<p>Yeah Interesting, well the information I recieve(d) from MSU I feel is a little more reliable.</p>
<p>Still willing to field any questions! :)</p>
<p>Still looking at the JMC (sent in transcript today!) but i have a few more questions about it
1) Do you feel limited by it's major choices? I'm planning to major in political science but the JMC equivalent is political theory something or other...
2) How many required classes does the james madison college have? do you take many classes outside of the residential college?
3) How hard is it to get tickets to the football games?</p>
<p>MSU replied today saying they never recieved my transcript. WTH!. Do I still have a shot at going into Lyman Briggs?</p>
<p>1) Do you feel limited by it's major choices? Not really, because I definitely want to go into the international field of politics. If you are really into political science (and not so much merely the political theory/constitutional democracy side of things) then you might want to rethink james madison. However, loads of students double major within the college, majoring in political theory and social relations, or political theory and international relations, or major in a James Madison major along with the political science major (in the college of social sciences). Also, there are so many specializations within the james madison college; muslim studies, western European studies, political economy, etc. </p>
<p>2) How many required classes does the james madison college have? do you take many classes outside of the residential college?
For the first year, there are 2 required yearlong classes to take; a writing course and a public policy course, taken with all fellow james madison students. Typically the course load is 4 classes, so definitely you will be taking classes outside of jmc. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year course load within jmc depends on your major. If you go online to the website you can download the handbook with all the class requirements. </p>
<p>3) How hard is it to get tickets to the football games? Season tickets ($168 for all 7 home games) for students sell out about 2 weeks before the first game. I'd highly recommend to get season tickets so you can sit in the student section. For guests you can also purchase tickets easily through your account (once you are a season ticket holder). For away games I'm not quite sure, but season ticket holders get first dibs on anything...</p>
<p>petlee, you're fine! You will get into Lyman Briggs. Just resend your transcript again. (2 times more if necessary)!</p>
<p>how long did it take you to be accepted from when you applied? how early did you apply? Do you have higher chances (at MSU overall or at the james madison college) if you apply earlier?</p>
<p>I have not took geometry, nor plan to take it... although Michigan State University said it's a required class.
9th grade: Algebra 1 & 2
10th: Advance Algebra 3 & 4
11th( currently): Pre-Calculus
12th: Plan to take Ap Calculus
Would you say my chances of admission is slim due to not taking geometry?</p>
<p>Someone I know took AP Calculus in high school but couldn't pass the trig part on MSU's math test that you have to take unless you get a high ACT score. He ended up having to take trig again at MSU and then taking calculus again. You might want to ask someone at MSU about the geometry because it might hold you back.</p>
<p>If you are taking pre-calc it has pretty much all the basic trig/geometry that you'll need. If you are doing fine in pre-calc you will most likely be fine at MSU. MSU's requirements are not stringent-if you have taken a sufficient amount of math classes I'm fairly certain that they will forgive you for not having exactly the class they "require" as long as everything else is up to par.</p>
<p>I have an A in pre-calculus, although I just don't plan on taking geometry. I think the other classes such as Ap Calculus, are more of a demand for me. I don't see why they would require geometry anyway.</p>
<p>Hey I'm trying to possibly transfer to MSU but had a question about dorms. Do a lot of sophmores and juniors come back to the dorms? Are there specific dorms for transfers? I really want to be in a dorm preferably with kids my age, just so I can meet kids, I feel if I had to live in an apartment first year I would have a hard time meeting people.</p>
<p>many, MANY sophomores and juniors continue to live in the dorms after the first year. most transfer students are placed into mcdonel hall, which is part of east complex.</p>
<p>Yep, like puppylover said, there are lots of transfer students at MSU (especially housed at mcdonel hall. Mcdonel Hall has a large international student population as well). A lot of upperclassmen are also housed in shaw hall. I would say more than half (maybe 3/4th's) of sophomores live in the dorms. Most students get off dorms for their junior year, and nearly all seniors are off campus (unless they are an RA or OCAT advisor).</p>
<p>I'm surprise the seniors don't dominate the campus apartments.</p>
<p>Okay...i have a question about the dorms at MSU. I went to take a look at them on Green Carpet Day and only got to see the community-style ones, and they were pretty small. I heard the suit-style dorms are bigger and with own personal bathroom, but that there's usually more than 2 people rooming in one dorm. also..are the dorms on the honors floors better? as in, are they roomier and have more advantages?
basically...which hall should i try to get into..i want the biggest dorms possible, but i also wanna room with one person.</p>
<p>South complex dorms all have suite-style dorms (2 people per room only, with 4 sharing a bathroom). So do akers, holmes, hubbard, and mcdonel. I'd say holden's rooms are roomiest/biggest from perception. As far as the honors floors go, I am on one and I enjoy it but they are not for everyone. There are lots of honors students that choose to go off the honors floor, but the honors floor at least in case hall seems a lot more cohesive and friendly than other floors. It completely depends on the type of people you want to meet. On my floor, I'd say 1/3 of students are quiet bookworm types. Another 1/3 of students are super-friendly but non-partiers. Then in the remaining third there are the super-outgoing, friendly partiers and the more seclusive students that party but don't talk to others. There are a lot more sophomores on the floor than freshmen this year (compared to most other floors with majorities of freshmen), but it honestly depends on year to year and how many people choose the honors floor again next year. As far as which hall should you try to get into, it all depends on your major and what you are looking for as far as environment. South complex is closer to spartan stadium. West circle dorms are closer to grand river where the shops/businesses/most of the parties are. etc etc</p>
<p>but are the rooms on the honors floor bigger?</p>
<p>honors floors are identical to normal floors, except for the fact that HC people live on them. the rooms are not any bigger than normal.</p>
<p>ohhh....gotcha. I thought they would somehow be bigger.
So from what fa-la-la-lena says, Holden Hall is the biggest? what do you mean when you say "from perception"...does that mean it looks big on the outside but its not really?</p>