I was admitted November 24th but my application was complete October 23rd. I was accepted as a pre-nursing major with a 3.49 UW and 3.69 W GPA. I had a 26 ACT and a lot of extracurriculars!!
I was accepted into Human Biology on October 14. I’m international (canadian). I have the requirements to receive the honors college invitation, but the problem is I was accepted when my ACT scores hadn’t arrived yet (I wrote my ACT in september and I was accepted before the results were sent to MSU since I’m international and they’re not required). Should I contact the university and ask them to re-read my application with my ACT scores and send me an honors invite?
Also, I received the Global Neighbors Scholarship (6000$/year) and the Presidential Study Abroad Scholarship. If I get the Honors college Tuition Grant (in-state tuition rates), could I combine these other scholarships with it? I would be paying approximately $17,000 a year if that’s the case. Thanks for the help!
I have a question. Do you need at least a 30 Act to be admitted in the honors college?
I was accepted late October. Submitted around 3 weeks earlier. 1790 SAT, 3.8 UW GPA 4.05 W, Team USA Figure Skater. Very strong essays and good amount of ECs
I got accepted yesterday around 3 PM! College of Natural Sciences.
ACT 33, GPA >3 (not too sure because my school doesn’t give out GPA), but a LOT of extracurriculars and internships.
I was accepted about 2 weeks ago to engineering for computer science. 28 ACT and 4.0 gpa.
D was accepted mid October, act 34. Received a phone message from a student in November saying she qualified for HC and could answer any questions etc & said would call again. We haven’t received any letter or email from HC yet though, should assume will not be invited?
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Not going to submit
[ *] ACT: 32 (superscored 33)
[ *] SAT II: Not going to submit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.1
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Neither is available
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Statistics - 4 (junior year)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, Honors Biology, Senior English, French IV, Chorus, Calculus
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National Merit Commended, Illinois State Scholar
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Model UN (leader), varsity football, Debate Club, participated (in some form) in 3 musicals
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Park District job - 16 hrs a week
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Spend a week every summer building houses in impoverished countries
[ *] Summer Activities: The above, plus work
[ *] Essays: Common App (8/10), Supplement (8/10)
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: Probably solid
[ *] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: None
Other
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[ *] Intended Major: Business-Preference
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Competitive private school (nationally ranked)
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): None of the aforementioned
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: > 120,000
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): Absolutely no hooks
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: ACT score, loads of extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA def
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Still not entirely sure
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at Indiana U Bloomington, Purdue University
Applied 10/30, accepted 11/25 into the James Madison College
Out of state student, GPA (W): 3.6, ACT: 29, SAT: 1900, 5 APs and 4 college courses, HS non ranking
Very heavy extra-curriculars and lots of leadership positions
I was accepted into James Madison last Friday!
My D was accepted to Lyman Briggs but no scholarship info so far 
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit.
[ *] ACT: 28 (29 superscore)
[ *] SAT II: Did not take.
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: (All dual enrollment) World Civilization I, Experiencing Literature, General Biology I, Organic Chemistry I, Probability and Statistics, World Civilization II, Macroeconomics, Intro to Sociology, General Psychology, Fundamentals of Speech Communication, and College Success
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Shadowed several neurosurgeons and neurologists at Vanderbilt.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at three hospitals, Red Cross, and several other places (350 words).
[ *] Summer Activities: Volunteered
[ *] Essays: My essay was originally 650 words but the limit was 400 words, so it was not as great as it was originally.
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great
[ *] Additional Rec: Great
[ *] Interview: None
Other
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Neuroscience
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Tennessee
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Indian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: > 120,000
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): My father attended the Michigan State. Associates degree in high school (67 credits).
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Extracurriclar activities
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I took many challenging classes that most high school students do not have the opportunity to take (i.e. Organic Chemistry).
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to the University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Applied to Ohio State, Vanderbilt, Northeastern, Brandeis, University of Florida, Florida State, and University of Pittsburgh.
Hey, so I applied two days ago and I expect that my transcripts and SAT scores will be in within the next week. After that, about how much time would they take to tell me if I’m in or not?
Accepted out of state - East Coast. Nice surprise for my son two scholarships this week!
Accepted out of state (New York) into the Neuroscience Program. Applied reg decision but received decision in a few weeks. 3.5 gpa, 15% of class (private school) ,low act score (22), lots of ec’s and leadership positions. There’s hope out there for people who aren’t great test takers or had difficulty in school. Good luck to all!
Accept out of state from Georgia, first acceptance. 2090 SAT, 3.6 gpa weighted
Has anyone received this notification:
"Your application to Michigan State is still under review. Due to increases in the quantity and quality of the freshman application pool for the fall semester, our office is carefully monitoring space and conducting thorough examinations of all fall semester applicants. Although no new information is available at this time, you will receive a decision on the status of your application on or before March 25, 2016.
Please DO NOT send any additional documents to our office unless specifically requested; doing so will delay the review process for your application.
We kindly ask that you refrain from phoning or emailing the Office of Admissions during this extended review period. The most up-to-date information will be posted to your online student portal as soon as it becomes available."
Kind of a “don’t call us, maybe we’ll call you,” eh?
The stats for the above post are: 30 ACT; 3.4 GPA, with 4 AP classes.
I figure my posts will give someone some hope, got my decision a long time ago.
Out of State, applied for the packaging major
3.8/3.7 GPA
1530 SAT (out of 2400)
Decision: Accepted
I applied to Michigan State on Nov. 3 and got all my required documents in on Nov. 30. Since then, I haven’t heard from the school. Not even an update on my status or a deferral. A couple days ago, I emailed them, asking if they still have my application. They replied back saying that it’s still with the review counselor and that they will send out initial decisions in MID APRIL. I’m wondering if I still have a chance of getting in? I’m just really nervous because this is my number 1 school.