<p>Okay, so a friend of mine just got his app status updated on the MSU site, and it now says, "Awaiting 7th Semester Grades." Now I have no idea what this means at MSU, but over at U of M, it's a sure-fire sign you've been deferred. Is this the case for MSU as well? He's got a 3.2 GPA and a 28 ACT (in-state), but his 7th Semester grades weren't exactly too hot. I ask because a) College would be really lame without him, and b) Some other friends of mine are pressuring me to register with them as suite mates so we can be assured adjacent rooms, and this particular friend was going to be my suggested roommate. Needless to say, this throws things off a bit if I do end up going to State. </p>
<p>The only thing he can do is do REALLY well next semester. How bad is “not so hot”? I asked a friend in the admissions office at MSU one time what would push one applicant in over another after deferral. He basically said that a good rule of thumb would be, for the fall semester, 3.5+ = in and <3.5 = rejected. However, that was five years ago and the admissions have gotten much tougher so I don’t know if that still hold true and obviously it can vary for a variety of different reasons. </p>
<p>As for college being lame without your friend, it’s not that bad to be honest. I was really depressed when two of my really good friends got rejected because we were going to be roommates, but honestly it has been almost better since they weren’t here. It forced me to go outside of my group of friends because, quite frankly, I didn’t know anyone. A lot of people that roomed with their friends from high school stick to their high school friends. Sorry, that was OT.</p>
<p>Pretty sure his GPA was sub-3.5 this Trimester. Would sending a Letter of Rec from some State alums and a professor help him out at all? And I know I’d make the best of my college experience without him; hell, I might not even go to MSU and have to leave 90% of my friends! But I’d still like to spend those four years with him, for sure.</p>
<p>A better solution would be for him to get fantastic grades for the end of the year and maybe take some community college classes and then join you for fall 2011 at MSU. Why change your plans? What if one of your friends fails while at MSU and leaves? Would you leave also?</p>
<p>Don’t make your friend be the reason why you go/don’t go to MSU. That being said, anything could help. Keep his grades up for the following semesters…a recommendation or two couldn’t hurt whatsoever, as well as a letter expressing his enthusiasm and hope for admission to MSU.</p>
<p>Definitely don’t base your decision of where you go to college based on your friends. You are going to meet so many new people at college anyways and going to the place that is right for you is most important. That being said I still think he has a semi-decent chance of getting in as long as his 7th semester grades aren’t too bad (is he taking a hard courseload)? MSU admissions are kind of weird…if he does get rejected he may get offered admission for spring 2011 semester instead of fall 2010. That’s what happened with a lot of my friends and most of them actually ended up getting letters during the summer saying that space had opened up and they could come for the fall.</p>
Would sending a Letter of Rec from some State alums and a professor help him out at all? And I know I’d make the best of my college experience without him; hell, I might not even go to MSU and have to leave 90% of my friends! But I’d still like to spend those four years with him, for sure.</p>