My child was direct admitted to 2 nursing programs in the Big10, but had her heart set on a school that only had the “pre-nursing” program.
I talked to nursing admissions at that school to get an idea what her chances were. I said “she’s a 31 ACT, top 10% in her HS class, AP Bio, AP Calc, etc etc” kind of expecting the lady to say “oh yea, that’s the type of kid that gets in after the first year”. Instead, she was quite frank and said “thats what most of the kids have”, she told me the average gpa after their freshman year was a 3.8 and that their university had no limit as to how many kids were admitted as “pre-nursing”.
She told me that a direct admit “would be hard to turn down”. Honestly, that scared me off and I didn’t want to risk a year of pre nursing classes that might not transfer to another major.
This was not OSU, but I guess my point is, when you visit, ask direct questions one-on-one I think you’ll get a good feel for your kids chances. Good luck 