Greetings from the Office of International Affairs at The Ohio State University!

Over the past few weeks we have been sending weekly emails  to help you plan for your arrival to Ohio State. If you have recently paid your acceptance fee, you might not have received the previous emails. Please visit our email archive online to see our past messages. We will be sending a few more weekly emails prior to your arrival.  In the meantime, please explore our  website , and you are always welcome to email us at  iss@osu.edu .

 

Have a wonderful summer and we look forward to meeting you this fall!

 

• The program is basically FREE! Students have to pay the $950 fee upfront but will be reimbursed with a $950 scholarship if they successfully complete the program 
• Students will arrive early to Ohio State and have the opportunity to improve their spoken English skills and their academic preparedness
• Students will explore campus resources, go on trips and get acclimated to life in Columbus
• Students will be living on campus, will receive a city bus pass for transportation and will be given a generous living stipend to purchase meals, goods and services 
• Upon completion of LEAP, students will be more prepared to start their college journey at Ohio State

On-campus housing will be available for freshmen.  Limited housing will be available for upperclassmen as well as transfer students. Move-in day is Saturday, August 18, 2018.
 
We strongly encourage students who want on-campus housing to apply as early as possible and complete a housing contract. The availability of spaces is quite limited. Most rooms for new students house more than two people. The cost of housing varies by the type of room and the meal plan chosen.
 
Before you sign a contract to live on campus, read the contract thoroughly and decide if you want on-campus housing. The housing contract is for the length of the academic year. If you break your contract, you will be assigned a buy-out fee for each semester that is remaining on your contract. 

Note:  The deadline to cancel a housing contrac t i s  June 1, 2018 . After that date, if you have signed or will sign a housing contract and want to cancel your reservation for the 2018-2019 academic year, you will be assessed a charge for early contract termination.

International students are encouraged to consider on-campus options such as the Engineering Learning Community and the International House. The  International House  (I-House) program may be of particular interest to those undergraduate international students who are looking to live with both American and fellow international students. Living in the I-House gives students opportunities to share their own cultures as well as opportunities to learn about other cultures.

 

International students wondering what to do with your belongings over the summer should take advantage of  Zippy Shell storage options. 

Zippy Shell Greater Columbus will be at Ohio State for the third consecutive year to present ZippyU storage options. Regardless of whether you end up living on campus or off, Zippy Shell offers one special price for all storage. 

Zippy Shell offers free, on-campus pickups and redeliveries, including during weekends, at an affordable price with no registration fees.  Students can also have items/boxes shipped to their facility, so that Zippy Shell can deliver directly to the dorms in the autumn.

 

Keep in mind for future plans that reservations for summer 2019, should be made before mid-April of 2019. More details for summer storage are available  online.

 

Learn more about your storage options.