Lyman Briggs / LGBT at MSU

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<p>Hello!</p>

<p>I am considering MSU, but did not know much about the residential colleges when I applied. I am interested in doing neuroscience and the Lyman Briggs college sounds pretty great! I was wondering if anyone could give me insight on a few things:
1) Is it too late to apply for the Lyman Briggs college for fall 2014? I think it says something about a "wait pool." I applied for chemical engineering but no longer want to study that.
2) What is the atmosphere for LGBT people on the campus in general? Is it different than Lyman Briggs?
3) What is the experience at Lyman Briggs like socially and academically as compared to the experience in a residential hall, etc in the main campus?
4) Is a degree from Lyman Briggs more "prestigious" when applying for medical schools?
5) Off topic, but does anyone know if premed students can do well when applying out of state? Like Harvard, Johns Hopkins, UCLA, WashU, or U of M?</p>

<p>Thank you sooooooooooooooo much!!!!</p>

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<p>One of my best friends is graduating from LB this year. She’d be more than happy to talk to you if you want to PM me your contact info. I was in an RC at MSU (Residential College in the Arts & Humanities) and LOVED it. Can’t say enough good things about RCs. </p>

<p>1- LB is on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you want to get in, let them know NOW and you’ll be added to the waitlist if the class is full. People drop all the time.</p>

<p>2- Different LGBT people have different experiences. I’m bi and have been out since middle school. My RC in particular was extremely supportive and I never personally encountered or heard of LGBT issues. However, I had a really close knit super liberal bubble so that helped lol. There’s more than one LGBT group (I belonged to SPECTRUM) and they’re very fun and closeknit. </p>

<p>3-See my original note. </p>

<p>4-In general, yes. Not sure about medical schools. </p>

<p>5- Are you talking about med schools OOS? I personally know a handful of MSU grads who are now med students at U of M. State schools, in general, give preference to their citizens. Private schools do not. I wish I could be more helpful than that, but I am in public health and not med school lol </p>

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<p>Hey, I’m currently in Lyman Briggs as a second-semester freshman. Let me help you with some of those questions there.</p>

<p>You’re definitely not going to have a problem getting into LB eventually. People drop LB all the dang time, especially for engineering it seems. Every time I go in for advising, I see at least one person dropping out. Yes, it’s a bit late be switching in at this point, but I switched in in March when I realized LB existed, lol.</p>

<p>I’m not in an LGBT group, but I have heard of SPECTRUM. I don’t think LGBT is especially tied here in LB because we kind of focus more on the academics. Not to say we aren’t fun! I’d advise that you join any university student organization and almost certainly you’ll find a great support group there.</p>

<p>Hoh. I’m not kidding when I say a lot of students here in LB are in the Honors College or are doing honors options. We’re kind of a bag of nerds. What is good about Lyman Briggs is that the college offers a great support group in your pre-reqs (biology, physics, calculus, chemistry, HPS). The professors are really invested in their students and there are always learning assistants available to help you. It’s convenient in the winter too because all your classes are in the same building you live in. Pretty close knit. As a residence hall, I heard we’re pretty quiet in comparison, but definitely not lifeless.</p>

<p>No, I don’t believe so. If you were in the honors college as well that might help you more.</p>

<p>I forgot to mention that virtually 80 percent of students in LB are pre-med. The chemistry professors joke about it frequently. The HPS classes are designed around science, but also medicine. And as for your OOS question, sure! In fact, this is basically the norm. Pre-med students apply all over the country and most schools are unbiased in acceptances. But I heard Texas schools prioritize in staters, so YMMV. This is something that might require the expertise of the SDN forums.</p>

<p>Sorry for the long post, I tried to cover all the bases. Of course, I have my own reservations about the college, but I’m certainly not trying to dissuade you. Holla if you need more advice or if I was unclear!</p>