Class of 2023 - Admissions Decisions ONLY - Penn State

Accepted

SAT - 1370
GPA - 3.56 UW , 101 on 110 scale
Rank: Top 12%
Extra: Boy Scouts, clubs
State: TX
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male

Accepted for communications

Accepted!

ACT: n/a
SAT: 1180 (640 ERBW / 540 M)
GPA: 3.7 UW / 3.9 W
Rank: 24/120
Extra: AP/Honors/DE English/history/languages, “regular” math/science, XC, marching band, concert band, theater, founder/president chess and gaming club
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male

Applied date: 9/7
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 12/5
Decision/College: College of Liberal Arts for English
Campus: University Park - Fall

Accepted!

ACT: 28
SAT: 1210
GPA: 3.61 UW / 3.92 W
Rank: n/a
Extra: 12 AP/Honors Varisty Hockey, Varsity Lacrosse, SADD, Student Council
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male

Applied date: 9/26
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 12/5
Decision/College: Health & Human Dev
Campus: University Park - Fall

ACT: 33
SAT: 1410 (660R,750M)
GPA: 3.76 UW / 4.24 W
Rank: top 10%
Extra: 12 APs, AP Scholar with Distinction, Best Buddies, SWE, NHS…
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female

Applied date: 9/26
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 12/5
Decision/College: Eberly for Biotechnology
Campus: University Park - Fall

Accepted!
SAT: 1430
GPA 93/wGPA 102
Rank: Top 10%
Extra: All honors/AP, 4 years varsity track and cross country, team captain, Eagle Scout, volunteer hours
PA resident
Caucasian
Male

Applied: 10/17
Decision: 12/5
College: Engineering
Campus: University Park, Fall

Accepted today!

ACT: 34
SAT: N/A
GPA: 3.7 W
Rank: N/A
Extra: 11 AP/Honors; Speech & Debate; European History club founder; Computer Science club; studying Russian & student exchange
State Residency: VA

Apply Date: 10/21 EA
Accepted Date: 12/5
College: College of Liberal Arts - Political Science
Campus: UP Fall

S19 Accepted

ACT: N/A
SAT: High 1200s
GPA: High 3s UW
Rank: n/a
Extra: Standard extras, some sports, some clubs, etc
State Residency: NY
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male

Applied date: 10/4
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Applied Summer Option?: Yes
Decision date: 12/5
Decision/College: College of Earth and Mineral Sciences/ Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Campus: University Park - Fall 2019

Good luck to everyone still waiting!

Accepted!
SAT: 1430
GPA 4.14W
Rank: Top 15%
Extra: Clubs, Sports, 100+ volunteering hours
VA
Asian
Male

Applied: 10/20
Decision: 12/5
College: Engineering, Computer Science
Campus: University Park, Fall

Accepted!
SAT 1330 (690M, 640RW)
GPA: 3.98 W/4.0
Rank: NA
Extra: Dance, Interact, Student Council, NHS, Spanish HS, Citizenship classes for local Latino population
PA Res, one of top 10 HS in PA
Caucasian female
7APs total, total 19 Honors and AP

Applied: 9/10
Decision 12/5
College: Liberal Arts, Economics
Campus: UP, Fall

ACT: N/A
SAT: 1360 (680/680)
GPA: 3.84 (weighted on a 4.3)
Rank: 14/73
Extra: Varsity & Club Swimming (Captain 2 years), Football team 3 years (State champ & varsity letter), Mock trial, Academic super bowl, NHS (Treasurer), Teen court, Several jobs, & and a slew of others but those are most important to me
State Residency: IN
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female

Applied date: 8/29
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Applied Summer Option?: No
Decision date: 12/5
Decision/College: Accepted/Liberal Arts-Economics
Campus: University Park- Fall

ACT: 25
SAT: N/A
GPA: 3.95
Rank: 97/322
Extra: Varsity softball: freshman-present
Yearbook: sophomore-junior
DECA: sophomore-junior
Travel softball: freshman-present
National English Honors Society: junior
Raider athletic club: junior-senior
Concert band: freshman
Club basketball
2 jobs
community service

State Residency: VA
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female

Applied date: november 13
Applied Early Action?: not sure
Decision date: december 5
Decision/College: ACCEPTED, communications college, journalism major
Campus: University Park

ACT: 33
SAT: 1450 (650R/800M)
GPA: 4.20 W
Rank: est. top 10-15%
Extra: bunch of honors/APs, AP Scholar with Distinction, variety of ECs Job/ Ice Hockey/Exchange Student
Ethnicity: Of the Caucasus region
Gender: Male

Applied date: Mid Oct
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 12/5
Decision/College: Engineering/Computer Science
Campus: University Park - Fall

ACT: Did not send send it in but got a 26.
SAT: 1240
GPA: 3.59 (unweighted)
Rank: top 40% (about 200 in the class)
Extra: student council, French club, mental health awareness club, soccer, basketball, track, various student jobs
State Residency: MA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female

Applied date: 10/1/18
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 12/5/18
Decision/College: Accepted, Bellisario College of Communications (Journalism Major)
Campus: University Park (fall)
Good luck to everyone waiting!

ACT:
SAT: 1390
GPA:3.72
Rank:top 20%
Extra: Legacy, Community service president, NHS Historian, Swim Captain, DECA
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female

Applied date: Sept 27th
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: Dec 5th
Decision/College: Accepted into Elbery College of Science
Campus: University Park

Major- Premedicine

ACT: n/a
SAT: 680 reading 640 math super scored
GPA: 97.177 weighted
Rank: 31/373
Extra: bunch of ecs, leadership roles, pretty good common app essay.
State Residency: in state
Ethnicity: hispanic
Gender: f

Applied date: 10/29/18
Applied Early Action?: yes
Decision date: 12/5
Decision/College: accepted into smeal, business administration
Campus: university park

My son was ACCEPTED today. He’s very happy!

ACT: 34
SAT: 1480
GPA: 88.44 UW
Rank: unknown
Extra: 2 AP, 4 IB, many honors courses
State Residency: NY
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male

Applied date: 10/20?
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: Dec 5th
Decision/College: LSA
Campus: University Park

Major- Economics

Son was accepted yesterday

ACT:
SAT: 1290 at time of application, then re-took in November and got 1370 and re-submitted new score to admission
GPA: 3.91 UW
Rank: approximately top 10%
Extra: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, some other APs
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: I think we did not specify
Gender: M

Applied date: end of October, approx Oct. 20
Applied Early Action?: Y
Decision date: 12/4
Decision/College: Engineering, Computer Science
Campus: UP

Legacy: Brother currently senior on UP campus

Accepted
Portal went down at midnight until 1pm on the 5th. When it came back online, it had changed to accepted.

SAT:1370
GPA: 3.7UW
State Residency: NY
Applied date: Oct. 20
Applied Early Action?: Y
Decision date: 12/5
Decision/College: Econ
Campus: UP

My son was accepted yesterday after his portal went down!
SAT: 1300
GPA: 3.97
Rank: ?
Extra: mix of academic; Honors; Ap and CHS ( college in high school) classes
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M

Applied date: end of October, approx Oct. 20
Applied Early Action?: Y
Decision date: 12/5
Applied: Sept 1
Decision/College: Information sciences and Technology
Campus: University Park

Legacy: non
Extracurriculars: soccer; job

what does a down portal look like, or is it obvious?