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My advice is to attend a smaller, privateOther
My advice is to attend a smaller, private college. It is more expensive but you get what you pay for. My friends who attended smaller universities received a better education from more experienced teachers. At Ohio State, most of my classes were taught by teaching assistants who were around 24 or 25 years old. They had no experience or perspective. Years after graduating, I attended a smaller university and the teachers were seasoned, helpful, and knowledgeable because they had worked in their field for many years. If you are majoring in something like psychology, sociology, or something general, don't bother. You won't get anywhere with a general major unless you choose to get a Phd in it and go into practice or become a college professor. It's better to major in something specific like CIS, business with concentration, pre-med, pre-law or the like. If you major in something like a language, international studies, art, or similar, you will either have to get a Phd and become a professor or work in some sort of cubicle or in general customer service upon graduation. And when you do graduate, the people who never attended college, have 5 years on you working up the ladder in the workforce. Granted, a college degree means you might become management over someone who did not graduate from college, but it's not guaranteed. So, in conclusion, I sincerely recommend you not attend OSU because the teaching assistants are inexperienced and you will receive a sub-par education. Wherever you go, choose a major wisely.
Alumnus Male -- Class 2000
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Do not count on graduating in 4 orQuite BrightPolitical Science
Do not count on graduating in 4 or possibly even 5 years. It's as if they are actively working to ensure this is impossible. I have had classes cancelled less than 6 weeks in advance every semester I have been here, and at that point every class still open is useless and usually begins at 5 pm. I wasn't able to get into any language classes my freshman year and even though I'm a junior rank because of transfer credits, I still have only been able to get into one class that counts towards my major, since the others are continually cancelled or fill up too quickly. I now have to choose between dropping my minor and staying an extra year, even though starting out I had a buffer of over 30 credit hours before that would happen. If I hadn't already signed a lease for an apartment, I would have moved to a different school this year. There are far too many students attending for them to handle, and their course planning is atrocious.
1st Year Female -- Class 2016
University Resource Use/ spending: A, Education Quality: F
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OSU does not care about the students atAverageArt & Design Department
OSU does not care about the students at all. Maybe students who have started on semesters could have a different experience, but those who have experienced the switch from quarters to semesters have had to deal with too many issues. Supposedly, the switch was going to be a smooth transition. However, that has not been the case at all. The degree requirements have been changed numerous times (and this has occurred even a good amount of time into the school year after the switch has already been made). If they were going to switch to semesters, then they should have had all the requirements settled by the time of the switch. After a whole year into the semester system, students should not have to deal with degree requirement changes! They have already devoted time to certain classes, but then their plans keep getting disrupted by the fact that OSU keeps changing degree requirements. Even if a student is just now coming into the school, they will probably still have to deal with this absurdity. Of course, if they actually did not encounter these problems, they would probably still run into problems with advising, as this is another major issue this school.
3rd Year Female -- Class 2013
Surrounding City: A-, Education Quality: F
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