So I sort of did the Educational Planning Survey before I received an official email from Penn State. Now that i’ve gotten the email, do I have to do it again???
Also I got a 65% in ALEKS. how bad is that? 
As for ALEKS: depends on what math you need for your major. The cutoff for calc is 76 or something like that.
The ALEKS score is pretty good. Depending on your major, you might want to try to get at least a 76%… most students (i think its 90% or something like that) do better their second time taking it!
For non math related majors a 76% isn’t necessary. 76% gets you into Calculus (Math 140) and is the highest placement benchmark. You only need a 30% to get into Math 21 (college algebra) which is a typical starting point for non math majors. Many non math majors will never need anything higher than Stat 200 level math to graduate. At 65% you can be placed in Math 40, 41, 110 or Chem 110. Here are the breakdowns:
0% MATH 003
14% MATH 004
30% MATH 021, STAT 200, STAT 240, STAT 250
46% MATH 022, MATH 026 with MATH 022
61% MATH 026 alone, MATH 040, MATH 041, MATH 110, CHEM 110*
76% MATH 140