PENN STATE: (HS sophomore) PLEASE HELP

yodiemagical
Fri, 24 Mar 2017 21:01:34 +0000

My friend was rejected from UP but accepted into one of their other, less competitive campuses. Her GPA was a 3.48 or 9 weighted on a 5.0 scale. Her unweighted GPA is expected to be much lower but I don’t know her exact the exact number (most likely lower than yours). Her ACT score was a 26 and her SAT is 1120. She did a couple AP and a few honors, not many EC. So, I think you definitely have a chance of getting admitted into the overall school, but UP I think you would have to bring up your GPA to at least a 3.3 or 3.4 UW to get into UP. Aim for decent scores on you SAT/ACT (over 1000/25).

I got into UP. I have a 3.9/5.0 UW and a 3.6/5.0 UW. My SAT score was a 1200 and I got a 26 or 27 on ACT. (I only sent my SAT tho). I have a ton of EC. But I wont be attending UP b/c I got into my 2nd choice (BC!)

My advice: Just bring your GPA as much as you can and do well on your tests (whichever you take). I think you will have a great shot getting into the school but you will have to work a little harder for UP. Dont worry if you dont get into UP at first! I talked to a rep from PENN and he said that a lot of people dont get into UP, but you can always transfer into UP after 2 years. The other campuses are tight knit communities (because it’s muuchhh smaller) so that’s always a plus.

Good luck!!!