Match or Safety?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Penn State
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<p>Hello, thanks for taking the time to check this out.
here are the stats:</p>

<p>ACT: 30</p>

<p>AP's: Span- 5 Eng- 4 US History- 3</p>

<p>GPA:3.27</p>

<p>ECs listed on app: football, track, was in 2 clubs, and work; and tons of Comm. Service</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: did finances that were really receipts at a family friend's company and also had a job there too</p>

<p>Essays (subject and responses): already started so they should be very good- on two hardships that have come down on me the last 2 years, and my dealing w/ them.</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: better than great</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: great</p>

<p>School Type: Private, does not rank</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Hispanic</p>

<p>Gender:M</p>

<p>Also: Took 3 summer courses at a local comm. college</p>

<p>thanks a lot guys</p>

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<p>gpa is a little low for psu (not sure if thats weighted or unweighted) but your act is great</p>

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<p>oh and penn state doesn't look at recs. they pretty much just go by the numbers and maybe look at your activities if you're on the bubble</p>

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<p>that's the UW, do they look at W?</p>

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<p>What is your weighted? I think the gpa is too low.</p>

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<p>it's a 3.37</p>

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<p>Match. Your ACT's make up for the low GPA.
Penn St. weighs GPA more heavily (2/3) than standardized scores (1/3).</p>

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<p>Penn State University Park will be more of a reach for you than a match or safety.</p>

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<p>the average gpa for penn state university park (their main campus) is a 3.57 - 4.0 unweighted...</p>