Has he looked at the Finance/Energy major I listed before? (As I said, it’s a lucrative field but he needs calculus and preferably physics - ap calculus, ap physics 1 or 2 or c, ap enviro are all important).
Learn how to address society's energy challenges by drawing on business, economics, and technical knowledge of energy systems in the Energy Business and Finance (EBF) program. The program integrates the study of energy economics within an engineering...
Note that students can add a Smeal certificate.https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/energy-business-finance-bs/#suggestedacademicplantext
Or more typical DUS+Summer if he’s not asked for reconsideration. However the longer he waits the higher the highzr the odds of DUS being “full”.
Some links on the PSU forum
Start at 3109 and/or post stats+ questions about reconsideration.
Son got into UP DUS. He is going to study political science. Will he be able to declare poly sci as his major after completing requirements sophomore year?
With 19 commonwealth campuses (often referred to as “branch” campuses) throughout Pennsylvania, there can be a lot of confusion regarding the desirability or viability of any specific campus - particularly with OOS students who don’t know Pennsylvania locations well. University Park is the 20th campus and is the MAIN campus of Penn State. This post is specifically geared towards the commonwealth branch campuses.
Hopefully this will help some people make up their minds or know which campus to request as a backup.
Of the 19 commonwealth campuses, there are only a handful that have a ‘typical’ college atmosphere. These are, in order or enrollment:
1…Harrisburg (5077 enrollment)
2…Erie (Behrend) (4502 enrollment)
3…Altoona (3482 enrollment)
These three campuses have multiple dorms, full set of clubs and activities, sports, dining halls and a wide range of things happening on campus at any different time. These are considered 4 year colleges in their own right and MANY students st…
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