<p>Ohio State is a very good university, no doubt, but it is not great (nor near great) and is not better for undergraduate studies than is Miami, or Kenyon, or Oberlin, or Case Western Reserve. I would argue that all of those are usually better for undergraduates. Also, Ohio Wesleyan is known as a school that is “easy to get into but hard to stay” because they consistently challenge their students.</p>
<p>Acceptance Rates:
OSU 64%
Oberlin 31%
Kenyon 36%
Ohio Wesleyan 74%
Denison 50%
Wooster 58%
Miami 73%
Case Western 54%</p>
<p>Not that I consider acceptance rates to be of notable value. Those rates tell us what comes in to a college, not what comes out. I would rather come out of either Miami or Ohio Wesleyan, even though they are easier to get into.</p>
<p>OSU’s true value is for post-graduate and professional education (medical school, law, vet school, MBA, etc…). That is where it shines. For an extremely talented young person who wants to be challenged, and to grow, OSU is not a reasonable undergraduate choice unless the price is right.</p>
<p>For what it is worth, I live in the suburbs of Columbus and am very aware of OSU’s strength’s and weaknesses. I know more than a few alums, plus a handful of current students. I also know one mother (and Buckeye football fan) who would have saved several thousand dollars each year if her first son had chosen OSU last month. He chose an OOS private university. Afterward she confessed relief, stating that her son was too good for OSU. He had a 31 ACT and a 1950 SAT. The OP of this thread has a 2340 SAT. Average SAT at OSU is 1850.</p>