I had applied EA to Smeal and was accepted to 2+2 starting at Altoona. I was really disappointed because Penn State is my top school so I called admissions in December (about a week after I received my initial offer) and asked to be reconsidered for Economics in the Liberal Arts college with a summer start, I received my acceptance to UP within 5 days!! I also ended up calling back a few weeks ago and reapplied under economics for just fall…still waiting on that decision, but it was ultimately a very easy process, the admissions counselors were very nice. So yes there are success stories!!
My stats for comparison:
GPA (weighted): 3.6
SAT: 1250
OOS
3-varsity sport athlete, recreation cheer coach, youth group member, Spanish Honors Society, work experience with 3 different jobs, among other forms of volunteer work.
Female
Caucasian