<p>Hello
Due to personal, family, and financial problems, I had to stop going to school in 9th grade. This year I’m finally able to move in with my dad, who can provide me with what I need to succeed. I’ll be getting my GED after taking a prep class for a few months, and then going to a community college for a couple years so I can transfer to a university. Despite my situation, I’m very smart and believe I can sustain a near perfect GPA throughout my years at the community college. Is this unrealistic, or do I have a chance? If so, what can I do to improve my chances of getting accepted? What kind of extracurricular activities could I take up? Any suggestions, tips, or help in general will be SO appreciated.
Thank you</p>
<p>You would have to go to a community college for at least 2 yrs to have a chance of getting in. Once you have 29+ credits, MSU wont even ask for your high school transcript and by then just having a 3.2+ gpa with MSU’s math and English requirement could get you in. </p>
<p>EDIT** since you’ll be a junior transfer you might have some more requirements than just Math and English.</p>
<p>Make sure you apply to state right after you get done with your freshman yr at CC</p>
<p>About transferring as a junior - Is it possible to start off as a freshman at State? I’d like to attend a full 4 years there, even after 2 years at a community college.</p>
<p>It really depends on how many credits transfer from the community college to MSU; if you transfer with so many credits (I think 30 for sophomore status, 60 as a junior, etc) then you come in with that class status. But it also depends on what major you are as to how many years you’ll be there; some programs are very structured so you’ll be there for a certain number of years; for others, you can technically take as long as you want (my advisor confirmed this with me; I’ve already been at State for 4 years but I’m double majoring in very different majors so I’ll be around for awhile).</p>
<p>Why would you want to spend extra 2 yrs at a school when you don’t have to. It’ll take up time from your life and cost you a lot of money. Right now it might seem like it’s worth the extra 2 yrs just to have fun but I’m sure that will change once you start school.</p>
<p>It’s actually not to have fun, I don’t “party” if that’s what you meant. There’s a lot I want to learn and I’d rather spend more time at a university than a CC. My goal right now is to be a teacher, and from what I’ve heard there’s a 5 year program there for secondary education? I’m not sure, but that would be ideal. Either way, I guess it’s kind of a personal issue of mine. I had always been switching schools in elem and junior high/high school and I’d like to have a full, normal experience at ONE school for the first time in my life.</p>
<p>Yes, there is a 5 year program for becoming a secondary education teacher. The fifth year is graduate school where you do an internship teaching in a school while taking classes through MSU. You have to take teacher education classes, classes for your major and classes for a teaching minor while in undergraduate school.</p>
<p>Some of your classes in a community college could count towards your undergraduate degree so find out what you need from MSU’s College of Education to become a teacher.</p>
<p>I believe you can apply with a GED, but I highly recommend you take a year or two at a community college. Get yourself back up to speed, and then transfer to MSU. </p>
<p>It isn’t worth it to go to school for 7 years if you can avoid it. Get your prereqs out of the way at the CC and then do 3-4 years at MSU. </p>
<p>Good luck :)</p>
<p>Okay do this, apply after first semester of freshman yr and if they see potential they’ll ask for your second semester grades and if they’re good and meet the math and English requirement then you should get in but if not then just apply again for spring 2012 and you’ll be admitted spring of your sophomore yr. That should give you more time at the university.</p>