SAT: 1200
GPA: 3.4 UW 3.55 W
Rank: NA
Extra: Crew Team, Investment Club President, Volunteer activities
State: MA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Applied: August 2
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision Date: December 18
Decision: Accepted UP DUS
also I got into summer session sorry
SAT: 1200
GPA: W 3.86
Rank: 41/225
Extra: cheer from age 4-18, volunteer coach, blood drive, dual enrollment , 3 jobs
State: PA
Ethnitcity: White
Gender: F
Major: Criminology
Applied Oct 19
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision Date: December 18
Decision: Deferal to Regular Admission
ACT: 34
SAT: n/a
GPA: 3.75
Rank: doesn’t rank
Extra: Intern for therapist, internship for leadership in Capitol Hill, Columnist for school newspaper, chief writer for school poetry magazine, JV field hockey and basketball captain, school mascot, co founder of school rock band.
State Residency: VA
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: female
Applied date: September 26
Applied Early Action
Decision date: 12/4/18
Decision/College: College of Liberal Arts, Psychology
Campus: UP !!! 
Also congrats to everyone! This is a super stressful process but it’s important to appreciate our own skills and idiosyncrasies regardless of where we land.
I forgot to mention I got in for fall 2019
ACT: Composite = 29 and Writing = 10
GPA: UW = 3.75 and W = 4.68
Rank: 74th Percentile
Class Size: 875
Extra:
Dreaming Green = Event-Coordinator and Treasurer
HOSA = Competitor (State Comp.)
NHS and Key Club
Plenty of Community Service
State Residency: Florida
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Applied date: October 10, 2018
Applied Early Action?: Early Action
Decision date: December 17, 2018
Decision/College: Admitted/Eberly College of Science-Premedicine
Campus: University Park
“Due to unprecedented application volume, the Undergraduate Admissions Office needs more time to review your application. This extra time will ensure that the decision you receive by January 31 is the correct admission decision. We thank you for your patience. No further action is required by you at this time.”
Essentially Deferred
Applied to Smeal - Finance Major (UP)
SAT: 1430
uwGPA: 89.9
Strong Extras
Good Essay
White
Male
NY
Also deferred with the same language as above.
ACT: 33 (34 math)
SAT:
GPA: 3.85 w (school does not calculate Unweighted GPA, but it’s about 3.6) Ib/ap school. 9 IB or ap courses, 2 dual enrollment classes, and lots of honors classes that the school does not weight. A’s in all math/science courses. Mostly B’s in English and Spanish.
Rank: does not rank
Extra: Math and computer science ec’s. Plus camp counselor at science camp.
Major: math/Eberly. Also secondary education. Wants to be a HS math teacher.
State Residency: va
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: m
Applied date: 11-1
Applied Early Action?: yes
Decision date: 12/18 deferred
Decision/College: deferred until january 31
Campus: UP
According to naviance, no one from his high school has ever been rejected from penn state with anything close to his stats. Here’s hoping he’s not the first.
Deferred to Priority Deadline (like others in thread)
SAT: 1280
GPA: 3.7 UW 5.4 W
Rank: 35/300
OOS NJ
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
All honors 4 AP
EC: NHS President, Girls State Delegate, DECA Medalist, Varsity Tennis, Tennis Captain, Student Government, Latin Club, National Latin Exam Silver Medal, Lacrosse, Peer Mentor, Service trip
Major: Marketing/ Smeal
ACT: NA
SAT: 1200
GPA: 3.4 UW 3.6 W
Rank: NA
Extra: Crew Team, Swim Team, Investment Club President, Volunteer to Ecuador and West Virginia, National Honors Society Member
State Residency: MA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Applied date: August 2
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: Dec 18
Decision/College: Accepted DUS Summer tracking Smeal
Campus: University Park
My daughter received the same deferred to priority. She’s quite upset. It doesn’t sound like a true deferral to me~ more like they didnt have time to read them all. ( I hope!) I have a very disappointed senior here.
ACT: NA
SAT: 1360 highest composite, 1380 super score
GPA: 4.08 out of 4.4
Rank: NA
Extra: Ski Racing, Co chair / founder of non for profit organization raising funds for kids with cancer in our community, National Honors Society Member, homework helpers at local homeless shelter
State Residency: NY
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Applied date: Oct 30
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: Dec 18
Decision/College: Deferred to Priority app status, decision by 1/31
Campus: University Park /NURSING
ACT: NA
SAT: 1290
GPA: 3.9 unweighted
Rank: Top 10%
Extra: Varsity school and travel volleyball all four years, Varsity track all four years, Key Club, 5 AP classes
State Residency: ME
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Applied Date: Oct 20
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision Date: Dec 18
Decision: Deferred to Priority Application status, decision by 1/31
Campus: University Park
ACT: 28 (did not submit)
SAT: 1330
GPA: 3.8 unweighted
Extras: 2yrs. Varsity wrestling, nationally ranked sporting clays, various leadership roles, lots of volunteering
State Residency: CA
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Applied Date: Oct 22
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision Date: Dec 18
Decision: Accepted Undeclared
Campus: UP
ACT: 29
SAT: n/a
GPA: 3.46 (unweighted)
Rank: 32/108
Extra: speech, mock trial, knowledge bowl, band, theatre
State Residency: MN
Ethnicity: Filipino/White
Gender: female
Applied date: 10/13
Applied Early Action?: yes
Decision date: dec 18
Decision/College: Accepted to Liberal Arts !
Campus: University Park
swag
SAT: 1290
GPA: 4.0 UW
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Applied Date: Sept 24
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision Date: Dec 18
Decision/College: Accepted to Smeal!
Campus: University Park (Fall)
Glad the wait is over!
ACT: NA
SAT: 1260
GPA: 4.0 UW
Rank: school does not report
Extra: President of NHS, Science and Spanish NHS, mini-THON captain, SWE, soccer, stuco, etc (all classes are IB, 4 HL, 2 SL)
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Applied Date: October 23
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision Date: Dec 18
Decision: Accepted to Eberly for Pre-med/Fall start
Campus: UP
SAT: 1330
GPA: 4.0 UW / 4.26 W
Honors & APs: 5 AP courses, 5 dual enrollment, and all honors
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Applied Date: October 22
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision Date: Dec 18 at 10:40 p.m
Decision/College: Chemical Engineering
Campus: University Park (Fall)
Daughter just found out she was accepted into Smeal!
SAT: 1440
ACT: didn’t take
GPA: 3.8 weighted. 3.5 unweighted
Rigor: extremely high rigor…all AP and honors gifted.
Rank: top 20%. Not sure exactly
Extra: Student Council President, JDRF youth ambassador, mock trial, academic games (nationals qualifier), 4 years varsity tennis, Best Buddies club liaison, summer camp counselor, speaker at schools, businesses and organizations, kohl’s cares scholarship winner, Positive Athlete Pittsburgh scholarship winner, hundreds and hundreds of volunteer hours, PA Free Enterprise Week (CFO), model UN, yearbook,
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Applied: 11/1
Early action: yes
Decision date: 12/18
Decision: accepted to Smeal.
Campus: University park fall of 2019
ACT: N/A
SAT: 1430
GPA: 91
Rank: N/A
Extra: Varsity soccer starter, Head tour guide, Disciplinary Committee, Black Student Alliance member, Big Sister in Big Brothers Big Sisters, certified EMT, lots of volunteering, study abroad program
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: Black/Caribbean
Gender: F
Applied date: 10/18
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 12/18
Decision/College: Accepted to Eberly
Campus: University Park Fall 2019
Son was accepted tonight…
SAT: 1220
ACT: didn’t take
GPA: 3.7 unweighted (school does not give extra weight for taking any AP or dual enrollment classes)
Rigor: 22 AP and honors classes from 9-12th; AP Scholar
Rank: school does not rank
Extra: AP Scholar, Varsity LAX Captain, Varsity Golf, NY State Senate Intern District 4, Junior Statesman Sergeant at Arms, Town Youth Court Attorney, Best Buddies, Natural Helpers, Superintendent’s Leadership Council, Student Council, multiple national honor societies, Principal High Honor roll each quarter, NYS Comptroller’s Triple C Award, NY State writing contest winner, hundreds of volunteer hours, golf caddie at local private club from April through October.
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Applied: 9/23
Early action: yes
Decision date: 12/18
Decision: accepted to Liberal Arts/Political Science
Campus: University park for the fall of 2019