Penn State Early Action for Fall 2025 Admissions

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2782

You should have heard back now for RECONSIDERATION - it would be useful to future applicants if you could state

  • OOS/IS, UW GPA, total of Honors+AP+DE, if you had Precalc, Foreign language through levels 3-4, Physics
  • college&major applied to originally
  • For reconsideration: college&major, did you check Summer?

For instance it’d look like this:

  • OOS, 3.58 UW GPA, AP Environmental, AP English Lang, AP Precalc, Foreign Language 3, no physics
  • Applied to Mechanical Engineering, COE, no Summer (offered Behrend)
  • Reconsideration for Material Sciences, EMS, checked Summer => admitted UP

(Trying to tag some parents but have lost track of all the posts about reconsideration requests some you may not be the right ones - if so, my apologies.)
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2783
  • OOS; UW 3.66, W 3.72 (with 7th semester grades 3.96); APs: US History, English Lang/Comp, Statistics, Environmental Science, Capstone 1, Capstone 2, Music Theory; DEs: Biology, English Comp, US VA Government; Honors: Algebra 1, English 9, World History/Geography, Geometry, Biology, English 10, Algebra 2, Chemistry, Adv. Soprano/Alto Chorus (2 years), Adv. Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass Chorus; Foreign Language 3; no precalc; no physics
  • Applied to Political Science, Liberal Arts, no summer (offered Behrend)
  • Reconsideration same major/college, checked summer - admitted UP
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2784

OOS 3.45 UW
(APs) AP Gov/Politics, AP Comp Sci Principles, AP Human Geo, AP microeconomics, AP macroeconomics, AP calc ab, AP psychology, AP physics c mechanics, Italian 1&2
(Dual enrollment) Korean 101, Stats 138, modern world history, firewalls and net security, english comp
Original: computational data science COE
Reconsideration: applied data science IST (checked summer only cause i wanted to do it regardless)

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2785

Ugh we still haven’t heard back…would you recommend any kind of follow up at this point or continue to wait?

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2786

Well we decided to call admissions. Turns out…they didn’t receive her reconsideration request. Though we watched it go through back in the beginning of January…UGH. The counselor was extremely kind and helpful. He admitted the portal has caused problems for them and my daughter wasn’t the only one. He pushed her request throught and confirmed on his end, which we then saw on ours. He promised he would do his best to get her an answer within the week. To be honest…I’m awfully anxious now being this far behind, not sure how good her odds are going to be thanks to failed technology as he put it :disappointed:

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2787
  • OOS, 3.54 UW, 3.89 W GPA, AP Environmental, AP Gov & Politics, Italian 4, no physics; pre-calc
  • Applied to Liberal Arts (Psychology), offered Summer start UP
  • Reconsideration for DUS, checked Fall only => no change, summer start UP
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2788

Does anyone know if the NSO overnight event is mandatory for incoming freshman?

2789

It is, but if the date is inconvenient, you can reschedule. In particular, if you’re OOS, you can reschedule to right before you start since it may be difficult for you to come from afar, leave, then return!

2790

UW 3.98 W 4.09 SAT 1200 major: communications or poli sci. Willing to pick one over the other to get in. Which would give me higher chances?

2791

Are you a current senior or are you a junior asking about applying for next year?

2792

junior asking for next year :slight_smile:

2793

Can you study for and retake the SAT? If you can get your scores up at least 50 points, I think you would have a good chance for either communications or political science. You may also have a good chance going test optional if you have good rigor (multiple APs, DEs, Honors courses).

@athetraf If you are also willing to start in the summer, you should check that box on your application. It would be best to apply by the EA date (application and all materials received by Nov. 1).

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2794

What AP or Honors courses do you have?

I agree that a slightly higher SAT score will help and both are roughly equivalent for admission, though this year it seems Communication was easier.

2795

Hi, is anyone in this Penn State forum trying to do the 3+3 Law School. I only find one website with not to much Information, on how to apply to the 3+3 program after you are admitted for Fall Undergrad 2025.

2796

You need to be a Sophomore (60+ credits to your name) with a high GPA and an IAP (Individual academic plan) filled out with your adviser.
Being in CLA and Paterno Fellows probably helps.

https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/accelerated-bachelorsjd-program

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2797

Thanks , great information.

2798

I can definetly take the test again. Thank you for the advice!!

2799

I am currently taking AP European History & AP Lang w/ honors History and Spanish this yr. Next yr signed up for AP Art History & AP Lit.

2800

That would fit in well with College of Liberal Arts then. :+1:

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2801

Question about the rolling admissions - if a student applied on Feb 2, is there a time that they should expect a decision? I am reading on posts online that it is usually 6-8 weeks, just wanting to know if this holds true. Thanks!