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Applied university park oct 29
GPA 89 out of 100 scale
ACT 22
Checked off summer
STILL waiting!! Can someone Chance me
Also have tons of extra credit, clubs, community service etc. decent personal statement
ACCEPTED! Penn State Main, College of Communications
SAT: 1590
GPA:3.77 Weighted
Other stats: ACT 24
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Location/Person: OOS, Newport Beach, California
State or Country: California
School Type: Ranked
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors: Board of a Leadership club
ACCEPTED! Penn State Main, College of Communications
SAT: 1590
GPA:3.77 Weighted
Other stats: ACT 24
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Location/Person: OOS, Newport Beach, California
State or Country: California
School Type: Ranked
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors: Board of a Leadership club
Hello! Can anybody help explain this email from psu I received? I was not even accepted yet but I got an email stating that the FAFSA is now available. With this being sent, what can I assume? Again, I haven’t gotten an admissions decision and I just got an email at 3:16 pm. I checked the portal and my status hasn’t even changed. Thank you so much for the help!
@freckledtatertot I got that too, and I’m not accepted yet either. They probably just sent it to everyone who applied because it said at the bottom that they sent it “to prospective students”
I just got the same email and have not heard back yet also.
Got the same email as well.
@jlhpsu Do you happen to know anything about this email? Because don’t colleges directly send you the link to the FAFSA if you were accepted? Maybe we did receive a decision today, but won’t find out until midnight when the portal updates… Does this make sense?
@freckledtatertot don’t think it means anything, I think it’s sent out to all applicants but for what it’s worth i got this email also.
I got the email as well. I hope this is true!!! That would make sense
@freckledtatertot unfortunately I don’t think the email means anything as far as acceptance goes. All schools requine the FAFSA and will let you know when it’s available. Penn State will let you know via the portal when your decision is available. The emails in the meantime mean nothing. FAFSA would also be required if you were denied to UP but accepted to a branch. Good luck everyone! Finish line of waiting is just ahead!
Why would you only need FAFSA if you get denied from UP? @jlhpsu
We received that email and have already filed the FAFSA. Got similar messages from other schools. It doesn’t directly correspond to your application status, just a reminder to get it done soon.
Is the portal down for anyone else?
I was just able to log in, no update on my son’s application though.
Accepted!! Applied Oct. 8 and test scores were received by Oct. 22
College of Engineering
Biomedical Engineering - Summer 2016
GPA 94.819W
ACT 30
NHS
Lots of extracurriculars, clubs and sports
Kind of sad I got into summer but everyone says it’s great so I’m just happy to have an acceptance, We Are!
Accepted to branch campus Fall 2016. Applied UP on Sept 1st- all info receved by Sept 10th
College of Engineering (undecided)
GPA 3.91 W - currently 4.29 W
ACT 25
Rank: School does not rank but top 10%
Essays: Good
Hook:
State: PA
School Type: Public
Ethincity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Lots of extracurriculars, clubs and sports, NHS, Academy of Engineering
ACCEPTED!! - College of Engineering; Major Computer Engineering
Fall 2016 (University Park!!)
GPA : 4.2 W, 3.95 UW, 94.2% Average
SAT : 1760 ( Math - 610 / Reading - 590 / Writing - 560 ) 1850 Super scored
ACT ; Did not take!
Essay: Amazing. About my dad who died of pancreatic cancer when I was 9.
Hook: Female? I know this is the branch of engineering at Penn state with the least amount of women. Maybe a hook?
State: PA
School Type: Public, very competitive
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Exctracurriculars: Vice President of Enact (Environmental Action Club), Three jobs (A manager at one), community service, Humanitarian Club
Comment: I am so happy oh my gosh. Good luck to those who are still waiting, and good job to those who have heard back this morning like me! :x