Will a low ACT score hurt my chances of college admissions?

<p>Shouldn’t I get into Michigan State if I live “in-state”? About 80% of the undergrad are from Michigan. My brother attends University of Michigan and his ACT scores were 23 and 25. I have basically the same credentials including extracurricular, except he had a 3.7 and he took AP Calc and AP Chem (but only scored 2’s)</p>

<p>I thought most college bound students (top 25%ish) or the ideally honor roll (3.2+) students attend Michigan State. </p>

<p>The other less college bound students attend CMU, Northern, Eastern, etc.</p>

<p>My second university is Grand Valley State University to study accounting. But I want to attend MSU if I later decide to study dietetics and exercise physiology instead. What are my chances there?</p>

<p>If I retake the ACT in September it’ll be fourth time and Senior Year. (I have to apply early in August.)</p>

<p>I’m afraid that I won’t get into MSU or any university. MSU is the only in-state university that has a good dietetics program (I already looked at CMU and “the other universities” but I didn’t like their programs)</p>