<p>This does tick me off for a few reasons. First off, I submitted my ACT on Oct. 1st and ACT sent it out on Oct. 1st but it took MSU 3 weeks to put it into their files... I spent a week calling them to track it down and they ended up telling me they had "misplaced it" for well over a week. That was the final document I needed which was finally filed on Oct. 24th and I can't help but feel it may have had an impact on my decision.</p>
<p>Now to the substance,</p>
<p>My stats are
3.147 GPA-W, with a noticeable upward trend
29 ACT
Lots of E.C.'s
Work experience
Several APs
Rather rigorous course load compared to 90% of the kids at my school</p>
<p>I really really wanted to get into the JMC at MSU- my hopes of that now seem crushed(feel free to correct me if I am wrong).</p>
<p>So that leaves me with this, what exactly do I need in order to be assured that I will get into MSU?</p>
<p>p.s. I do have some serious family issues going on which has made it very, very hard to receive good grades this semester as I have had to miss a great deal of school to deal with the family issues- any chance MSU will take that into consideration?</p>
<p>This also happened to me last year (I am now a freshman at MSU-i eventually got in after a lot of waiting). It’s good that you have an uprising trend-the office of admissions will definitely notice that. Your GPA is probably what is holding you back. I got deferred with a 3.4 but a 22 on the ACT. Honestly, the only thing you can do to really assure your spot is to do well this semester, although like you said it will be difficult. One thing you could do is write a letter to the office of admissions explaining why your grades may be lower. But for the most part, I would just try and do as best as you possibly can this semester : ) it will be worth it in the end! Good luck!! MSU is an awesome place!!</p>
<p>Thanks for the info! It’s difficult as I really can see myself at MSU and I will follow through with sending them my grades and stuff it just ticks me off to hear of my buddy with a 3.2 and a 23 ACT who applied when I sent my stuff in(before they messed up my ACT stuff) get in…</p>
<p>I know how you feel! That happened to me too! Just hang in there! They usually defer a lot of people that eventually get in. A lot of the people-like almost all of us- in my hall got deferred, but we all eventually got accepted. They just gotta make sure they have room for everyone! </p>
<p>No problem! and good luck! Don’t stress too much!!</p>
<p>You’re ticked off because a school is requesting more information? Really?</p>
<p>You have a low GPA compared to the middle 50%. They want to make sure you can handle upper level work. That’s why they’re requesting your grades. If they’re good, you’re in, if they’re not, well… </p>
<p>And your delayed ACT score is almost definitely NOT the reason that you were deferred. </p>
<p>If you get in to MSU, you’ll get in to JMC. You’ll probably get in as long as you have a decent semester. </p>
<p>Do not compare yourself to anyone else. You have zero idea why one person gets in and another does not. Adcoms do not compare candidate x to candidate y and therefore you shouldn’t either.</p>
<p>I appreciate the insight. I guess I was just ticked off because I’ve always wanted to go to State and JMC and wasn’t quite sure if this would jeopardize me getting into JMC. Correct me if I’m wrong but it sounds like it won’t- based on what you said.</p>
<p>Now it is time for me to buckle up and get some good grades this semester so hopefully I can be a Spartan next year!</p>
<p>Thank you all for the input and if anyone has any more… feel free to reply!</p>
<p>Your stats would be low at other michigan public universities as well not just MSU, though the 29 ACT is pretty good. From the perspective of MSU it looks as if you are either lazy in school or cheated on the ACT since you have a 29 but only a 3.15. That or you went to a really good high school like a Cranbrook or Detroit Country Day that has very rigorous academics. Now that might not be the case, but admissions staff at most colleges prefer higher gpa and lower ACT as compared to higher ACT and lower GPA. I hope you have applied to other schools like a Michigan Tech or a GVSU. Still, good luck with your grades this semester.</p>
<p>" Now that might not be the case, but admissions staff at most colleges prefer higher gpa and lower ACT as compared to higher ACT and lower GPA."</p>
<p>^
I’m not sure about that because a high GPA and a low ACT shouts “Grade Inflation”. I’ve noticed there are a number kids on CC with 4.0’s and low ACT’s (on other college sites my DS got accepted to) Sure once in a while you may have someone who isn’t a good test taker but really… If you have a high GPA you should have a decent ACT score.</p>
<p>Anyway I think if the poster can show an upward trend they usually have a decent chance of getting in.</p>
<p>I just had to post my experience (I’m a freshman at MSU, graduated from high school in spring 2012). I had pretty low grades in high school, probably a 2.8 cumulative GPA when I was applying, a 29 on the ACT, no SAT or AP level classes (my school was a prep school so, unofficially AP-level). No sports, but I was on quiz bowl for 3 years and student council for 1. Tons of work experience. </p>
<p>I applied in October as soon as the application opened, and they got back to me in December, telling me that they were deferring my application until they got more applications, and they would give me another decision in the spring. My school ran on trimesters, so the second trimester (November-February) I did really well (for me), pulling a 3.3 and had some of my favorite teachers write recommendation letters for me. I got accepted at the end of March. </p>
<p>BUT! Before you decide to use me as an example and slack off I should say this: My friend had pretty much the same grades as me, with a little bit more extracurricular stuff on her application. She was deferred in the first batch like me but, when I got my acceptance letter, she started calling them to find out why she hadn’t received a decision yet. They told her that they “weren’t making decisions yet” (obviously not, since I had already been accepted). She called them daily for two weeks and finally they claimed that her application had been misplaced, and then accepted her for the spring semester because they were full for the fall semester. </p>