Chance me at penn state (borderline)

GPA: 3.64W (3.2 freshman 3.7 sophomore 4.0 junior)
AP: 5
Honors: 13
SAT 1230 (620 math 610 ER)
Applied EA

Could you let me know about my chances?

@KevinRexx No one really knows how Admissions will treat the borderline candidates. I think you are on the bubble. What major did you apply for? Is your HS a competitive one or is it less competitive? What is your UW gpa?

The 3.6 that is the bottom of the middle 50% is UW. So seeing your 3.64W means it is probably lower, which is not good news.

Did you check summer session?

In my opinion you should be fine. I applied with an 87.7 GPA and 1130 SAT so you definitely have a good chance because you fall in their average

also, if you look at the scattergrams showing admitted/rejected applicants there are a lot more green dots for your range

Not too sure about that. It actually depends on what college and/or major he applied to. And what his unweighted GPA is. His weighted is barely above the 25th percentile. And with all those APs and honors courses, his unweighted is likely below 3.55. His SAT is already below the 25th percentile. It doesn’t mean it won’t happen but the odds aren’t necessarily in his favor. I would encourage him to check summer as a backup start date and/or prepare himself for a commonwealth campus.

I think you’ll be fine! I’m excited to hear… let me know how it goes :slight_smile:

@13giants94 I love your positivity. Did you apply to University Park? And have you received your application results?

@off2co11ege thank you! I’m trying to keep a positive outlook on this even though I kind of applied as a reach … I hope they look at other things that compliment my application like extracurriculars, background, essay etc. I applied University Park which I know makes it a lot more competitive. I am so anxious and I’m still waiting for a decision!!

@13giants94 gl

The decision is 2/3 GPA (including course rigor) and 1/3 everything else.
What college/major you applied to also matters a lot.

I got into University Park!

Would it help if OP offered to start in the summer ?

I got in with lower stats.

I got into UP fall 2019 ?