Honors College Admissions Question

<p>I know that it says if you put in your application by Dec 20th you will be considered in the priority application pool. However, I have been very busy lately and all I have done is the short answers and recs. After reading other posts saying the essays were very important in the admissions process, I don't think I want to rush through them. My question is this: does not applying in the priority pool make it less likely for me to be accepted into the Honors college?</p>

<p>Sorry - can’t really answer your questions - but I thought the deadline was Nov 30? That’s what we were told by an Honors College Admissions person.</p>

<p>They extended the deadline for the SHC priority application. Yes, not applying in the priority pool will lower your chances of getting in. They will evaluate the priority pool first, pick the top students and then fill in the remaining spots (if any) with those who applied after the date.</p>

<p>wait, is the honors prog essay 1 question or a bunch of short answers?</p>

<p>I think it is 2-3 essays and short answer questions.</p>

<p>oh, ok. what kind of students usually get into sch? (grade wise) i don’t know too much about it. I want to apply & spend time on the essays, but i also want to get my app in already. I only feel like doing it if I have a good enough chance. The extra $30 bucks isn’t too bad, but its still a little extra. I’m so tired of applications -______- ugh</p>

<p>It is hard to predict SHC admissions. They publish the “average students” stats somewhere on their webpage, but they can vary. Typical students have over a 4.0 GPA and scored somewhere above 1200 on the SATs (although those aren’t considered they are good for comparison). I would go for it, what do you have to lose? And you have a lot to gain if you get in.</p>

<p>true, is that a weighted gpa though?</p>

<p>yes. PSU considers your weighted GPA the most.</p>

<p>what is your school does not provide a weighted GPA?</p>

<p>They’ll most likely see that on your transcript and then take into consideration the type of classes taken in high school (honors, AP, etc etc).</p>