Ohio State increases tuition for freshmen, locks rate for next 4 years

College orientation is when smiles of excitement from incoming students are met with the anxiety of parents who are wondering how they'll pay for it."We'll have to do what we have to do," Lydia Laurer said. "This is where he wants to be."Laurer says Ohio State is where her son has always dreamed of attending. What she didn't dream of is the cost of tuition going up before he even started classes.The Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to increase tuition 5.5 percent. It's an additional $555 per year