<p>so has anyone heard back from msu if they have been accepted into honors college? or if they have been rewarded with any scholarships? im just wandering this because i got my admission letter about 2-3 weeks ago but no scholarship/honors college letters yet.</p>
<p>bump 10 char help</p>
<p>I think now is about the time they send them out. I went to an Honors College “taste” program a year ago this weekend and they had sent out the letters later that week, so I’d imagine the admissions letters will be coming soon. Not sure about scholarship timelines, since I think they vary–I got one in December and one in May, if I remember correctly.</p>
<p>ah i see thanks. did u get a lot of money from state? i heard state doesnt give out much money to kids</p>
<p>$6,000 for this year in scholarships, I think. Some last two years, if I remember correctly. (For the record, my stats: 4.0 GPA (valedictorian), 32 ACT, several ECs, Eagle Scout (though not until after I’d applied–got it in June.))</p>
<p>Update (sorry for the double-post if that’s a rule on these forums):</p>
<p>Talked to a friend who’s MSU '15 and he got his acceptance letter in the mail today along with notification of a scholarship and a professorial assistantship (33 ACT needed; might be automatically given to all who are, but I don’t remember). Hopefully yours comes soon!</p>
<p>aw dam i have a 32 act and a 3.75 uw hopefully i get something</p>
<p>Are you in the top 5% of your class?</p>
<p>I got my letter of acceptance from the MSU honors college on friday.</p>
<p>@ psi im not sure our school doesnt have rankings but id have to say somewhere in 3–8% not exactly sure</p>
<p>and @ rohinarak when did u send ur app? and when did u get ur admission letter?</p>
<p>is it absolutely necessary for me to be in the top 5% of my class regardless of my act score to recieve a honors college invite?</p>
<p>They do allow exceptions. For example, I had a 29 ACT but was valedictorian of my class and was accepted to the honors college. I think cases in which an applicant is close to the requirements is reviewed on a case by case basis for admission, so I can’t really tell you if it’s absolutely necessary for YOU to be in the top 5% of your class.</p>
<p>The requirements for MSU honors college have gotten stricter - before (fall 2008) when I applied you had to be top 10% ranking to get in, now it is top 5%. </p>
<p>Don’t fret - if you don’t hear back from HC about getting in, this is what the website tells you to do (this is new for fall 2011 applicants):</p>
<p><a href=“Admissions Overview - MSU Honors College”>http://honorscollege.msu.edu/admissions/index.html</a> </p>
<p>If you have not heard from the Honors College within four to six weeks of your MSU acceptance and you:</p>
<p>1) are close to the numeric criteria and </p>
<p>2) have exhibited a commitment to intellectual curiosity and academic rigor,</p>
<p>you may submit an additional essay to receive further consideration. </p>
<p>The essay should address a way in which you have demonstrated thinking “outside the box.” Essays should be headed with name and MSU Personal Identification (PID) number. Please also include a copy of your most recent high school transcript with all grades earned in the senior year. All materials should be sent via US mail to Dr. Bess German, Director, Admissions & Student Affairs, Honors College, Michigan State University, 105 Eustace-Cole Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824. Decisions will be sent via US mail within 6 weeks of receipt of materials on a rolling basis until May 1, 2011. </p>
<p>Students who are close to the Honors College invitation criteria also may be invited directly to the Academic Scholars Program <a href=“http://www.msu.edu/~asp[/url]”>www.msu.edu/~asp</a> which offers enhanced academic opportunities during the first two years. Academic Scholars may be invited to join the Honors College after their first semester at MSU; the following section describes the admission process for current MSU students.</p>
<p>thanks guys! thats very helpful. btw did u guys get any scholarships?</p>
<p>Yep I did. (I had a 3.8 UW gpa/4.0 W, 33 ACT, top 5% of class). I am also an out-of-stater, so the scholarships are a little bit different than if you are in-state. I got a professorial assistantship, the tuition grant (lowering my tuition to in-state rates), and then a random “MSU collegiate scholarship” for 2K/year. In terms of hearing back, I got the professorial assistantship/tuition grant with my HC acceptance. I got the collegiate scholarship in July after I already was planning on attending. So in terms of when they decide to hand out scholarships, it seems to be pretty erratic so just wait and see.</p>
<p>ah i see thanks and apparently some of my friends said they already got letter of acceptance from honors college. so i guess im not in top 5% =( i wish they would rank by act wise then id be top 5% fo sho =P</p>
<p>Feel your pain there. 3.8+ gpa and 33 act here and I am not in the HC and received very few academic scholarships from them.</p>
<p>I got a really good FA package though so that could be why there was so little merit aid. Meh.</p>
<p>i guess it could be why but yea all those kids in top 5% take like easy classes i wish they did it weighted % wise then id be in top 5% but theres no reason to fret bout this ill just go wit the flow lol</p>
<p>The top 5% of my class almost all went to Ivy schools. Plus, everyone with a 4.0+ GPA was automatically ranked 1/xxx. As soon as you lost the 4.0, you dropped down to about the top 8%.</p>
<p>aw man that sucks =(</p>