Chance me for PSU university park

[Julianhatt]

US Citizen

PA resident

Male, Caucasian (Europe)

Household income: $180,000

Public high school

Major: Undecided

GPA: 3.50 UW, 3.81 W

Class rank: 56/369

Applying test optional

3 APs (AP US History, AP Stats, AP Env Science)

All honors courses grade 9-12 except for English

3 years of German language

A in honors pre calc, B+ in honors calc (Calc AB)

High honor roll in 9th grade

3 years of varsity baseball, 1 year of varsity golf, competitive travel baseball every spring/summer/fall from ages 10-17, volunteer at talk workshops and other events with Aevidum to raise mental health awareness, and member of 3 clubs at high school. Golf, fish, and lift weights for leisure.

3+ years part time employee at small business pizza shop, seasonal full time employee at landscaping service.

2 LORs (1 from teacher, 1 from employer)

Completed common app personal essay + supplemental PSU essay. Both essays proofread by English/writing teachers

Haven’t applied to many schools, just mostly worried about Penn State.

Reach/Hard Target:

Pitt, rolling admission

Target:

Penn State, Early Action (YES to summer sessions consideration)

Safety:

Temple (Accepted)

Shippensburg (Accepted)

[tsbna44]

If you applied, you’ll know soon enough but they state the unweighted GPA for summer / fall at UP is 3.59-3.93. So I’d imagine that makes it a slight reach, more so than Pitt because your weighted GPA there is a tick above the 25th percentile.

That you got into Shippensburg and Temple is great. So you’ve got options. You might consider WVU as well - if you want another big school option. Good lucck.

Admission Statistics - Undergraduate Admissions (psu.edu)

[MYOS1634]

What major?

[Julianhatt]

I submitted my application undecided

[MYOS1634]

I’d say it’s 50-50 thanks to checking Summer Session. Rigor is good but not extraordinary, for instance, and your GPA+rigor =2/3 of the decision (in the past at least: Admissions was overhauled this year).
If they direct you to a branch campus, come back here so we can brainstorm what major could replaces DUS.

[Kencarson1]

There’s a good chance you’re getting in. I know someone who got in with a GPA that was much lower and no AP’s or honors classes. They were out of state too.