there's A LOT a parent can do. Regardless, there is no greater chance in your (of your child's) entire life to gain some $ with minimal effort that there is right now. I was the valedictorian of my tiny high school and went to a solid college in Georgia during undergrad. Thanks to my parents, I was paid$2,200 a semester to go to school. Likewise, my brother in law is very, very solidly funded at MSU as an undergrad. Apply for everything!
Question about our academic recruiting
- Thread starter Rutherford B Hays
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Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG) + Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG) + ACT Scholarship (or National Merit Finalist) = Getting paid to go to MSU. That's before you even get to any other scholarships.<div id="">
</div><div id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown">I had NM+MESG+MTAG and got paid back about $1800 per semester and that was while I lived on campus. Factor in cooping and I had no trouble with money in school.</div>
</div><div id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown">I had NM+MESG+MTAG and got paid back about $1800 per semester and that was while I lived on campus. Factor in cooping and I had no trouble with money in school.</div>
college fair nights here in the Suburbs of Houston, TX. MSU is the only major college in MS and in general the South that does not have a paid recruiter in TX to go to these college fairs. The only reason that we have anyone there is because some volunteers from our alumni chapter help out. Hell, even Mississippi College had a booth with a full time recruiter next to us. There had to be over 100 colleges there, in a school district of about 30,000 high school kids. These kids are highly recruited because it is a great school district, and so many of these kids will not get into TX or A&M. The big winners over the past 10 years or so is LSU, Oklahoma, OK State, etc. Public schools from surrounding states are taking all these kids and getting some really quality students. The fact that MSU is not taking advantage of this is rediculous. Currently LSU has a full sized billboard in my area of Katy, which is 30 miles west of downtown Houston.
Only took it once.
Sadly, in my long-ago day, that didn't mean jack.
I still had to work my way through MSU.
Student jobs, and loans. Just like many others.
No automatic schollies.
Worked out for me OK, regardless. No probs.
Still got those 2 degrees. On my own nickel.
Sadly, in my long-ago day, that didn't mean jack.
I still had to work my way through MSU.
Student jobs, and loans. Just like many others.
No automatic schollies.
Worked out for me OK, regardless. No probs.
Still got those 2 degrees. On my own nickel.
We're waiting to see what kind of scores they made before looking at our plan of action. As for you who rely on school counselors to hep your kid, forget it. That hasn't changed since I was in HS over 30 years ago. It's up to the parents and students themselves to find out their best options. Especially now in the days of these hereInter-webs, you can check for and look for schollies on your own. I for one will be checking for anything that doesn't involve loans.
I'd love for her to go to State. If she doesn't want to, Auburn's not a bad second choice. She could get paid here too with a 32 if her GPA is strong.
<div>(RBH - This is not directed at you)</div><div>
</div>Do the paperwork yourself. My parents and I filled out forms for days requesting scholarship money from dozens ofuniversities. Ididn'twait for some 17ncounselorto hold my hand or sign off on anything. Matter of fact, I didn't even call the MSU requesting documents. I got in my goddamn car and drove 2 hrs east to Starkville and picked them up myself.<div>
</div><div>It absolutely blows my mind that people expect a university to come crawling to their kid like some sort of lapdog. State has to give out enough bogus loans and free money as it is, the last thing they want is some half way motivated parent and child taking up their time.</div>
</div>Do the paperwork yourself. My parents and I filled out forms for days requesting scholarship money from dozens ofuniversities. Ididn'twait for some 17ncounselorto hold my hand or sign off on anything. Matter of fact, I didn't even call the MSU requesting documents. I got in my goddamn car and drove 2 hrs east to Starkville and picked them up myself.<div>
</div><div>It absolutely blows my mind that people expect a university to come crawling to their kid like some sort of lapdog. State has to give out enough bogus loans and free money as it is, the last thing they want is some half way motivated parent and child taking up their time.</div>