hey guys. congrats on your acceptance to THE Ohio State University. you're now officially a buckeye!
I went there for undergrad and had a great time (class of '09).
if you're interested in the food/social scene, i'd recommend bookmarking the following:
cmhgournamd- food reviews in columbus
columbusunderground- blog highlighting the local news, discussion board, reviews (has happy hour listings and CU get togethers)
tacotruckscolumbus- there is a relatively big mexican community in columbus offering great tacos, tortas, burritos, agua fresca, horchata, etc.
alt.eats.columbus- highlights non traditional columbus dining fair
Also, the short north arts district (south of campus along high street- fun restaurants, art galleries, shops, bars) has a monthly gallery hop during the first saturday of the month. All the galleries and shops are open till 10.
Explore Columbus has discounted tickets of all sorts for OSU students.
My favorite Happy hour-ish specials.
Marcella's has half off most food/drinks at the bar area from 4-6 M-F. really good sangria and pizzas
Bodega- half off all beer (50+) on tap 4-8 M-F.
Los Guachos- quite a trek to the SW side of Columbus but bogo spit roasted al pastor tacos on tuesdays (can be found on tacotruckscolumbus)
crossing my fingers got a reaction from ScreamingHairyArmadillo in Ohio State University