TO
UW: 3.93
Honors: 2/AP 4
Rank: School does not rank
PA
Applied Date: 10/29 EA
Decision Date: 12/21
Major: Political Science College of Liberal Arts at UP
Summer Start
SAT: 1380 submitted
GPA: 4.218 weighted (not a 5 pt scale)
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 7 H 4 AP 1 DE
Rank: Top 5%
State Residency: PA
Applied date: 9/6
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/21
Major Applied to/Accepted: Actuarial Science
Decision/College: Smeal College of Business
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to
UP Summer Start
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SAT: 1380
GPA: 4.85w, 4.0uw
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 10 AP, 2 DE, several honors
Rank: School doesnât rank, but in top 10%
State Residency: PA
Applied date: 9/10
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/21
Major Applied to/Accepted: Management Information Systems
Decision/College: (e.g. ACCEPTED, College of Engineering) SMEAL
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP Fall!
Lots of ECs and a business elective taken each year of HS.
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SAT: 1270
GPA: 4.14 w
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 3 AP, 6 DE
Rank: 4
State Residency: MI
Applied date: 10/26
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/22
Major Applied to/Accepted: DUS
Decision/College: (e.g. ACCEPTED, College of Engineering) ACCEPTED DUS
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP/UP
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SAT/ACT: TO
GPA: 4.0 uw/ 4.82 w
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 8 AP, other major subjects honors
Rank: school doesnât rank
OOS
Applied date: 10/22
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/21
Major Applied to/Accepted: Smeal for management
Decision: ACCEPTED!
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP Fall 24
So excited!
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DS accepted to Penn State engineering
SAT/ACT: 1410 submitted
GPA: 3.6 uw/ 4.83 w
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 9 AP, and a bunch of advance level courses
Rank: school doesnât rank
OOS
EC : Founder of CS related club, Robotics club for 3 years, volunteering in Robotics club, volunteering as SAT tutor in the senior year (administered by college board)
Applied date: 10/23
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/14
Major Applied to/Accepted: CS intent Engineering College
Decision: ACCEPTED!
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP Fall 24
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GPA: 3.53UW/3.8 (out of 4.0)W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 6
Rank: Top 30%
State Residency: VA
Applied Date: 10/25
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: Noticed 12/18
Major Applied to/Accepted: Data Science
Decision/College: College of Engineering
Campus applied to/ Campus accepted to: UP(Summer Start)
SAT/ACT: applied TO
GPA: 4.3w
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 4 AP many dual enrollment classes (working toward associate degree by end of senior year of hs)
Rank: 3rd decile
OOS
EC : 3 year varsity vball team (two time regional champs); swim team; theater marketing director, choreographer, thespian leadership member, many musicals. NHS
Applied date: 10/23
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/21
Major Applied to/Accepted: DUS
Decision: ACCEPTED!
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP Fall 24
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SAT: 1470
GPA: 90/100 averaged( international)
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 1 AP macroeconomics 4/5
Rank: top 10%
State Residency: international
Applied date: 15 October 2023
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 4 Dec 2023
Major Applied to/Accepted: Applied Data Science
Decision/College: IST, accepted!!!
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: applied and accepted to University Park
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SAT: 1530
GPA: 4.18W/3.7UW
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 10 AP( 4 in senior year), NMSSF
Rank: School doesnât rank. Most likely in top 12%
State Residency: PA
Applied date: 28 October 2023
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: Got the email on 29 Dec 2023
Major Applied to/Accepted: SMEAL
Decision/College: Smeal Finance, accepted
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: applied Fall UP, accepted Summer to UP
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GPA: 3.8 weighted (high honors 10,11,12)
Honors - 4
AP - 0
Rank: School does not rank
ECs: Girl Scout, Silver Award and US House of Representatives Congressional Recognition for building\maintaining a Memorial Garden in memory of the 9/11 Rescue Dogs in Town Dog Park, Art School Teacher Assistant for classes, camps and parties, Art Student at local Art school (piece selected to market a show), Day Camp Counselor, work in local pizza shop
State: NJ
Applied: 10/11
Applied EA
Decision Date: 1/9/24
Major Applied to/Accepted: Art
Decision/College: ACCEPTED, College of Art and Architecture
Campus applied/Campus accepted to: Fall 2024 University Park
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hey everyone. i got a 2+2 decision for penn state in december. i have asked for reconsideration with summer twice since, but they said no. is it worth asking again? iâve gotten two different people each time, and iâm not ready to give up. i think i would make a great addition to the campus, and that is reflected in my ecâs and essays, which they unfortunately donât look at. should i give it one last go? or just let it go?
Did you follow the specific process outlined above (email with new major and summer session)?
Or did you just call and say âplease reconsider me for summer sessionâ?
Please provide the major you applied for, highest level of foreign language and math achieved, total number of AP/DE/IB/honors classes if you want an answer you can use.
i applied as communications. i am graduating with pre calc, AP spanish, 10 honors, and 3 ap.
and one dual enrollment
Communications in CLA (Ba) or Bellisario?
Whatâs your GPA?
In the meantime Iâm looking for ideas.
sorry it was advertising and public relations in bellisario. my gpa is 3.5 w (which i understand is low) and a 1260 sat. thatâs why i was bummed when they told me they wouldnât read my essay in the original evaluation.
Yes, 3.5w is very low for UP. Your ECs may show what youâre able to do but the degree is a set of academic courses. If your lower grades were in math/science and you got As in English/Humanities&Social sciences with an equally unbalanced SAT (530 Math, 730 EnglishâŠ), you may have a shot since overall rigor is good and you have AP Spanish. However if you got Bs overall rather than c in Math/a in English itâs a harder pull⊠still, I tried to devise sth that leverages your strengths as mentioned^.
So, send an email asking for reconsideration, summer start +Spanish BS, Applied Spanish; the 1st semester is similar anyway.
-If you scored 680 or higher on the English portion of the SAT you would take English 30H which will be excellent evidence of your linguistic abilities when you need to switch majors (as long as you get a good grade of course). If you feel really strong in English and Humanities in general, declare yourself a Paterno Fellow Aspirant and take the Schreyer sequence which comes with experiential learning, small groups, and a field trip in the Spring (137-138H). Thereâs a Paterno LEAP Pride in the summer (as well as prides about media&society or media&individuals). If you scored 550-680 youâd be in English 15 during LEAP.
This what youâd need to take, combining summer+ 1st&2nd semester, to pivot to Bellisario after Fallor Spring semester
- Spanish 100C (Spanish applied to communication)*
- CAS 100B or 100C (focus on small group communication or analysis of message)**
- CAS 101N ( for students considering a communication major, open to all majors)*
- COM 160 **
- Econ 102 â priority choice for LEAP, mandatory for Bellisario and weedout during the year (**) unless you got a 5 on AP Micro Econ
- English 30H or 137H*
- a math or stats class (math&money, math&elections, elementary stats, etc); Bellisario wants Stats200 unless you got credit for AP stats
- a social science class of your choice (sociology, psychology, African American studies, anthropology, womenâs studies⊠Bellisario will want to see a Psychology and a Sociology class.
*= must be taken during the Fall
** = must be taken by the end of freshman year
In your email, explain that you learned about Paterno Fellow Aspirants and you want to participate. In addition, you hope to join the Paterno Fellows LEAP and take Spanish 100C in the Fall. Therefore you hope they will reconsider your application for the Spanish BS: Applied Spanish degree at University Park.
In short, applying for the Applied Spanish major with summer session gives you the best shot at UP because you have AP Spanish and it makes sense wrt your goals (communication+Spanish is sought-after professionally BTW). The other options are less likely to be as persuasive and with this, you have the best profile (communication-focused classes, honors classes through Paterno, and if you manage to take Econ102 in the summer you avoid a dreaded weedout class that trips many students who want Bellisario).
thank you!
would i be able to switch back to my intended major at some point?
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oh sorry i didnât see u say yesâŠthanks so much!