Amanda V. posted a comment asking, “Hey, how is the weekend and night life at OSU? I'll be coming there soon and I'm just wondering."

I can speak to the quality of the night life and weekend activities at OSU on every weekend of the year except for three - the weekend before finals week in Autumn quarter, in Winter quarter, and in Spring quarter. (This is why I'm posting at 11:30 on a Friday night; next week is finals.) So, I'll do my best to answer your question.

First, let me say that I definitely love going to a large school. 50,000 people is huge, but once you get over not knowing every single person in your city of a school, you realize that the size translates into opportunities. Opportunities for majors and classes. Opportunities for clubs and activities. Opportunities for illegality and trouble. And opportunities for entertainment and parties.

But seriously, the night life is amazing, and there is always so much to do. My advice would be to meet as many people as possible the second you get here - talk to people in your dorm or meet people in class. An on campus job is also a great way to form some connections. Trust me, between you, your roommate(s), and your friends, you should have plenty of stuff going on each weekend.

Most of the bars on campus are 21 and over, but there's always tons of house parties to go to. A lot of people don’t have class on Friday, so Thursday's also a big party night. (Actually any day that ends in "y" is a party night.) I'm not trying to be your mother, but it can actually be tough to remember the real reason you're going to school and not go out every night. It will be more of a challenge to not go out then to find something to do.

Best of luck at OSU next year, and have a great summer. Please feel free to post any other comments or questions.