OOS. We are in MA
1 Like
Great, same here. Still waiting for Political Science major
Matt Melvin at Penn State is relatively new at Penn State and oversees enrollment Mgmt. He comes from University of Kansas which uses orthot. He started implementing that at Penn State. Accept the data or not.
ugh-that stinks that we may not hear by Dec 24th even if we submitted early Septemberā¦the wait is the hardest part. Thanks for the info.
I think Iām gonna need some serious wine if my son doesnāt get a response by dec 24. Iāve been telling him to hang on despite his friends getting acceptances to Penn state granted itās not the smeal business school but none of them applied there, most did cs and dus.
7 Likes
Most will receive by 12/24. They admitted āsome will trickle afterā
2 Likes
Hopefully it will be all of us. They are closed over the holiday break so it would suck if kids were still waiting in Jan.
1 Like
If they are not able to get out all decisions by 12/24 as promised then they need to be forthcoming and transparent with the applicants. Better to publicly say they may not get them all out and be pleasantly surprised than the other way around. Very disappointed in the admissions officeās lack of communication.
1 Like
Iām a Firefighter/Paramedic and an RN.
BSN IS AN ABSOLUTE Requirement in South Florida, Miami/Fort Lauderdale to work for one of the āBIG 4ā Hospital Systems. Ones without the BSN are mostly recent immigrants who āchallengedā for state licensure. Took the NCLEX and then filed for FL State Licensure and these RNs work mainly in outpatient facilities and clinics.
1 Like
deferred is a decision. It happens every year that a few will be deferred.
(why would you be disappointed in the lack of communication? no deadlines have been missed yet in spite of the rumor-mongering going on).
There are also students that are indignant every year that they have heard nothing ā¦ not even deferred. When further information is requested, it eventually comes out that test scores or SRAR were NOT completed by Nov. 1 and the student was not EA.
but apparently I donāt know what I am talking about.
2 Likes
No rumor-mongering here. As some may suggest. Let me ask all a questionā¦.has anybody that has been admitted received an email āto check your portalā?ā¦.there is an inherent issue with the system here. EVERY other school my kids applied to received some sort of notification. Penn State, for whatever reason creates unnecessary havoc with students. Just check how they do football ticket sales. My information is based my researchā¦ checked and then re-verified. Feel free to consult your college coach if youād rather. Again, I am all for Penn State. Iām a smeal grad ā93.
I hate the anxiety that the need to check the portals brings about. The idea of just checking once on December 24 is not going to work for lots of kids. Theyāre hearing about classmates getting admitted and want to know their status. Kids are comparing admissions, etc. You would think in this era of being more aware of mental health that Penn State could do a whole lot better, instead of doing something that seems to intentionally lead to neurosis! They donāt have to change their process, but sending an email update would be an act of grace and kindness to applicants and families. Like you, I have been through this college process several times now and have probably helped my kids with apps to more than 40 colleges. Penn State is the only one I know of that doesnāt bother to send an email and just tells kids to check their portals. Terrible system!
@On327 @KeystoneState64 Penn State has never said āyou will receive an emailā. Iām sorry you donāt like it, but thatās the way it is. Maybe their systems are just too outdated to send emails and update portals. You can always just wait for the snail mail that comes a few days after the portal is updated. Can you imagine the old days when we didnāt get instant gratification? omg. how did we survive?!?
Kids learn from their parents. Take the stress out of the process. Donāt encourage the incessant portal checking. Find something else to do. Play a game, do a puzzle, walk the dog. walk away from the madness.
In spite of you not liking it, they havenāt missed a commitment yet. They may. But just because someone else heard before a different kid doesnāt mean admissions has screwed up.
Absolute rumor-mongering. āI was told on the phoneā¦ā
Why do I have to consult my college coach? what the heck are you talking about?!? And I know exactly how they do football ticket sales. What exactly does Ticketmasterās process have to do with admissions?
7 Likes
For the record, my son was already accepted to 3 other colleges. All three of them were located in the schoolās portal, he received no email. One of them, he was accepted in early November and we have yet to receive his acceptance via āsnail mailā.
However, I do agree it would be nice if there was some sort of notification sent. Last year, when my older son was accepted to RIT I received an email (as a parent) saying, āyour son should check his email for an important message.ā
3 Likes
Iām stressing because I have not seen one TO for engineering yet.
My older son went TO and got into many good engineering schools last year. This year, my other sonās stats are much higher, more APs and more extraā¦I am hoping PSU opens the window soon.
Son applied in state
GPA: 4.0UW/4.56W
9 APs
SAT: 1520
Applied: August 25
Decision: December 5
Major: Architectural Engineering
First of all, you took my post way more personally than intended. I was simply educating you on the level of knowledge here based on a post YOU previously made. Nobody is āvotingā you off - but we are also going to challenge information that goes against all of OUR collective information. Personally, I think adding in the lionpath option just adds to the frenzy - but thatās up to each individual and I certainly understand the draw to check it.
Second of all, Penn State is NOT a state school in PA. Those are the PASSHE schools. Penn State receives minuscule funding from the state in comparison to state schools. Hence, PSU tuition is so much higher than state schools and offers little merit aid. Itās also why the distribution of OOS vs In state vs international will look drastically different than a PASSHE. Penn State is a well known research institution. That will draw people more than a local state school might. Still, you said that admissions is heavily skewed towards OOS students and thatās just demonstrably incorrect.
By your posts and how often you are stating things that admissions say - it sounds like you are in constant contact with admissions. Calling and e-mailing admissions for information that they have already supplied and have not deviated from only keeps them answering calls and e mail and NOT working on the admission files.
Dec 24 is the decision deadline. Decisions can be Accepted, Deferred, or admitted to a commonwealth campus. Those are ALL Decisions and until after Dec 24, Iām not sure what the purpose is in emailing admissions to ask about their progress.
Iām not going to address your comments on college coaches. Iāll let those here who are college coaches answer if they choose to. But we have a few here who have been MONUMENTALLY helpful in answering questions for kids. They get NOTHING from it except helping a kid navigate the complexities in college admissions. They donāt even advertise that they ARE a college counselor. Those of us who have been here since 2014 and longer have seen changes every year - but the meat of the decision process has remained the same.
5 Likes
FYI my son applied TO. He got in to āCollege of Engineering with the intended major of Computer Scienceā.
2 Likes
Rutgers, another Big10 school, does not send emails. If you do get an email its about a month after the decision is posted. They also trickle acceptances out so you have to refresh that portal too. Thankfully with Penn State you should hear by Dec 24, Rutgers you need to keep refreshing till the end of January.
1 Like
Thank you for your reply. I saw that and wasnāt sure what CS was at firstā¦ is that one of the programs they say are āreally difficultā to get into? I know the chemical, aerospace, and biomedical engineering programs are super competitive. Just trying to understand if CS is considered in a different area when evaluating?