Chances for Penn State Main?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Currently a Senior at a small, Catholic high school in Northeastern PA, here are my stats:

ACT: 32 Reading, 18 Math, 22 Writing and 22 Science
SAT: 500 Math, 570 Reading, 550 Writing

Rank: 27/80
Unweighted GPA: 3.4 (low, I know)
1 A.P., 9 Honors Classes
3 Years of Latin Honors, 4 Years of Spanish Honors

EC’s: XC (1 year), Soccer (2 years), Debate (2 years), Senior Student Government (1 year), Spanish Club (2 years).

Completed over 100+ of community service.

I’ve also planning on admissions to Villanova, Fordham, SUNY Albany, St. Joseph’s and Temple. Am I too underachieving for these schools? Any feedback is welcomed!

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Is your ACT a typo? Did you really score so high in Reading?

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No, that’s my actual score from the April 2015 ACT, I would send a screenshot but I don’t think you can on here (?). It says below the score, “Social Studies/Sciences” which was 16 and “Arts/Literature” which was 17.

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I was just surprised that Reading was so high and everything else so low. Good job in that section, then!

http://www.budget.psu.edu/CDSRedesign/cds.aspx?reportindicator=FreshAdmn&Location=UP&AY=20142015
Here’s last year’s Common Data Set. Parts of both your SAT and ACT are below the 25th percentile. You could consider summer session and applying undecided.

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Update: I got a 26 composite on my latest ACT, have my chances changed?

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In mid-50% of ACT now. Congrats on your improvement!

I would allow myself some cautious optimism. Both your ACT and your GPA are (again, using the CDS linked earlier) within the ballpark, though a bit on the lower side. You can still consider applying undecided and/or for summer session, both of which may give you a “bump.”

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Should I send the 26 as soon as I can or should I retake and wait (it would be in November)? Thanks for being helpful and with the undecided and summer session options, I selected both!

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Bump. Chance me for Fordham, Albany, and Temple, please? :smiley: