<p>I have a 3.3 uw gpa with an upward trend throughout highschool. I have taken mostly honors classes and have taken two ap's with scores of 5 on both tests. I attend a competitive school and am also taking 3 ap's this year. My SAT for math and english was 1340 total and my composite act was a 32. i'm instate, but applying now is kinda late compared to some of the others at my school. I also am active in many clubs and am a cross country and track captain. I'm thinking i have a decent chance of getting in, but i'm not sure my family can afford it. Is there a lot of financial aid available/scholarships? And is it a school worth applying too, considering that i've applied to western michigan and got in, and have not heard back from u of m.</p>
<p>with your stats (especially the ACT score) i'm sure you will get in even though you missed the first deadline. however, from what i hear, msu is not that good about giving out scholarships and financial aid. i still think it is worth your while to apply though, because it is definitely a better school academic wise compared to western.</p>
<p>yep you should probably get in, but there's not a huge chance for aid because, like most other state schools, there's not really much aid to be had by anybody</p>
<p>Just left a thread that mentions Michigan State University gives out good financial aid for in-state students.
According to what your saying.... University of Michigan- Ann Arbor is more likely to offer a higher/ full time tuition than Michigan State University?</p>
<p>definitely apply, as you will likely get in. There is a decent amount of financial aid/scholarships available, but don't really expect too much.</p>
<p>Interesting... I know someone who got just about a full ride to Michigan State University. Don't know what that was about then.</p>
<p>Full ride at MSU= either through ADS scholarship competition, outside scholarships or through financial aid (having 0 expected family contribution).</p>
<p>MSU and Umich both tell about their scholarships on their websites. You can also find info about grants and other scholarships that you can try for beyond the freshman year.</p>
<p>I think finincial aid might be more need based than merit based. Because my high school's 2008 valedictorian was only offered around $3000.</p>
<p>Maybe they got a sports scholarship that is a full ride. I have heard of that happening at other colleges.</p>
<p>Actually, Coolbrezze said just about a full ride.</p>
<p>I do not know about in-state, but i think MSU is generous with OOS. Son was offered in-state tuition, $2300 professorial assistantship, $5,000 study abroad, and (if he become a NMF) free room and board + 4,000/year extra. Put it all together, and it is almost a full-ride.</p>
<p>Congrats on the good package.</p>
<p>Well the reason i may not be able to afford michigan state as compared to western or u of m is because i might get an afrotc or nrotc scholarship, hopefully... and i only listed u of m and western on both applications because at the time i did not think much about michigan state. Both applications are in now, so i can't change them, but if i don't get either of the scholarships, then michigan state is in the running for one of my top college picks. I would just have to find out where else i can get money to go there and find out a little more about the college itself so i can compared it to other viable schools</p>
<p>Your stats are good. Try for local scholarships too like through your high school, community. They do add up.</p>
<p>Yeah I was talking about full ride, the person I know who got basically a full ride scholarship ( only have to pay about 1-2000 dollars) didn't apply to MSU until March, and got accepted around end of March or April. Stays in dorm and all...</p>
<p>At first I thought you were talking about someone who just applied this fall and planning on attending MSU next fall getting basically a full ride. Now I understand.</p>