D got her PSU acceptance today. DUS, University Park. Went straight from under review to admitted.
Great excitement after a long wait (application in mid-Oct)
Stats:
ACT: 28
GPA: 3.25 unw
Rank: school does not rank; tough grading curve
Other stats: maxed out on honors classes, school does not offer AP
Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Rec: strong
Counselor Rec: strong
Hook (if any): legacy (dad - grad school)
Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type: independent HS
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Other Factors:
General Comments: lots of EC including student government, varsity sports and community service leader; internships
Just got an acceptance to Smeal! However, they put me under the Altoona campus for fall. Is there any way I can call admissions and ask to start in the summer at UP? Would they take into consideration that they made a mistake during my application process? I sent my transcripts back in November, but admissions forgot to check it off and didn’t realize till I called in January, which is when they confirmed that I had sent them in and they hadn’t recognized it. This means that my app was reviewed in January, and not not November when i applied, correct? Just wondering if that will make a difference, because I’d love to go to PSU, but I know I would only be happy at UP.
Accepted College of Earth and Mineral Sciences for Materials Science and Engineering - University Park Fall 2016.
Top 5% of class (international student so no GPA)
2320 SAT
Extremely hard curriculum (CBSE)
Application was completed during mid December - got my decision just yesterday.
Accepted to Smeal College of Business
Fall , University Park
Application completed beginning of October
GPA 4.0
SAT 1870 ( 640 math & 640 reading)
ACT 28
finance chair of HS mini-thon
Mercy College Leadership program graduate
I know this question has been asked, but I have not seen an answer. It seems like the decision portal is updated only at midnight. Can we confirm it? It would cut down on checking multiple times a day:)
My son had checked last night when he got home from activities and was still under review then checked this morning prior to leaving for school at 7am and had his acceptance. So I agree looks like midnight Good Luck
We checked again just after midnight and had our acceptance.
Accepted to DUS
Summer , University Park
Application completed beginning of October
GPA 3.62 W
ACT 29
H.S. doesn’t release class rank
Strong essay
State: PA
Activities: NHS, French HS, VP Robotics Club, various other activities, community sports and volunteering
was rejected from smeal @ university park with pretty high stats. Does anyone know if it’s common to be reconsidered for DUS and then accepted for DUS at university park??? PSU is my top choice
Good Luck