OSU vs PSU

Colleges & Universities Ohio State University
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<p>Which is tougher to get into?</p>

<p>With these stats, which do you think I have a better shot at.</p>

<p>GPA 3.24
SAT- 1710 (620M, 520CR, 570W) Highest Single- 1650
ACT- 25 (27M, 27E, 26W, 22R, 23S)
OOS</p>

<p>AROTC and NROTC Hopeful</p>

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<p>Why is your GPA higher for tOSU than PSU?

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<p>I think both will be difficult.</p>

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<p>I don’t know about Penn State, but I’d guess your chance at an Ohio State admit is about 10 to 15%.</p>

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<p>Penn State is a little easier to get into, but not by much</p>

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<p>When my D applied to Penn State (fall 2009), it was very tough to get into. With OSU’s standards raising, they may just be about equal.</p>

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<p>Tbh, if this makes sense, my guidance counselor told me my unweighted is 33.24 since I didn’t take any honors up until Senior year, but after calculating it, It came out to about a 3, so I never know which one to put. I probably put that one up unconsciously.</p>

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<p>I am not sure but those scores are low for the main campuses. Are you out of state for both?</p>

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<p>Yes, im from NJ.</p>

<p>Also, I am applying into the NROTC for the scholarship if it means anything.</p>

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<p>I think your stats are a little low for both schools, especially since you’re out of state. But if you really want one as a reach school, I think you have a slightly better shot at PSU just because they’d be likely to defer you to a branch campus so that you can increase your stats and apply to main campus your sophomore year.</p>

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<p>I believe if you do two years at a PSU branch campus, you automatically get into the main campus. But apply to both schools . . . you never know.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>editor/aspire:</p>

<p>I know about the 2+2, i was accepted into a branch campus, but I can’t use a Naval ROTC scholarship at branch campuses, nor can I participate in the program, so I can’t even go to a branch campus</p>

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<p>Why would you want to go to PSU</p>

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<p>^Hahaha</p>

<p>Cooper, can you only join the NROTC as a freshman? I thought you could join that any year you wanted in school, but if you need the scholarship money now then I can see your issue.</p>

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<p>Penn State is a great school but I would say Ohio State University- Columbus.</p>

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<p>aspire2011-</p>

<p>You can join the NROTC whenever, but if you get a four year scholarship, you might as well use it for all four years, and not defer it for 2 years.</p>

<p>Plus, I want to spend my 4 years at the same school, preferably a big school, where I can do the NROTC all 4 years.</p>

<p>Also, if I don’t get the scholarship, it is easier to re-apply and get a 3 year if you have connections at a battalion from doing the non-scholarship program at a school.</p>

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<p>Also, I know that they put extenuating factors into the mix to make the decisions, so would basically living by myself for 4 years starting at age 13 be one?</p>