<p>The Office of Admissions has reviewed your application for fall 2013. Although your record suggests the potential for success at Michigan State University, our review committee requires you have your current institution send our office an official transcript at the end of the current term before we can render a final decision on your application.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if this means I'm a borderline student and they want to see improvement or if I'm doing well, but they want to see my final transcript first.</p>
<p>Is this as bad as getting a defferal letter? Are my chances lower now that I didn't get a straight up acceptance?</p>
<p>I applied in February, so a bit later than a lot of early applicants.</p>
<p>My GPA this semester should be about the same as my previous semesters (3.3-3.4)</p>
<p>Are my odds looking slim or is this a good sign of acceptance?</p>
<p>I do not think that I would call it good or bad. They had to have seen something on your transcript that questioned whether or not your would be able to handle the coursework at MSU.</p>
<p>In all honesty though, everybody has to submit their final transcripts regardless. This should motivate you even more to shoot for a 4.0 and study like crazy for your finals. This transcript will be the determining factor of your admittance.</p>
<p>The good news is that the end of the semester is quickly approaching. So those transcripts could be sent to MSU in approximately one month.</p>
<p>I will admit that this is the letter that I am expecting to receive, but we will see. I applied in January and my application is still under review.</p>
<p>Have you completed the school requirements for transfering? The math and english at minimum, anything else your major could pertain to? This is usually the response that students get when they have not yet done this. Michigan State is quite strict in regard to the prereq’s for transfers.</p>
<p>That would probably be the reason, you should call and confirm that your english classes fulfill those required by the university. If I had to make an educated guess they are forcing them to send the revised transcript due to the fact that you have not taken the second english yet. As of now though you are so this is a bonus. </p>
<p>Req’s for transfer are a single math and english 1 & 2 I am sure that this can be done multiple ways but calling and confirming would probably be wise.</p>
<p>-some majors are limited enrollment and include an even greater course requirement. I do not no your major so I cannot say for certain though. </p>
<p>Completion of one year of English composition equivalent to Michigan State’s Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures course Writing: Science and Technology (WRA 110). This equivalent must be completed at least one full semester before the desired term of enrollment at MSU</p>
<p>Isn’t that only one english class though?</p>
<p>I thought just my one writing class would fulfill that requirement. </p>
<p>But if I continue my current trend in grades do you think I’ll be fine? I’ve gotten a 3.4 the past two semesters and a 3.1 my first semester, overall my cumulative should be about a 3.3 by the end of this semester.</p>
<p>Do you think choosing Biology as my major preference will make admission more difficult?</p>
<p>Completion of the English composition requirement at another institution (often a composition 101 and 102 series) usually satisfies this requirement.</p>
<p>So does that mean I need to have WRT 105 and 205 completed in order to complete the english requirements?</p>
<p>It is two classes. I took WRIT 121 at Lansing Community College and then ENG 102 at Schoolcraft College. That satisfied the WRA 110 requirement.</p>
<p>“Completion of the English composition requirement at another institution (often a composition 101 and 102 series) usually satisfies this requirement.”</p>
<p>You will definitely be fine if you keep getting good grades. State is just very specific in there general education requirements. They do not accept MACRAO either.</p>
<p>I agree with abh, as long as you are currently taking the class there should be no problem. Biology is not limited enrollment and should technically make it easier than if you would have chosen a limited one.</p>
<p>Ok one other issue I have is that when I applied/sent in my transcript I had different courses on my transcript than what I have now (I was still scheduling/changing classes at that time)</p>
<p>I had a Statistics class and a Piano class on my transcript that I sent in, but I ended up not taking those classes a week later because I didn’t need either of them.</p>
<p>So I have 12 credits instead of 15 like my original transcript had. Is this going to pose a problem for me now?</p>
<p>Make sure that they have the most recent/up to date transcript. If they do not, resend it ASAP.</p>
<p>Also, if you have changed your planned or current courses, notify them immediately. When I registered for summer courses, I had to do this as well.</p>
<p>Email them at: <a href=“mailto:admis@msu.edu”>admis@msu.edu</a>
Include your applicant ID!
Just inform them about which classes you are no longer taking and be specific.
If you add new classes, be sure to include the course department and number (i.e. MATH 145) as well as the course description (Precalculus without Trigonometry). I also included which college that was at since they have multiple transcripts from me. Then I included the semester length (Summer I, Summer II or both).</p>
<p>Do not worry about it so much as being a problem. They will update the information quickly.</p>
<p>So if I update them on how I didn’t take the course through email they won’t hold it against me when they see the change on my final transcript at the end of the year?</p>
<p>So they won’t look at my first transcript and then look at my final one and be upset that I didn’t have those courses on the original one? </p>
<p>I’m just worried it’ll look worse because it’s less credits.</p>
<p>Anything that I could comment on that would just be speculation.</p>
<p>The most important things are fulfilling the math and English/writing requirement, transferring at least 28 credits, and maintaining a high GPA. After you complete the math and English/writing requirement, you can take the rest of the integrative studies requirements or take major specific courses/prerequisites for limited enrollment majors (accounting I & II, economics in my case).</p>
<p>Definitely update that ASAP though, because they will be making a decision based on the information they were provided.</p>
<p>The only major problem it could pose (in my opinion) would be if those classes would put you below the 28 credit mark. You can transfer with less but I believe then a hs transcript and ACT would be necessary.</p>