Student enrollment numbers

[Shamoan]

I heard that we are anticipating the largest class in MSU history. Anyone know about where these numbers will be (roughly)? Pretty exciting times...wish i could have traded my 2 years of jackie and first 2 of croom for this year with mullen and the future. Gotta be an exciting time around campus.

 

[57stratdawg]

Don't we basically hear this every year? I know enrollment is growing, but seems like every year it's always the same stuff.

 

[aTotal360]

That is correct. This incoming freshman class is the largest ever and not by 3-4 or students.

 

[dawgstudent]

I've heard it's by 400-500.

 

[57stratdawg]

So, between 3,500 and 4,000?

 

[johnson86-1]

Don't we basically hear this every year? I know enrollment is growing, but seems like every year it's always the same stuff.

We have been growing pretty consistently because college enrollment in general has been growing. But supposedly our applications went through the roof this year because of the exposure we got from football.

 

[gdogg]

Yes, largest ever and my son is one of them. Dr Keenum spoke at length about it at Orientation.
We are busting at the seams.

speaking of orientation:
One of his buddies is going to Ole Miss and they were trading Orientation stories. The kid said at Ole Miss Orientation at one point they separated the parents from the students, and in one auditorium they ask the kids about drinking and drugs and encouraged them to be very honest. Questions like, when you drink do 1. drink to get drunk 2. social drink to fit in 3. don't drink , etc. They answered anonymously through an Iphone app or something. The parents were in a separate building watching the answers/statistics come up on the screen after each question. His mother told him the room was gasping at the overwhelming percentage of binge drinking and stoner answers. They also had to sit through a session with the Oxford Police Dept. Said they scared them about drinking and driving and what a problem it was in Oxford, also told them that they would not be prosecuted if they called about a overdose or alcohol poisoning episode of another student.

 

[57stratdawg]

Congrats.

That should put us at about 22,000K or 23,000K students, right?

 

[GloryDawg]

I have to say looking at the student section last season there are a whole lot more at the games than when I was there.

 

[Requiem For A Dawg]

I remember hearing we were the largest class ever when I started in 06. Ever since this I've heard the same every year. Keenum announced some higher enrollment goal a few years ago. I forgot what it was.

I know few professors that are pissed because they have not hired more faculty or added more classes to handle the additional students.

 

[esplanade91]

That's sobering.

I think my orientation must have been one of Dr. Keenum's firsts. He asked all the parents in Lee Hall to write down his personal cell phone number and encouraged them to call him any time if they had any concerns. Can't imagine him doing that now, but it's had a lasting impact on me that he did that.

 

[Sundawg1974]

That's sobering.

I think my orientation must have been one of Dr. Keenum's firsts. He asked all the parents in Lee Hall to write down his personal cell phone number and encouraged them to call him any time if they had any concerns. Can't imagine him doing that now, but it's had a lasting impact on me that he did that.

Was still doing it 2 years ago when I went to orientation with my son.

 

[Shmuley]

My niece is headed to an out of state SEC school. She reported something similar. My heart sank when she told us about the "date rape warnings" portion of the orientation.

 

[harrydawg.sixpack]

Did it last year at orientation.......gave his number out.

 

[GloryDawg]

orientation must not have been all that important when I went to school. I didn't go to orientation. When I left the house my parents gave me 20.00 and waved goodbye. Everything else was on me.

 

[ArcherSPS]

Back when you had to walk 20 miles through the snow just to take a *******

 

[dawgstudent]

Once Glorydawg got there - he said he was going to walk another 20 because only 1 bathroom break.

 

[aTotal360]

I vaguely remember Orientation, but I vividly remember wearing the tshirt twice a week for 3 years straight.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

That's sobering.

I think my orientation must have been one of Dr. Keenum's firsts. He asked all the parents in Lee Hall to write down his personal cell phone number and encouraged them to call him any time if they had any concerns. Can't imagine him doing that now, but it's had a lasting impact on me that he did that.

I met Dr. Keenum for the first time a few years ago at an alumni event. At the time, I was going through a job hunt and we talked about that for a few minutes. At the end of the conversation he gave me his card and cell phone number and told me to call him if I needed him to write me a letter of rec. He didn't know me from Adam.

I think that's just the type of person Keenum is. He's the type of person that would do anything to make MSU a better place and that includes graduates.

 

[Daddy Rabbit Dawg]

orientation must not have been all that important when I went to school. I didn't go to orientation. When I left the house my parents gave me 20.00 and waved goodbye. Everything else was on me.

I went to the University of Houston my freshman year. I'd never been to Texas, much less Houston. Drove out there a couple of days before school started, found the campus and started classes.

 

[GloryDawg]

Once Glorydawg got there - he said he was going to walk another 20 because only 1 bathroom break.

I only walked that 20 once. I said screw that. A well known binge drinker at the time told me the secret. He said that he and his friends never left for Florida with out them.

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