after the summer-melt. Same thing in 2018 and 2017…enrollment seems to hover somewhere around 90% of those that pay the $100 acceptance fee. So if that occurs again, then 90% of 9,770 is 8,793. This is still about a thousand more students than past few years but I’m guessing due to COVID the percentage of those who actually enroll will be much lower. If it is closer to perhaps 80%, it will yield a class size around 7800 and they will be back on track.
Except if COVID requires all on campus students require singles…but that’s a different story to worry about as the summer progresses and we have more info regarding their fall plan. OSU has been very transparent releasing this report every week…all of these issues may be occurring at many other universities, but parents aren’t even aware of potential problems because there is no weekly admissions report available for public viewing.
We are going to trust that OSU is working on a creative plan to deal with whatever comes their way. Fingers crossed for everything to workout for all of our kids…praying they are on campus in the fall and having as normal of a semester as possible…they deserve it after this spring!
Good luck to everyone dealing with these crazy times. This thread has been extremely helpful and supportive…thank you all!
For those who committed to OSU and classes are back to normal, you are probably looking at about a 10 percent drop off counting international no shows.
Everything changes if classes are online. Those who are In-State will continue to enroll. Those from OOS with a decent amount of merit *Buckeye) will continue to enroll as well. The full paid OOS students are the ones most likely to defer their admissions or go somewhere else. Pretty much will apply to any major flagship.
That is a monster number of admissions and commitments. Having said that, OSU is one of the least expensive schools when it comes to paying the enrollment fee of $100. Many schools have extended their commitments until June 1 so I can see where some have a change of heart for whatever reason. Also, considering the circumstances, I would not be surprised to see where some students making multiple commitments.
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date of report. 2019. 2020
11/18/19. 5,225. 5,441
11/25/19. 5,231. 7,503
12/2/19. 5,236. 7,503
12/9/19. 5,237. 7,503
12/16/19. 11,136. 12,502
12/23/19. 11,136. 12,502
12/30/19. 11,138. 12,502
1/6/20. 11,138. 12,502
1/13/20. 11,139. 12,503
1/21/20. 17,050. 18,413
1/27/20. 18,205. 18,417
2/3/20. 19,222. 21,020
2/10/20. 19,236. 21,024
2/17/20. 19,237 21,072
2/24/20. 23,357. 26,288
3/2/20. 23,359. 26,322
3/9/20. 23,378. 26,323
3/16/20. 25,019. 30,491
3/23/20. 25,076. 31,602
3/30/20. 25,166. 31603
4/6/20. 25,422. 33,506
4/13/20. 25,439. 33,542
4/20/20. 25,461. 33,544
4/27/20. 25,465. 33,552
5/4/20. 25,468. 33,561
5/11/20. 25,472. 33,569
No real changes to accepted students, but there was a decent size increase in the 2020 students that paid their deposit.
5/4/20. 8,363. 9,770. total
5/4/20. 7.475. 9,083. domestic
5/11/20. 8,369. 9,871 total
5/11/20. 7,480. 9,176 domestic
Okay, so about 1,500 more at this point versus last year overall. I think it’s fair to expect the summer ‘melt’ in the numbers will be higher this year vs. last since the virus will still be a major concern and unpopular decisions (no football?) will have to be made before August. So many of the concerns about overenrollment might dissipate. Do you know how many of the 8,363 who paid last year showed up on campus in the fall?
The final Autumn 2019 report of students eligible to enroll showed 8,400 and 8,483 for 2019 and 2018, respectively. The 15th Day Report indicates 7,630 students were enrolled in 2019 and 7,851 enrolled in 2018. A ‘melt’ of 9.2% and 7.4%, respectively. As previously noted, I would anticipate a bigger ‘melt’ this year for various reasons and more upper class students deciding or not being able to come back (for a semester or two).
date of report. 2019. 2020
11/18/19. 5,225. 5,441
11/25/19. 5,231. 7,503
12/2/19. 5,236. 7,503
12/9/19. 5,237. 7,503
12/16/19. 11,136. 12,502
12/23/19. 11,136. 12,502
12/30/19. 11,138. 12,502
1/6/20. 11,138. 12,502
1/13/20. 11,139. 12,503
1/21/20. 17,050. 18,413
1/27/20. 18,205. 18,417
2/3/20. 19,222. 21,020
2/10/20. 19,236. 21,024
2/17/20. 19,237 21,072
2/24/20. 23,357. 26,288
3/2/20. 23,359. 26,322
3/9/20. 23,378. 26,323
3/16/20. 25,019. 30,491
3/23/20. 25,076. 31,602
3/30/20. 25,166. 31603
4/6/20. 25,422. 33,506
4/13/20. 25,439. 33,542
4/20/20. 25,461. 33,544
4/27/20. 25,465. 33,552
5/4/20. 25,468. 33,561
5/11/20. 25,472. 33,569
5/18/20. 25,475. 33,580
No real changes to accepted students. Seems they are allowing more people to pay their deposit later than last year.
5/4/20. 8,363. 9,770. total
5/4/20. 7.475. 9,083. domestic
5/11/20. 8,369. 9,871 total
5/11/20. 7,480. 9,176 domestic
5/18/20. 8,370. 9,891 total
5/11/20. 7,481. 9,195 domestic