Official Penn State - University Park Decisions Thread

<p>Decision: Accepted Fall 2010
Major: College of Communications!
Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1090/1600, 1720/2400 (CR: 520, M: 570, W: 630)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: Didn’t Take</li>
<li>ACT: Didn’t Take</li>
<li>GPA: 3.3 UW 4.1 W</li>
<li>Rank: idk</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Good i guess haha </li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Didn’t Send</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: idk i dont think she really knows me but whatevs</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Good public school </li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: NJ</li>
<li>School Type: Medium-Large, public school</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White/Caucasian</li>
<li>Religious View: None</li>
<li>Gender: F</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors: varsity bowler for 3 years and captain, softball 1 year, amnesty international and environmental club, school sends alot of kids to penn state woohoo!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted Fall 2010
Major: College of Engineering
Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 2040 (700M, 620R, 720W)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: US History 800, Math II 750, Bio E 730</li>
<li>ACT: 30</li>
<li>GPA: 3.13 UW 3.5 W</li>
<li>Rank: none</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: decent?</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: nothing</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: no idea</li>
<li>Hook (if any): really good high school</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: MA</li>
<li>School Type: Medium sized public high school</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Religious View: None</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors: 6 APs, upward grade trend</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted Fall 2010
Major: DUS
Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1310 & 2010 (CR: 680, M: 630, W: 700)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: US History 600 & English Lit 670</li>
<li>ACT: 27 (32 and a 31, and then a 24 and 19… so 27 composite. ouch. didn’t submit)</li>
<li>GPA: somewhere around 3.3+ unweighted; 3.4ish weighted</li>
<li>Rank: school doesn’t rank.</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: i think okay. definitely not my best… i didn’t try so hard haha</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: 2 of them. haven’t read them, but i’m 6/6 so far so they must’ve done something right</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: haven’t read it but he explained a medical issue that greatly hindered some grades. also seems to be working.</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Girl Scouts (pursuing Gold Award), lots of community service & various extracurriculars</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Northern NJ</li>
<li>School Type: Public, around 1000 kids.</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White.</li>
<li>Religious View: Not sure if there was a spot on the app for it (?), but if there is it says Roman Catholic</li>
<li>Gender: F</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors: some APs, taking 4 Syracuse classes this year through the SUPA program. pretty much an upward trend.</p>

<p>congratulations everyone!=]
i’m pretty sure i’m not gonna wind up at PSU, but it’s still good to have another acceptance.</p>

<p>good luck to everyone who hasn’t heard yet!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted Summer 2010 UP
Division of Undergraduate studies</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA: 3.4
SAT’s: M:690 CR: 670 W:640
Essay: Obviously i would think it was good…
Teacher Recs: would be pretty lame if they weren’t good
Counselor Rec: who knows
Hook: lots of ecs/charity stuff
Location: PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity : white</p>

<p>GPA blew, probably a bit lucky to get in at all, SATs were solid though i guess.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted Fall 2010 UP
Major: Business
Stats:
SAT:1240
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:29
[ *] GPA:95.6/100
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:good
[ *] Teacher Recs:good
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: New York
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>ReadyToRoll:</p>

<p>The Architecture program is so hard to get into. I got the stats from the admissions and 900 applied for Architecture and 900 for Landscape Arch. I originally applied Architecture and got denied. Then got a package saying how they accepted me into Landscape. This is the second year they are doing the alternate Major admission. Only 20 students got this letter. So I am hoping after first semester I can transfer to Architecture. People always drop and switch majors so I am not too worried.</p>

<p>Son offered Altoona campus (which we’re treating as a rejection) for Smeal Business. 29ACT, 3.1UW, 3.5W Good thoughts for everyone else.</p>

<p>if your son really wants PSU…you might try the following: call admissions and ask them if they might re-consider UP if he changes his major to DUS and does the summer session. If they agree, he can try to still try to get into Smeal later when he declares his major. I’ve heard of some students changing their majors from other more competitive majors to less competitive ones in the admissions process. Good luck.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted Fall 2010 UP
Major:Psychology
Stats:
SAT:1160
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:28
[ *] GPA:3.5 W 3.4 UW
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Essays:kinda fly-by-night, but good
[ *] Teacher Recs: didn’t send one
[ *] Counselor Rec: good!
[ *] State or Country: Virginia
[ *] School Type: Large, public, in difficult school district
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender: female</p>

<p>I’m surprised I got in…</p>

<p>My son got accepted Smeal.</p>

<p>SAT 1970
ACT 31
SAT II’s. 770 Math II, 720 Bio-m
GPA 4.31/4.00
Rank: 17 out of 588
Essays: Good
State: California
Large Public School
White Male</p>

<p>If I was accepted as transfer student to Economics B.S., which is housed in College of Liberal arts, can I later enroll in this program?[Undergraduate</a> Degree Programs: Business, Smeal College](<a href=“http://bulletins.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/college_campus_details.cfm?id=22&program=ba_ec.htm]Undergraduate”>http://bulletins.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/college_campus_details.cfm?id=22&program=ba_ec.htm)</p>

<p>BTW,they counted me 28 Credits, all are marked as <em>GEN</em></p>

<p>Decision: Accepted Fall 2010 University Park
Major: Undecided-Division of Undergraduate Studies
Stats:
[ *]SAT: (1010/1600)(1600/2400)
[ *] SAT II: Didnt take them
[ *] ACT: 21
[ *] GPA:3.9-4.0
[ *] Rank:12%/368 students
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Essays:Good
[ *] Teacher Recs:Awesome
[ *] Counselor Rec:Good
[ *] State or Country: New York
[ *] School Type: Large Public High School (1600 students)
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *]Other Factors: Lacrosse for 4 years. Lots of community service. Rank in class.</p>

<p>Very suprised I was accepted because of my SAT but I think my GPA basically made up for it. And if anyone is still waiting, my status changed to “you will hear in the coming days” on january 25th, accepted online the next day (26th), and came in the mail on the 28th</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted Fall 2010
Major: Psychology</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: Didn’t send</li>
<li>SAT IIs: Didn’t send</li>
<li>ACT: 29</li>
<li>GPA: 3.4 Unweighted</li>
<li>Rank: Our school doesn’t do class rank</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Fine?</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: None</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: I didn’t get to see it but I’m sure it was good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Good public school </li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Larchmont/Mamaroneck, New York</li>
<li>School Type: Medium-Large Public School</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White/Caucasian</li>
<li>Religious View: None really</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
</ul>

<p>Decision: Accepted Fall 2010
Major: College of Communications!
Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1190/1600, 1880/2400 (CR: 590, M: 600, W: 690)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: Didn’t Take</li>
<li>ACT: 26</li>
<li>GPA: 3.5</li>
<li>Rank: 40/250</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Pretty good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: None</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Very good! </li>
<li>Hook (if any): Dad is alum and donates a lot of money…is chair of some campaign too.</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: PA</li>
<li>School Type: Medium Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White/Caucasian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

<p>Lots of good EC’s! Many leadership roles!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted Fall 2010
Major: School of Architecture
Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT:none</li>
<li>SAT IIs: chem-670 math2-660</li>
<li>ACT: 27</li>
<li>GPA: 4.27</li>
<li>Rank: 10%</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Why i decided architecture</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: none</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: none</li>
<li>Hook (if any):have been taking architectural courses at local community college for 2 years (GPA 4.0 at college)</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: CA</li>
<li>School Type: Catholic Private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Hispanic</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
</ul>

<p>6AP, 8 Honors, a lot of EC</p>

<p>Ive been accepted to PSU and UCF and now I’m trying to decide beteween the two. My dream school was UNLV, but I decided I’d go there for grad school. My ultimate career goal is to end up in a management position in the Disney World Resort, which is originally why I was looking into UCF. It will actually cost me more to go to UCF because I’m out of state, so now I’m just trying to decide what I should choose. Any advice would be appreciated!</p>

<p>hey guys, just a quick question about the MyPSU Application Status statements.</p>

<p>mine right now was updated today to say: your application is complete, all the necessary materials have been received, and we are reviewing your credentials. a decision will be available here as soon as one is made.</p>

<p>how long did you have to wait for a decision after this? i’m waiting, so once i find out if im in or not ill let you know!</p>

<p>I waited 2 days. Got it in the mail first.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted Fall 2010
Major: College of Engineering
Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1220/1600</li>
<li>SAT IIs: Math II 700</li>
<li>ACT: n/a</li>
<li>GPA: 3.5 UW 3.8 W</li>
<li>Rank: 110/662</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Sucks… I told them I want to be independent.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Couple, Not really sure </li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Good!</li>
<li>Hook (if any): n/a</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: VA</li>
<li>School Type: Large sized public high school</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Religious View: Baptist</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors: 6 APs, upward grade trend</p>

<p>^^^ Did you apply before 11/30? </p>

<p>Just wondering since your SATs were better than mine by 70 but my GPA was better by .02 and I got accepted last month. Also from VA, no SAT IIs or Recs.</p>