Penn State Fall 2024 DECISION THREAD - DECISIONS ONLY

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If you have RECEIVED A DECISION to Penn State for the Summer/Fall 2024 application cycle, please post your acceptance here.

NO DISCUSSIONS ON THIS POST! If you have a question - post it in another thread or in the discussion thread: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/penn-state-early-action-for-fall-2024-admissions/

In this thread, post ONLY:

ACT:
SAT:
GPA:
Number of Honors/AP Courses:
Rank:
State Residency:

Applied date:
Applied Early Action:
Decision date:
Major Applied to/Accepted:
Decision/College: (e.g. ACCEPTED, College of Engineering)
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to:

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ACT: 34
GPA: 3.9
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 8 APs, all the rest Honors
Rank: n/a
State Residency: In-state

Applied date: 9/7
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 11/14
Major Applied to/Accepted: Journalism
Decision/College: Accepted, Bellisario
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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ACT: 35
GPA:4.0UW
Number of Honors/AP Courses:10honors/1DE/9AP
State Residency: NY

Applied Early Action: 10/22
Decision date: 11/14
Major Applied to/Accepted: Accounting
Decision/College: (e.g. ACCEPTED, College of Engineering) Smeal
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP

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SAT: 1440
GPA: 100.8% weighted
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 9 Honors/7APs
Rank: N/A
State Residency: PA

Applied date: 10/7
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 11/14
Major Applied to/Accepted: Information Science & Technology
Decision/College: College of IST
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP

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ACT:
SAT: 1530
GPA: 5.0
Number of Honors/AP Courses: all honors and 6 AP classes and 3 DE
Rank: school doesn’t rank
State Residency:
PA
Applied date: 8/24
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 11/14
Major Applied to/Accepted: business
Decision/College: (e.g. ACCEPTED, College of Engineering) Smeal
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP

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ACT: 31
GPA: 4.0 UW/4.8 (out of 5.0) W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 10 AP, all others Honors
Rank: School doesn’t rank but top 5%
State Residency: Maryland

Applied date: 10/22
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: Noticed 11/16 (decision not dated)
Major Applied to/Accepted: Arts & Sciences Political Science
Decision/College: Accepted Arts & Sciences
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP
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ACT:30
GPA: 4.27 Weighted
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 2 Honors
Rank: school doesn’t rank
State Residency: NJ
Alumni: sister
Applied: 8/27
Decision: 11/16
Major: Special Education
College of Education
Campus Applied and Accepted: University Park Fall Start
did check summer option

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SAT: 1540
GPA: 96 UW, 100 W (7% weight for APs, 5% for Honors)
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 14 APs, 7 Honors
Rank: School doesn’t rank
State Residency: In-State
Applied date: 10/31
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/15
Major Applied to/Accepted: Data Science
Decision/College: College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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ACT: 33
GPA: 3.7
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 3 AP, all the rest a mix of Honors and non Honors
Rank: n/a
State Residency: In-state

Applied date: 10/25
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 11/15
Major Applied to/Accepted: Data Science
Decision/College: Accepted, IST
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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Twin son 1:
ACT:36
SAT: 1580
GPA: 4.41
Number of Honors/AP Courses: taken 11 so far, all 5s
Rank: School doesn’t rank (but definitely top 2%)
State Residency: CT
Applied date: 10/5
Applied Round : Rolling
Decision date: 11/15
Major Applied to/Accepted: Computer Science
Decision/College: College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP

Twin son 2:
ACT:
SAT: 1600
GPA: 4.48
Number of Honors/AP Courses: taken 10 so far, all 5s
Rank: School doesn’t rank (but definitely top 1%)
State Residency: CT
Applied date: 10/5
Applied Round : Rolling
Decision date: 11/15
Major Applied to/Accepted: Computer Science
Decision/College: College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP

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S24 got his Acceptance this AM

SAT: 1530
GPA: 3.9UW / 4.4W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 15Honors/ 6AP/ 3 Dual Enrollment
Rank: 3/60
State Residency: CA

Applied date: 10/16
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/16
Major Applied to/Accepted: Data Science
Decision/College: ACCEPTED/ College of IST
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP/UP

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ACT: n/a
SAT: n/a (applied test optional)
GPA: 3.96 UW/ 4.83 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 8 APs and 7 Honors
Rank: school does not rank
State Residency: MD

Applied date: 11/01
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/15
Major Applied to/Accepted: Biobehavioral Health
Decision/College: (e.g. ACCEPTED, College of Engineering) undecided, College of Health and Human Development
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP/UP

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SAT: 1370 (780 Eng 590 Math)
GPA: 4.0 UW | 6.52 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 7 APs, 6 honors
Rank: 98 / 530
State Residency: NJ

Applied date: 10/21
Applied Early Action: Y
Decision date: 11/16
Major Applied to/Accepted: Communications
Decision/College: ACCEPTED, Bellisario College of Communications
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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SAT: 1440
GPA:100.8 (his school does it on the 100 scale) so 4.0 I think
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 5 AP, 3 HONORS, 5 DUAL ENROLLMENT
Rank:44/673
State Residency:PA

Applied date:8/13
Applied Early Action:Yes
Decision date:11/20
Major Applied to/Accepted:DUS
Decision/College: ACCEPTED DUS
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to:UP/UP

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SAT: 1540
GPA: 4.0 UW/5.5 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: ALL Honors, AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Physics I, AP Chemistry, Human Geo AP, History AP, Dual Enroll 1 History and Spanish II
Rank: 1/424
State Residency: FLORIDA

Applied date: Sept 10
Applied Early Action: YES
Decision date: Nov 20
Major Applied to/Accepted: Mech. Engineering
Decision/College: College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: Uni Park

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This just in!!

In State
SAT 1360 (even split)
GPA 4.437 (W) / 3.768 (UW)
4 AP, 15 Honors
4 year varsity athletics
3 Honor Societies
Various community service / volunteer hours
Leadership roles
4 years employment

Fall 2024 UP - did not opt for summer on app
Applied Date: CA submitted 10/9
Applied Early Action: Yes
SRAR completed 10/15
Decision Date: 11/20
Decision/College: DUS
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP (no summer to summer start)
No LEAP letter

We ARE!!!

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SAT: 1340 (high Math, only took once, no prep, wasn’t interested)
GPA: 4.97 (W), 3.98 (UW)
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 8 AP, 14 honors, highly competitive public HS
Rank: N/A
State Residency: Pennsylvania

Applied date: 10/17
Applied Early Action: No, rolling, but were told it doesn’t matter. Everyone in before 11/1 gets looked at as EA.
Decision date: 11/21
Major Applied to/Accepted: Computer Science
Decision/College: Accepted/Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP FALL

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D24 admitted !!

SAT: 1520
GPA: 3.9UW / 4.3W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 6Honors/ 10AP
Rank: Top 9%
State Residency: CA

Applied date: 10/30
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/
Major Applied to/Accepted: Biotechnology
Decision/College: ACCEPTED/ Eberly
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP/UP (Fall)

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SAT: 1420 (740 English/680 Math) TO
GPA: 3.8 UW/4.0 W -4.2 at our HS is as high as the GPA gets)
High school does not rank
State of residency: NY
Early Action
Honors/AP/Dual Enrollment: 8/9/2 (only start AP in 10th grade, includes 12th grade)
Applied: 10/16
Accepted: 11/17 College of Information/Cybersecurity
Campus: UP/Fall

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