Accepted today!!!
ACT: n/a
SAT: 1400
GPA Uw: n/a
W: 4.33
Rank: n/a
Extra:
State Residency: CT
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Campus: University Park
College Liberal Arts (Major is psychology)
Applied: 10/9/18 Early Action
Decision: 11/28/18
Yes!!! Hooray!!! Daughter accepted- thank God, as this is the ONLY school she applied to?. I promised I wouldn’t tell her if checked before her and it was KILLING ME this morning as she left for school not to tell her… I’m sure I’ll be getting a Face time any minute from school.
1260 SAT
3.8 UW GPA
All honors and 4 AP
PA Resident- White
Applied @9/1
University Park - Fall (she was hoping for summer but I’m happy to have her home for the summer!)
Good luck to everyone- looks like they are rolling out a bunch this week! I’ll miss my “OPC” (obsessive portal checking) days.
Forgot- DUS
My D19 was accepted today!!
ACT: 30
GPA: 3.75 uw/4.2 weighted
Rank: HS doesn’t rank
Extras: Varsity Lacrosse; started her own non-profit to help girls in transitional housing play lax; NHS Secretary; FBLA; lots of volunteering; etc. 17 AP/Honors classes
State: GA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Applied Date: 10-22-18
EA?: Yes
Decision Date: 11-28-18
Decision/College: DUS
Major: undecided
Campus: UP-Fall (we were hoping for summer too-it’s a great program)!
My D19 was accepted today!! She doesn’t know yet because I just checked the portal. Very excited for her but not sure about the tuition. Will need to do some soul searching because we have much cheaper options.
SAT: 1220 - Superscored. Shocked she was accepted with this but happy!
GPA: 3.98 uw/4.4 weighted
Rank: top 5%
Extras: Varsity Field Hockey, Lacrosse, basketball. NHS, FBLA, Student Gvt. 10AP/Honors classes
State: MD
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Applied Date: as soon as it opened.
EA?: Yes
Decision Date: 11-28-18
Decision/College: Communication
Major: undecided
Campus: UP-Fall
So excited!
SAT: 1230 (took once. standardized tests aren’t her thing)
GPA: 3.83UW/4.93W
Rank: 9/357
Extra: All academic courses honors + 8 AP (AP scholar with distinction), dual enrollment college math; Pre-professional dance training, Best Buddies (president grades 10-12), ballet teacher, meaningful community engagement
State Residency: IL
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Applied date: mid-August
Applied Early Action?: Y
Decision date: 11/28
Decision/College: Accepted HHD
Major: HDFS
Campus: UP-fall
Accepted this morning!!
ACT: 29
SAT: N/A
GPA: 3.6 UW; 5.6 W
Rank: Top 12%
Extra: student council, honor societies, 150+ hours of community service, all honors classes and 13 AP total
State Residency: FL
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Applied date: Mid-October
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 11/28
Decision/College: Accepted/Liberal Arts
Campus: UP Fall 2019
@Cotton2017 Congrats! How did you superscore? I didn’t think PSU let you…
Accepted yesterday; never received an email but I saw the decision was up today during lunch. Feels good to know I’m going to college!
ACT: 33 / 34 superscore
GPA: 4.15/4.0W
Rank: School Does Not Report
Extra: School Band, Football, Baseball, Key Club (Secretary), NHS, Religious Ed Teacher
State Residency: New Jersey
Gender: Male
Applied date: 10/18/2018
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 11/27/2018
Decision/College: Accepted/College of Liberal Arts - Economics
Campus: University Park Fall 2019
Congrats to everyone who’s been accepted!
After you get admitted through the portal, do they send something to your house through the mail as well?? If so, does anyone know how long it takes? (I was admitted this morning and am superrrr excited!!)
SAT: 1380
GPA: 4.48 weighted
Rank: top 6 %
extra: dance team captain, president of breast cancer awareness club, babysitter, Habitat for Humanity volunteer, local library volunteer
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Female
Applied Date: August 6th
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision Date: 11/28
Major: Nursing
Campus: University Park Fall 2019
@am2727 - they do send packet in the mail, but honestly can’t recall how long after? I think it was a few weeks. Perhaps someone will have a better memory than I do.
Accepted yesterday, just saw today!! No email.
ACT: N/A
SAT: 1350 (680 R/W)
GPA: 4.27 weighed, 3.95 unweighted
Rank: School doesn’t rank but Ik im in top 5% based on award I won (/400 kids)
Extra: President of major volunteer service club, NHS, National English, math, and business honor society, summer job at tutoring center and volunteer at local elem. schools weekly in addition to peer tutoring, babysitter
State Residency: CT
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Applied date: 10/19
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 11/27
Decision/College: Smeal Pre-Major
Campus: UP
Accepted!
ACT: 35
GPA: 3.81UW
Rank: top 10%
Extra: dance, yearbook, clubs, hospital volunteer, work
State Residency: CA
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Applied date: Oct 31
Applied Early Action?: Y
Decision date: 11/27
Decision/College: Accepted Smeal
Major: Finance
Campus: UP-fall
Accepted!
ACT: n/a
SAT: 1410 (640 R/W, 770 M)
GPA: 94 UW
Rank: 9th Decile ranking(first time in school history 94 was not in the 10th Decile, able to figure out the school system and saw my ranking 70s/502)
Extra: Co-Chair of a service club, StuGov Ambassador, UNICEF Club Member, HS Democrats Member, Model UN Member, Adopt-A-Family Organizer, HS Food Pantry Organizer, hospital volunteer, work 15 hrs/week
State Residency: NY
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Applied date: 10/29
Applied Early Action?: Y
Decision date: 11/28
Decision/College: Accepted/Smeal
Campus: University Park
ACT:N/A
SAT:1080
GPA:3.5
Rank:N/A
Extra:football,wrestling,track,FBLA
State Residency:PA
Ethnicity:white
Gender:male
Applied date:9/12
Applied Early Action?:N/A
Decision date:11/29
Decision/College:Accepted/DUS
Campus:Scranton
Spring semester freshmen
ACT: 34
GPA: 98 weighted
Rank: 50/737
Extras:President of Model Congress, President of student run sports app, NHS
State: NY
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Applied Date: 10-13-18
EA?: Yes
Decision Date: 11-28-18
Decision/College: Smeal
Major: undecided
Campus: UP-Fall
Decision: Accepted
Division of Undergraduate Studies UP
SAT: 1300
GPA: 90.8 Weighted (3…05 UW - 3.7 W)
of APs: 13
All Honors
Really good essay
One of the best high schools in the nation so I was bottom 50% haha
Goes to show you as long as you applied early you will be fine! Don’t let these CC try hards get to you! Only posting this to spread that message! (:
Congrats everyone!! I love admission posts!
ACCEPTED! 3rd son, 3 gen legacy #weare
ACT: n/a
SAT: 1420
GPA: 3.88 uw, 104% w
Rank: 10/298
Extra: 20 honors/AP (of which 12 APs), National Merit Scholar, Ap scholar w/distinction, 4 honor soc., Leadership, 200 hours medical center HCEP and shadowing
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Applied date: 10/1 scores and application finished
Applied Early Action?: yes
Decision date: 12/1
Decision/College: Eberly, Bio (Pre Med)
Campus: UP
BTW: portal was down since midnight, saying application processing type error.