Need Information on Penn State

Dreadpirit
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 23:02:04 +0000

1) Very much like SUNY. The biggest difference is that all of the SUNYs are pretty much on even footing, but University Park is much bigger than any of the branch campuses or any of the SUNYs.

2) Yes. SUNYs are more “independent” of each other. There isn’t a feeder system for SUNY. At PSU many of the people do 2 years a branch campus and finish at UP.

3) I would assume it is either the scandal or the party school reputation. Academically it compares favorably to any of the SUNYs. One thing worth considering, SUNYs are MUCH cheaper for a NY resident than PSU would be. And PSU is VERY stingy with their aid.

4) According to the bubble chart, you are a good candidate, probably in at University Park. For some more selective majors (eg Engineering and Finance) you might be a bit in the maybe category depending on where your weighted GPA actually is. Get you application in early, and you should be ok. Don’t worry about activities for PSU - they really don’t look at them. GPA and test scores.