<p>Have anyone gotten the acceptance for architecture program at Penn State?</p>
<p>My son was accepted January 11th</p>
<p>umm
i hope to hear from them soon</p>
<p>btw, did you know about your acceptance through your penn state account or mail?</p>
<p>He found out through the mail. I don't think the status online changed until afterwards.</p>
<p>My friend got hers a while back...and im pretty sure it came in the mail. (we live in Ohio...if that means anything)</p>
<p>Is this as simple as indicating arch as your major on your application, or do you have to apply to the arch school separately?</p>
<p>You do not have to fill out a separate application for architecture you just indicate architecture as your major on the application. However, the acceptance my son received did say that he was one of only 75 to be accepted, so it is competitive. I know that they sometimes ask for a portfolio, but I read on this board that it is usually when they are filling the last few spots.</p>
<p>Do you think you can gain general acceptance to Penn State even if you are denied architecture admission, or is it an "all or nothing" prospect? For example, will they let you attend in a different major or are all of your eggs in the very small architecture basket?</p>
<p>lkf - you can definitely apply for a different major, in which case one would probably be accepted</p>
<p>do you guys happen to know the competitiveness of landscape architecture?</p>
<p>I think my son just got in. In the mail today is a big envelope, thick enough for an acceptance package, but nothing on the outside to indicate what's inside. Postmarked 2-04. I read somewhere they are looking for a class of 75, I wonder how many applied?
He's not home until tomorrow, so I'll find out then...
Fingers crossed....</p>
<p>Update,</p>
<p>The big envelope said you can come to Penn State, but not architecture. My guess is the main reason would have been low gpa 3.36. It was due to a heavy course load in a tough hs during 9th and tenth in a wide variety of subjects. He stretched himself to thin back when he didn't know what or where he was going. As a senior he has been focused and midyear is A+ in AP calc, AP physics, AP computer programing ( still at a tough hs) and all three art classes, plus an A- in English and Latin 4... SAT is 2060 and ACT 30, but not enough to overcome the 3.36 gpa for Penn State arch. I'm saying this not to fault the PS Arch program selection process, but to point out to others what happened in his case. Such is the crapshoot of college admissions nowadays. Your results will be different... I suspect the decision from Cal Poly Arch will be much the same. I've been told they won't consider recs, EC, or the rigor of the high school and only take 10th and 11th gpa + SAT's to decide..</p>
<p>Penn State was near the top of his list ever since his visit last fall. Cool building, he liked the profs he spoke with, program looked good, he loved the squirrels there (we only have ground squirrels here), and he loved Herwig's.</p>
<p>No harm really as he has already been accepted to one excellent arch program he really likes that did take mid year senior report, recs, EC, and hs rigor into the picture and has three more schools that also do plus require portfolio, to hear from yet.... So, all is well for his future, it just won't start at Penn State.</p>
<p>Good luck to all of you where ever you go.......</p>
<p>Sorry to hear about your son and Penn State. There are a lot of programs out there. I know 70 are accepted and five more are asked for portfolio's. It is a very hard program with a lot of students changing majors early.</p>
<p>mrtagr</p>
<p>how did you get to know that five more are asked for portfolio?
i was one of them, but i already got accepted into landscape architecture,
do you think i should do it?</p>
<p>I don't think it's quite accurate that 5 students are asked for a portfolio. There are 70 seats in the class. PSU accepts as many as they think they need to fill 65 seats. Some number of students, who didn't make the cut, are asked to submit a portfolio. Of those, they expect to fill 5 more seats. I don't know if the number they accept is affected by the resposes they recieve to their inital offers of admission, or if they take 5 no matter what.</p>
<p>The reason I know. Is last year During a visit in the architecture dept. the prof. told everyone. I know both programs are excellent. Once you are accepted there is no differences between all students. If you have a portfolio I say go for it. My son is a freshman now in the architecture dept. and is very happy with the program and school. Best of Luck!</p>