<p>OMG, a nice Merry Christmas to me! Was filing some of my son's post-acceptance paperwork (most of which was ignored after the VERY exciting daily checking of online status) And in passing I saw the MSu was is offering him $6,000/yr and a one-time study abroad $5,000 award as well. </p>
<p>Very nice an unexpected as son is an average student and from OOS. I'm assuming it's his standing as an East Coast kid that MSU is offering in the name of geographic Diversity. Ohio University in Athens also has some really easy to qualify for Merit $$$$ for OOS kids!</p>
<p>^Wait, where did you hear of the scholarship? I got a letter in the mail that had the acceptance letter and a sort of ‘flyer’ that talked about steps for admitted students, that scholarships would be offered in the mail Nov. 1st to (April?) 1st. </p>
<p>So, when will I hear if I received anything? I’m really upset because I feel like maybe I’m too late. Is there more mail that I should be waiting for? I was accepted Nov. 29th if that means anything.</p>
<p>I just kinda stacked all the stuff that’s been floating in after my son’s acceptances (it’s interesting…that’s when the SELLING really seems to start) and was filing it so I don’t know if the letter was in a legal sized envelope or along with the green cardboard “Congratulations you’re a Spartan” in a bigger envelope. It’s dated Dec 9 (He was accepted several weeks ago) It says Congratulations on your acceptance …In recognition of your outstanding academic achievement…" It most likely wasn’t the FIRST thing we received in the mail because of the date.</p>
<p>^OK, also, if I don’t know if I want to attend MSU or not do I have to do anything as of now? I see the steps to becoming a spartan but I don’t know if I have to do anything. My mom thinks that I have to AED fee because then I can cancel if I don’t want to enroll but I think that is only if I KNOW that I want to attend MSU and that it is a part of the process of becoming a student for sure.</p>
<p>So, what do I do for now? Sit back and wait for the scholarship mail to come in or do I need to do anything? </p>
<p>(And what I received today is the 'Congratulations! You’re a Spartan!" and it came with a letter of acceptance and nothing else in a big envelope. So, I hope this is the first of two mails from MSU.</p>
<p>Viggyram - it tells you that you need to pay the AED within 4 weeks of your acceptance letter receipt, but that is not really true. You can wait until May 1st to pay it if you so choose. However, you cannot sign up for housing and an AOP (summer orientation/class registration) date until you pay the deposit. I did not know for sure that I was attending MSU but I chose to submit the AED anyways…if you pay the AED as long as you withdraw your acceptance by May 1st they will give you a full refund (many people do this, so don’t be afraid). In terms of scholarships, just wait…that’s all you can do!</p>
<p>Were these in the same letter or separate letters? We got the study abroad, but nothing else in that letter. Do we still have a chance at some merit or grant money?</p>
<p>congrats OP! Unfortunately for me, after looking through all of my letters, I didn’t see anything regarding merit aid… May I ask what your son’s stats are?</p>
<p>My Son’s stats were way lower than zini. He’s from NJ and I think the fact that they might be trying to get some east coast blood?
GPA 3.68w 3.4 W?
SAT 1730 super scored
ALL Honors/HH 2 AP’s
Really tight essay, fantastic highly personalized recs
Paid employment, Hundreds of hours of same interesting Comm Service, few clubs, basketball, summer study Oxford England</p>
<p>They accepted him 2 days after getting his last piece…somtetimes there’s something an adcom just likes. I’m not so surprised at the acceptance as I am the merit money!</p>
<p>just fyi, I’m pretty sure they offer the $5000 study abroad scholarship to all out-of-state students with above a 3.5 GPA. In terms of the $6000 scholarship, MSU definitely has been trying to recruit out-of-state students a lot more in recent years, especially through beefing up scholarships so it is certainly to the benefit of students like your son!</p>