Ohio State’s Morrill Scholars Program

This is just some exciting news in a blog post! After high school, I want to pursue Computer Science as my current major of choice. Of course, I wouldn’t be surprised if this were to change, but I know that Comp Sci is something I thoroughly enjoy and am decently good at. My top colleges were University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne, Ohio State University, and Purdue University. I got rejected from UIUC(which makes enough sense, they are a top 5 school in the nation for Comp Sci, so the same tier as most Ivy Leagues for that program), and so I’m left with OSU and Purdue as my top two picks. I am very indecisive, so a big part of my choice boils down to money. I applied for the Eminence Scholars program and the Morrill Scholars program at Ohio State, and got rejected from Eminence, BUT very recently I learned that I got a scholarship through the Morrill program! In my essay, I was asked to write about social justice, so I told them about my job at Play Differently, a daycare for children with special needs, along with having a brother with Asperger’s, and also about my leadership position in Mustangs for Mental Health. I didn’t have high hopes about getting it, I assumed they were looking for diversity in race and fighting for equal rights for minorities, but it gave me full tuition! I just wanted to share because it makes me more confident if I am to choose OSU. If you had told me at the beginning of the school year that Ohio State would’ve been my top pick, I would’ve been very surprised, but I am very excited about the possibility of attending.