Has anyone heard back about the guaranteed med program?
When did she hear? Do you mind letting me know her stats? Anxiously awaiting EA nursing as well.
I know someone who heard today through portal. Satellite campus, business school.
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still nothing here…at ANY campus 
November 6th
@cgemaj they do have a decision day: Dec. 24th. Just stop checking before then - check then and you will hear. That way you won’t be disappointed if you haven’t heard.
Again, IT IS TOTALLY RANDOM.
Not hearing = not hearing. Nothing else. Don’t read too much into it.
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I called PSU today and I asked about decisions just generally. The rep I spoke with said they do one drop everyday in the early morning (should have asked about weekends but I forgot). I suppose that means if you check in the afternoon everyday that you only need to check once. Thought it might be helpful for people like me who are anxious so they aren’t checking ten times each day!
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I got in Abington, Engineering. Applied to main with Abington second choice.
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Noahscott13 Congrats on yout acceptance! Is Abington 4 yrs or is it a 2+2 program?
2+2. Have you got your decision? @frostymom
I just received my decision… Accepted Eberly, 2+2 Altoona
3.4 gpa, no scores submitted
Did you select summer as an option? Just curious…we have similar stats
Thanks!
I did not select the summer option… Best of luck!!!
I just called admissions and asked if I could be reconsidered for the summer start at UP… will post an update when I hear back!
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@collegeapp2020s Did you change your major or did you ask for reconsideration into Eberly summer? Is 3.4 W or UW?
Kept major but reconsidered for Eberly summer. 3.4W (school does not do UW). The lady on the phone was super sweet she told me I could try changing major too if summer start does not help!
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Hello everyone. My son’s Penn State portal was updated yesterday. He was accepted into the 2+2 Berks, Mechanical Engineering. His first choice was UP but I know his GPA probably held him back.
I have a few questions and hoping someone can weigh in.
- Is Berks a good/safe campus?
-Is the transfer in year 3 guaranteed to UP or is it based on his performance (I am guessing this is the case)? - Is it possible to appeal around March/April to see if UP is a possibility? (CA decisions come out in March and we will in CA)
Thank you!
Berks is one of the larger branch campuses, but I don’t know too much about the campus. Moving up to main campus is automatic if the student completes the entrance to major courses and achieves the requisite GPA (currently 3.1 for Mechanical Engineering). If a student at Berks doesn’t meet the GPA requirements for UP, it is possible to stay at Berks to complete the degree (lower GPA requirements). I don’t think an appeal in March/April would be successful. Did your son check the box asking to be considered for starting in the summer? If not, and this is a possibility, he could call and ask to be reconsidered for a summer start at UP.
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HI everyone! So my portal said today that I could not be considered for business school since I do not have pre-calculus and asked if I d like to switch to arts and sciences, undeclared for consideration. I called and yes they switched it over for me at my request. In my portal it still says Early Action. Will I still hear from them by Dec 24th deadline do you think? Or am I starting all over at square one and wait for another month. I did email them the question but haven’t heard back yet. Also, if they didn’t want to accept me at all would they have not asked me to reconsider something other than business for now? Just wondering what my chances are for acceptance now. Also the lady was really nice and said if accepted I could take pre-cal at Penn State then re-apply for business.
Thank you! Does the Summer program guarantee UP as the start campus?