Please post your admission decision details below - PLEASE INCLUDE IF YOU APPLIED EARLY ACTION so that others are not confused by decision dates. If you were accepted to a campus other than University Park, please note that as well.
Good luck!
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Decisions are starting to come in…if you have received a decision from UP or a commonwealth, please post your stats here. Thanks!!
I applied 3 days ago and already got a decision back, so hopefully its not a glitch and they are just fast…
ACT: n/a
SAT: 1500
GPA: 4.42/4
Rank: n/a
Extra:
3 varsity sports w/ leadership in 2
4 year volunteer experience with 300+ hours
Student gov treasurer + telethon chair
lots of more little activities
State Residency: yes
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Applied date: 10/24
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 10/27
Decision/College: Admitted to the College of Engineering for chemical engineering
Campus: University Park
ACT: 36
SAT:
GPA: 4.0
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State Residency: NJ
Ethnicity:
Gender: M
Applied date: mid September
Applied Early Action?: rolling
Decision date: 10/30/19
Decision/College: accepted/Smeal/finance major
Campus: University Park
ACT: N/A
SAT: 1500
GPA: 3.99 Unweighted, (13 APs)
Rank: 8 out of around 300
Extra: 2 years class treasurer, varsity tennis, science olympiad (co-captain) , math club (secretary), 100+ hours volunteering, internship, research
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Applied date: 10/30
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 11/2
Decision/College: accepted/Eberly (Molecular Bio)
Campus: University Park
ACT: 36
SAT: N/A
GPA: 4.68 (on 5 scale), 12 APs
Rank: N/A
Extra: leader of few orchestras, president of few clubs, etc.
State Residency: yes
Ethnicity: japanese
Gender: male
Applied date: 10/31
Applied Early Action?: yes
Decision date: 11/5
Decision/College: accepted/Aerospace Engineering
Campus: University Park
So if we are not checking the portal, how will my D find out if/when she is admitted to PSU? Thanks in advance… (I am SO sorry I posted on the wrong thread and can’t seem to delete)
She’ll get an acceptance envelope in the mail, too. My son received his about 4-5 days after the acceptance was posted in the portal.
ACT:
SAT: 1410
GPA: 3.94
Rank: N/A
Extra:
State Residency: WA
Ethnicity:
Gender: M
Applied date: 9/24/19
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 11/6/19
Decision/College: Accepted Mechanical Engineering
Campus: University Park
DD20 accepted
ACT: 31
SAT: 1350
GPA: 3.82 unweighted, 4.69 weighted
rank: N/A
AP classes: 3 as junior, 4 as senior
Extra: Girl Scout Gold Award, 2 years volleyball, part time job, summer camp counselor, a few school clubs
State Residency: PA
ethnicity/gender: white female
Applied: 10/30 Early Action
Decision date: 11/5
Decision/College: Accepted to Smeal for Actuarial Science
Campus: University Park
ACT: 31
SAT: 1380
GPA: 3.94 uw/ 4.36 w
Rank: 14/214
APs: 1 junior year, 3 senior year, rest= honors
Extra: marching band, 400+hrs volunteering, NHS secretary, legacy, 6 credits dual enrollment etc
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Applied date: 8/8/19
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 11/6/19
Decision/College: Accepted to Nursing
Campus: University Park
ACT: 34
SAT: N/A
GPA: 4.238 (with senior year - 10 AP’s, all A’s except B+ in AP World and A- in honors pre-calc)
Rank: school doesn’t rank
Extra: 2 varsity sports - captain in one, Vice President of National Honor Society
State Residency: OOS
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Applied date: A while ago, pretty sure back in August
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 11/5 - no letter yet, just happened to sign in to portal
Decision/College: Accepted - Smeal for actuarial science
Campus: University Park
ACT:33
SAT:1440(used his ACT)
Unweighted GPA: 4.2
Rank: 24 out of 1016
Extra: 1 varsity sport (3 year captain); marching band 3 years (section leader and officer); state concert band (bassoon); several clubs. President of one; officer of at least one other. NHS.
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: Cauc
Gender: M
Applied date: around 10/21
Applied Early Action?: Y
Decision date: 11/5
Decision/College: Accepted College of Engineering (intended major Nuclear Engineering)
Campus: university park
My son accepted, rec’d packet in mail this past Saturday.
ACT: 32
College of Sciences: Math major
Good luck to everybody!!
Daughter accepted November 1. Applied 10/29 EA. University Park. Engineering. ACT 35. Multiple ECs. Received packet 6 days later.
SAT: 1490
GPA: 4.0 UW
Rank: Top 3%
Extra: Pretty lackluster tbh
State Residency: PA
Ethnicity: White/Hispanic
Gender: M
Applied date: November 1
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: November 5
Decision/College: Accepted/College of Engineering (Computer Science)
Campus: University Park
ACT: 30 (didn’t submit)
SAT: 1400
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.76 W
Rank: N/A (doesn’t rank)
Extra: 10 APs (2 Sophomore year, 3 Junior year, 5 Senior year), Honor Roll every semester, Distinguised Dozen Award(top twelve of my class), and AP Scholar with Honors
State Residency: Maryland
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Applied date: sometime in early October
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: 11/12/19
Decision/College: Accepted into the College of Liberal Arts
Campus: University Park
ACT: N/A
SAT: 1350
GPA: 93.15% (I am not from a U.S. High School, my school gives a percentage)
Rank: -
Extra: TOEFL - 95 (I am an International Applicant so I had to submit my TOEFL score). Also, International Award for Young People, President-School Photography Club, Author of the book “Designing My Future”, Guitarist, Attended summer programs at the University of Michigan & the University of Illinois, student politics (house vice-captain)
State Residency: N/A (Outside the U.S.)
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Applied date: 25th October 2019
Applied Early Action?: Yes I did but they sent me a mail saying that I wasn’t eligible for EA because I am an International Applicant.
Decision date: 11th November 2019
Decision/College: Accepted/College of Engineering
Campus: University Park
ACT: N/A
SAT: 1430
GPA: 3.975/4.0 UW
Rank: Top 5%
Extra: All honors/AP. Calculus I and II via College Credit Plus. Solid ECs and essay
State Residency: Ohio
Gender: Female
Applied date: 10/27/19
Applied Early Action?: Yes
Decision date: Received acceptance package via regular mail on 11/15 (acceptance letter dated 11/5). It didn’t dawn on us to check the portal that soon.
Decision/College: Accepted/College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Intended Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Campus: University Park.
This was her first acceptance out of 8 applications. She is very relieved to have that first one in hand and Penn State is very high on her list. We loved the campus and the people during our visit.
Best of luck to all.
S, OOS, EA Chemistry (UP) … accepted. Good luck!