Chance me for Penn State Shreyers Honors College, please??

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I really want to get into Shreyers and the website is so vague, so does anyone have any advice on how to “increase” my chances or what my chances would be?

Major: wanna go into neuroscience so probably bio or chem

Gender: female
Race: Asian (Indian)
Religion: (does this matter?? Lol) Sikh
School: public, few kids go to ivies every year, really “good” in area, about 4,000 students almost 900 in my grade

GPA (W) cumulative 9-11: 3.7/3.8
GPA (UW): 3.4

SAT: taking in August probably around 1520-1560
ACT: taking in Sept probably 33-35

SAT II: literature - 770
chem - 760

AP scores:
Junior year:
AP World - 5
AP Lang - 5
AP Psych - 5
*also took AP physics class, didn’t take the test tho, got a B- in the class so

Senior year:
Planning on taking
AP Comp Gov
AP Chem
AP Stats
AP Lit

Extra Curricular Activities:

Volunteering:
104 hours at science museum for kids near my house
35 hours as an assistant coach for field hockey
10 science tutor hours through Science Honors Society
50+ hours interact club
*will be volunteering more for these organizations through the year
Also some hours through my gurdwara and am going to use this as a central point of my service supplement essay

Work:
Part time at parents hotel this summer
Part time Barnes and noble cafe this summer into the school year
Internship at my parents hotel last summer

Clubs - including senior year :
Psychology club (4 years) - secretary junior year and president senior year
Interact club (4 years)
Science fair club (4 years)
Science Olympiad (2 years) - won 2 gold at regionals
field hockey for school and club (3 years) - will not be doing senior year because I need a job t pay for college and have opportunity to direct and produce my own freaking play
Did other clubs but this list is long enough

National science honors society (2 years)
National honors society (1 year)
Maybe International thespian society (honors society for theatre lmao) next year and national English honors society next year ???

Other info:
Won several science fair first and second places
Won local chapter psychological association award 2x
Won a scholarship to some college for 20,000 a year but not going

Might submit an arts supplement. Will have two really great recommendation letters! And a decent counselor one.

I’d appreciate any advice or responses you might have and will chance back

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Schreyer won’t consider your test scores. It must have released its essay prompts - have you started working on them? They will be read by honors faculty who will then decide “do I want that kid in my seminar?”
They’ll also check you had one each of bio, chem, physics; level 4 or higher in a foreign language (or more); if you add all APs and Honors classes you took, how close to 20 you get (or more) [classes not tests].
If you have that and have started on your essays, based on the information above, you have a decent shot, but it’s very selective (something like 10% selectivity) that you shouldn’t count on it.
You’re applying for Eberly/Neuroscience right?
If you’re instate, also look at Pitt, they’re the opposite of Schreyer and very test-score based.

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Pretty good all around. Your AP scores are excellent, so no worries about that. My friend got in into Shreyers with the same type resume but if that UW GPA gets a little higher, you should be in great shape!. Chance me back maybe?

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@MYOS1634 thank you so much! It really helps to know what they’re looking for like that. Also, I am in-state so I’m looking at both. I was planning on Eberly for biology with a concentration in neuroscience. I’m a little under the 20 honors/AP classes so I guess I gotta make sure I bring up the other parts of my apps, lol. Thanks again for your advice!

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@letmeinpls1234 thanks so much!! I think Penn State typically only looks at the full junior year so I will fall a little short, even if I get straight As next year as a senior so I’m a little worried about that. Including my electives, my GPA unweighted is around a 3.5-3.6 but I can’t figure out if that would be calculated to include electives, do you have any idea? And thanks again for your help!

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If you apply regular decision (which I think you can for honors) with your senior year grades, you should have a chance. I dont think UW includes electives, but its based on your school. Nevertheless you have a chance with good senior year grades

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Do you mind chancing me back?

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@letmeinpls1234 thank you! And yep, sorry I will!

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Penn State only has modified rolling admissions – no early decision or regular decision. The priority deadline for both the normal app and the Schreyer app is Nov 30. https://www.shc.psu.edu/admissions/apply/checklist.cfm

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@bodangles Thank you so much!