August 15, 2013
Bulldog Bound Perspectives - Mary Gibbs
Mary Gibbs
Meet Mary Gibbs, a transfer student from Holmes Community College in Ridgeland, MS. Mary started her career at State as an Apparel, Textiles and Merchandising major. After taking a required marketing class for her major, she decided to switch programs after falling in love with the class and everything it taught her.
"When I was finally ready to make the next step from a community college to a university, there was no question about where I wanted to go. I grew up a bulldog, but I wanted to start my college career closer to home. Mississippi State has amazing professors that are willing to help you reach your academic goals. Being a transfer student, it can be hard to meet people. I would recommend that as soon as a student gets to State to simply join some organizations and get involved. There is no better way to meet new people!"
- Mary Gibbs, Madison, MS
Academic Major Insight: Marketing
Marketing Student Presentation
The College of Business's marketing degree program is one of the most popular majors for transfer students. Marketing focuses on all activities involved in understanding consumer need and developing products and services. This program offers award-winning professors, a rigorous curriculum, and distinctive course options.
Students have the opportunity to be creative in proposing ideas to solve problems and develop better understanding of the relationship between value and cost. Graduates are prepared for marketing leadership positions in a wide variety of careers: field sales, retail management, product management, marketing research, advertising & sales promotion, transportation & logistics, small business & entrepreneurship, and services marketing.
Sanderson & Intramural Sports
Innertube Water Polo
Want to get fit, maintain a healthy lifestyle or meet new people? The Sanderson Center at Mississippi State University offers all those opportunities. The Sanderson has over 10,000 square feet of weight room space, holds cardio classes and has trainers available at your convenience. The intramural programs hosted by Recreational Sports in the Sanderson has a total participation count exceeding 28,000 each year.
MSU offers a variety of activities for men's, women's, and co-recreational teams, plus numerous individual and dual sports. Intramural Sports are open to the entire university community (students, faculty, and staff). Part-time students, faculty, and staff must have a Sanderson Center membership in order to participate in indoor sports.
How to get tagged:
Community College Freshmen - If you're bound for Mississippi State, go ahead and Get Tagged! There are 2 ways to become part of our Transfer Admissions Guarantee (TAG) program.
If you were admitted to MSU as a freshman for Fall 2013 but decided to attend a community college first, just go back to apply.msstate.edu, log back in to your application and click the "TAG ME" button. Please tell us where you're attending community college and update your contact information as needed.
If you're in your first year of Community College but did NOT apply for admission to State as a freshman, you can still Get Tagged, too. Go to apply.msstate.edu and follow the directions to apply to the TAG program.
If you're a community college sophomore or a student planning to transfer from another 4-year institution, then the TAG program will not be the best fit for you. The traditional application for admission for Fall 2014 will be your best route.
Questions about Getting Tagged? Email us at TAG@msstate.edu.
