<p>will my being Indian (the Asian kind), play any role in the admissions process? just for reference...</p>
<p>raider, only U of M disregards freshman grades. MSU uses all your core-academic grades. And no, being Indian won't play a significant role in admission. It won't hurt nor will it help you.</p>
<p>ok, so if i were to get the National Merit scholarship that covers a silver meal plan, i can put sparty cash on top of that, right?</p>
<p>and when do we pick/sign up for the prof. assistantship? just wondering...</p>
<p>Yeah Michigan doesn't count freshmen year when calculating GPA, and I didn't know California was into doing that as well.</p>
<p>Yeah you can add Sparty Cash to a silver meal plan. You just have to make the deposit yourself.</p>
<p>My D was admitted to MSU, the HC and a Professorial Asistantship. She was given a $2000 per year scholarship. She is in state. She should find out this week if she's a NMF. She's taking the ADS next week. What other scholarships does she qualify for. Should she be applying for more scholarships through MSU. PLEASE HELP!!</p>
<p>If i apply for a residential college, and don't get in... am i automatically rejected or can i be reconsidered for the regular colleges in MSU?</p>
<p>Im pretty sure you get accepted first, and then receive a decision on the residential colleges later but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>oh? thats interesting! so if i don't get into a residential college freshman year, can i try and change colleges sophomore year? is that allowed?</p>
<p>how much do you think living in California, will hurt my chances?</p>
<p>Momofsam1, MSU sent my son a letter for any scholarships where he needed to send in any extra info, like a essay. Mostly MSU just goes by the application that was sent in. MSU does have scholarship info on their website too. If the student is instate then there is a good chance they will get the Michigan Promise and Michigan Competive scholarships too.</p>
<p>If i apply for a residential college, and don't get in... am i automatically rejected or can i be reconsidered for the regular colleges in MSU? </p>
<p>You are admitted to the university disregarding the basis of your major (ie your major or residential college choice doesn't matter). Once you get into the university, essentially if you want to be in a residential college you can be. Sometimes the programs "fill up," but you just have to be persistent and you can either switch your major to a residential college by emailing admissions, changing your major at AOP, or changing your major during welcome week.</p>
<p>momofsam1-msu will let you know most of the time if you need to fill out any additional forms or give any additional info for scholarships; if you are worried, there is a scholarship database on the msu website you can look through</p>
<p>i have been contacted for more info once and had a diff scholarship given to me through the mail based on nothing other than my initial application</p>
<p>Im in need of advice! I am going to MSU in the fall and I know I want to do something in the medical filed, my major is pre-med right now. Should I go into the Lyman Briggs program? how will it help me and will it be harder to make friends? Im also curious about sororites at MSU.. how do u get in one and is it worth it to be? what are they like?</p>
<p>Should I go into the Lyman Briggs program? how will it help me and will it be harder to make friends? Im also curious about sororites at MSU.. how do u get in one and is it worth it to be? what are they like? </p>
<p>I can't necessarily tell you whether to go into the lyman briggs program, but i can tell you a couple of things about it. Basically, it is a residential college for pre-med/science/math majors. This means all lyman briggs freshmen live in the same dorm (holmes). They have the same core classes their freshman year (making it A LOT easier to make friends, in my opinion). There are no teacher's assistants in lyman briggs courses-all are taught by professors of the university...smaller class sizes. Along with that, the residential colleges organize a lot of activities for students to do within the college, a great networking/better job opportunities access. The curriculum is definitely considered harder than average, and the students are probably more studious than average as well. However...if you are worried about them all being anti-social geeks who don't party or do anything, that is not an issue at all. The majority of Michigan State students all like to have a good time (and study hard at the same time), no matter their major. I think it would be worth it to join lyman briggs, but the program isn't for everyone. </p>
<p>And about sororities. I am not in one, nor did I rush or ever plan to be in one. But I can tell you what I, as an outsider who has quite a few friends in sororities, think of them. I won't be able to tell you about the specific sororities, but I will give you my overall impression. Basically, sororities have many good points. It's not just the parties, social events and the automatic sisterhood of friends that are part of it-community service, networking, and scholarship opportunities are also an integral part of joining a sorority. Depending on which sorority you join, there are special interest ones for multi-cultural students or themed i.e. a sorority/fraternity for mostly business majors. You get to meet a large amount of people right away (especially if you are an out-of-state student who doesn't know anyone, or if it is a little bit harder for you to make friends a sorority might be for you), sororities often co-host events with fraternities, there are awesome field trips to conferences and speakers, and most end up with a great group of friends for life. </p>
<p>Now, while there are many good points to sororities, in my opinion the numerous downsides outweigh the benefits. First of all, it is the huge huge huge time commitment. As part of a sorority, you are required to attend a certain amount of events. If you don't like being required to attend events like parties, then a sorority is not for you (honestly, there are loads of party opportunities for students who aren't in sororities-if that is truly what you are concerned about, it is not ever an issue at MSU). This was probably the biggest deterrent for me from joining a sorority. Obviously there are costs $$ involved-being part of a sorority is not cheap. The emphasis on appearance is quite apparent among a large amount of the sororities-you can tell sorority girls from the average MSU student because they are always primped up far too much. Also there is the whole aspect of "buying" your friends-If you are a very social person and can make a large group of friends without joining a sorority, you might as well not bother (unless you feel like you need that kind of social institution). </p>
<p>Then finally there is the stereotypical image of a sorority girl. Even though there are so many exceptions to the rule-most of the sorority girls I know are great people-super nice, friendly, smart, and cute, there is ALWAYS the negative image of a sorority girl being the super promiscuous partier who is far too concerned with superficial things such as appearances. By joining a sorority, you are sort-of accepting that image, or maybe inferring that you want to become such a girl, to other people who may not know better. Lastly, by joining a sorority you tend to limit yourself to making mostly friends within the Greek system more than not. </p>
<p>If you really want to join a sorority (or just see what they are like), I'd advise you to rush. It costs a small amount of money, and if you do fall rush there is a formal recruitment process where you get to see all of the sororities and pretty much see what it is like. Some sororities are going to be the stereotypical images of what you see, read, or hear, but others are not like that at all. During the spring there is an abridged, shortened version of rushing as well.</p>
<p>thanks so much for all of that info! Ive decided not to do lymann briggs or worry about a sorority right away because i am still a little undecided if i will stick with pre med major and i will just see what happens when i get to college. but thanks again!</p>
<p>I think I'm going to fill out my housing app in a couple of weeks so I was wondering if you could give me a description of each of the halls (like what perks each hall has, what type of students mainly reside there, condition of the rooms, etc.). Also, which one do you think is the best?</p>
<p>I'm a junior in high school, but have been inform by students and websites on halls... or at least a few things about them.</p>
<p>Brody: Freshmen dorm, party dorm... want to get the freshmen experience? Then I would suggest a look at brody. Downfall is community bathrooms, and with a new caferteria underconstruction/ a few remodling to the building... it may be more crunch than usual.</p>
<p>Hubbard: (Have a sibling in this dorm) Having parties here is nothing new. I've also been inform hubbard may not be as clean as other dorms. </p>
<p>Owen: Mainly for graduates/ upperclassmen... but some freshmens have been known to reside in this hall. If your not looking for a roomate, increase in this hall may increase. There is also a maid(s) that clean your room, so if your a hudge privacy person... then may not be a dorm fit.</p>
<p>McDonald: Non freshmen hall</p>
<p>Holmes: Most of the students are in lyman briggs. Ive been told it's a hall that have high interest in video games. If your looking to meet a lot of people thats open to you/ party... not the best choice of dorm.</p>
<p>Holden: Mixture of classes( like freshmen, junior etc...) just was recently remolded.</p>
<p>Case: Uh... a lot of students interested in law</p>
<p>Wilson/ Wonders: These are also interesting halls, similarities with Hubbard.</p>
<p>Uh, not the most accurate information listed above. Though it may help you think of halls. </p>
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<p>Holden: It was recently renovated and it looks AWESOME. This one seems to be a fun dorm to live in. It houses mostly freshmen with a mix of underclassman. In my opinion, it has good location being close to the football stadium and basketball arena. Suite style rooms are also a plus to this dorm.</p>
<p>Holmes: This one seems to be one of the nicer dorms, it just has a horrible location. Rumor is that the food is pretty good. It houses the Lyman Briggs college so there will be lots of kid going into the field of science. It also hold a lot of honors college kids. I think that atmosphere there will be much more studious compared to that of Brody. It also has suite style rooms so there is more privacy</p>
<p>Wonders/Case: These two are both in the south complex which makes me kind of favor them. I like the close proximity to the sporting games. They both have suite style rooms with a mix of upperclassman. Wonders apparently has some really good food (along with Wilson which is also in south). Wonders also has a small gym in it and good study lounges. Case houses the James Madison College so I don't think you are allowed to live in it unless you are part of the program. It also has an honor floor I believe.</p>
<p>Brody: Obviously, this one would probably be one of the more lively areas to live. It is filled with freshmen so you are bound to meet TONS of people. They all have community style bathrooms which has it's pros and cons. I think the one issue I have with Brody is that is has way to much partying going on and not enough school time. Also, I heard kids can't get away with a lot of things at this dorm or they will be written up (Current students, correct me if I'm wrong). Brody dorms also have bigger rooms then those in the south/east.</p>
<p>Hubbard: I personally really liked this dorm, but absolutely hate the location. It has suite style rooms and a good study lounges. I think that if you live here, you can get away with a lot of stuff. I think that this dorm has a good mix of partying and studying.</p>
<p>Tilohnine explain Hubbard well, sorta the way my sibling explain it. Though I must say, Holden houses only few freshmen ( at least from what I heard). It's obvious, if you wan't the freshmen experience, Brody would be the pick. Most residence in the hall are freshmen, plus if there is any time to stay in Brody it's your freshmen year.</p>
<p>( Tilohnine what do you mean by "getting away with things"?)</p>
<p>I've got friends that live in Brody, and according to them that's the place to be if you're a freshman. After visiting a few times I would have to agree, it's great there. The rooms are pretty big actually, and community bathrooms really aren't that bad. And none of them have been written up once yet and they all party pretty hard.</p>