Operations
When is the deadline for an applicant to change their mind about submitting test scores?
Their application deadline (Nov 1 or Feb 1 for NFYS to COL)
Who coordinates our Advisory Board made up of high school counselors from Ohio and across the country?
Austin Martin
Name 4 role assignments you might get on a Large Admissions Event Day?
Set-Up, Registration, Line Attendant, Parking Attendant, Human Arrow, Academic Escort, Admissions Counselor @ Command Central, Academic Table Fair Attendant
Undergraduate Admissions provides certain early action admitted students with monetary funds (travel grants) to travel to campus for Buckeye Bound. If professional Undergraduate Admissions staff members have questions about it, who should they reach out to?
Winston Branch
Applicant requests to be considered for scholars instead of honors, who should they contact to get this changed?
honors-scholars@osu.edu
Is it considered an official transcript if a college or University emails a pdf?
No, to be considered official, a Previous University transcript must be encrypted and sent directly to Ohio State from the institution (not sent by the applicant)
Who is the newest leader of the O&R Leadership Team?
Binh Huynh
You need to reserve space in the Undergraduate Admissions Welcome Center for a staff training. Who do you reach out to?
Casey Rinella
You have a student with really specific questions about their intended major of Computer Engineering that you don't know how to answer. Who should you reach out to first to find the right contact?
Alex Green, Cody Grabbe, or Terondrick Waller
International students are eligible for these merit-based scholarships
International students are not eligible for merit-based scholarships
Can an international student attend a regional campus?
No, a student would have to show that they are a permanent resident to attend a regional campus.
Who is the chief trainer of O&R?
Molly Sprague
You are coordinating a special group visit to campus and need assistance in finding students for a student panel, who do you reach out to?
Casey Rinella and Eric Hildebrandt
What does COG stand for? Who attends it?
College Outreach Group - One representative from each undergraduate academic unit responsible for recruitment
If travel grant students have questions about their travel grant, who should they reach out to?
travelgrant@osu.edu
An applicant entered their name incorrectly on the application, what should I do to help them fix it?
Submit a Salesforce Case to Operations to make sure their documents and SIS record are accurate.
If the applicant has a name.# issued to them that is incorrect, they will contact the Registrar’s office to fix it.
What are the four areas within Outreach and Recruitment?
Visits and Events, Domestic Recruitment, International & Transfer Recruitment, Regional Recruitment.
You are scheduled to work registration for Buckeye Bound but had some questions about your schedule and the role. Who do you reach out to?
Ebony Smith or JoElle Hall
The Buckeye Student Leadership Academy is a cohort-based program that provides the opportunity for high school students to learn more about leadership, diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice, and more about importance of college. Can non-OH high school students apply for BSLA?
No. BSLA is only for Ohio residents.
Both in-state and out-of-state applicants are eligible for these merit-based scholarships
-Stamps Eminence Scholarship Program
-Morrill Scholarship Program (MSP)
-Maximus, Provost, and Trustees Scholarships
What is the SIS comment code that tells you the student opted OUT of submitting test scores?
NOPTOT or NOPTOC (NOPTOC means they WERE test considered and changed to test not considered)
What is the program made up of 16 colleges that Ohio State just became a part of this year?
The STARS Network which stands for Small-Town And Rural Students
If a parent asks, “What do we see on the campus tour?” can you name at least 5 stops?
Ohio Union, Residence Hall, Dining Location, Academic Advising Location, Classroom, RPAC, Oval, Mirror Lake, Thompson Library
Application Review team is responsible for what types of review?
Domestic Freshman, International Freshman, and Honors
What type of IGCSE document do we need in order to fulfill an international applicant's transcript requirement?
Student’s official examination certificates for their O/AS/A-Levels
aka we do NOT accept student's "Statement of Results"