NM Semi-Finalists Colleges of Interest?

greeninohio
Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:57:12 +0000

I have heard that the Alumni Distinguished Scholarship competition is basically a marketing weekend for MSU. Others who have taken the test say that it’s impossible, and impossible to study for. Questions range from theoretical physics to 17th Century Persian Art. Winning the competition is akin to winning the lottery.

My son got the letter from the Honors College over the weekend. He’s #2 in his class, 35 ACT, etc. We are relatively close to MSU and have a family history there dating back to his Great Grandfather, so it will probably come down to how close MSU gets to Kentucky with scholarship money unless he gets into ND, Yale, or Northwestern and their calculations about demonstrated need come close to ours. I will update the MSU offer as it comes in, piece-by-piece.