Please help me on getting into Penn State!

PERplexD
Fri, 26 Sep 2014 14:11:35 +0000

Thank you, as this is what we thought as well. We were shocked and thought it was a bit misleading it was for those thinking that they could get in once they choose their major in the two schools i mentioned. Not saying it doesn’t and can’t happen. It happens all the time. As long as a DUS student meets the requirements they have every oppurtunity to get placement. Just that it can be more difficult if in a certain semester the school had forecasted incorrectly. They say it happens.

They (at new student orientation (NSO)) broke it down how it works by the school and major. the GPA requirements. Ours being Chem ENG. The allotted amount for this major is 120 students (yr. 2016 when the entrance to major would be). They can go over with DUS students. And/or they can fill in with students with a slightly lower GPA until they meet the quota of students, as well.
They would need more faculty, a facility/lecture hall, more labs, more classes added to the curriculum, etc. At some point they can only take so many students. This is what we were told.
So I wouldn’t say it’s a guarantee.