Waitlisted at Penn State 2017. Chances of admission?

Colleges & Universities Penn State
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I got waitlisted for computer science at University Park. I heart 60-80% get off of the waitlist so I wanted to see my chances.

Objective:
UW GPA: 3.35
Weighted GPA: 3.9

ACT (breakdown): 31
I sent 2 scores, one has a 35 in reading and 33 in science and another has a 35 in math

SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II: 710
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does not rank (however, top 20%)
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Human Geography (4), AP Comp Sci (3), AP Stats (4), AP Euro (3),
AP Calc AB (5), AP Lang (3)

IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, Virtual Enterprises International (Weighted), AP Literature, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor and some major business/technology awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: (place leadership in parentheses): Cloud-based carpooling app startup (CEO and Developer), VEX Robotics Programmer, Virtual Reality App Startup (CEO and Developer), Android Development Intern, Business Development Intern, Young Entrepreneurs Academy (Selective Academy), Lobbyist for Youth and Gov, Me to We Club: An International Community Service Organization (Vice President), Business Professionals of America (won several awards), Sprinter on Track Team
Job/Work Experience: Internships mentioned above^
Volunteer/Community Service: VP of International Community Service Organization (Me to We Club)
Summer Activities: Internships and working on startups
Teacher Recommendations: Think they were good. Got one from my business mentor and one from the math department chair that I was really close with
Counselor Rec: I wouldn’t expect too much due to many students in our senior class

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected Concentration: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: M

Reflection
Strengths: EC’s, Leadership, Test Scores (Except for French), Senior Year Course Load, Recommendations, Startups
Weaknesses: GPA, AP Comp Sci Test Score

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We really can’t tell you. Penn State only uses waitlists some years and not others, so posters who have built up a knowledge of PSU admissions probably aren’t familiar with waitlisting since it’s used infrequently. I personally don’t believe the 60-80% statistic quoted on the other thread. Seems high.

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The thing is, the letter Penn State sent themselves stated that 60-80% get off the waitlist.

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If that’s the case, we can’t tell you anything more direct than that.

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As @bodangles said, they’ve only used the waitlist some years. In fact, only one other year of the last 5 that are published on the common data set included waitlisting numbers. In that case, more than 60% came off the wait list. But it’s not a typical thing for PSU to do. Your stats aren’t all that important as far as determining if you come off the wait list. Being on the waitlist means, had there been room, you’d be accepted. So at this point, you aren’t in competition with anyone else I don’t think. You are simply in a placehold and you will come off the waitlist, I believe, in order that you went on. But again, maybe someone here knows more than that. So your stats were good enough for admission. They just don’t know if they have the room until the see their yield. This is why people should deny their acceptance if they are accepted and decide not to attend. This way, the school knows there is room. But unfortunately, most don’t do that. So they have to wait to see how many actually decide to attend of their accepted numbers.

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@jlhpsu My status changed today, even before may 1st. I called them last week and they said decisions will be made in the next two weeks. do you think everyone came off the waitlist?