Chance my son for Engineering

jlhpsu
Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:35:49 +0000

First, it won’t hurt him whatsoever to wait until November to apply. As long as his application is COMPLETE by November 30, then he’s still in priority. Even if he applies now, the likelihood is he won’t hear until January anyway. My daughter applied DUS 2 years ago on Sept 2nd, and she still didn’t hear until the end of January. And we found out later, that it really doesn’t matter when you apply to UP campus as long as it’s before Nov 30.

As far as applying engineering vs DUS, there is usually no disadvantage for applying DUS. You can still work on all of the entry to major requirements as a DUS student. But, I would double check all of the entry to major requirements to make sure: https://advising.psu.edu/entrance-major-requirements-college-engineering-2017 You could also e mail someone in the engineering department to verify. Applying DUS is less competitive than applying directly to engineering. That being said, your son’s stats are pretty good. If he gets denied engineering, you could always ask to be reconsidered for summer and/or DUS. Or, just go straight to DUS and worry about transitioning later.

My daughter applied DUS and summer option and got into summer with a 3.5 GPA. She is now a sophomore and loving it. I am also a PSU alum