My daughter was accepted today to the Bellisario College of Communications. She was worried because she couldnt get a solid one sitting SAT. Solid GPA with several AP and Honor courses. I think its definitely fair to say that they look at your GPA first and foremost, and then your SAT alongside your personal resume.
SAT: 1150 - best 1 sitting (her superstore is higher)
GPA: 3.74 Weighted
Rank: School does not rank - Private Catholic HS
Extra: Soccer, Film classes, community service, multiple clubs
State Residency: NJ
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Applied date: 10/9
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 12/13
Decision/College: Bellisario College of Communications (Fall)
Campus: University Park
ACT: n/a
SAT: 1460
GPA: 4.0
Rank: n/a
Extra: Studied abroad for the first 3 years of high school.
State Residency: New York
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Applied date: 10/12/2018
Applied Early Action?: yes
Decision date: 12/11/2018
Decision/College: DUS (Division of Undergraduate Studies)
Campus: University Park
SAT: 1320
ACT: N/A
GPA: 91
Rank: school does not rank
Extra: 4 yrs. Varsity Soccer, Club President, 2 jobs, summer internship, college prep school, mostly honors and 3 APs
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Applied: early October
Decision date: 12/15
Decision/College: Accepted/DUS
Campus: University Park
SAT: 1300
GPA: 102.33
Rank: 6/359
State Residency: NJ
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
ACCEPTED!
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 12/15/18
Decision/College: College of Engineering intended Computer Science
Campus: University Park
ACT:
SAT: 1230
GPA: 3.64
Rank: 203/368
Extra: Few, but the ones listed were real deal (Twitter page with 1k following)
State Residency: VA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Applied date: Mid October
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 12/15
Decision/College: UP
Campus: UP
Accepted. Just some hope for yall with lower stats
i am THRILLED that my daughter was accepted to Penn State Smeal but she is a little disappointed that she will do the first 2 years at Altoona and then the last 2 years at UP. She wanted 4 years at UP.
Smeal is the most selective college. 90% kids who wanted Smeal don’t, and have to go through DUS or a branch campus. If you want 4 years at UP call back immediately and request to be reconsidered for DUS, UP, summer session. (Summer session helps odds but is expensive so no need to ask for it if you can’t afford it )
ACT: 34
SAT: 1370 (didn’t send)
Subject tests: N/A
GPA: 3.7
Rank: N/A
Extra: Varsity XC for 4 years, Track founding member and varsity member for 3 years, Swim founding member and varsity member for 1 year, great work experience and internships.
5 AP’s out of the 8 my school offers (APUSH, Comp Sci, Bio, Lit, Psych)
State Residency: New York (NYC)
School type: Urban public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Pulls: None
Applied date: 10/31
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 12/11
Decision/College: UP- Engineering
Campus: UP
Major: Civil Engineering
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