Official Penn State - University Park Decisions Thread

<p>**Decision: Waitlisted **
**Major: Mathematcs **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 540 CR, 730 M, 640 W (1910 Total)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 Math II, 730 Chem
[<em>] ACT:N/A
[</em>] GPA:3.1 UW, 4.3 W
[<em>] Rank: 40/275
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Decent
[</em>] Teacher Recs:Amazing, from Calc and Chem Teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Never saw it, but there was one
[</em>] Hook (if any): First Generation
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:PA
[</em>] School Type: Competetive-Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]Other Factors: 12 AP Classes ( 5 Calc BC (5 AB Sub), 4 Chem, 4 USH, 3 Eng Lang )(Currently Taking AP Physics B/C:Mech/C:E&M, AP ComSci A, AP Euro, AP Eng Lit)
General Comments: Whateverr</p>

<p>nigcrunch, I don’t see a reason for you to be waitlisted!!! When did you apply?</p>

<p>This thread sure makes it look like applying before Nov. 30 is key.</p>

<p>ACCEPTED FALL 2010 to SMEAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS!!
Stats:
SAT: 550 CR, 690 M, 570 W (1910 Total)
SAT IIs: 640 Math II
ACT:N/A
GPA:3.2 UW, 3.8 W
Rank: N/A
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: Decent
Teacher Recs:Amazing, from bio and Eng teachers
Counselor Rec: very good
Hook (if any): IB student
Location/Person:Turkey-but not intl. Im US citizen
State or Country:Turkey
School Type: A private american school
Ethnicity:White
Gender:female
Other Factors: a couple of very important leadership positions
General Comments: i think the fact that im an IB student got me in and those leadership positions.</p>

<p>SkittleRose — I think I was waitlisted because my SAT Reading was a little bit low, and because PSU is an all stats school for the most part. But yeah, I applied on Nov. 31st.</p>

<p>Darn, I hope you are soon admitted :]</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision: Waitlist [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Major: Materials Science [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 2100-750m/710cr/640w
[ *] SAT IIs:690mII,750USH,720bio,730physics
[ *] ACT:
[ *] GPA:3.9w
[ *] Rank:27/314
[ *] 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:NY
[ *] School Type:public
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:male
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Hi all, I have applied for science education PhD program. I am an international scholar. Although it has been 6 weeks after the deadline I haven’t heard anything from the department and I am very apprehensive about it. Any international students got an acceptance from college of education ?</p>

<p>Did you apply for summer or fall? You have a better chance of getting in if you apply for summer. Students who live here and go to the local high school get in pretty much automatically, so don’t feel too bad if you didn’t get in… Its not really fair but its how they do things</p>

<p>ACCEPTED! Eberly College of Science</p>

<p>SAT: 710 M- 620 CR- 690 Wr (2020)
SAT IIs:650 MII,600 Spanish,
GPA:3.64
Rank: school does not rank
Subjective
Essays:good
Teacher Recs: good I hope
Counselor Rec: good I hope
Hook (if any): Double legacy
State or Country:VA
School Type : Private catholic
Ethnicity:white
Gender: female</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars: Class President
Varsity Crew 10, 11,12
Virginia Goversor’s School for Math & Science
Virginia Girl’s State Delegate
Physics Award
Maryland Math League
Spanish Honor Society, National Spanich Exam Bronze Medal, National Latin Exam Silver Medal</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted-Schreyer Honors College
Major: Undecided
Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: 2210

  • SAT IIs: 760 Math II, 730 Chem
  • ACT: 32
  • GPA: 4.0
  • Rank: IDK… top 5%?
  • Other stats: n/a
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: Meh… not my greatest… half assed one of them

  • Teacher Recs: Good? Hopefully haha… I read two-ish of them
  • Counselor Rec: Really great
  • Hook (if any): I did a lot of stuff I guess… lots of EC’s and what not
    </code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: PA

  • School Type: Public
  • Ethnicity: Asian :smiley:
  • Gender: Female
    </code></pre>

<p>[ b]Other Factors:** None that I can think of.
General Comments: Congrats to all the others who got accepted! Good luck to all of you and I hope you have bright futures. For those who didnt… this is not the end. There is much left for all of you to discover!</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision:ACCEPTED school of Ag sciences[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Major:ANIMAL SCIENCE [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 1530/2400
[ *] SAT IIs: Bio:550 /Math1:440
[ *] ACT:N/A
[ *] GPA:3.1
[ *] Rank: top 10
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: greatt
[ *] Teacher Recs: greatt
[ *] Counselor Rec:greattt
[ *] Hook (if any):i go to an agricultural hs
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:Philadelphia, PA
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity: African american
[ *] Gender: Female
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted into University Park[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Major: Political science[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 1520/2400
[ *] SAT IIs: None
[ *] ACT: 24
[ *] GPA: 3.47
[ *] Rank: N/A
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: I think it is pretty strong.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Two or three (not exactly remember…): AP Calculus, AP Econ
[ *] Counselor Rec: Don’t exactly remember
[ *] Hook (if any): MUM, varsity basketball, varsity soccer (2 MVP awards from international level competition, and 1 All-star award from national level competition), Vice captain and captain in varsity soccer team, class representative
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Republic of Korea, but currently living in Indonesia
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:[ /b]
I think I got some luck on my admission… I guess my essay hooks them up</p>

<p>You know y they rejected you? because your scores pretty seems to be assume. So they knew that you are not gonna come to PSU so they rejected you.</p>

<p>^ you sound bitter. that statement was also 1000% redundant; what were your SAT scores like? did they reject you too? jeez</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted-Summer
Major: Agribusiness-College of Ag Sciences
Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1240/1790</li>
<li>SAT IIs: none</li>
<li>ACT: none</li>
<li>GPA: 3.82</li>
<li>Rank: top 15%</li>
<li>Other stats: n/a</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: okay, nothing spectacular</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: didn’t submit any</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: I’m not really sure</li>
<li>Hook (if any): grandparents attended</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

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

<p>Other Factors: Lots of ECs but I don’t think that really mattered.
General Comments: Congrats to everyone and good luck to you all, I hope to meet some new people when I attend!!</p>

<p>I’m just curious BTW.</p>

<p>How many people got phone calls from the Admin Reps congratulating you on your acceptance. I got a phone call from them months ago about a little over a week after I submitted my application. The lady was very curious about what I wrote on my application and was asking me questions about it and then she told me that I’ve been accepted to UP. I got the official acceptance package about a month after.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Major: Undecided</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 1770
SAT IIs: none
ACT: 27
GPA: 3.402 UW
Rank: Top 30%
Other stats: n/a
Subjective:
Essays: Essay about running
Teacher Recs: 2
Counselor Rec: None
Hook (if any): None
Location/Person:
State or Country: WA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: male
Other Factors: Emphasized a lot with extracurriculars and essay.
General Comments: Very happy. Penn State University Park is my top choice. Didn’t think I would get in considering I applied very late.</p>

<p>sorry for the lame ass late bump but do you think a guy with a 3.02 uw gpa, maxed out hnrs/ap’s/1860 sat score/640 bio sat2 score have a good chance? i just wanna get into UP/the main campus.</p>

@umers56 did you get in?