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Miss State = the Harvard of Mississippi?
Posted on 1/29/26 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 1/29/26 at 9:52 pm
Miss State has a 77% acceptance rate. Compare that to Ole Miss with a 99% acceptance rate.
Why is this?
Why is this?
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Posted on 1/29/26 at 9:54 pm to VooDude
What about Millsaps?
This post was edited on 1/29/26 at 9:55 pm
Posted on 1/29/26 at 10:01 pm to Uga Alum
quote:You’d think it was Ole Miss with the way they act. Whereas Miss State alum/students are usually down to earth.
What about Millsaps?
Posted on 1/29/26 at 10:05 pm to VooDude
If folks want to pay money to go to school here, why should we stop them? 
Posted on 1/29/26 at 10:12 pm to VooDude
JSU is the Harvard of Mississippi now that Harvard has enacted race-based discrimination. Scholars galore. Sure, Mississippi State has the highest ACT scores, but diversity is our strength!
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:05 am to VooDude
World's tallest midget
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:09 am to Uga Alum
quote:
What about Millsaps?
I don't know how Millsaps can possibly survive much longer. The enrollment is under 600.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:16 am to TygerLyfe
Ironic considering LSU has an acceptance rate of 74%
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:38 am to VooDude
Its been explained many times.
The Mississippi schools got hit with a federal lawsuit that requires the same admission rate for all eight public institutions. Obviously the lower ones arent going to raise theirs so State and Ole Miss have to lower theirs.
Mississippi State has a carve out that Ole Miss does not have. The Engineering school has a tougher requirement, which brings MSU's admission rate down while Ole Miss has near universal acceptance.
The Mississippi schools got hit with a federal lawsuit that requires the same admission rate for all eight public institutions. Obviously the lower ones arent going to raise theirs so State and Ole Miss have to lower theirs.
Mississippi State has a carve out that Ole Miss does not have. The Engineering school has a tougher requirement, which brings MSU's admission rate down while Ole Miss has near universal acceptance.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:44 am to VooDude
As the result of the 1970’s civil rights Ayer’s case all 4 year public Mississippi universities have the same acceptance criteria. If you can almost walk upright and sign your name, you’re in.
State has a lot of smart kids from out of state applying for the Engineering and Meteorology programs and it gets somewhat competitive. Conversely, OM has a bunch of dumb rich kid out of state applicants who couldn’t get into their own state schools.
Despite recent woes, Millsaps, my Alma mater, maintains a less than 60% acceptance rate. Go Majors!!
State has a lot of smart kids from out of state applying for the Engineering and Meteorology programs and it gets somewhat competitive. Conversely, OM has a bunch of dumb rich kid out of state applicants who couldn’t get into their own state schools.
Despite recent woes, Millsaps, my Alma mater, maintains a less than 60% acceptance rate. Go Majors!!
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:47 am to WinnaSez
quote:8
4 year public Mississipp
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:49 am to anc
I didnt see your comment before I posted mine :/
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:51 am to VooDude
MSU is the prettiest pig in the pen...congrats I guess
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:56 am to Tackle74
There is a thread on the first page of this forum that you really need to check out. It has a very interesting graph depicting literacy rates in the US.
PS Missouri looks a lot like Mississippi.
Maybe yall actually belong in the SEC, after all????
PS Missouri looks a lot like Mississippi.
Maybe yall actually belong in the SEC, after all????
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:56 am to SEC Doctor
At one time Millsaps was regarded as the best college in the tri-state areas of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. I haven’t heard much about them recently, but at one time it was expensive to go there hard to get into and had roughly 800 students.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 9:06 am to Csmims
It is a sad state at Millsaps. We were close to 1300 students when I attended in the late 80s. One horrible president at Millsaps and Ole Miss providing an outstanding honors program have about closed the school.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 9:08 am to Uga Alum
At one time, Millsaps had the highest percentage of Rhodes Scholars of any school in the country.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 9:12 am to VooDude
Oh boy. This stupid arse thread again from someone who knows frick all about anything.
Ole Miss and State have the exact same entrance requirements, as does every public university in the state of Mississippi. So if you can get into Alcorn, you can get into Ole Miss or State. The schools don’t set their entrance requirements.
Ole Miss gets a lot of applicants that meet those entrance requirements and a lot of them are from out of the state.
State having such a lower acceptance rate means they have a lot of dumbasses that want to go to school there
Ole Miss and State have the exact same entrance requirements, as does every public university in the state of Mississippi. So if you can get into Alcorn, you can get into Ole Miss or State. The schools don’t set their entrance requirements.
Ole Miss gets a lot of applicants that meet those entrance requirements and a lot of them are from out of the state.
State having such a lower acceptance rate means they have a lot of dumbasses that want to go to school there
This post was edited on 1/30/26 at 9:13 am
Posted on 1/30/26 at 9:13 am to VooDude
quote:
Miss State has a 77% acceptance rate. Compare that to Ole Miss with a 99% acceptance rate.
Mississippi Colleges & Universities ranked by acceptance rates:
1. Tougaloo College - 7.2%
2. Rust College - 34.7%
3. Milsaps College - 43.1%
4. Alcorn St. University - 45.3%
5. Jackson State University - 48.2%
6. Mississippi College - 49.3%
7. Mississippi Valey St. University - 51.2%
8. Belhaven University - 53.3%
9. William & Carrey University - 58%
10. Mississippi State University - 77.6%
11. Ole Miss - 96.6%
12. Southern Miss - 99.1%
#notlast
Posted on 1/30/26 at 9:13 am to WinnaSez
quote:Literally the opposite of this but ok
State has a lot of smart kids from out of state applying for the Engineering and Meteorology programs and it gets somewhat competitive. Conversely, OM has a bunch of dumb rich kid out of state applicants who couldn’t get into their own state schools.
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