<p>I am looking for some solid back-up schools. I have looked into Auburn, South Carolina, and Tennessee for out-of-state schools (I live in Georgia) but I'm not sure my family could afford it. UM and MSU are more affordable, and have scholarships that I may get. I plan to major in criminal justice, don't plan to join a fraternity, and want a good education. So between UM and MSU, which do you think would be better? </p>
<p>Thanks for any answers.</p>
<p>*As far as money goes, I plan to join the Army National Guard, the Florida and Mississippi Guard would cover/ or waive my tuition to in-state, that is why I am looking at schools in those states.</p>
<p>my best scores on the SAT were: Reading-520,Math-570,Writing-530. So a 1090 or 1620.</p>
<p>GPA 3.6 </p>
<p>major: Criminal Justice</p>
<p>I have raised my GPA even further to a 3.71, currently have mostly A’s and it should go up to around a 3.75 or higher after this semester before UGA reviews my application.
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<p>Is this all still the same?</p>
<p>Dumb question…is doing the Army National Guard similar to doing Army ROTC or is it something totally different?</p>
<p>If it’s different, how do you find out which schools the National Guard will pay for? </p>
<p>Do both Miss State and Ole Miss have Criminal Justice?</p>
<p>Yes those updated grades are current.</p>
<p>In the Army, you can join the National Guard or Reserves and do ROTC at the same time to gain extra experience and benefits. It’s what I plan to do. </p>
<p>Guard benefits depend on the State and sometimes the University. So I contacted either the schools’s Veteran’s Affairs Office, or ROTC Department to ask if their state’s National Guard waive’s, or covers out-of-state tuition for it’s members. And thats how I narrowed my choices down. And of course thats only for the out-of-state schools, for in-state schools I don’t have to worry about it obviously. </p>
<p>Yes they both do, Ole Miss seems to have a better program though, with concentrations, from what I saw on the website.</p>
<p>Both schools are pretty Greek, but you really can’t get away from that at SEC schools. I like Ole Miss better, and it sounds like they have the programs you’re looking for.</p>
<p>FWIW, Ole Miss has a new Intelligence Securities Minor (beginning its third year). Admission into the program is competitive. Though it might compliment your major nicely.</p>
<p>Yeah I saw that, but between the 2 I’m still leaning towards State as my main back-up. Mainly because I’m not sure I would enjoy Ole Miss very much since I don’t plan to go Greek, and I have a good chance for scholarships at State. But Ole Miss’s deadline is in July, so if I did change my mind later on I could still apply. Thanks or the info.</p>