<p>3.45 UW Cum
3.6 -3.7 W Cum
1760 SAT
Ranked Top 25%
Captain -- Varsity Div. 1 Tennis
Varsity Tennis -- 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
JV Track
JV Sailing
Tons of Community Serivce
Great teacher recs and great essay
Spanish award
Yearbook Editor
International Club
Voice of Democracy Chosen Essay Particpant
8 Honor Courses
2 AP Courses
Public HS ranked In top 500 in country in New England
Summer job since freshman year
No financial aid needed</p>
<p>I thought I read a while ago that PSU allegedly does not favor in state over out of state applicants( i.e. treats all applicants the same ). Is that still the protocol or have they changed things recently ?</p>
<p>It seems that for kids on the border, applying as a Summer admit might be the way to go....hopefully gain admission and then proceed at PSU with all the regular Fall admits ??
Wonder why more kids don't try to apply as Summer admits..??</p>
<p>^The average applicant would refuse to go the summer session. (having a great summer>school)
I almost wanted to do strictly Fall until I did some research on the summer session</p>
<p>And I'd say I was the average applicant until I found cc.com</p>
<p>Applying for the summer session does increase your chances of admission. Since you may be a boarderline candidate, they put you in the summer freshmen program where you slowly transition to college life, hoping that you can stick to it come fall. You also get a few credits of GenEds out of the way and maybe your freshmen seminar while at PSU over the summer. The only downside is that that it gets really hot there in the summer and the dorms you stay in are not A/C'd. Also, they of course charge you for the summer session.</p>
<p>If I was college bound and wanted to go to PSU, spending a few weeks in the summer would be a small price to pay to be admitted. I would imagine that the summer session does not take up the whole summer so that there still would be time for such incoming freshmen to still have some "fun in the sun" before the fall session starts. I guess, like most things in life, it ultimately comes down to desire.</p>
<p>yeah i agree with you MBJ. if your heart is really set on penn state and you truly want to attend, then summer session is not much to ask. it's a six week program so you get one month of summer; june. but it doesn't matter. everyone i've talked to who has done it says they loved it and are so glad they did it because it's so fun</p>
<p>it runs from June 28 thru Aug 15th. Now I wish I had checked summer session. Maybe I can email admissions. I'm totally a yellow dot so maybe this would give me a better shot? Ugh, I can't stand the waiting...</p>
<p>Hayze.... if you are inclined, contact PSU asap. Most schools seem to want to help kids if they believe that such kids are sincere in attending. I think they also realize that completing applications is no "picnic" and an "oversight" by an applicant in checking a box is feasible. Best of luck.</p>
<p>These people must be crazy. Of course you have a chance--a very good chance. Your SATs are bad, but PSU is explicit in saying that GPA makes up 2/3 of the admissions decision. Because of your solid weighted GPA (PSU prefers weighted), I wouldn't necessarily consider you borderline. I believe that you can apply to be considered for both summer and fall enrollment. This is the best option, because, if it turns out you are indeed borderline, you still will definitely be accepted to summer. But if you aren't borderline, as I expect, you can enroll along with the majority of students in the fall.</p>
<p>My D (Hayze) sent an email to PSU and requested to be considered for the summer session. Can someone explain how this works? If she is accepted for fall and summer , must she do summer?</p>
<p>^She will either get accepted for Fall or Summer but not both. If she gets in Summer then she has to do it because her stats aren't good enough for Fall. But if she gets in Fall, she can still do Summer.</p>