Each Scholars Program houses students in a Scholars Learning Community. There are no extra costs associated with living in a Scholars Residence Hall. The Scholars Program locations for academic year 2013-2014 are listed below. Please note that Steeb-Smith Hall is closed for renovations until Summer 2013; however, rooms will have the same layout as Park-Stradley for reference.

• Advocates for Children and Education — Steeb-Smith Hall, South Campus
• Architecture — Drackett Tower, North Campus
• Arts — Baker Hall West, South Campus
• Biological Sciences — Barrett House, North Campus
• Business — Drackett Tower, North Campus
• Engineering
  • Green Engineering Lane Avenue Residence Hall, North Campus
  • Humanitarian Engineering Drackett Tower, North Campus
• Environment and Natural Resources — Morrill Tower, West Campus
• Health Sciences — Park-Stradley Hall, South Campus
• Humanities — Baker Hall East, South Campus
• International Affairs — Steeb-Smith Hall, South Campus
• Media, Marketing, and Communication — Morrill Tower, West Campus
• Mount Leadership Society — Halloran House, North Campus
• Politics, Society, and Law — Steeb-Smith Hall, South Campus
• Sport and Wellness — Morrill Tower, West Campus

Scholars students must take the following steps to be assigned to the appropriate Scholars hall:

1. Apply to OSU for autumn admission via the Common Application at commonapp.org no later than February 1.
2. Complete the OSU supplement.
3. On the OSU supplement, indicate if you want to be considered for admission to the Scholars Program (check the box – yes or no). If yes, respond to the Scholars Program essay prompt in 350 words or less [How would membership in the Scholars Program assist you in exploring your passions and interests?] and list your top 2 Scholars Program preferences.
4. If you are admitted, accept your Scholars Program designation online using your OSU ID no later than May 1.
5. Pay the $100 university acceptance fee no later than May 1.
6. Specify your Scholars Housing interests on your Residence Hall Contract then submit the completed contract and the $250 housing deposit to University Housing by their deadline (usually June 1).

Living in a Scholars residence hall is mandatory for all incoming Scholars students who are not commuting Central Ohio residents. All residence hall rooms come with:

• Cable television
• A microfridge (a combination microwave oven/refrigerator freezer)
• ResNet (high-speed internet connection)

Students have access to comfortably furnished study areas, a fully equipped kitchen, game areas, and television lounges within each building.

What do current Scholars have to say about living in Scholars Housing?

"I know a school of over 50,000 students may seem a bit intimidating, but the most unbelievable thing about my first year here at Ohio State was how personal it really was. Living with a small group of students that you share many classes with makes the school feel so much smaller and personal from the day you move in. The Scholars Program gives students a group of friends from day one, and at the end of the year I was amazed at how close I had become with all of the other students in my program."

— Greg Delaney, Architecture Scholars

"Being in Scholars and living with Health Sciences Scholars was one of the best choices I made entering my first year at Ohio State. Coming from a small town, I knew I wanted to be in an environment where I would share common interests and goals with many of the people around me, and also be able to find an immediate community at the largest university in the country. Being in Scholars was a great way to make friends, make memories, and prepare myself to succeed throughout my years at OSU. GO BUCKS!!!! "

— Molly McNeil, Health Sciences Scholars

"Living in the residence hall last year was a blast. The ability to interact with so many different people who shared the same type of interests was phenomenal. Being in a Scholars dorm was the greatest part of my first year because I made a lot of friends and was able to do things, such as taking a trip to New York City and meeting an Ohio Supreme Court Justice, that I would not have had the chance to if I was not a Scholar. "

— Carter Alleman, Politics, Society, and Law Scholars