when are NSOs usually held? i’m OOS but i don’t live in the US so it would be really troublesome if i had to fly to the way before the semester starts…
got ours today a WHOPPING 5K
@tiredhuman Depends on when you complete ALEKS, but it looks like the reservation system becomes available in April and most of them may happen in May/June/possibly July. Mine was in June a couple of years ago, iirc. You will choose classes at NSO so you don’t want a super late one.
@Doberlady From what I am reading, $5k is alot more than many OOS kids get from PSU. Congrats!
@STEM2017 lol woohoo!!!
Students who live abroad have their NSO the days before Freshman Orientation, in August.
I am International Undergraduate applicant. SAT was waived for me … Just hoping i get admitted…
When is summer FA coming out???
@MYOS1634 does that mean i don’t get to schedule for classes early?
@ChristinaF Many FA awards have been posted already.
do accepted intl students get their acceptance letter by mail?
@Zepodes i was told that they don’t send it through mail outside of the US
does anybody know how to submit the housing contract? i’ve filled it in but i don’t think it has been submitted…?
@tiredhuman Go into eliving and try to update your housing preferences. If you get to the end of that and it has a contract date and time listed, then you’ve already successfully submitted it. It will say that you accepted your contract on ‘date’ and will tell you that it’s a binding contract. If there is no date and time listed then you should be able to accept your contract from there.
@Zeopodes
No, I had randomly checked my portal and received my acceptance letter. There was no notification or anything regarding the update on the portal, so as they mentioned on the portal, “please check regularly”
@“Sheel Patel” i did receive admission, my doubt is will they sent the acceptance letter and other things(like a brochure) via postal mail for intl?
Hi guys.
Applied Dec. 20th to Smeal, got waitlisted in late February. About a week ago I changed my major to DUS because I assumed it would be easier for me to get off the waitlist as undecided rather than a business major. Was wondering if anyone could give me some insight on what to expect, I’m pretty clueless as of now (not sure when ill hear back/chances/etc.). Do you think I hurt my chances by switching major? PSU is my #1 as of now if I get accepted. Chances I hear back before May 1st?
GPA: 3.9
ACT: 29 (30 superscore)
2nd Decile
5 AP Courses, multiple honors
National Honor Society Member, varsity baseball captain, etc.
Thanks in advance!
@jtk9098 i got into smeal with 3.3 gpa and a 1800 out of 2400 sat . College is always super weird with their acceptances since I heard psu doesn’t really look at extracurriculars etc etc. I hope you make it tho ! GOODLUCK
^ when was that ?
@jtk9098 : DUS is full now so even if your stats are good your odds are low.
@MYOS1634 so low chance even considering they dont over extend their waitlist? My thoughts were that a bunch of kids are going to end up NOT accepting the offer to Penn State, so its just a matter of time before space opens up for me.
Should I consider switching major to something else? Do you know if college of science is full? Also any info on flexibility when it comes to switching major?