Jo, these are students calling from the OSU call center. My daughter's friend did this last year. It's not just for alumni; I didn't attend OSU and they still call me. My daughter, however, is a student there at the moment.
I get calls on average 4-5 times a week sometimes multiple times a day.
Given that I pay OSU approx 30,000.00 a year to go there I would hope they have more compassion for my empty wallet. Out of state fees are horrendous, even with a kid who has been on the Deans list EVERY quarter for 3-1/2 years the school is very uncaring about anything but what they can get out of your wallet.
Okay, I am a current student at The Ohio State University. I am also a current employee at Ohio State Calling.
Here's a few fun facts:
1. We will continue to call you until we get a decision, yes or no.
2. We are REQUIRED to ask you for money 3 times
3. Don't just say "send me something"... that not going to happen.
4. Saying you're busy or you do not have time to talk will only make us call you back tomorrow
5. Ohio State is very unique in the fact that athletics and academics are COMPLETELY separate.
6. NONE of the money we raise from these phone calls go to anything involving the athletic department
Here's a few tips
1. ANSWER THE PHONE
2. Either tell us NO 3 times, or just hang up. No need to be rude.
3. POLITELY ask us to be taken off the list.
We are all just poor college kids trying to make our way through.