Penn State Fall 2024 DECISION THREAD - DECISIONS ONLY

Colleges & Universities Penn State
22

SAT: 1300
GPA: 3.98 UW
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 3 AP, 16H
Rank: top 10% (school doesn’t rank lower than decile)
State Residency: NJ

Applied date: 10/13/23
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/21/23
Major Applied to/Accepted: Undecided
Decision/College: (e.g. ACCEPTED, College of Engineering)
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

3 Likes
23

Opened my portal this afternoon to find an acceptance letter!

SAT: 1540
GPA: 3.9/4.0 scale
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 8 Honors/10 APs
Rank: School does not report
State Residency: PA (In-state)

Applied date: 10/24
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/23
Major Applied to/Accepted: Computer Science
Decision/College: ACCEPTED, College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP/UP Fall

4 Likes
24

ACT:
SAT: 1550
GPA: 4.03/4 UW
Number of Honors/AP Courses: all honors/AP except 1, 10 AP classes, 5s on 4 tests, 5 tests planned for senior year
Rank: school does not rank
State Residency: PA

Applied date: late Sept
Applied Early Action: Put rolling but was in before Nov 1, treated as EA
Decision date: 11/22 - first noticed in portal, no snail mail yet
Major Applied to/Accepted: Electrical Engineering
Decision/College: ACCEPTED, College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP

2 Likes
25

ACT: 35
GPA: 3.97/NW 5.1/W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 10 APs, all the rest Honors
Rank: n/a
State Residency: In-state

Applied date: 10/30
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 11/24 (mail received)
Major Applied to/Accepted: Mechanical Engineering
Decision/College: Accepted, Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

2 Likes
26

SAT: 1490
GPA: 4.0 UW
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 17 APs / 5 Honors / 1 DE
Rank: 1/460
State Residency: VA

Applied date: 10/15
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/23
Major Applied to/Accepted: Electrical Engineering - Accepted
Decision/College: College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

2 Likes
27

Test optional
GPA: 3.81 UW, 4.05 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 8 AICE, 3 AP, 6 DE, rest honors
Rank: 77/540
State Residency: FL

Applied date: 9/16/23
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/15/23
Major Applied to/Accepted: Kinesiology
Decision/College: Accepted, College of Health and Human Development
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park for Fall 2024

3 Likes
28

ACT: n/a
SAT: n/a (applied test optional)
GPA: 4.35W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 4AP/All other classes Honors except when not available
Rank: School does not rank
State Residency: PA

Applied date:9/7
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 11/29
Major Applied to/Accepted: Education
Decision/College: ACCEPTED, College of Education
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP Fall Start

1 Like
29

SAT: 1390
GPA: 3.94 UW, 4.47 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 6 APs, 10 Honors
Rank: top 10%
State Residency: Virginia
Applied date: 10/10
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/28
Major Applied to/Accepted: DUS
Decision/College: DUS
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

3 Likes
30

ACT: 35
GPA: 3.89 unweighted
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 12
Rank: School doesn’t rank
State Residency: Wisconsin

Applied date: 10/15
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/29
Major Applied to/Accepted: Nuclear Engineering
Decision/College: ACCEPTED, College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

2 Likes
31

ACT:
SAT: 1530
GPA: 98 weighted
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 12
Rank: top 10%
State Residency: PA

Applied date: 10/31
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/30/2023
Major Applied to/Accepted:CS
Decision/College: (e.g. ACCEPTED, College of Engineering) ACCEPTED,Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to:UP

2 Likes
32

Test Optional
GPA: 3.96 UW, 4.5 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: a few honors, no AP, Dual-Enrollment expecting Associates May 2024
Rank: none (home school)
State Residency: PA
Applied date: 11/1
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/1
Major Applied to/Accepted: Biology
Decision/College: Admit, Eberly
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: Erie/Erie

2 Likes
33

SAT: Test Optional
GPA: 95.4/101.1
Number of Honors/AP Courses: Almost all honors, 4 AP, 2 DE
Rank: 39/227
State Residency: NJ

Applied Early Action: 10/9
Decision date: 12/4
Major Applied to/Accepted: DUS
Decision/College: Accepted
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP

2 Likes
34

ACT: 30
SAT: 1390
GPA: 4.3 W, 4.0 UW
Honors/AP: 8 honors / 9 AP
Rank: 2/350
State: Ohio

Applied EA: 10/9
Decision date: 12/4
Major Applied to/Accepted: Computational Data Science
Decision/College: Accepted, College of Engineering
Campus: UP for Fall

5 Likes
35

SAT: 1570
GPA: 4.1/3.7
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 8/8
Rank: n/a
State Residency: NJ

Applied date: 10/12
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 12/4
Major Applied to/Accepted: Biomedical Engineering
Decision/College: (e.g. ACCEPTED, College of Engineering): ACCEPTED, Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP/UP (fall)

5 Likes
36

SAT/ACT: TO
GPA: 3.9 UW/5.1 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses:
12 Honors/9 AP
Rank: 16/130
State Residency: PA

Applied date: 10/30
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 12/5
Major Applied to/Accepted: DUS/Accepted
Decision/College: Accepted/DUS
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP fall/UP fall

4 Likes
37

SAT/ACT: 1430
GPA: 4.0UW/4.59 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 10 Honors/ 7 APs
Rank: 15/359
State Residency: VA

Applied date: 09/16
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 12/5
Major Applied to/Accepted: Nutritional Sciences
Decision/College: Accepted/HHD
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP fall/UP fall

2 Likes
38

ACT: 31
SAT: 1400
GPA: 4.13
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 8 APs 4 Honors; 1 DE
Rank: N/A
State Residency: CA

Applied date: EA Deadline
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/5
Major Applied to/Accepted: DUS
Decision/College: ACCEPTED
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP

3 Likes
39

Date Applied: first week of September
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Engineering (Computer Engineering or Computer Science)

GPA: 4.2 weighted
SAT/ACT: 1480
Rank: Top quarter, but at ultra-competitive high school
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: 13
Any impressive extracurriculars: internship, lots of IT-related
Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc): again, lots of IT-related activities, plus interesting community service involvement
State residency: Virginia

Date Notified: 12/5
Decision: ACCEPTED to Engineering
Campus: University Park

4 Likes
40

ACT: 33 (superscore)
GPA: 3.7 / 4.3
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 7 APs, 1 IB (two year HL class), 7 honors
Rank: N/A
State Residency: Maryland

Applied date: September 13th
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: December 6th
Major Applied to/Accepted: Communications
Decision/College: ACCEPTED, College of Communications
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP/UP (Fall start)

5 Likes
41

ACT: n/a
SAT: 1340
GPA: 4.09
Number of Honors/AP Courses: APs 5, DEs 3
Rank: N/A
State Residency: VA

Applied date: 9/9
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/5
Major Applied to/Accepted: DUS
Decision/College: Accepted
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP

5 Likes