Accepted
SAT: 1260
GPA 3.7
Rank: 15/85
National Officer representing over a million students, karate, panelist USDOE, JROTC Company Commander, etc
Out Of State
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Black
Applied date: 11/15/18
Early action: No
Decision: Accepted, 1/29/19
Major: Finance
Campus: University Park - Fall
Accepted
ACT: N/A
SAT: 1400
GPA: 3.25 UW
Rank: N/A
Extra: 5 Honors/AP; Baseball, Library volunteer, Medcorps
State Residency: OOS
Apply date: October 25 (priority deadline)
Accepted: 1/28
College: Engineering (Computer Science)
Campus: UP (Fall)
FINALLY Accepted!!!
SAT: 1190
GPA 4.16 W 3.53 UW
Rank: top half of class
Many activities, V sports, 20+ honors and AP
In-State
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Applied date: Aug 16th
Early action: Yes
Decision: 12/24 deferred; 1/30 Accepted
Major: DUS
Campus: University Park
Have sibling on campus
Good luck to everyone still waiting…what a LONG 5 months!
Accepted into engineering OOS for fall 2019
ACT: 31
GPA: 2.95 UW
Rank: no ranking at my school
Extra: 4 years varsity running. Play oboe at a high level. 7 honors 0 APs
State Residency: OOS New jersey
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Applied date: October 25th
Applied Early Action?: yes
Decision date: December 22nd
Decision/College: Accepted / Engineering
Campus: University Park
Accepted
ACT: 28 (30 Superscore)
SAT: not taken
GPA: 3.89 UW 4.5 W
Rank: 50/450
Extra: Varsity Baseball
State Residency: NV
Ethnicity: Cauc
Gender: Male
Applied date: 11/1/2018
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 1/29/2019
Decision/College: Smeal
Campus: University Park
Admitted - Summer start
ACT: not taken
SAT: 1240
GPA: 3.4 UW
Rank: School doesn’t report
Extra: Few honors classes, HS Club, Varsity/Travel Baseball, lots of Community Service, Part time job
State Residency: NJ
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M
Legacy
Applied date: 10/16
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: Deferred 12/22,
Accepted 1/30
Decision/College: Summer- DUS
Campus: UP
Accepted at UP!
SAT: 1300
GPA 3.65
Rank: 110/345
Varsity Basketball & Volleyball, Captain, All classes IB and AP courses, Honors courses, Student Government, Babysitting
Out of State (NY)
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: African American and Hispanic
Applied date: 11/01/19
Early action: Yes
Decision: 12/22 deferred; 1/30 Accepted
Major: Smeal- Finance
Campus: University Park
accepted! Applied end of October, deferred December, accepted summer start today.
ACT 20
GPA 3.9
4 dual enrollments, multiple honors and AP.
Varsity sport, theater, NHS, key club, employed past 2 years
PA resident
Accepted at UP!
SAT: 1250
GPA 3.9
Rank: n/a
Varsity Track and Cross Country for 4 years, honors courses, 6 AP courses, Student Government, 2 jobs, Varsity mock trial, and various other EC’s
In state
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Applied date: 10/24/18
Early action: Yes
Decision: 12/19 deferred; 1/31 Accepted
Major: Political Science - Liberal Arts
Campus: University Park
Accepted (kinda), applied RD for nursing at UP and Altoona but got offered pre-nursing at any campus but UP
SAT - 1210
GPA - 3.4
Rank - n/a
Extra - 2 part-time jobs, 500+ hours of community service, few school clubs, 2 honors 1 AP class, and many more EC
NJ
Caucasian
Female
Denied to UP
Sat: 1200
GPA 3.7 UW 3.9w
Rank 40/225
White
F
Applied 10/31
Applied EA
Decision date: deferred 12/22 denied UP 1/31
ACCEPTED to 2+2 Altoona
Extremely disappointed as I will hearly have my freshman year down by the end of the spring semester.
ACT: 22(not reported)
SAT: 1110
GPA: 4.0
Rank: Top 10%
Extra: varsity volleyball/swimming/track, green club, volunteer club, special olympics, safety day, model UN, waitressing
State Residency: In state
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Applied date: 9/9
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Summer Option: Yes
Decision date: 1/30
Decision/College: Accepted, Liberal Arts (Psych)
Campus: University Park
Denied UP, should consider & apply to other PSU campuses (see letter in “waiting to hear” thread)
DD
State Residency: NJ
ACT: High 20s
SAT: n/a
GPA: Above 3.5 (UW)
Rank: n/a
Gender: Female
Extras: many APs & HRs. Varsity Athletics. past 2+ years volunteer work Hospitals & EMS
Applied date: 10/13 - Common App
Applied: EA
Decision date: 12/22 moved to Jan 31 pool - Jan 31 Denied UP
Major/Program: BSN -4 yr direct Nursing
DENIED University Park, ACCEPTED into 4 year direct-admit at Altoona
Major: Nursing
State Residency: VA
SAT: 1290
GPA: 4.1
Rank: top third at top 10 high school (her rank will likely move to top 20% mid-year)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Rigor: 8 APs, the rest nearly all honors
Extras: outstanding (varsity sports, internships, shadowing, outside of school medical programs, leadership, awards, unique part-time work, self-started charity program, lots of community service)
Applied date: August through Penn State site
Applied: Early Action, pushed back to 1/31 deadline, admissions said app had NOT been reviewed yet as of mid-January
Decision date: 12:01 am Jan 31
Denied from Happy Valley
EA in sept
Nursing
OOS
1370 SAT
4.26 WGPA
5 AP, 10 Hnrs
4 year Varsity, team capt, NHS, language NHS, many volunteer including leadership roles
Bummer! Not meant to be.
Good luck everyone. There are lots of good schools out there.
ACCEPTED UNIVERSITY PARK FALL 2019!
GPA: 3.9
Rank: top 20% I think
Rigor: approx 24 honors/AP classes all through high school
Extra: varsity lacrosse, basketball, volunteering with disabled adults, part time job since freshman year
State Residency: In state
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Applied date: 8/5
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 1/31
Decision/College: Accepted, Liberal Arts Psych B.S. with concentration in neuroscience
Campus: University Park
ACCEPTED UNIVERSITY PARK SUMMER 2019!
GPA: 3.4 weighted
Rank: school doesn’t rank
Rigor: approx 20+ honors all through high school
Extra: cheerleader, leadership conferences attendee, principles and deans honor rolls etc
State Residency: Out of state
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Optional summer start: yes
Applied term: Fall
Applied date: 9/5
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 1/30
Decision/College: Accepted, Division of Undergraduate Studies
Campus: University Park
Accepted UNIVERSITY PARK FALL 2019
GPA: 4.125w/3.6uw
Rank: 116/535
Rigor: 11 AP classes and all the rest honors
Extra: National honors society, National Achievers society, Math/Science honors society, Club president, cross country, track and field, theater assistance, tutoring, paid job, honor roll
State residency: out of state
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Semester start: Fall
Applied: September
Decision: 1/30
Decision/College:Eberly(premed)
Campus: university park
Accepted at UP for the Fall 2019!
SAT: 1210
GPA: 3.9 out of 4.0 scale (weighted)
Rank: 23/256
Rigor: 12 AP Classes and combination of honors
Extra: National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Social Justice Club (Vice President), Yearbook Club (Editor-in-Chief), Jerseyan Historian Club (Secretary), Broadcasting Club, Winter Swim (Manager), Winter Track and Field, Student Leadership (Executive Member), Volunteer Hours at Local Hospital, Literacy Arts Club (Short Story Contest Winner)
State Residency: OOS
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Applied date: 11/30
Applied Early Action: No
Decision date: 1/31
Major: Global and International Studies
Campus: UP
Reflection: Honestly I felt that my SAT was too average for my other statistics but for some reason it was very difficult for me to study for the SAT despite taking prep classes. I’ve only taken it twice and received the same score both times with no essay. I believe what got me accepted was my organizations and the classes I was taking in relation to my major. I’ve taken courses such as AP Psychology, AP Government & Law, AP English Language & Composition, AP English Literature & Composition, AP Spanish Language & Culture, AP World History, AP US History, AP Biology, Global Studies, and Introduction to Business. I felt like all these classes were related to my major when looking at the course list online. I also had a school wide presentation on the Syrian Refugee Crisis in my club the Humanitarian Project (renamed Social Justice Club). I showed high interested in global affairs and humanitarian aid in my essay and got a letter of recommendation from my Genocide Studies teacher (global related) and Intro to Business teacher (someone I had a great connection with).
Good luck to the other applicants who still have choices to make!
P.S. While my SAT score is not a good reflection of who I am as a high-achieving student i’m sure they looked at my SRAR and saw that I had As in my AP classes, a high GPA, and made Honor Roll continuously. I also reported my AP Exam scores!
Accepted
ACT: 28
SAT: N/A
GPA: 3.86 uw / 4.02 w
Rank: DR
State Residency: Georgia
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Applied date: 11/29/18
Applied Early Action?: No
Decision date: 1/28/19
Decision/College: College of Engineering/Computer Science
Campus: Univerity Park