<p>So I had lots of troubles dealing with the MSU Admissions board (partly my fault) and ended up getting my application in a couple days ago; so I just have a couple of questions...
1) When should I expect my decision if I am "highly qualified" to get into MSU
2) Will it hurt my chances of getting into their honors college (I know I'm pretty much qualified) because I applied so late?
3) Will i receive financial aid (important)?
Well thanks for your responses.</p>
<p>I'll take a stab based on past experience with MSU admissions, but don't take me as Gospel:</p>
<p>1) you shouldn't expect your decision any sooner just b/c you're highly qualified; MSU is a rolling admissions school meaning, I believe, notice 6-10 weeks after applying; and that may be conservative.</p>
<p>2) I don't think honors college slots are in jeopardy unless you're really late in applying; like significantly passed the 1st of the year... You'd be more in jeopardy if you were a late regular admit; if you're honors material they bend over backwards for you cause Michigan State will be competing with Ivies and other highly competitive schools for you;</p>
<p>3) Financial aid? Can't answer that. Need to call Admissions & Scholarships Monday morning for info; it's a case-by-case decisions leaning heavily, though, toward in-state students...</p>
<p>Hope that helps, a little.</p>
<p>It'll probably take a while, because this is one of the busiest times for colleges/applications. Expect it by January/early February</p>
<p>As far as financial aid for an Out-of-stater, they do actually have good scholarships. Only problem is, the "automatic scholarship" deadline was Dec. 1. But there is still a likely chance to get at least some/one of them. Here's a few that I know of:</p>
<p>If you have an ACT of 32 or a 1500 (m/cr) SAT, then you will get a grant- the difference between out/in-state tuition ($13000 or so a year)</p>
<p>If you have test scores of 32/1500, you're also eligible for the Professorial assistantship program. $2000 stipend/year. Working with professors in field of choice.</p>
<p>If you get accepted into the honors college, you get an $2000-8000 scholarship (if not above).</p>
<p>The MSU website has the most accurate info on this. And if you are "overqualified," this is definitely something you should look into. Merit based scholarships are probably your best option, as they mostly consider in-state residents for actual need-based financial aid before oos'ers</p>
<p>That aforementioned $2000-$8000 scholarship is just for Out-of-staters, right? I hope not - I've been invited to the Honor's college, and if thats coming my way, boy, oh, boy...:)</p>