Here’s my situation:
I was denied to UP and admitted to Berks.
GPA: 3.3
SAT: 1130
I applied for the major criminology with the summer session. Applied in January.
Is there any possible way I can be reconsidered? If I explain about my extreme ADHD or social-anxiety, will they re-evaluate me? If I email them asking for DUS + Summer would that help?
My friend had applied in November and got admitted to UP with the same major as me, but he isn’t committing to PSU so I know for a fact that a spot is available. He just commited to Pitt and gave up his spot at PSU. If I were to explain how someone from the same school gave up their spot, would they reconsider. Please help with this since I have until May 1st to make a decision. Otherwise, I will just commit to Drexel or Pitt although PSU is my top school!!
You applied late and with stats slightly below their averages (https://budget.psu.edu/CDSRedesign/cds.aspx?reportindicator=FreshAdmn&Location=UP&AY=20172018). Criminology is in the School of Liberal Arts, which (as far as I know) is not one of the super-competitive schools like Smeal or engineering, so I’m not sure how much switching to DUS would help. DUS was pretty competitive itself this year. And they already said no even with summer session.
I’m guessing they probably wouldn’t reconsider.
At this point, with less than two weeks left, I would stop concentrating on Penn State and chose from the options that had accepted me.
Opps. sorry, something else just occurred to me:
How would explaining about your extreme ADHD or social anxiety convince them that you’re the right choice for Penn State? They’re looking for people who would be a success; you seem to be trying to explain why you may not have been as successful as you would have liked.
And the fact that you’re aware of one open spot doesn’t automatically imply that you’re the one who gets the spot.
I’ll reiterate: Choose Drexel or Pitt. And commit with your whole heart. Good luck!!
Penn State is done. Either pick Berks to transfer Junior year, or Drexel if you’re interested in a less huge/impersonal setting, or Pitt if you like it better.
You MIGHT have a choice for a less commuter branch campus. Do you have another one you like better than Berks?
Perhaps go and visit your three choices, attend a class or two, talk with students.