Could you elaborate on the e-mail? I’ll refer you to this discussion beginning on page 5, post # 84 for context: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/penn-state-university-park/2197533-class-of-2025-admissions-discussion-p5.html
Long story short, parents of students who applied early action received a mailer this weekend, and in my opinion, it seemed to encourage the same - changing to test optional.