surfinsunshinekat

hello! hm, not quite sure what you are seeking to find out but I can give some general information about Ohio. I have lived in Ohio most of my life. I can say that the interesting places in Ohio are usually Columbus or Cincinnati. if you're looking for excitement, those are the places you will probably have to go. I highly recommend a visit to Yellow Springs (near Dayton in the South) if you get a chance; it's a cute small town. if you are interested in concerts, most artists seem to come through Cleveland (The Grogg Shop) or Cinci. there is also Cedar Point in Sandusky, a huge amusement park for the most part, going from the top of the state to the bottom takes about 4 hours. Ohio also has some lovely parks to hike in Akron (near Cleveland). Ohio is also very flat but these parks in Akron are somewhat "hilly" and reminded me a bit of the hiking I did at Issaquah at Washington state. Cinci, in my opinion is the most liberal part of the state; Newport near Cinci has a big shopping area and lots of lovely old architecture. areas around Akron are more environmentally concerned but otherwise the state seems to say "meh" when it comes to not littering. if you are a vegetarian or vegan, finding a place to eat with something besides a salad can be difficult if you are wanting a unique meal. the weather in Ohio can be very nasty in the winter as well. our bus system is so-so. I hear that BG has quite a party atmosphere but not as much as it's big brother school, Ohio University in Athens. according to my friends in state, it seems that the University of Cinci, Ohio State and Ohio University seem to have the most lively campuses. this is just some very general information, maybe it will help.

Starlajane and MCS_aspirant, thank you! good luck to you both as well. any more advice from anyone is appreciated!

Hello everyone! I am very new to this site so forgive me if I am posting in the wrong place or if there is another thread that answers my question. This question is mainly about explaining a poor grade due to a medical condition. Basically, at the end of my sophomore year and the beginning of my junior year, I developed really serious skin problems. It took my dermatologist a long time to figure out what I had and in that period I was under suspicion of having skin cancer or something else that was very serious. Thankfully, I just have extreme dermatitis and very bad eczema (it was all over my face, arms, neck and on my leg). Before this conclusion was discovered, I went through about 15 different medications (one I had an allergic reaction to which was particularly nasty), had many tests done and missed many classes because of this. As a result of this, my grades suffered in my fall quarter of my junior year (when the condition was the worse) but the quarter before I pulled a 4.0 quarter, the following two quarters were 3.7's, my most recent quarter was a 4.0 as well and I am working very hard to achieve the same goal for my last few quarters. I have nearly all A's in my major but suffered horribly in a few general education classes that I took during this episode. I am retaking some of these classes now, confident I will ace them. No one in my family has ever went to graduate school so as far as parental help, I am on my own (for measure, bless my mother but she didn't know what the GRE was). I'm sure I'm not the only student who is first to seek graduate education, but this detail is just so everyone understands where I am. I am wondering if or how I should mention this in a SOP to explain the dip in my GPA (I will probably graduate from my bachelors with a 3.5-3.6). Will such an explanation be frowned upon or...what? Thank you everyone! I am grateful for finding this website!