Chance My Son, Please

Colleges and Universities A-Z Penn State
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<p>Son a junior in excellent public high school in MA. Has a 4.7 weighted GPA -- have no idea how this translates on the 4.0 scale but he is a solid B student, having taken 3/4 of his classes at the Advanced level. Will take 3 APs next year (Bio, Stats, Latin); President of Latin Club; varsity golf and crew; few other clubs at school throughout high school and has done a bit of volunteering.</p>

<p>School doesn't rank but he's in top 30% (75/260).</p>

<p>SATs: 700M, 620CR, 520W -- will take again in June.</p>

<p>Also, not applying for financial aid -- does this even matter?</p>

<p>Anyone out there with honest opinion would be most appreciated! Thanks.</p>

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<p>This could be more clearly shown on Penn State's web site, but here's the best assessment of admission chances:</p>

<p><a href="http://admissions.psu.edu/info/counselors/bubble_chart06.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://admissions.psu.edu/info/counselors/bubble_chart06.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>okay, so for me that chart said that i was in the yellow, and i was accepted into main campus. your son has an excellent chance, especially if you send in the application before november 30th.</p>

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<p>Dear My One and Only,
hmmmm...You sound sooo familiar.
I think your son has an excellent chance of getting into Penn State!
His stats are terrific!
New England Mom</p>

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<p>I was also in the yellow and was admitted to UP.</p>

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<p>According to that chart, I think my son is more in the black area -- probably just a slim chance, then?</p>

<p>I thought his SATs would be good enough to get him into UP -- I guess I was over-estimating his credentials. </p>

<p>Good luck to all of you applying!</p>

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<p>I think your son has a very good shot. As nilions said, just make sure to get the application in as soon as possible.</p>