<p>GPA - 3.3
SAT - 2150
AP Exams - USH 4, Euro 5, Psychology 5
ECs - National Honors Society, Pro Merito Society, AP Scholar, Boys State 2008, Year of full-time AmeriCorps service, Played football for three years (won state championship senior year).</p>
<p>Any thoughts? Would really appreciate some insight</p>
<p>I could have very good peer reviews and letters of recommendation. I also worked a 20 hour a week job throughout Junior/Senior year. I'm from a very low-income family.</p>
<p>buuuuuuump</p>
<p>Why anyone would wanna come from the Pacific NW over here to PA to go to Bucknell or PSU is beyond me, man. UW is sweet. I assume you’re from WA cause of your name. </p>
<p>But anywayyy</p>
<p>UVM-solid
PSU-High Match(heavy gpa focus)
UW-solid
Bucknell-I’d say high match, they’re notorious for being sort of a selective crapshoot.</p>
<p>High match as in good chance? My GPA is pretty low. I’m currently in VT, but I’d be a Washington resident at time of application.</p>
<p>Please chance me! I will chance back.</p>
<p>Yeah I mean high match as in it’s no sure thing, but I’d bet you get in. the only reason I say high instead of just a solid match is because PSU likes high GPAs. it’s 2/3 of their admission process apparently.</p>
<p>My goal is to get fifteen people to chance me. Let’s make it happen!</p>
<p>For what it’s worth: on the PSU bubble chart, it shows they would like a 3.5-3.6 GPA to go along with 2150 SATs. I asked about letters of recommendation and I was told not to send them, as they don’t look at them. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks, that helps. </p>
<p>Does anyone know if UVM, UW, and Bucknell take recs/reviews seriously?</p>
<p>edit:</p>
<p>This is weird. Bucknell, according to just about everyone, is harder to get into than PSU. However, PSU really only looks at GPA/SAT/ACT, while Bucknell actually takes character/work experience/volunteer work/recommendations seriously. Because of all of those things, I could actually get into Bucknell and turned down at PSU. Heh.</p>
<p>bump again. would appreciate some feedback</p>
<p>hey, it’s pretty hard to get chanced i guess. would really appreciate it.</p>
<p>Once again, the daily bump.</p>
<p>Wow, Okay, geez. I will chance back ANYONE that takes the time to look at my situation.</p>
<p>UVM-match
UW-match
PSU-match/low reach
Bucknell-reach
Do you plan to play football in college? Because PSU would loooove that.
chance back?</p>
<p>yeah, Bucknell takes recommendations, extracurriculars, community service, and and all of that other stuff seriously but they also take GPA/SAT/ACT really seriously, too. Personally, I don’t think that it would make sense to get into Bucknell and not PSU. But you never know, I guess.</p>
<p>UVM-no rec’s.
Just your application.
strictly #s.
You are an in there anyways!</p>
<p>PSU does not need 2150 SAT’s unless you are looking at Shreyers…about 1300 (M + CR) and GPA>3.5 should do it…maybe out of state requires higher. Because of the high number of applicants it is pretty much GPA/SAT oriented. For Shreyers, you need higher GPA/SAT in addition to EC’s, essays, recs, etc </p>
<p>Bucknell is harder to get into than PSU unless again you want Shreyers</p>
<p>Ok, chance me back in the PSU section. 
I don’t know how to make a tidy link, hopefully this will work. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/penn-state-university-park/736556-chances-main-campus.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/penn-state-university-park/736556-chances-main-campus.html</a></p>
<p>I wouldn’t have the ability to play D1 football. </p>
<p>As of right now I have a 2080 SAT, but fully expect to get a 2150 or better the second time around. I’m also planning on adding an additional 200 hours of community service during this year off. What else can I do to improve my chances for Bucknell?</p>