Class of 2023 - Admissions Decisions ONLY - Penn State

Son accepted 1/29 for Aerospace Engineering
EA/Deferral/decision this morning
University Park-Fall
SAT 1220
GPA 4.4 W
Top 10% HS rank
Mostly Honors/AP classes
Calculus Club, sports
OOS

Was also accepted at University of Colorado, Boulder and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Son has been talking about going to Boulder for years. Actually sent money & accepted that offer a few weeks ago because of the PSU deferral on 12/22. Not sure what he’ll want to do now that he got into PSU. We’ll have to weigh all the pros/cons over the next few days for sure and make a final decision.

Son accepted this morning…

ACT: not taken
SAT: 1240
GPA: 3.6 UW
Rank: not reported
Extra: Honors classes, Varsity Baseball, Eagle Scout, Community Service
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M

Applied date: 8/23
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 1/29
Decision/College: Summer College of Engineering
Campus: UP

Thrilled.

DD accepted for Chemical Engineering this morning!

Applied 10/24 EA, deferred to 1/31
Accepted for Summer
SAT 1360
ACT 29
GPA 4.0

Accepted to College of Health and Human Development

Applied: 11/27
Accepted: 1/29
SAT: 1420
GPA: 3.3
Asian Male

D accepted to College of Engineering (Architecture)
SAT: 1310
GPA:101.89/100
Rank: 3/130
Extra: 13 DE class, 1 varsity sport, 1 part time job, student council (president), NHS,YAN
State Residency: In state
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female

Applied date: 8/8/18
Applied Early Action?: yes
Decision date:1/29/19
Campus: Fall 2019 Main

ACT: NA
SAT: 1310
GPA: 4.1 (out of 5.0)
Rank: school does not report
Extra: various student organizations and volunteer work
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male

Applied Date: October 29
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision: Accepted; summer session
Major/School: Computer Science / School of Engineering
Campus: University Park

That wait was killing us! Glad it’s over. Good luck to everyone else.

ADMITTED

ACT: 33(36 R, 33 W, 35 S, 27 M)
SAT: 1450(720 R&W, 730 M)
GPA: 3.714 W
Rank: county does not rank
Extra: lots, 4 years top band, 4 years marching band(3x state champions, 2x leadership, 1x microphone solo), top 100 ranked model un team, NASA program, volunteering on 3 political campaigns(dan helmer, jennifer wexton, and beto o’rourke), etc
State Residency: OOS(northern virginia)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female

Applied date: 11/14/18
Applied Early Action?: priority
Decision date: 1/29/19
Decision/College: data science-college of engineering
Campus: university park(summer session :/)

Admitted (Summer start)

ACT: n/a
SAT: 1330
GPA: 3.9
Extra: 3 years of soccer (captain), 2 years of cross country, Spanish honor society, and a good amount of community service. Part time job. 8 AP classes and 1 DE class.
State Residency: VA
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male

Applied date: October 29th
Applied Early Action?: Yes (deferred)
Decision date: 01/29/19
Decision/College: Mechanical Engineering
Campus:University Park

Daughter waitlisted at University Park

SAT: 1360
GPA 3.8
Rank: No rank
Many activities, several honors courses, one AP
In state
Gender female
Ethnicity Caucasian
Applied date: September 2018
Early action: Yes
Decision: 12/24 deferred; 1/28 Waitlisted
Major: Nursing
Campus: University Park

She was very surprised and disappointed.

Accepted
SAT: 1500
GPA: 3.4
Rank: 225/628
OOS
Applied date: October
Major: Computer Engineering
Campus: University Park

Filling in on behalf of my son

SAT: 760 math, 640 reading - he decided to only take it once
GPA: 3.2UW, 3.9W - took 14 honors and 7 AP classes (including physics, calculus, computer science and chemistry) throughout high school
Rank: school doesn’t rank
Extra: part of national honor society, tutored kids at his school with coding, executive position in school engineering club, at home engineering projects
State Residency: Florida
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: male

Applied date: 11/26
Applied Early Action?: no - I believe it was by the priority date
Decision date: 1/28
Decision/College: College of Engineering
Campus: University Park

He put down yes for summer program, but the pdf on the portal says he got in for fall 2019

Accepted at UP for summer!

SAT: 1150
GPA 3.3 W
Rank: No rank
Many activities, several honors courses, one AP
In state
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Applied date: Mid October
Early action: Yes
Decision: 12/22 deferred; 1/30 Accepted
Major: DUS
Campus: University Park

Accepted 2+2 Altoona

ACT: 26
GPA: 3.6 UW
Rank: N/A
Many activities, few honors, few APs
Gender: Male
In State
Deferred, then decision 1/30
College of Liberal Arts
Legacy

Honestly disappointed I wasn’t accepted summer at UP. Family is all legacy at PSU, as well as multiple connections with Penn State.

Accepted for Summer at UP

ACT: N/A
SAT: 1200
GPA: 3.62 on 4.0 weighted scale
Rank: not reported
Extra: Honors classes, Varsity sport 4 years (2-year captain), lots of Community Service
State Residency: CT
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F

Applied date: 10/01
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 1/30
Decision/College: DUS (summer)
Campus: UP

Accepted Fall 2019 UP

ACT:30
GPA: 3.4 W
SAT: Didn’t send
Rank: School doesn’t rank
Activities: NAHS, Published for writing and photography, 3rd place in state culinary competition, treasurer of a club, multiple clubs.
Classes: 1 AP, I think 11-12 honors, rest CP
Female
OOS
EA, deferred to 1/31, applied 11/1, accepted 1/30
DUS

Posting for Son:
Accepted at UP for Fall

SAT: 1290
GPA 3.6 W
Rank: No rank
Many activities, JV Sports, 10+ honors courses, 2 AP
OOS
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Applied date: Mid Aug
Early action: Yes
Decision: 12/22 deferred; 1/30 Accepted
Major: DUS
Campus: University Park
Requested Summer shocked after all this waiting got direct for Fall.
Have sibling on campus.

ACT: n/a
SAT: 1370, took once
GPA: 3.96 W
Rank: n/a
Extra: AP, honors classes, varsity cheer captain, tons of volunteer hours, part-time employment for over 2 years, several Leadership Organizations, Pa Free Enterprise Week, strong essay.
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female

Applied date: 10/1
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Applied with Common App
Decision date: 1/29 (after being “deferred” on 12/22)
Decision/College: Smeal (Markering)
Campus: wanted UP, checked off summer start, but was offered 2+2 at Brandywine. I will not do 2+2, and will probably reapply with a different major. Really, really disappointed with this outcome.

Accepted for Summer at UP

ACT: 26
SAT: 1240
GPA: 4.1W
Extra: Honors, APs, Several Clubs,Varsity Sport, Community Service
State Residency:PA
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M

Applied date: 9/8
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 1/30
Decision/College: DUS (summer)
Campus: UP

Accepted at UP!

SAT: 1200
GPA 3.7
Rank: No rank
Varsity Baseball, Honors courses, Multiple AP courses
In state
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Applied date: 9/6/18
Early action: Yes
Decision: 12/22 deferred; 1/30 Accepted
Major: DUS
Campus: University Park - Summer Session

ACT: NA
SAT: 1200
GPA: 4.0
Extra: 10 Honors, 1 AP, 1 Dual enrollment, Community Service, NHS, Ice Hockey, No Place for Hate
State Residency:PA
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M

Applied date:
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 1/30
Decision/College: DUS
Campus: UP