Chances for Penn State University Park

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! </p>

<p>I'm currently going into my senior year of high school and I was wondering if you think I'll make it into PSU.
My GPA is a weighted 95.09.
I'm ranked 11th out of around 160 students.
My ACT composite score was a 28 and I got an 1820 on the SAT.
I'm in some strong extracurriculars like the captain of the debate team, mock trial, student council, science fair, etc.
I might retake the act in the fall if I have to, but I would like to apply to Penn State as close to the Sept. 1 date as I can. I'm a PA resident as well. (white, male, middle class family if any of that matters) </p>

<p>Thank you so much in advance!</p>

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<p>Penn State: Low match/Match</p>

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<p>According to collegeapps on about dot com, the middle (25%-75%ile) SAT scores for PSU are
SAT Critical Reading: 530 / 630
SAT Math: 560 / 670
SAT Writing: 540 / 640</p>

<p>So I’m guessing you would be in the upper 50%ile of accepted applicants. Applying early would be a good idea, since they have rolling admissions.</p>

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<p>Thank you both a ton. Is there anything either of you could recommend to better my chances? </p>

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<p>Catria, I’m a little new to this, so is a low match good or bad? </p>

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<p>Low match is closer to a safety, a high match is closer to a reach. Your GPA is good, but if you could bump up your ACT score to at least a 30 and SAT to close to 2000, you’d be great. </p>

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<p>I think you have a great chance of getting into Penn State. The only thing I can say for the application to help you get in is do not put a second campus option, just put University Park. The second thing you can do is apply for the 6 week summer session before Freshmen year. You take two easy classes and it helps the transition into college. Summer session was actually the best summer of my life so I highly recommend it. </p>