<p>I've heard of these colleges at MSU. (Lyman Briggs, James Madison)
Are there really any advantages to these and how hard are they to get into?
Thanks!!!</p>
<p>There are loads of advantages to getting into one of these, from what I know. There are scholarship opportunities, smaller classes, more one-on-one interaction, different study abroad opportunities, more of a "community" type experience. It all depends on what you want to study though. If you are interested in politics, international relations etc then James Madison would be a great place to study. Lyman Briggs is for any pre-med, science, or pre-vet interested person. There is also a convenience factor; with James Madison you'd live in Case Hall, where all of your James madison classes and faculty offices are (so no really long across campus walks). Same goes for Lyman briggs and holmes hall. They fill up on a first-come-first-serve basis (no requirements, just an acceptance into MSU), so if you are accepted then you can get in if you contact them asap.</p>
<p>Would geology be lyman briggs? I'm pretty sure they placed me in the college of Natural Sciences, but I see it listed there in the major list for Lyman Briggs. Would I have to apply for it seperately?</p>
<p>if you want to be in lyman briggs, you do have to actually apply to the "lyman briggs" major. However, if you just applied as a general geological sciences major, you'd be placed in the regular college of natural science. I'm pretty sure that If you still would like to be in lyman briggs as a geological science major, then you would have to switch your major preference. You can do that by going here : Contact</a> Us | Michigan State University Office of Admissions . And hopefully they will still allow you in if there is space</p>
<p>OK. What's the difference between the two though?</p>
<p>Lyman Briggs classes are smaller and totally concentrate on science. Also, Lyman Briggs puts two years of calculus into 1 1/2 years because you get more credits each semester. All the classes are science related, even the writing classes. You can take some classes outside of LBC while there but LBC has it's own requirements too.<br>
Click on the major of your choice on the Lyman Briggs College website and it will list classes choices.</p>
<p>Also, if you do choose Lyman Briggs then you need to put down Holmes Hall for housing and maybe Akers or something near it as second choice. McDonal, which is next door, is only for returning engineering students from what I heard.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks. I already switched my major once, so I think they might be a bit irritated if I do it again, but I will definitely consider it.</p>
<p>No, it will not irritate them. I know of a person at MSU that has already switched her major 3 times before her first semester as a freshman was up.</p>
<p>btw, there's a 3rd residential college that's only a year old: the Residential College in the Arts & Humanities (RCAH). As its name implies, its strictly general liberal arts, but has the exact same advantages as Briggs and Madison. It's slightly smaller, though, (projected at around 500-600 students when all 4 classes are admitted 3 years from now) and in the older (and beautiful), yet totally rehabbed, Snyder-Phillips residential complex on North Campus. Like some of the Ivies and 'potted Ivies' of the East, RCAH requires students to complete a thesis in their senior year or parallel capstone or similar experience... Here's RCAH's link:
Residential</a> College in the Arts and Humanities</p>