Accepted to main campus - Psychology (double major w/ philosophy)
SAT: 1160
GPA: 3.75 (out of 4.0)
Rank: 10 out of 52
Extra: Band, choir, & many other clubs
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: Mixed (black & white)
Gender: Female
Applied date: 10/31/18
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 12/19
Decision/College: Accepted/Liberal Arts
Campus: University Park
Accepted
ACT: 30
GPA: 3.8 Unweighted / 5.4 Weighted
Rank: 62/581
Extra: 4-year varsity dance team member, competitive studio dancer, AP Scholar, high honor roll, NHS, Spanish NHS, Math Tutor, Volunteer work, took Calc AB as a Junior, 7 AP Classes, and volunteer choreographer for my school’s dance showcase.
State Residency: Illinois
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Applied date: 10/31
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 12/15
Decision/College: College of Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Campus: University Park
SAT 1360
GPA 4.62 Weighted 8.82 unweighted
NO RANK
NC
Applied 8/1
Heard MId Nov
Engineering Univ Park
Both of my sons heard today, still no word on my daughter.
ACT: Did not take
SAT: 1210
GPA: 2.57 (unweighted)
Rank: School does not rank
Extra: Football, lots of community service
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Applied date: September
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 01/04/19
Decision/College: Accepted, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications (communications major)
Campus: 2+2 beginning in Altoona
ACT: Did not take
SAT: 1250
GPA: 3.15 (unweighted)
Rank: School does not rank
Extra: Football, lots of community service
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Applied date: September
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 01/04/19
Decision/College: Accepted, College of Liberal Arts (psychology major)
Campus: 2+2 beginning in Altoona
ACT:
SAT: 1380
GPA: 93.6/100
Rank: 41/188
Extra: Many
State Residency: New York
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Applied date: 11/28
Applied Early Action?: No
Decision date: 12/6
Decision/College: Accepted - Liberal Arts
Campus: University Park
Just got accepted to the College of Liberal Arts (psychology) -University Park! Thank god this has been a long wait after everything going on with the deferrals and stuff.
SAT: 1330
GPA: 3.94 (uw)
Rank: 33/298
State Residency: don’t even know tbh, I’m an international exchange student with dual citizenship but OOS for sure
Applied EA, 11/01
My stats :
SAT - 1120
GPA - 3.67 Weighted
Currently taking AP calculus and IB physics
Participated in multiple sports and school volunteer events
Asian Male
ACT: 26
GPA: 3.04
State Residency: Maryland
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Applied date: 10/27
Applied Early Action?: yes
Decision date: 12/22
Decision/College: Athletic training is the major
Campus: Altoona then UP
ACT: N/A
SAT: 1400
GPA: 3.6
Rank: N/A
Extra: 4+ yrs varsity
State Residency: OSS
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Applied date: 10/15
Applied Early Action?:
Decision date: 12/4
Decision/College: Accepted/IST
Campus: UP
ACT: N/A
SAT: 1250
GPA: 3.6
Rank: N/A
Extra: Varsity baseball, Swim, DECA, Volunteer coaching
State Residency: OOS
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Applied date: 10/27
Applied Early Action?:Yes
Decision date:12/14
Decision/College: Accepted, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Campus: UP
Also note: Legacy
SAT 1540
GPA 4.31
Rank 1/100
EC crew captain, tennis (player and manager), part time job for last year and a half, NHS, paddle, student council
State residency PA
White female
Applied date - sometime in late october
Rolling
Decision date - 2nd week of November
Accepted for mechanical engineering
Is there a groupme for accepted students?
DEFERRED- CAN’T WAIT ANY LONGER
SAT: 1230
GPA: Around 3.0 (Not given in my school) (Fair mix of C’s, B’s, and A’s, though have improved from Freshman to Junior)
Rank: n/a
Extra:
Full IB diploma (7 IB classes)
Lived in Chile for 12 years, have lived in Italy for 4 years (though born in Maryland). Volunteer for 2 week service trip to Africa. Volunteer at a homeless shelter twice a week (every other month). Tutored a kid (part-time job). Drummer. Did boxing 11th grade. Go to the gym three times a week. Participated in soccer 9th and 10th.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Applied date: 10/22
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: Not given (deferral)
Major: DUS
Campus: University Park (first choice)
(Also I’m a legacy)
I’m so nervous, I keep and keep on refreshing the site.
Please refer to my comment at the beginning of the thread:
SAT: 1230
GPA: 3.7
Rank:Not given at my school
Extra: Volunteer and leadership experience through the Boy Scouts of America, AP Student, Scored highly on National Spanish Exams.
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Applied date: Late October
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 12/19/18
Decision/College: Accepted, College of Ag Sciences
Campus: University Park
ACT: n/a
SAT: 1510 (790 M, 720 E)
GPA: 41/42 IB Predicted
Rank: n/a
Extra: volunteering, school play, basketball, etc
State Residency: OOS (International Student)
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Applied date: October 29th
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: January 12th
Decision/College: College of Engineering, Aerospace
Campus: University Park
SAT: 1280
GPA: 95.68
Rank: no rank
Extra: captain of varsity soccer four years, summer internship, job at a restaraunt, school play for three years, clubs
State Residency: NY
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Applied date: 11/14/18
Applied Early Action?: no
Decision date: 1/15/19
Decision/College: Nursing
Campus: UP
ACT:31
SAT:
GPA:8.2/11
Rank:n/a
Extra:3 year varsity captain lax and basketball. Various clubs and volunteered and a few places. Mentored underclassmen.
State Residency:PA
Ethnicity:African American
Gender:M
Applied date:11/21
Applied Early Action?:N
Decision date:received acceptance letter 1/17 via mail. Not sure when portal was updated.
Decision/College:DUS
Campus:University Park
Attended what admission counselor referred to as a Blue Ribbon High school.
ACT: didn’t take
SAT: 1490 (Math 800, Reading&Writing 690, highest essay: 7 5 7 )
GPA: 3.917 (weighted)
Rank: 50%, right at the middle (but my counselor said that our school doesn’t report our class rank to colleges)
Extra: 5 AP classes in total, 4-year cross country varsity + captain (12th grade), volunteered in various botanical gardens, award in a professional-level species search & identification contest, awards in an international photography contest
State Residency: OOS (attending high school in California, but technically not a CA resident)
Ethnicity: Chinese, International (F1 visa)
Gender: Female
Applied date: 11/01/2018
Applied Early Action?: yes (but the portal says that I’m not qualified for EA due to my residency)
Decision date: 01/19/2019 (received decision letter by mail)
Decision/College: Accepted, College of Agriculture (major: plant science)
Campus: Park
SAT 1380
GPA 4.1 (weighted)
Rank 33/243
EC varsity field hockey, swim (captain), tennis, student government, National Honor Society (secretary), lots of community service, lifeguard and swim instructor in the summer.
State residency OOS
White female
Applied date - end of September
Early Action
Decision date - received acceptance in mail on January 18th, not sure when decision was made on my portal
Accepted for College of Nursing
ACCEPTED!
ACT: 35
SAT: n/a
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.9 WTG
Rank: school does not rank
Extra: top prep school, 11 AP’s, leadership, 2 sports all 4 years (3 varsity letters each), 300 volunteer hours, art awards (state level), debate awards (state level)
State Residency: OOS
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Decision/College: Accepted/ Smeal - Marketing
Campus: University Park