I was admitted to University Park but didn’t get into the Smeal School of Business. I was wondering how competitive it is when actually in school and if it’s really difficult to obtain a 3.2 GPA. Was wondering if it was even worth considering this school as I didn’t obtain direct admission into the business school.
It doesn’t matter. Even if you would have gained direct admission you would still have to maintain a 3.2 to get fully admitted after Sophomore year. As a DUS student, you can take any of the beginning classes that the Smeal students can take.
Once admitted to PSU, the only difference that I am aware of between being admitted to Smeal and being admitted to DUS is having a Smeal adviser instead of a DUS adviser.
All classes are available to you and you have the same hurdles (eg 3.2 GPA) as someone admitted directly to Smeal.