<p>I was somehow convinced (by parents, relatives, teachers etc.) that I should aim for top-tier schools, despite the fact that I am quite an average student with non-existent accomplishments. It was a terrible mistake.</p>
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<p>Well, it is unfortunate that you were so poorly advised, and they were wrong not to also have you apply to some match/safeties. Applying to some reaches is fine, but to mostly apply to reaches when stats are not high is just not understanding the system. </p>
<p>You might have a chance to get into Penn St if they highly desire some full pay int’ls. However, does PSU have any minimum SAT scores for eng’g? Some schools do.</p>
<p>How did you do on Toefl? </p>
<p>Anyway…you can’t only hope for a PSU acceptance…time is running out. You need to quickly apply to a few more schools…especially some with rather easy apps…no essays…no LORs.</p>