so, as someone who is currently at main, and spent my first year at mansfield branch, i feel im qualified to throw some info down.
if your gonna do branch, mansfield is it. its 5 min from snowtrails. the apts are huge, and everyone gets thier own bedroom (if you want it). the campus is small, but nice. its cool cause you know EVERYONE within a few weeks, much more communal. classes are a lil limited, but for the most part, your just savin money while you knock out your GECs.
now, main is a totally different beast. its a huge city, huge campus, and it gets fuckin crazy down here at times. also, first year students have to live in dorms. dorms are small. that sucks. also, they only accept the best freshman to main, so with a 3.0, you prolly wont get it. its cool tho. i had a ton of fun at mansfield, and me and my roomates are best friends and still livin together. go to mansfield, ski everyday, then come down here and live off campus for year two. thats the way to do it. and buy tickets to the games. i could care less about football, but osu football is sweet. soooo much fun to get plastered and go to the game.