Penn State Fall 2024 DECISION THREAD - DECISIONS ONLY

[ACT] n/a
SAT: 1300 (applied TO)
GPA: W 3.99
Number of Honors/AP Courses: APs 4(reported 3), DEs 4
Rank: top 10%
State Residency: MA

Applied date: 11/1
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/6
Major Applied to/Accepted: CS
Decision/College: Accepted
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP

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SAT: 1500
GPA: 4.4/3.91
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 8APs and the rest are all honors
Rank: School doesn’t rank
State Residency: PA
Applied date: 10/2
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 12/5
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)

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SAT:1410
GPA: 4.0
Number of Honors/AP Courses:
Rank:25/177
State Residency: 00S

Applied date:10/15
Applied Early Action:EA
Decision date:12/5
Major Applied to/Accepted:Mechanical Engineering
Decision/College: ( ACCEPTED, College of Engineering)
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to:UP

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SAT: 1520
GPA 4.0 UW/4.56W
Number of AP Courses: 9
Rank: 2/263
State: PA
Applied: 8/25 EA
Decision Date: 12/5
Major Applied to/Accepted: Architectural Engineering
Decision: Accepted
Campus: University Park Fall

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DD 24
Test optional
GPA weighted 4.3
GPW UW 3.97
APs 7
OOS- Virginia
School doesn’t rank but top 10% of class
Applied EA on 11/1
Decision Date: 12/6
Major: kinesiology
University park
Decision: accepted

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ACT: 33 (only composite considered by PSU, as I understand it; superscore was 35)
GPA: 4.2 weighted (4.0 unweighted)
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 34 Honors/10 Advanced courses (no APs offered)
Rank: N/A (school does not formally rank though top 10%)
State Residency: MA

Applied date: 10/27
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 12/6
Major Applied to/Accepted: Biomedical Engineering
Decision/College: College of Engineering
Decision: Accepted
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP

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Accepted to DUS (University Park)
GPA: 3.8
No Test Score
6 AP’s
Applied 10/1
Accepted 12/4
OOS: NY

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Accepted to College of Agriculture (University Park)
GPA: 4.0/4.0
SAT: 1400
6 AP’s
Accepted 12/11
OOS:

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I’ve asked my daughter 2/3 times to check portal and she has not. It would be nice if there was her first acceptance sitting in the portal as she waits for her EA notification on Thursday.

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SAT: 1400
GPA: 3.75 UW 4.0 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: Honors 10/AP 5
Rank: does not rank
State Residency: NJ
Applied date: 10/21
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/11
Major Applied: DUS
Decision: Accepted
Campus: UP

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S24
ACT: T/O
SAT:
GPA: 3.65 UW
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 8 Honors, 1 AP, 7 IB
Rank: HS does not rank
State Residency: GA
Applied date: 10/31
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/12
Decision/College: College of Agriculture
Major Applied: Landscape Contracting
Decision: Accepted
Campus: UP

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SAT: 1430
GPA: 4.0UW/4.3W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: IB diploma candidate, 4 HLs/2 SLs for 11th/12th grades, APs not offered, 9th/10th grade accelerated, advanced and college prep courses
Rank: No rank
State Residency: DE
Applied date: 9/12
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: Accepted 11/30/23
Major Applied to/Accepted: Biology
Decision/College: Accepted to Eberly College of Science
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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SAT: 1480
GPA: 3.9 UW/4.78 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 10 AP, all others Honors
Rank: n/a rank
State Residency: OOS

Applied date: 10/18
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/9 (decision not dated)
Major Applied to/Accepted: Arts & Sciences Political Science
Decision/College: Accepted Arts & Sciences
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: Univ. Park

EC’s include Orchestra, Officer Positions in Tri-M , NHS, MUN, Member of Eng. Honors, Mu Alpha Theta, Sci, Honors, World Lang Honors, & Social Studies Honors Societies, Sailing Team and Rock Climbing.

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ACT: 34
SAT: 1520
GPA: 3.9 unweighted
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 15/9
Rank: no ranking
State Residency: NJ

Applied date: 10/15
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 11/18
Major Applied to/Accepted: Animal Science/Pre-Vet
Decision/College: College of Agricultural Sciences
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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ACT: TO
SAT: TO
GPA: 3.84 unweighted
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 4 APs/6 Honors
High School Info: High Rigor Private High School
Rank: no ranking
State Residency: NY

Applied date: 10/13
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 12/13
Major Applied to/Accepted: Chemical Engineering
Decision/College: College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

ECs include: Participation in National level athletic teams

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ACT: 29
SAT: 1310
GPA: 4.17 weighted
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 9 honor + IB diploma student
Rank: N/A
State Residency: TX

Applied date: 10/23
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/14
Major Applied to/Accepted: ME
Decision/College: Accepted, engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP (fall)

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SAT: 1310
GPA: 4.27 weighted
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 7 AP, remaining honors
Rank: 57/222
State Residency: CT

Applied date: 10/25
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/15
Major Applied to/Accepted: Psychology
Decision/College: Accepted, Psychology - Liberal Arts
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP (fall)

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ACT: -
SAT: 1380
GPA: 3.979 UW/4.032 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 6 Honors, 3 APs
Rank: Top 20% (very close to top 10%) of ~520
State Residency: PA

Applied date: 9/25
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/15
Major Applied to/Accepted: Psychology
Decision/College: Accepted to College of Liberal Arts
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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