Final transcript request
Please send by July 1If you haven't already, please send final high school transcripts for students entering in autumn 2020. (If transcripts are not available until after July 1, please send them as soon as they're available.)
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Check your Status Report for students who show “Pd Acc Fee” in the “App Status” column. These students have confirmed their intention to enroll at Ohio State by paying the $100 acceptance fee.
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Send final high school transcripts for these students via an electronic transcript vendor. Be sure each transcript includes the date the student graduated and the signature of an authorized official school.
It is very important that you send the final transcript rather than simply verify that a student has graduated.
If submission through an electronic transcript vendor is not possible, you may email official transcripts to esue-studugt@osu.edu. You can also mail official transcripts to: Undergraduate Admissions, P.O. Box 182646, Columbus, OH 43218-2646. |
Application options for 2020
Moving forward with the Common AppIn order to streamline our admissions process, Ohio State will discontinue accepting the Coalition for College application in the 2021 admissions cycle and will return to using one application — the Common Application — for first-year students applying to the Columbus campus.
Ohio State remains strongly committed to the mission of the Coalition for College, which is to help underrepresented students learn about, prepare for and apply to college, and we encourage students and families to use the free college planning tools provided by the Coalition for College. There is no change for transfer students or for students applying to an Ohio State regional campus, who will continue to use our institutional application. |
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Early action deadline and testing updates
Our early action deadline has changed!To give students additional time to complete their early action applications, Ohio State's early action deadline is now November 15, 2020 (previously November 1) for 2021 new first-year students applying to the Columbus campus.
Ohio State is actively reviewing the policy to require an ACT or SAT score for students applying to the Columbus campus for spring or autumn 2021. As of today, we continue to require ACT or SAT scores and will keep you and your students updated of any changes.
The last test dates that meet our early action deadline are October 24 (ACT) and November 7 (SAT). We will be flexible with students who test on these dates, even if we don't receive the scores by November 15. |
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2021 decision release dates
For autumn 2021 applicantsHere's when students can expect to receive decisions.
Early action deadline, November 15, 2020
Release 1: December 11, 2020
Release 2: January 29, 2021
Regular decision deadline, February 1, 2021
Release 1: February 19, 2021
Release 2: March 26, 2021 |
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Self-reported grades
No longer required on the Common AppFor the past three years, students have been asked to complete the Courses and Grades section of the Common Application. This information has been utilized for research and to help our office determine how accurate self-reported information was.
We have made the decision to end this requirement. We will continue to require official transcripts from the school. |
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Virtual campus visits
On-campus visits on hold through fallFor the health and safety of our campus community and our visitors, we will continue to offer only virtual campus visits and appointments for the fall semester.
We continue to enhance our virtual engagement opportunities; learn more on our campus visit page.
We have updated our Q&A related to COVID-19, including the visit section and answers to common questions being asked by admitted and prospective students. If something's not there, let us know! |
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New admissions counselor
Welcome, Rob Reed! Bon voyage, Rhea!Please join me in welcoming back Rob Reed, senior assistant director for Outreach and Recruitment. Rob spent the past three years on a special project team, preparing for our new student information system.
Rob will serve as the admissions contact in the Northwest Ohio and Detroit territories beginning July 1.
Rhea Patil, current admissions contact for Northwest Ohio and Detroit, will be leaving the university for the next step in her career, and we wish her well! |
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Exciting school counselor website changes
The site will be down in July and August while we workThis summer our school counselor website is getting an update! Access to the website and the school counselor portal will be deactivated on July 1 and reactivated on September 1. We’ll be introducing you to the new page at our fall virtual counselor programs.
If you have questions after July 1 about student status, please contact your admissions counselor. |
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