Penn state main campus

Chance Me / Match Me
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Hi,
I am looking to get into Penn State main campus.

I am a highschool student at a school in the 24th best public school in NJ, and the 434th best public school in the nation.

My grades are not the best, but I try hard. I have a 3.31 gpa in all college prep courses. Every time I have attempted harder courses, despite studying a lot, I ended up dropping them. I have a 1750 SAT and an 1800 superscored, but penn state does not superscore. I have an unsuperscored 1190 without writing, 1240 superscored.

In terms of extra curricular activities, I work two jobs, teach shotput to special needs kids, and have been a varsity football player in football since Sophmore year.

My school’s guidance counselor said that Rutgers is a reach for me, and that Penn State is a target. On the contrary, my Princeton review college counselor says the opposite. Looking at our schools scattergrams, it looks like I have more than a 20 percent chance to get into Penn State, but my Princeton review college counselor doesn’t believe so.

What do you think my chances are of getting into Penn State main campus?

I am a junior BTW.

Thank you

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You are looking good so far dont give up! I just got into Penn State university park with only a 3.05 gpa. Your test scores seem prety solid as well, I scored a 1750 w/o superscore and 1810 with super score. I would recommend focusing a lot on your essay bc thats what made the difference for me. If you have a really solid essay im sure you will have a solid chance at getting into Penn State

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Thanks man