Please help me on getting into Penn State!

bostonfan04
Tue, 15 Jul 2014 02:53:54 +0000

Hi!
I am a high school senior from florida, and am very interested in going to Penn State University park campus. What are my chances of getting in and what can i do to improve my chances?

About me
Act : 29 composite
sat : 1790
unweighted gpa : 3.27
weighted gpa : 4.38
Most of my classes that i have taken or will take in senior year will be either AP’s or honor classes
Number of AP’s: 10
I have 300+ service hours
My school allows me to take community college classes while in high school and i have taken computer programming
I am looking to major in computer science/engineering, and i have job experience in a field that deals with engineering/computer science.
I can speak two languages fluently(English,Telugu) and have 2+ years of Spanish and French
I am a member of national honor society, english honor society, jsa, and Rho kappa( will be the treasurer of the club)

I know my unweighted gpa is low, but is there anything that i can do to help improve my chances? I know the essay will be very important, so do you guys have any tips for it? Also i have read that i should turn in my application asap, is that recommendation true?

Thanks for any help!