<p>Ethnicity- Asian
WGPA- 3.8</p>
<p>SAT- 2080/2400 1410/1600 (690 CR, 720 M, 670 W)</p>
<p>SATII- Math 2, 770 Physics, 700</p>
<p>In-State</p>
<p>I applied in August and it still says: </p>
<p>"Your application has been received and is being reviewed. Thank you for applying to Penn State."</p>
<p>NERVOUSNESS</p>
<p>I've applied to Schreyers as well...in November...</p>
<p>You're in UP... Shreyers is more up in the air, I think it weights ECs more... you have a good shot at it though.</p>
<p>If you have good EC's and good essay, then you're in.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses.</p>
<p>Rejected from fall, accepted to summer 08.</p>
<p>are you going to go?</p>
<p>and what major?</p>
<p>you're kidding me. you definitely should have been into UP! that's a ****ing joke.</p>
<p>i'll see how things go...i'm probably going to go though.
it was materials science at the college of earth and minerals... i dont have any clue as to their competitiveness relative to the other colleges.
by the way, if you do summer you go directly into fall, right? (so, if anything, summer kids will have a head start credit-wise over the kids who start out in the fall, we just miss out on the break)</p>
<p>aml27. Congratulations. Lots of kids around here do the summer and have a blast plus get a head start on academics.</p>
<p>aml27: according to the academic calendar here <a href="http://registrar.psu.edu/academic_calendar/calendar_index.cfm%5B/url%5D">http://registrar.psu.edu/academic_calendar/calendar_index.cfm</a> there is actually a week between the end of the 2nd summer session and the start of the fall session. So, you do get a chance to unwind from summer before starting up again in the fall and you get a jump start both academically and socially on the fall starters. I'm trying to talk my S into starting in the summer, but he wants to work and make money. Can't say that I blame him.</p>
<p>aml27: Congradulations! You have just been accepted to the #8 ranked program in the NATION! </p>
<p>S had gotten accepted for fall '06. We offered LEAP (or just some coursework) to him, but he decided he wanted to spend his summer home before starting in the fall. Later in the year, he commented on that he should have taken us up on summer. Supposedly, it is a great experience. S did spend last summer in State College and enjoyed himself.</p>
<p>Yeah, karp, I've read a lot of those stories on here...kids wishing they did summer after-the-fact or saying summer was the best thing they did. I could certainly see how it benefits. </p>
<p>The good thing is my S has been to the week-long baseball camp up there twice and we've been to numerous football games, so he is familiar with the campus. I just like the idea of easing into the transition by taking a couple classes when the campus is not full. I respect his decision to want to make money and help pay for his education, however, at this time.</p>
<p>i decided to do summer, and i could not be more thrilled. i come from a small highschool, so i want to get to know the campus and get into the swing of things before everything hits me full throttle in the fall. i also figure that i will be itching to go to college, therefore the six weeks will be nothing but helpful for me. i cant wait =) i went and visited my friends because they went for this past summer and they had met their friends and had a leg up on eberything</p>
<p>for those students who don't want to make the full summer commitment, keep the ORION outdoor program in mind. I believe it's 5 days - and they offer a number of sessions during the summer. Backpacking, and more around Mount Nittany. Great program and a good way to meet some kids before starting in the fall.</p>
<p>hmm thanks for the info, summer's gotten a lot more attractive. i'll def. check it out.</p>