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Get the inside scoop on Missouri State University (former Southwest Missouri State University) admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Former Student
I WENT TO SCHOOL UNDER THE GI Bill. One of the first things a student needs to do is set and talk to a counselor about the degrees they are intere...   READ MORE
Former Student
Admissions was detailed with advice counselors available for the student. I was set up with an interview in which we discussed my futuredreams an...   READ MORE
Former Student
It was very simple. There was a lotof paperwork, but they made the process easy and everyone was very friendly. They told me where to go for eac...   READ MORE
Alumni
The first year I attended was right out of high school and my parents went down to Springfield with me the month prior to start of the fall term ...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Former Student
If at any time you find a class is draging you or your grade down ask for tutering that is your right and it is paid for in the cost of tution. T...   READ MORE
Former Student
My classes were of exceptional quality for the most part. I felt the pschology department was somewhat lacking as evidenced by the lack of intere...   READ MORE
Former Student
The Recreation Program was handles really well. The professors were very knowledgeable. There seemed to be more homework than the last college I...   READ MORE
Alumni
Communication Disorders (speech Therapy) is the study of speech, articulation and the language itself. By the time Junior year came along and I wa...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Former Student
the hot carreer today are computors but here is something they usualy won't tell you is that most school hipe there emploement rate up when in fact 80...   READ MORE
Former Student
I have worked in a number of jobs since graduation from college. This educational experience helped prepare me for the workplace in a way such as no ...   READ MORE
Former Student
I had several employment opportunities. We constantly had job postings in the Recreation office. They had several choices for interships and many in...   READ MORE
Alumni
Work prospects for me were not great. Although I could have gotten a job in the public schools right out of college, I wasn't interested in the minima...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Former Student
If single and living on campus or off campus stay out of the party life it is your money you are throwing away. Read a book, write letters,read ar...   READ MORE
Former Student
The campus was beautiful. I lived off campus however. The campus facities for the off campus students were wonderful. There were snack shops an...   READ MORE
Former Student
The quality of life was really good. The campus was clean. The library was incredible. They had the lastest technology and the staff was helpfu...   READ MORE
Alumni
In the late 1970's, safety didn't seem to be a concern. As a matter of fact, I can remember dressing up like an on=ld lady for Halloween one year ...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Former Student
If you go to college to party harty then save your money go to work at MaDonalds because the only thing that the drinking, drugs, sex dose is give...   READ MORE
Former Student
Springfield is a small town in Missouri, in the middle of the bible belt. We have wonderful restaurants close by the campus which is where you wo...   READ MORE
Former Student
I did not participate very much in the social life. However, I did go to a few concerts they had and the performing arts center was always having ...   READ MORE
Alumni
Most of my social life was spent with friends at their apartments. I didn't know too many fraternity or sorority people. They were actually a litt...   READ MORE

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