Campus Tour Questions

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<p>Hey, I'm comming down next Wensday for a visit, I'm a junior from Maryland and this will most likly be the last time I will be down there until I apply. I wanted to know if you have any suggestions.</p>

<p>Should i bring my transcript?
How should i dress?
Will i be meeting with any admissions officers?
How about honors college, can i visit that too?
How long will the tour take? (its the 9 am one)
Any tips for places to eat or things to do after the tour?</p>

<p>Also what are my chances of getting in to LSU and into the honors college and of getting a scolarship?</p>

<p>GPA: 3.1 / 4.0 Weighted (I have a HUGE upward trend)
AP classes: 3
Honors: 13
Sat: should be about a 1900
Act: no idea yet
I will be class president for 4 years (And my class is over 500 kids)
I'm from MD
I'm in 3 or 4 clubs and am a officer in a few.</p>

<p>Thanks so much!!!!!</p>

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<p>I’ll answer what I can.</p>

<p>I don’t know what the full extent of your visit will be, but I don’t see a need for a transcript. If it’s just a scheduled tour, you might just have a student showing you the campus and meeting a few officials. You can always bring one, I just don’t know what you are going to do with it or who you are going to hand it to.</p>

<p>As far as dress…again I don’t know the nature of your visit, but I would suggest somewhat nicely but nothing overkill. The weather down here has been around 60 and lately around 70 or so. Since you are doing a campus tour, I would highly suggest comfy shoes. LSU’s campus is big and you might be doing a lot of walking depending on how much of the campus they are going to show you.</p>

<p>Just ask to see the Honors college, I’m sure they won’t mind. It’s nothing big. The building is called the French House. It has the Honor College offices and hold a few Honors College classes. Other HC classes will be in various buildings depending on the department and course (i.e. my Honors biology course was in one of the main science buildings). I think it’s slated for some renovations at some point in time.</p>

<p>What kind of food do you like? Baton Rouge has a lot of places to eat. There’s lots of seafood restaurants but plenty of other food as well, such as T.J. Ribs which isn’t far from LSU and houses Billy Cannon’s old Heisman trophy. </p>

<p>I don’t know about your admissions chances since I don’t know how tough they are about out-of-state applicants. Scholarship chances can be found here: [Scholarship</a> Forms](<a href=“http://www.lsu.edu/financialaid/schlqualifications.htm]Scholarship”>http://www.lsu.edu/financialaid/schlqualifications.htm)</p>

<p>Basically if you meet the criteria for a reward, you should get it. </p>

<p>As far as the Honors college, even if you don’t get in your Freshman year, you can still get in to the Honors college even for your Freshman Spring semester. If you show great academic skill in your college classes and show some leadership roles in the LSU campus community, they can let you in. I had a friend who didn’t get in when she applied to LSU, but later got in afterwards. The Honors College is nice for scheduling perks and some of the HNRS courses are very interesting and fun. I know many of my friends who have “dropped” out of the HNRS college after their junior year because the scheduling perks don’t have as much benefit as they did when they were a freshman or sophomore. I think that’s enough about the Honors college for now, but I can go into more detail if need be.</p>

<p>Anyway, hope this helps some.</p>

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<p>Thanks so much. I will only be in Baton Rouge for the day… I’ll be in new orleans for the night. I’m just doing a basic visit with the college however i did ask to meet with the political science department because that is what i am pasionate about. </p>

<p>60 or 70 sounds great compared to the blistery 20’s and 30’s here…</p>

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<p>Should i bring my transcript?
No one will bother to take a look at it unless you schedule a meeting with an admissions counselor prior.</p>

<p>How should i dress?
Everyone will be in shorts/jeans and a t-shirt. If you want to go to the Faculty Club for lunch, which I recommend, khaki pants and a nicer t-shirt or polo may be in order, but it’s not a big deal if you don’t. No one will judge you for the way you dress, in your favor or against you.</p>

<p>Will i be meeting with any admissions officers?
Not unless you schedule an appointment with one. Your best bet to schedule one is to call the admissions office on Monday during office hours.</p>

<p>How about honors college, can i visit that too?
You can take a look at the French House. If you want to meet with an advisor from there, again I recommend you call or e-mail for an appointment. Jeremy Joiner is who I met with on my first visit.</p>

<p>How long will the tour take? (its the 9 am one)
About 2 hours, but there are residential tours at 1:30 and 3, that take about 45 minutes.</p>

<p>Any tips for places to eat or things to do after the tour?
Faculty Club, which is not only for faculty for lunch. And Chimes nearby campus for dinner.</p>

<p>How did you go about asking to meet with the Poli Sci department? Have you heard back from then. </p>

<p>A side note, but if you’re interested in politics at LSU, Political Communication is the way to go over poli science. That’s where the better students are and it’s a far more practical curriculum.</p>

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<p>Yea, i just told someone i was interrested in political science so i guess after my tour i’m going to meet with both a rep. form the poli sci and honors college…</p>

<p>thanks so much for your input… i hear political communications is one of LSU’s best majors… </p>

<p>ill be sure to update either on wensday night or thurday and tell you how it went…</p>

<p>any tips for getting in?</p>

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<p>Really it’s all up to test scores now. I’d say a 26 ACT, 1180 SAT and you’re in, 30 ACT, 1320 SAT, and you’re in full tuition scholarship range.</p>

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<p>alright thanks alot… although… i might not be visiting anymore… because flight might be canceled due to the heavy snow up here… hopefuy it will tamper down…</p>

<p>how do people at lsu treat out of staters?</p>

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<p>Same way they treat instaters</p>

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<p>is lsu better then Alabama, mississippi, uscc?</p>

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<p>In what program? You can always look at rankings.</p>

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<p>So I got back from a visit at LSU.</p>

<p>I think I’m in love, I AM in love!!!</p>

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<p>Did you go for Spring Invitational? </p>

<p>Don’t get your expectations too high because you’re bound to be disappointed when you realize just how mediocre most things are there.</p>

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<p>LSU is comparable to all the schools you mentioned. In “rankings” it’s usually above Ole Miss and below Alabama and USCC. Honestly, a lot of what bringing LSU down is TOPS paying tuition for in-staters who don’t take it seriously.</p>

<p>For example, in my 7:30 economics class, usually about 25 of the 80 students enrolled show up at most classes. The instructor is terriffic, the course material is at a high level, and the students who do show up learn basic economic principles as well as any school in the country, but my God are there some lazy people at the school. I don’t know why they are even enrolled if they only show up for tests.</p>

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<p>really lsu is ranked lower than alabama… thats weird all the websites say it is better… hum</p>

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<p>According to US News, but those rankings are so ridiculous anyway. Alabama recruits a lot of good students with its national merit full ride.</p>

<p>I believe LSU starting salaries for graduates are higher than UA, but UA’s graduation rate is about 5% higher. Take that how you will. I lost the link for the starting salaries page, but I’m pretty sure that’s how it was.</p>

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<p>there def. both worth looking into</p>