Resources for international students
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Want to know more about Ohio State? Start here!
The undergrad.osu.edu web site
Our future student web site, undergrad.osu.edu, is a great starting point for learning about Ohio State. Some pages to explore are:
- Buckeyes Blog – current students write about their daily lives as Buckeyes
- First Year Experience – programs and events for first-year students
- Live chat – admissions staff answer your questions
- Online application
- Admissions criteria and deadlines
- Columbus, Ohio – a great place to be a university student!
Meet Ohio State staff in person
Our international counselors travel at various times throughout the year. When they're on the road, we'll post the travel schedule here.
Ohio State’s Office of International Affairs
The Office of International Affairs (OIA) offers orientation sessions and administers social, cultural, and educational programming. The OIA web site is packed with important and useful information about immigration regulations, financial matters, connecting with other students, and life at Ohio State.
Virtual visit
What makes Ohio State unique?
“At Ohio State…you meet so many different people. You're more prepared for when it's really time for you to go out and live in the real world.” Watch this video for campus scenes, student voices, and Buckeye points of pride.

Making Our Voices Heard – An International Student Forum
Current international students discuss their Ohio State experiences. How did they get here? What ways have they found to connect? What’s it like to be a Buckeye?

Digital stories: The international student experience
Six students talk about their Ohio State journeys so far, including making the transition to the university, obstacles along the way, and how they found friends and created a home for themselves at Ohio State.
Watch here: Digital stories.
EducationUSA
EducationUSA is a global network of more than 450 advising centers supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. EducationUSA centers actively promote United States higher education around the world by offering accurate, comprehensive, objective, and timely information about educational opportunities in the United States and guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access those opportunities.
Centers are staffed by professional advisers, many of whom have first-hand experience having studied in the United States themselves, and/or having received State Department-approved training about United States higher education and the advising process.
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