Chance me for Michigan State?

3.3 Unweighted GPA, 1100 SAT (new), 25 ACT
Academic Decathlon, KIWINS Club, Latino Culture Club, California Scholarship Federation, Varsity Drill Team
OOS, 12 AP/Honors Classes throughout HS

@savigonzalez

Before commenting on your chances, I think one question you will get a lot is why MSU if you are OOS? Tuition and housing ONLY for one year for OOS was about $46,000 last year, and is likely to go up this year, a few percent. So let’s say 3% or about $1400, for a total of $47,400 and that is without travel, books, supplies, and everyday spending costs. So you are looking at $52,000+ to attend. I am guessing that their financial aid for OOS is limited. But let’s assume you can afford it without any aid, since if you cannot it would be a terrible idea to go there.

My point is: what is it about MSU that attracts you when, for that same money, you could attend many private schools or, in the alternative, attend an instate public and save a fortune. But you have obviously homed in on MSU for some reason so perhaps it would be helpful to understand what that is.