@miltonmom1 Thank you. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to do anything for awhile since D applied ED somewhere and also has a bunch of other schools to hear from. I wish we could be done now, but unfortunately it may be awhile.
@citymama9 Good luck!!!
@amomoffour @txmom2016, @citymama9 @mamawitch, glad you guys had some good news for the weekend!
Now you can switch to the
- “what kind of merit aid will they get?” (minimal)
- “where should they live?” (depends how early they accept their offer of admission and what they want - newer/renovated dorms are REALLY nice)
- “how do they get football tickets?” (get up at 7am and be like a monkey on crack hitting refresh until the portal opens)
and the big one…
“how exactly am I going to pay for this???”
Does anyone have advice or experience on who to send a letter of recommendation in support of my daughter? I found a general admissions email address but I thought there may be a more specific one. Thank you
@limdmom , I didn’t think Penn State required recommendations. I don’t believe they are even considered.
@lucyvanpelt , haha! For football tickets, we set up a command station with 4+ devices. Always at the beach, Fractured Prune donuts and coffee, and a lot of yelling and refreshing. It’s both highly stressful and hysterical…provided you get the tickets. Knock on wood, we’ve lucked out every year…so far.?
Does anyone know what Smeal’s middle 50% accepted freshman stats are?
Does Smeal release their stats at all?
@lucyvanpelt I’m fortunate i guess, it’s our 3rd son to attend, PSU employee discount and I’m a whiz on the scheduling and football tickets, I do agree most people don’t realize these issues!
Waiting on Schreyer next, wishing you all the best!!’
@hellocollege3 : it’s not known, but since it’s the most selective college, an assumption is 3.75 uw/1450+ to have a shot.
@amomoffour Are Schreyer decisions rolling, or is there a specific date where they are supposed to come out by?
@blazinamazin2023 Schreyer decisions are not rolling. They will wait to assemble an entire class and release them all on a specific date and time. As they get closer to the date, they will send candidates an email telling them when their portal will be updated.
@amomoffour congrats, one quick question on status change to acceptance, did you get an email?
@AAA124555 Acceptances are only updated on the portal. They do not email you.
@AAA124555 there is one announcement date, not until the spring. Interviews if you applied earlier, and no email about acceptances, Just portal update after hours of error message!
Still waiting on EA here in NY. Does anyone know if people have actually waited as late as Christmas to be notified?
@Lindagaf This is the first year for EA and the 12/24 decision date. 
Still waiting here in PA.
You’ll actually know by 12/22. So, a little over 2 weeks from now… If you need to spend time away from the portal, may I recommend the book A Hope in the Unseen?
Excellent @MYOS1634 ! I will get it on Kindle right now! You know me too well, haha!
Hey guys! For anyone who has already been accepted or who will be accepted in the future, I just wanted to let you know that I just received my acceptance package in the mail today! I was accepted through the portal last Wednesday and it came today (Monday), which took much less time than I expected!! good luck to everyone and hope you all receive decisions soon!